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City Fans United (CFU) director Alan Povey has decided to step down from his role as director/chair for personal reasons.
Alan goes with the best wishes of all the other board members and their thanks for his contribution over the past year.
Current vice chairman, Jonny Hughes will serve as acting chair of CFU until the AGM in October. (more…)
City Fans United (CFU) members are reminded that the next formal meeting is this Thursday, April 20th.
The meeting will start at 7.30pm in the Blues Bar at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium.
The agenda is as follows; (more…)
The City Fans United (CFU) board are delighted to announce that David O’Toole has been co-opted onto the board.
David, 21, currently works as an assistant management accountant at F Bender Paper Cups. He has joined the board to take on the membership portfolio, a portfolio his father Jonathan Freeman once held on the CFU board.
He said: “First and foremost, my thanks go to Alan Povey and the board, for allowing me this opportunity to serve our club, it is truly an honour. Whilst I’m on the board, my ambition is not to merely increase the CFU Membership, but to further the engagement and influence the members have with the club.”
Chair of CFU Alan Povey said: “Myself and the rest of the City Fans United board are delighted to welcome David to the board. Having shown an interest, David was co-opted on after showing a real passion for Chester Football and an eagerness to help us in our quest to move forward.
“David will be taking on the membership portfolio, and over the coming months it will be his responsibility, with the support of the rest of the board, to drive forward CFU membership and help to engage and promote the benefits of joining the CFU. It is an important role and it is vital that we have somebody like David to help us grow.
“The whole board look forward to working with him, and CFU members will have the opportunity to meet David at the next CFU meeting on Thursday April 20th.”
The board of City Fans United (CFU) have decided to cancel next week’s informal CFU meeting on Thursday March 16th.
The board were struggling to find a suitable guest speaker for the meeting so have decided to give this month a miss.
Our next formal meeting will be on Thursday April 20th in the Blues Bar at 7.30pm. The streaming service will be available. (more…)
CFU members are reminded that the next CFU meeting is next Thursday, February 16th.
The agenda for the evening, which starts at 7.30pm in the Blues Bar, is as follows;
Welcome and apologies (Alan Povey)
Acceptance of the notes of the last formal meeting held on 17th November 2016 and any matters arising (Marion Needham)
Chair’s update Strategic plan update (Alan Povey)
Youth development (Brian Burns/Mike Day)
Finance (Laurence Kirby)
BREAK
Communications (Neil Bellis/Jonny Hughes)
Q&A
Date of next meeting – informal 16th March 2017. Speaker TBC.
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 City Fans United board are looking for CFU members to send in their CVs as we search for more directors.
Currently there are seven board members – three down from the ten we aim for – and the board is hoping to co-opt fans who might be able to offer something different to the current board.
To help in the growth of key areas, we are specifically looking for somebody to oversee the growth of the CFU membership and also somebody else experienced in fundraising, who can bring new ideas to help grow funds.
We will, of course, consider anyone who feels they would be able to add something to the board even if they do not have experience in either of these areas.
Before you consider joining the board, please be aware that it is a commitment, but one that is worth it to help our football club move forward. Anybody who shows an interest, or would like any further information, then please contact CFU secretary Marion Needham on marion.needham@chesterfc.com
As a co-opted Director, the role will last until the next set of elections, where individuals will have the chance to then also stand for election. – Please note, to be considered for the board, all candidates must be a current CFU member.
If you are interested in the role but aren’t sure about what it entails then please contact Marion and we can arrange a time for a director to speak to you. The board will also be available for members to speak to at the next CFU meeting on February 16th.
The CFU Board are delighted by Jon’s decision to commit his future to Chester Football Club.
Our excellent on-field form is testament to Jon’s hard work and dedication to our football club and by securing his services until May 2019, we now look forward to moving on to the next stage of our exciting journey with him at the helm.
CFU Chair Alan Povey said “Having worked with Jon for some time now, I know first hand how passionately he feels about the club and how he much he buys into our community ethos. The board’s hope now is that all supporters continue to get behind Jon and the players, and help us in achieving his goals” .
The latest CFU members meeting will take place this Thursday in the Blues Bar with guest speaker Jim Green – CEO of the Chester FC Community Trust.
The meeting will start at 7.30pm at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium.
Jim will talk about some of the work the trust has been doing lately including an update on the proposals for a new community sporting hub (training ground).
There will also be the usual opportunity for a Q&A with the CFU board.
If you are unable to make the meeting then you can watch online through our streaming service. If you have not signed up already then please email neil.bellis@chesterfc.com for more information. You must be a CFU member to take part. (more…)
The boards of the CFU and Community Trust met in December to discuss a number of important joint items.
The two boards meet periodically with the latest meeting taking place on December 17th. Here is a brief summary of the discussions; (more…)
The City Fans United board are pleased to announce that Alan Povey has been elected as the new Chair of the CFU.
Alan was co opted onto the board last year to work as our community director. He was elected as a CFU director in October and took the same portfolio.
Alan, 33, is a retail manager for a large fashion brand and is married to Lyndsey and has a four-year-old son, Jacob.
He said: “I’ve supported the club for 30 years and to represent the CFU membership as chair is a wonderful honour.
“I hope to build on the hard work of previous board members and chairmen to improve the CFU.
“I would like to thank Simon Olorenshaw for all his hard work on the board.”
The current board membership is Jonny Hughes – vice chair, Brian Burns, Neil Bellis, Anne Salmon, Mike Day and Laurence Kirby.