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City Fans United Formal Members Meeting Reminder

Posted by Jeff Banks on

Thursday night sees the City Fans United formal members meeting take place in the Blues Bar, at the Swansway Chester Stadium (7.30pm start).

 

During the meeting we’ll hear an update from the board of directors of City Fans United, including a Finance Update and an overview of the results from the Big City Census, as well as updates from the various Working Groups.

 

There will also be details of the AGM later this year, and a Q&A session on the night too.

 

Prior to the meeting the Fundraising Working Group will be selling raffle tickets for just £1 where prizes include 2 pairs of tickets for Chester Zoo which have been generously donated to the raffle for the evening.

 

There will also be further prizes on offer for the raffle, so please grab yourself some raffle tickets tomorrow night as you’ll stand a great chance of winning!

 

The meeting will also be streamed live to those members who have requested access up to last night (as per the deadline previously mentioned), and further instructions will be sent out tomorrow following on from the invite already sent out by Jeff Banks on Wednesday 22nd May. The online stream is due to start at 7.15pm where those joining will be held in the ‘waiting room’ until the meeting gets underway at 7.30pm.

 

Please download the app Zoom or click the link from the email sent out those who have requested it, to follow the meeting.

 

You can also renew your membership at the meeting tomorrow night, and Nick Phillipson will also be on hand to set up and discuss Direct Debit plans for those interested in paying monthly or annually.

 

We look forward to seeing you there tomorrow night!

 

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Auction for money-can’t-buy items

Posted by David Williams on

During the End of Season Party on Saturday, 18th May there will be an auction for items that money-can’t-buy to raise funds for Chester FC.

 

Sealed bids for the following lots can be sent in advance to fundraising@chesterfc.com. Bids to arrive by Noon BST on 18th May.

 

Lot 1

Chester FC 2017/18 away shirt signed by Michael Owen and his father, Terry, on the evening of the Colin Murray’s AllStars match 15th February 2018.

 

Lot 2


The opportunity to be the first to receive the new Chester FC 2019/20 home shirt after it is launched this Summer. People who have seen the initial mock-up of the design advise that it’s a stunner (and anything but grey!)

 

Lot 3

Become part of the Squad! You will be included in the official 2019/20 squad photo and appear in the Chester FC player list on the back page of every home programme throughout the season

 

Lot 4


You and a guest will join 2 members of the Chester Former Players Association for a round of “Four Ball” at Curzon Park Golf Club

 

 

Last call for the 2018/19 End of Season Party

Posted by David Williams on

Hurray! Ticket sales for the End of Season Party at the Mollington Banastre on the evening of 18th May end this Friday (at the request of the venue).

 

Mingle with the stars from the playing squad while listening to live performances from Chasing Shadows – a superb local band – and enjoy a 3 course meal. All this for just £30!

 

 

City Fans United Members (Formal) Meeting – Thursday 23rd May

Posted by Jeff Banks on

The next City Fans United members meeting is set to take place on Thursday 23rd May, in the Blues Bar at the Swansway Chester Stadium.

 

The meeting will start at 7.30pm with the bar open from 7pm on the evening and as it’s a members meeting only, we will be taking new membership sign ups on the night and you can also renew your membership on the night too.

 

Although to help us with renewals, please visit the following link where you can actually renew or sign up online prior to the meeting. You can also set up a monthly Direct Debit to help make our renewals process even more straight forward in the future.

 

Click me for more renewal details

Sign up here

 

At the meeting, we’ll be reviewing the results from the Big City Census recently sent out to members.

 

We’ll also be latest updates from the board and as usual you’ll be able to take part in a Q&A session during the meeting.

 

For those members unable to attend on the night, but who would like to view on a live stream being tested on this night for formal meetings, please email jeff.banks@chesterfc.com – we will need all those wishing to watch the live stream to send their emails by Tuesday 21st May at the latest to then receive an invitation for the streaming service.

 

We look forward to seeing you on the night!

Are you a winner?

Posted by David Williams on

Following the Raffle in aid of Squadbuilder on Easter Monday, we have 4 unclaimed winning tickets

 

132- Mathew

162-Ken P

116-Rowland

181- Jon Stanway

 

Please email fundraising@chesterfc.com if you are one of these winners

 

£266 was raised by the Raffle while at the Race Night at The Centurion on 13th April, Chester FC benefitted to the tune of £745.60 – over £1,000 was brought in by these 2 initiatives.

 

Many thanks to everyone who got involved and big respect to our hard working team of Fundraising Volunteers.

CFU Membership Renewals – Direct Debit scheme

Posted by Jeff Banks on

Following on from our recent Big City Census, we have received feedback from many members that you would like to make our Membership renewal process so much easier and efficient, via a direct debit scheme.

 

We are now in a position to offer this for 2019/20 renewals and would like to ask you directly if you would like to be included in the scheme.

