Newsletter Issue No 44 September 2016 “It’s POSH We Are” Picture Courtesy of Joe Dent. P.U.F.C. Peterborough United 2016 /2017 Squad Also included inside this issue : The Posh Supporters Trust. Is registered as a Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Registration No. 29533R with the Financial Conduct Authority. The Posh Supporters Trust is a democratic not-for-profit organisation of supporters, registered as a Society with the Financial Conduct Authority. We seek to strengthen the voice of the supporters of Peterborough United, whilst helping the football club to increase its fans base and progress to the highest sustainable level in the football leagues. Welcome to your latest Newsletter – What features, articles, or information would you like us to include in the newsletter? Please email your suggestions and ideas, to the Email address below. You are also invited to contribute articles for publication, which you would like to share with other Posh Fans. AGM........ page 5 of this magazine features the details of our AGM, that will take place on Monday November 14th 2016. Members should be aware that this is their formal notification, and nominations to join the Board must be received by 1st October latest. ‘FOR SALE .......100+ Posh programmes (some dating back to the early 1960’s for just £20. First come first served, just email with your details and we’ll arrange the rest’. [email protected] CHRIS TURNER STATUE FUND ........ page 6, read all about this fantastic initiative from the POSH fans. Donations from the fans is vital for the project, and full details are on page 6 If you would like to make a one off donation this would be welcomed. You can send it to us at the Trust and we will pass it onto CTSF who will in turn acknowledge your donation. The ‘Posh Smile Tickets’ scheme Local community groups and disadvantaged fans can apply for Posh Smile Tickets so they can enjoy watching a game of football which perhaps they would otherwise be unable to enjoy. Trust members can also nominate individuals or groups for a special “Posh Smile Ticket Treat” as a means of acknowledging hard work, selfless acts and a commitment to their local community - this could be anything from cleaning up litter to helping an elderly person, or indeed a treat for the Carer of someone who is seriously ill. Do you know someone who deserves a Smile Ticket Treat? Make your nomination Now! contact us on the Trust Stall in the south stand, talk to any of our Board members, or Email [email protected] Visit our Website : www.theposhtrust.co.uk E-Mail us : [email protected] Printed by : Printing Matters, Unit 12c, Brookside Industrial Estate, Sawtry, Cambs. PE28 5SB Chairmans Notes: I would like to use my Chairman’s notes message in this the first Posh Trust newsletter of the 2016/17 season to welcome back all Posh fans to what promises to be an exciting new season for the football club and for us as a Trust. The Trust would, in particular, like to wish Grant McCann and his team the very best for the upcoming challenges of the League One season. It is great to feel the surge of August optimism and positivity around the club and long may that continue! Thinking about fresh starts and new beginnings, I would urge all of you reading this who have not yet visited the continually growing online Posh Trust Museum of Peterborough United to visit www.theposhtrust.co.uk/museum There is a truly amazing wealth of information, photographs, statistics and stories from everything from badges and books, through to club crests, team photos and memorabilia. If you have checked out the site before, then please do again as it is regularly updated with new information and images. Make sure you take a look! I would also especially like to appeal to everyone reading these notes to ask for your support in ensuring the future of the Trust is as successful as it possibly can be. The Posh Trust Board are always looking for support to help the Trust continue to grow. Whether you have some spare time on a match day, or are keen to find out about what becoming a Board member of the Trust entails then please get in touch. We are always looking for enthusiastic and committed fans who want to support the principles of the Supporters’ Trust movement and Peterborough United Football Club. To those of you who are already Trust members or supporters, I would like to say a massive thank you for your support - and to those of you who would like to know more, I would encourage you to check out our website www.theposhtrust.co.uk, follow us on Twitter @PoshTrust and get in touch or come and find us at our stall in the Family Stand. It is after all only with the support of Posh fans and the local community that the Trust will prosper. One date for your diary is Monday 14 November, when the Posh Trust will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 7-30pm, at Peterborough United Football Club (Sponsors Lounge). It would be great to see as many of you there as possible. Following the formal business, there will be an opportunity for a question and answer session with Trust Board members and the chance to find out more about what the Trust does and how you can get involved. Finally from me, I would like to announce my intention to step down from the Chairman’s role of the Posh Trust at the AGM. My work commitments in the upcoming twelve months mean that I am going to be unable to dedicate as much time to the Trust as I would ideally like and I do not want the Trust to be adversely affected by this. I will though be remaining on the Posh Trust Board in an active role, as I have done since our very beginning in 2002 and am looking forward to supporting everything else that we will achieve in the future for the Club. Up the Posh! John Henson – Posh Trust Chairman Hereward Community Radio Have you listened to the new radio show 'TalkPosh' on Hereward Community Radio yet? The show was launched in December 2015, invites fans and players into the show to talk all things Posh. Regular features on the show include reviews of Posh games during the previous week, 'In the Media' (a whistle stop tour of odd stories in the media), Coley's 'Musical Quiz' (clips of 3 songs, all with a tedious link to the Posh, all you have to do is guess the link), a look ahead of forthcoming games plus there is a Prediction league which listeners join in. The hosts of the show are Luke "Fergie" Ferguson, Mr Ray "Coley" Cole and social media guru Oliver "Ollie" Keable. Guests on the show have included the Posh Supporters Trust Chairman John Henson, PISA's Adi Mowles and this month (August 2016) Matty Stevens, Posh's young striker signed from Barnet in the close season. The show goes out on a Monday evening (7.00pm to 8.00pm) and you can listen to the show by clicking on or entering the following URL code into your internet browser http://tunein.com/radio/hereward-s240317 If you can't listen to the show live you can always listen back to the show by clicking on or entering the following URL code https://www.mixcloud.com/HerewardRadioFC/ into your internet browser (all their shows are available on this site). The programme is always on the lookout for fans to come into the studio and be on the show, so if you want to review Posh games, have a go at Coley's Musical Quiz, play their Predictions League or just talk Posh. Contact the show by email [email protected]), Twitter (@talkposh ) or Facebook (TalkPosh). Pictured left (left to right) Coley, Ollie, Matty Stevens and Fergie. The 15th Annual General Meeting of ‘The Posh Supporters’ Trust’ will take place in The Sponsors Lounge, at the ABAX Stadium. on Monday 14th November 2016, commencing 7-30pm Under the Trust’s Society Rules, John Lawrence and Barry Bennett must resign from office by rotation at this year’s AGM, and are eligible for re-election. John Henson, has announced that due to work commitments he will be standing down as chairman at the AGM, but will continue to serve on the Board in an active role. Finally, Ray Cole will be rejoining the Board and will stand for the vacant position of Chairman. There are several positions on the Board available and new members are urgently needed to bring fresh ideas and skills to the Board. In particular, to ensure that the ambitions and views of all generations and genders are considered at all times, we would like to see younger members, both male and female join your Board, For a nomination form or you would like to know out more about being a Board member, call our chairman, John Henson for an informal chat or talk to any of our current Board Members. You can contact John on 07908 500504, or Email [email protected] Nomination Forms must be completed and returned by 01 October 2016. Should there be more candidates than the number of seats available; the Secretary will arrange an election and postal ballot papers will then be issued to all members by 15 October 2016 in order that voting can take place prior to the AGM.