Minutes of Our 11Th Annual General Meeting Assets of Community
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Please Take Care of our Environment Recycle this Newsletter if no longer required IN POSH WE TRUST Patron :- Tommy Robson Members of Supporters Direct, The Football Supporters’ Federation and Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service. Sponsored by ‘CHARTERS’ and ‘OAKHAM ALES’ NEWSLETTER No 40 March 2014 Minutes of our 11th Annual General Meeting Assets of Community Value The Ever Changing Posh Squad Pete’s ‘Memory’ Lane, Posh v the Forces! Visit our website: www.theposhtrust.co.uk E-Mail: [email protected] THE POSH SUPPORTERS’ TRUST Registered in England and Wales with the Financial Services Authority as an Industrial & Provident Society. Registration number: 29533R. Chairman Barry Bennett, Secretary John Henson, Treasurer Geoff Callen Directors : Ray Cole, Keith Jennings, Walter Moore. John Lawrence. Ken Storey. Patron Tommy Robson. Consultant Peter Lloyd. The Posh Supporters’ Trust, is a democratic not-for-profit organisation of supporters, committed to strengthening the voice of supporters in the decision-making process at Peterborough United Football Club. We seek to improve the links between the club and the community it serves, and help the club to grow to the highest level. Our Mission : To bring Peterborough United Football Club, Posh fans and the local community closer together. To help disadvantaged and deserving fans to go to a match for free under the "Smile Ticket" scheme. To help the football club by increasing the Posh fan base through our "New Posh Fans Initiative." To support football related activities locally through sponsorship and donations whenever possible. To have a substantial membership in order to represent the views of fans at meetings with the football club and to promote their interests. To have a Supporters' Trust representative on the board of the football club representing the interests of all fans. To build up funds to support our activities and create a reserve to help the club in the longer term in the event of a crisis. Help Us to Help You! Become a member – subscription details on the back pages. Make a donation to the Trust. (pay-pal facility on website www.theposhtrust.co.uk) Join the Gold Bond Weekly Draw! And receive your Membership for FREE! Use your membership card at the local businesses that provide excellent discounts to members Shop at Westgate Department Stores, AHF Home Furnishing Superstores and Westgate Optical, asking for the dividend to be credited to the Trust’s share number 473432. Visit and support our Stall on the concourse on match days! Browse our merchandise including various books and magazines. Join or re-new your membership, and take part in the various competitions we will feature. Offer your services to the Trust, if you have any professional or other skills, e g in fund-raising, accountancy, business management, the law etc. Make use of our on-line shopping facility, www.spendandraise.com/theposhtrust/ Website: www.theposhtrust.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] We thank all those who continue to support the Trust, however they do it. Published by The Posh Supporters’ Trust, 193 Oakdale Ave, Stanground, Peterborough. PE2 8TH. Printed by Printing Matters, Unit 12c, Brookside Industrial Estate, Sawtry, Cambs. PE28 5SB CHAIRMANS MESSAGE, Welcome to our latest newsletter. Well after a good start to the season, grinding out results and accumulating valuable points, the Posh has had a very topsy- turvy year so far. The season started full of optimism from a squad who finished so strongly in the Championship last season. It was evident that some players clearly wanted to move on, as the team appeared to lack the commitment, passion and solidarity of last year’s endeavour. However following the departure of several ‘want away’ players, and the signing of some very good prospective young talent, there are strong signs that Posh are on their way to regain the ‘Spirit and Camaraderie’ that has made us so successful since Darragh’s arrival. Since the Trust introduced the concept of Safe Standing to PUFC in 2011, the Safe Standing campaign has moved in a positive direction. Posh C.E.O. Bob Symns rallied other clubs to gain commitment from the Football League to a trial of the ‘Rail Seating’ system. After much research, the Football League surveyed all 72 league clubs with 4 questions : 1. Should The Football League approach the Minister for Sport to request that the ‘all-seater’ stadia requirement for Championship clubs be reviewed with a view to the re-introduction of standing accommodation? 2. Should The Football League approach the Sports Ground Safety Authority to request that Rail Seating products be licensed in Football League grounds? 3. Should clubs be permitted to accommodate supporters standing in Rail seating in The Football League Championship? 