CFU members are reminded that the next formal CFU meeting is Thursday April 21st in the Blues Bar, starting at 7.30pm.

The agenda is as follows;

Welcome and apologies (Simon Olorenshaw)

Acceptance of the notes of the last formal meeting held on 21st January 2016 and any matters arising (Marion Needham)

Chairman’s update (SO)

Finance Summary (Laurence Kirby)

BREAK

Commercial update (Jonny Hughes)

Youth development (Brian Burns/Mike Day)

Communications (Neil Bellis)

Q & A

Date of next – informal 19th May 2016

Don’t forget if you can’t make the meeting there is a streaming service available. If you have already signed up then there is no need to do anything, an email will be sent out on the day. You can still sign up by emailing neil.bellis@chesterfc.com  (more…)

The Board of City Fans United has recently reviewed the staffing needs of the Club and has determined that we will create a new role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

This will be a very senior role within the Club, with the CEO having direct responsibility and oversight of all the Club’s day-to-day activities, as well as developing and implementing a strategic business plan to grow both our income and fan-base and to take the Club forward in new and sustainable ways. An open recruitment process for the new role will begin shortly.

As the CEO role will encompass all our commercial activities, then unfortunately, this means that the present role of Commercial Manager becomes redundant and Tracey Smith will leave her post on 31 March 2016.

The Board would wish to place on record its thanks to Tracey for the contribution she made during her time with us and for the energy and enthusiasm she brought to the Club.

 

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The next CFU meeting, scheduled for Thursday March 24th, has been cancelled by the board due to director unavailability.

A number of directors are unavailable that evening and the rest of the CFU board feel any meeting without the majority of the board there would be ineffective.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

The next scheduled board meeting is an informal meeting on April 21st. This will now become a formal meeting.  (more…)

The next CFU meeting is next Thursday, March 24th, in the Blues Bar starting at 7.30pm.

The meeting is a formal meeting with the following agenda;

1. Welcome and apologies (SO)

2. Acceptance of the notes of the last meeting held on 21st January 2016 and any matters arising (MN)

3. Chairman’s update (SO)

4. Finance Summary (LK)

BREAK

5. Commercial update (JH)

6. Youth development (BB/MD)

7. Communications (NB)

8. Q&A

9. Date of next meeting – informal 21st April 2016

Remember if you can’t make it to the meeting then you can watch it online through the CFU’s streaming channel. If you haven’t signed up already please email neil.bellis@chesterfc.com The system has been a big hit with the Exiles so don’t miss out!

Minutes from the last formal CFU meeting in January are available under the meetings tab on the CFU site.

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The next informal CFU meeting will take place in the Blues Bar on Wednesday February 24th, starting at 7.30pm.

Youth manager Calum McIntyre will be the guest speaker for the evening to give CFU members an insight into the youth section.

Also chairman Simon Olorenshaw will be asking for members views on the strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities facing the club as part of the consultation on a new strategic plan which was outlined at the last CFU meeting.

Vice Chair, Neil Bellis, will also be giving a more detailed outline on his trip to Parliament to lobby for changes to the tax laws for community owned sports clubs.

There will also be a Q&A session at the end.

If you can’t make it down to the Blues Bar on the night don’t forget there is a streaming service available to CFU members. If you have already signed up there is no need to do so again but if you haven’t signed up yet then please email neil.bellis@chesterfc.com

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The Fundraising committee have organised a Race Night for Friday March 18th in the Blues Bar at 7.30pm.

Sponsorship of the races and also the horses is available to fans and businesses. The prices are £30 per race and £5 to sponsor a horse in one of the races.

There will also be a raffle on the night.

Tickets are £5 and will be available from the Club Offices on Monday. We expect these to go fairly quickly.

This event has always been well attended and is a great night out so try and make it down if you can!

Anyone who wishes to donate a prize to the raffle, sponsor a race or horse is asked to email ed.jones@chesterfc.com or fundraising@chesterfc.com

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City Fans United has welcomed a new Government Expert Working Group report which supports Supporters Direct’s proposals for tax breaks for supporter owned clubs.

The report, which was released by the Government Expert Working Group on Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement today, supports SD’s proposals for incentivising community ownership in sports clubs (COSCs) and says they should be accepted by HMRC as a “legitimate operating model for supporter owned football clubs”. (more…)

Members are reminded that the next CFU members meeting is this coming Thursday, January 21.

This is the first opportunity to meet some of the new board members which have been elected/co opted since the AGM so please make your way down to the Blues Bar at 7.30pm.

If you can’t make it to the meeting don’t forget there is a streaming service which is available to members. If you haven’t signed up already then please email neil.bellis@chesterfc.com for more information. If you have signed up for previous meetings then there is no need to again, we will send you the details out on the morning of the meeting.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows;

Welcome and apologies (SO)

Acceptance of the notes of the last meeting held on 5th October 2015 (MN)

New directors – portfolios (SO)

Matters arising from the AGM (JK)

Finance summary (LK)

Strategic plan (SO)

BREAK

Commercial report (JH)

Youth development (BB/MD)

Communications (NB)

Q & A

Date of next – informal 24th February 2016 (revised date)

Two new co-opted board members have joined the CFU board at tonight’s meeting.

Alan Povey and Ed Jones were asked to join the board by chairman Simon Olorenshaw. Alan will take on the community portfolio with Ed taking on the fundraising portfolio.

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