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CFU members to vote on new Home shirt

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Chester FC have announced on Monday that the members of City Fans United will vote on the design of the 2020/22 home shirt.

 

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In a press release on the official club website, it also confirms that Kappa have been chosen as Chester’s kit partner following the ending of an 8 year relationship with Puma.

 

Further details of the new shirt choices will be revealed later in the week, and CFU members will get to vote on next year’s home shirt, whilst CFU Junior Blues will be invited to a competition to design a new away kit, with details also following later this week.

 

Jeff Banks, director of Fan Engagement was delighted that the members will get the chance to choose the new shirts, “We’ve introduced some great benefits for members in the last 12 months, but the chance to have a say in the new shirts was always an important one for everyone on the Fan Engagement Working Group (FEWG) and we can all look forward to some great choices I’m sure.”

 

If you haven’t renewed your CFU membership, then now is the time to do just that, just click the link below and you can simply renew online.

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FREE Chips! Chip Chip Hooray!

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CHIP’D, the Dutch-inspired artisan chip shop based in Northgate Street who provide one of our members discounts, are celebrating their first birthday on Saturday 8th February at 12pm. To celebrate, the first 50 guests will receive a FREE cone of chips. Grab your free chips then head down to Chester FC home game against Blyth Spartans!

 

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To celebrate a busy first year and to say thank-you to all their customers, the first 50 guests through the door from 12pm will receive a free cone of their delicious ‘twice-cooked’ chips, along with a dip of choice from the impressive range of 17 tasty sauces.

 

Local MP Chris Matheson will be kicking the party off and joining the celebrations in store. There will be music and free face painting for the kids.

 

Founder, Andrew McKechnie, comments: “Our first year has been a blast, we have been busy serving our chips to our customers who enjoy our delicious, fresh food, lovely team and welcoming shop on Northgate St. This time last year most people didn’t know what a Dutch chip was, but now they know their Frikandels from their Frites sauce! We have had lots of highlights over the year from winning awards for our food and friendly staff to collaborations with The Bao Revolution, Meltdown, Chester Beer & Wine and The Konie Boys. 2020 is set up to be another great year for us with new vegan menu items, more local food collaborations, involvement in Chester Live and we’ll continue to support Chester FC and their loyal supporters. We will be out and about in our new Food Truck bringing our chips, dips & snacks to events, festivals & parties. Everyone in Chester has been so supportive so this is our way of saying thank-you with a free cone of chips!”

 

CHIP’D specialise in Dutch-style chips, taking the finest Agria potatoes, hand-chipping them, twice-cooking them before flipping in salt and serving with a mouth-watering range of sauces. CHIP’D also serve up tasty snacks such as Bitterballen, Frikandel, Croquettes, Chick’n Dippers & Mozzarella Dippers. They have an extensive vegan offer and cater to guests looking for Gluten Free or Halal options.

 

Remember, CFU members can benefit from a regular discount of 15% discount on all food upon production of CFU membership card (cannot be used in conjunction with other offers). PLUS a FREE portion of Bitterballen for CFU members on home matchdays!!!

 

CHIP’D is at 124 Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HT and delivery via Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats.

Opening hours are 7 days a week 11:30am till 8pm and 10pm Fri & Sat.

For more information, email info@chipd.co.uk

or visit: https://chipd.co.uk

or follow: https://www.instagram.com/chipflipdip/https://www.facebook.com/chipflipdip

CFU Members Informal Meeting – Thursday 6th February -LIVE STREAM ON TWITTER

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The next City Fans United informal members meeting will take place on Thursday 6th February, in the Blues Bar at Chester FC. It will also be streamed LIVE on the City Fans United Twitter account @cityfansunited

 

The meeting will get underway at 7.30pm and as it’s a informal meeting, it’s open to all and not restricted to current members on the night.

 

Chester FC joint managers Bern and Jonno will be joining us for the meeting, and will there to answer your questions in a Q+A session. If you are not able to make the meeting but would like to ask a question for the live stream, please email FEWG@chesterfc.com by Wednesday 5th February and we’ll do our best to put it to the managers.

 

We look forward to seeing you there on the night.

 

CFU AGM Live Streaming Details

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This Thursday night sees the City Fans United AGM take place at the Deva Stadium, kicking off at 7.30pm.

 

The meeting, which is for existing members only is being streamed via the Zoom app on Thursday night for members that cannot attend the meeting that will be hosted in the Blues Bar.

 

Before the meeting gets underway there will also be a presentation from Stuart Murphy as he updates on future plans relating to infrastructure developments. This will begin promptly at 7pm.

 

 

Those wishing to access the live stream need to email jeff.banks@chesterfc.com by 6pm on Wednesday 20th November quoting their name and membership number  in order for invites to be sent out in time.

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CFU AGM Reminder – Thursday 21st November

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Next Thursday night sees our City Fans United AGM take place at Chester FC.

 

The meeting, which will get underway at 7.30pm in the Blues Bar at the Deva Stadium will focus on the previous year at the club, and will refer to the financial reports sent out on November 1st, which were available to members on email via the link provided.

 

As it’s a members only meeting, you can still sign up or renew your membership via the link below.

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We look forward to you joining us next Thursday night at the Deva!

 

CFU looking to former members to ‘Rejoin the Journey!’

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City Fans United are kicking off a CFU ‘Rejoin the Journey’ Sign Up Week on Saturday when they hope to increase the number of current members by asking those who have not yet renewed their membership to do so this Saturday afternoon whilst Chester FC are in action against Blyth Spartans, in what could see the club go top of the National League North.

 

Around 600 people have yet to renew their membership, and Jeff Banks, the CFU director who owns the membership portfolio, is asking those lapsed members to ‘Rejoin the Journey!’, “I’m sure everyone has their reasons for not renewing their CFU membership in the summer, maybe they haven’t got round to it yet, maybe it was a case of they just wanted to help in 2018 when the crisis pulled everyone together, but either way it’s so important for those former members to renew as not only is it a significant financial benefit to the club, but it also gives CFU a stronger voice in how the club is run and what decisions are made in the future.

 

“Our aim is to get back to having 2000 members of all ages, we currently have 1400 members which is comprised of adults, life members and Junior Blues, so I’m asking all of those who were with us before to ‘Rejoin the Journey’ and be part of something special that is happening this season at Chester FC.

 

“We have announced a number of quality discounts for members recently, and that list will grow further, and if we can get 2000 members of CFU then this will help attract further discounts too across the whole community. So my message to anyone who has not renewed from last year is please do it this Saturday when you’re tuning into the game against Blyth, or even if you’re at the game as you can even do it on your phone!”

 

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CFU are also asking current members if they would consider moving across to the Direct Debit scheme introduced this season, where members are able to pay any amount from £2 per month upwards, and for anyone that switches across to the scheme in the next 7 days then they will be rewarded with a limited edition pin badge. “We have had a very good start on our Direct Debit scheme for members, and if more members are happy to switch to the Direct Debit option, and in turn help the club financially at the same time then we would like to thank them with the pin badge as a gesture.”

 

“If it’s £2 per month or £10 per month, or any other figure, then this will be a massive help to Chester FC and it really will make renewing next year so much easier, so I would like to ask each current member to consider this option going forward to help.”

 

To switch to the Direct Debit option, please email nick.phillipson@chesterfc.com who will be able to set up the plan very easily for members.