4. Should clubs be permitted to revert from seating to standing accommodation in League 1 and 2 following relegation from The Football League Championship? With 70% of league clubs voting to back safe standing, the leagues Chief Executive Shaun Harvey was given an "overwhelming mandate" to lobby Sports Minister Helen Grant. Finally, A warm Welcome to all the players who have recently signed for the Posh we have 3 new central defenders and a striker who will bring much needed strength to the squad. Jack Baldwin, beat the transfer deadline to pen a four and a half year deal at Posh. the highly-rated 20 year old central defender, who made close to 100 appearances for Hartlepool, can also operate at full-back or in midfield. Portuguese central defender Ricardo Santos has joined Posh on a three-and-half- year deal. The 18-year-old who is 6ft 5ins was previously at Thurrock, and his progress was being watched by several Premier and Football League clubs. And a third centre back, Ben Nugent has joined on loan from Cardiff. Ben a 6ft 5ins central defender is 20 years old, made 14 appearances for Cardiff who won the Championship last season. Striker Conor Washington has penned a three-and-a-half year contract at London Road. The 21-year-old, signed from Newport County, is an exciting and prolific goal scorer, having scored over 60 goals at St. Ives in as many appearances prior to joining Newport. At the time of writing Darragh has tweeted that there are more to come ?????? Enjoy the read Up The POSH ! Barry NEW POSH FANS INITIATIVE The Posh Supporters’ Trust has launched it’s 7th New Posh Fans Initiative On this occasion, residents from the new housing developments of Hempstead and Cardea in Peterborough, can purchase up to 5 tickets for their family for just £1 each, to watch Posh play either Crewe Alexandra on 8 March or Rotherham United on 22 March. Once again Trust Secretary John Henson headed up the operational side of the initiative and on Sunday 9 February together with a team of volunteers, delivered leaflets to Cardea and Hempstead. It was a very cold and blustery morning, but warmed by the memory of taking three good points off Leyton Orient the day before, they were all in good spirits. Many thanks to the following volunteers who again helped us to “Make it Happen” Ken Storey Adi Mowles Adrian Kisby Graham Palmer Caz Mowles Keith Jennings Paul Froggitt Lucy Mowles Dave Wilson Walter Moore Sophie Mowles Alan Platt Ray Cole Steve Thorpe John Lawrence Karen Cole Jo Thorpe Louise Lawrence Steve Fagioli Geoff Callen Sam Laurence We look forward to Welcoming 250 New Fans to each of the two chosen games Come on Boro! Its POSH We Are! THE POSH SUPPORTERS LIMITED MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Held 7.30pm Thurs 10 October 2013 at The Cherry Tree, Oundle Rd, P’Boro. Present: Trust Board:- Barry Bennett (BB), Geoff Callen (GC), John Henson (JH), Keith Jennings (KJ), Tony Griffin (TG), Ray Cole (RC), John Lawrence (JL), Paul Froggitt (PF), Ken Storey (KS) Apologies Received:- Walter Moore, Paul Little, Brian Seaton, Graham Palmer, Adi Mowles. Welcome Barry Bennett welcomed the members to the meeting and introduced the Board addressing the AGM. Himself as Chairman, John Henson as Secretary, and Geoff Callen as Treasurer. Barry also welcomed guests Tommy Robson, Jack Carmichael and Peter Lloyd. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 29th October 2012 The minutes in respect of the meeting were accepted as a true record and signed by BB. Chairman’s Report BB addressed the meeting: During the Trust financial year that ended on 30 June, your Board has remained focused on the principles of the Trust Movement, and the aims of The Posh Supporters Trust. Your Trust has been actively campaigning with Supporters Direct, to improve the Governance of Football in the UK. We have Parliaments agreement that things need to change and whilst clubs have now adopted Supporters Liaison Officers to generate better communications between supporters with their clubs, The dictatorship and protective outlook of the Premier league is dragging its heels to make any real changes that will safeguard the future existence of clubs Along with the full commitment and support of Peterborough United, we have continued to campaign for Safe Standing to be trialled in the UK. Thanks to Bob Symns, the Football League is now committed to join the campaign for a trial. It would be great to see in installed at London Road in the near future. One of our objectives for last year was to further improve our communications with members. Our Website is now maintained to show the latest information, and we have introduced a new monthly e-Letter, that gives members regular updated information via email. This is also sent to interested non-members who I’m sure will join the Trust when they are more aware of our activities.