 

Annual membership remains at just £12, but we would like to ask if you would consider making a monthly payment of £2 or more (you can choose any monthly payment you wish to make from £2 upwards), starting from June 2019. Many members already generously donate above the £12 amount and a monthly Direct Debit amount selected by yourself (minimum £2 per month) is a good alternative way of doing it.

 

If you would like to help us improve our renewals process by setting up a direct debit then please email nick.phillipson@chesterfc.com who can set this up for you very easily.

 

You can of course renew your CFU membership online via the link below or by contacting the club on 01244 371376 with a payment over the phone (please note only annual payments can be made over the phone).

 

Renew your CFU membership online here

 

Thank you for your continued support of City Fans United, and of course Chester FC.

 

Jeff Banks

Director of Fan Engagement & Membership

 

 

Fundraising Easter Monday

Posted by David Williams on

Easter Monday is set to be a big day of Fundraising at the Swansway Chester Stadium prior to Chester FC’s home fixture against Brackley.

 

A sponsored walk will take place to raise funds for the club’s Academy. Registration will take place from noon in the Blues Bar with the walk starting at 12:30. Details are in the graphic below.

 

 

Members of the Fundraising Working Group will also be selling tickets for an Easter Raffle prior to kick off with all proceeds going towards the Squadbuilder scheme as we look to provide Bern & Jonno with a war chest for next season. We have collected many great prizes including complementary pairs of adult tickets to Chester Zoo courtesy of our main sponsors MBNA.

 

 

Please support these initiatives if you can.

 

Our City Our Community Our Club

 

Squadbuilder Evening 2019

Posted by David Williams on

Last night (16th April), a function was held in the Blues Bar at the Swansway Chester Stadium to enable the CFU Board to give thanks to all those who had contributed to the Squadbuilder scheme either via monthly payments or through buying a “Claim Your Turf” plot. People who had taken part in these initiatives had been invited to the evening.

 

Following an introduction from Paul Bodman, Grenville Millington gave a very entertaining talk which was full of amusing tales from his time playing for the club during the 1970s. The current first team managers, Bern & Jonno, then joined us and took part in a Q&A session. As usual, the duo were open and insightful.

 

They felt this season had been one of consolidation, particularly as at the start of it the club was still recovering from the financial crisis. Furthermore, they joined part way through the preceding off-season therefore with more time to plan ahead this time around they are confident of stepping up a gear.

 

All those invited were entered into a free draw for a football signed by the Chester FC squad. As many of these people are part of the Exiles group, it seemed appropriate that the draw was won by someone from Cardiff.

 

At the end of the evening, the players who had been on the pitch training came in to mingle with those present while there was also the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the stadium.

 

Paul Bodman kindly donated a framed print of the Claim Your Turf graphic for the 2018-19 season which will be hung in the Blues Bar.

 

 

The CFU Board wish to thank all those involved for making the evening so enjoyable.

 

It would be easy to believe that paying £5 each month into Squadbuilder has limited impact however the scheme is on schedule to raise over £8,000 this season. This is most impressive, especially as only around 80 people have been contributing.

 

If more people signed up now, the managers would be able to plan ahead with a much bigger budget for next season. The club is of course grateful for all donations, particularly in recent times, but we wish to remind fans that they can continue to have a big impact on the fortunes of Chester FC for a small outlay each month.

 

The details for signing up for Squadbuilder can be found on this page http://www.chesterfc.com/squadbuilder/

 

If you would like to sponsor a Claim Your Turf plot for the 2019/20 season, please email fundraising@chesterfc.com

 

 

Big City Census 2018-19

Posted by Jeff Banks on

 

Today sees the launch of the Big City Census 2018-19!

 

Yes, it’s that time once again as we seek the views of the owners of Chester Football Club.

 

Please check your email inbox today for the link to complete this year’s survey.

 

This year we are focussing on the membership, matchday experience and overall progress of the board and working groups set up in 2018, to help drive the club forward.

 

It is also time to renew memberships very shortly and we are looking at a Direct Debit scheme for members to sign up to, which will make the process much more simplified, and your comments are welcomed in the Census.

 

If you have not received the Big City Census email by Wednesday 17th April then it’s possible we may not hold up to date details for you. If this is the case please email jeff.banks@chesterfc.com quoting your membership number.

 

Your feedback is very much appreciated and helps us to improve the way the club is run and allows us to follow up suggestions and ideas made by each member that completes the survey.

 

We have set a 7 day window for the survey to be completed, and will close at midnight on Monday 22nd April.

 

For members who don’t have email, we hope to have a paper version available in the Chester FC ticket office by Thursday 18th April.

 

Thank you in advance for completing the Big City Census, and of course your continued support.

 

Jeff Banks

Director of Membership and Fan Engagement