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Swanston as the new Trust Secretary, SAME DAY SERVICE available for a variety of jobs having taken over from On behalf of the Trust FRIENDLY SERVICE - walk into our office at anytime David Cook in September. committee, may I extend our FAST TURNAROUNDS - we can work to your deadlines David has put in an sincere best wishes for a enormous amount of work, We Pay Tribute to happy Christmas and a ...why not call for a quote? going back to 2003 when he the 1979 Team prosperous 2007, and of was instrumental in creating Visit our website at www.hbprint.co.uk or tel 01289 307553 course, 3rd Division Champions in May! the Trust as we know it now. 47 Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ES • [email protected] We know we can continue to rely on This issue describes a lot of activity in his advice when required and he will recent months. Events such as the Pilot remain an active member, but thanks Race Night and the Championship to ‘Cookie’ for great service to the Our Season Half Dinner created a lot of very positive Committee over the last three years. Term Review comment, and it was fantastic to see JOIN THE TRUST! FROM ONLY £2 former players such as Dave Smith You’ll read elsewhere about our 150th and Eric Tait renewing friendships after member – we’ve been pretty close to The on-going success of the Trust is down to the Name ................................................................ almost 30 years. members who support it. We are currently looking achieving that target for some time so to break the 200 members barrier and we would Gordon Dickson gives a report on the its nice to get there. Now we’re aiming Address ............................................................. ask you to help us do it. If you are not currently a Trust Shop, and thanks to Gordon for for 200, so please, sign up your Trust Continue member, or you know someone who would like his great work in putting together our family, friends, or even those you don’t Youth Support to join us, please complete the form and send it to .......................................................................... first Calendar. The Youth Initiative particularly like, to support our aims. 10 Golden Sq, Berwick TD15. If you would like, a continues to flourish, and we’re Trust representative can call at your house or Telephone .......................................................... delighted to play some part in that, All the best, workplace to get you signed up and talk you with financial support through the John through what the Trust is all about. Alternatively we E-Mail ................................................................ production of match programmes by can send you an application form. You can contact Colin Pike and Paul Smith. Main Picture: Berwick Rangers U19s Trust Hold the Trust by emailing: [email protected] q q q or telephoning 01289 333103. Call Me Visit Me Post a Form Successful Race Online @ www.berwickrangers.co.uk Night You can contact us via email: [email protected] where sold - £1 Championship Dinner More Snippets Tuesday 4th April 2006, not a date too Eric is the all time record appearance NEW BOILER THANKS FOR DINNER familiar with many unless it is maker with 415 matches under his belt The Trust have agreed to contribute £1500 We received the following letter from Willie somebody’s birthday that you know. But and also record goal scorer with 115 towards the cost of a replacement boiler Young, following our Championship Dinner: supplying the dressing rooms at Shielfield this was the date that the Trust’s most goals for the club and all were collected Dear Committee, Park. The club had asked the Trust to adventurous project to date actually during and eighteen year career in which contribute towards the upkeep of the stadium Many thanks to you and started. he was also Player Manager. and the Trust were more than happy to the rest of the Trust oblige. members for your Eric Tait has supplied the Berwick Pool At the following Committee meeting his hospitality and the great League trophies for over twenty years proposal was met with a unanimous SUPPORTERS BUS TO FIFE reception I got on and despite the fact he no longer lives in decision to go for it and the In a bid to get more supporters following the Saturday night - I the town still continues to do so. Championship Dinner was under way team away from home, the Trust organised a thoroughly enjoyed the evening. George Thompson who is on the Trust with a date set for October 21. The date supporters bus to our Scottish Cup tie at East Committee also happens to be the Pool chosen in order to give plenty of time to Fife in November. Committee members Mark I have been to many league Secretary and it was on this date Swanston and Paul Smith contacted both the events all over the organise the arrangements and also to Supporters Club and Football Club, who were he was taking delivery of last seasons’ coincide with the home match with country and i have to say that for pure pool trophies when the subject, as always only too happy to join the Trust in subsidising nostalgia the effort you all put in was the best Arbroath, which would give the club a cheap travel. At just £5 per head we had no i have seen. turned to the Dream Team. chance to take part in the day as well. problem filling the coach. Check the Trust website for details of any future trips. Hope everything goes well for the future. Eric mentioned that he had just spoken Contact was made with Eric and he said All the best. to the great wing wizard himself Peter Willie Young Davidson and they were talking about that he would like to play a major part in FANS PURCHASE NEW FLAG the good old Berwick days when Eric it and would do most of the talking to mentioned that it would be great to see the former players when they had been found. His idea was that even if they CORPORATE MEMBERS some more of the old players as well. At Following on from the success of our this point George had an idea that might could not make the event he could at least talk to them. membership drive at the beginning of the just work, but he needed to run it past year, we are now looking to sign up the Trust Committee. businesses as part of our Coporate Membership Drive. Corporate THEN - the team of 79. membership starts from just £5 per month - Top (L to R): Roddy just £60 per year. You will receive a free advert on our new website, a corporate Georgeson, Phil McAveety, membership pack and also publicity in our Stuart Weatley, Jim Morton, regular newsletter and in the programme. Eric Tait, Pogo Smith & David A group of supporters have clubed together to buy a giant Berwick Rangers flag. They say If you are interested in becoming a Moyes. they will be attending all future away games coporate member, please phone John Bell Middle: (L to R): Dave Smith, with the 16ft x 8ft flag. As you can see from on 01289 333100 or email trust@berwick - Ian Whitehead, Kenny the picture, it is quite impressive. rangers.co.uk. Rutherford, Peter Davidson, Billy Mathieson, Iain McLeod, Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust Newsletter - Issue 9 John Jobson & Calum Frame. Committee: John Bell (Chairman), Colin Pike (Vice Chairman), Ronald Kirk, Keith Hall, Front (L to R): Donny Gordon Dickson (Treasurer), Eddie McCall, Mark Swanston, Bill Purvis, Derek Purvis, McLeod, Brian Marshall, Ian Paul Smith, George Thompson, Steven Scott, David Stewart & Karen Thorburn Smith & Gordon Laing Edited by Paul Smith. Designed & Printed by HB Print, 47 Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed (01289 307636) Cover picture by Gordon Lockie. Thanks to FunkyFoto for sponsoring this issue. Any future contributions can be sent to: 9-12 Golden Sq, Berwick. Or email [email protected] 2 15 Championship Dinner cont’d Trust Appoint New Secretary Fellow Committee members Paul Smith Well, if no-one came now then it was not The Trust Board have appointed Mark and David Cook were then entrusted to for the want of trying and with Eric Swanson as the new Trust Secretary. Mark, come up with sights and sounds of that having lots of luck attracting the players, 22, is a long-standing Berwick Rangers season to add that special touch that a total of fifteen out of twenty six would supporter and joined the Board in April 2005. would set the night off. Gordon Dickson eventually arrive to take their well He is an active member of the younger yet another fellow Committee man had deserved honour. generation of Trust members who have made previously handed over a number of a dynamic and innovative contribution to the photos from the Championship season Berwick first joined the league in 1951 work of the Trust. and that together with help from the and since 1979 when they lifted the Tweeddale Press, several trips to the Championship flag Arbroath, East Fife, The Board would like to pay tribute to the library plus countless hours in front of a Stenhousemuir, East Stirling, Peterhead, work of founder member David Cook, who Mark replaces as Secretary.