The July Seals Lottery draw took place at the friendly match v Bolton XI at the Deva Stadium on Saturday 27th July.
Renew your CFU membership!
As the new season draws ever closer, Neil Young is currently building the squad capable of challenging in the Football Conference, and we’re building up the number of members who have renewed their memberships for 2013/14.
If you have renewed your membership then we thank you very much for doing so and hope that you’ll continue to enjoy being an owner of the fastest growing fan-owned club around!
If you have not yet renewed, then please help us to boost our membership numbers by doing so either online, or by dropping in at the Deva Stadium.
CFU Meeting Minutes for July 2013
Minutes from the recent City Fans United Members meeting held on July 18th 2013 are now available to view via the link below:
(MS Word File .doc download)
June Seals Lottery Result
The June Seals Lottery draw has taken place with this month’s draw made by club Safety Officer Steve Povey.
Members Meeting – Thursday 18th July
The next City Fans United members meeting is set to take place on Thursday 18th July, in the Blues Bar at the Exacta Stadium, commencing at 7.30pm.
The meeting is open to any members, and you can also renew your CFU membership on the night itself.
During the meeting, the board will provide an update from the Club, and there will also be the chance to hear from the West Cheshire Credit Union, who are due to attend to give a short presentation on how they can help Chester fans spread the cost of Season Tickets.
We hope you can join us on the evening, the Club Shop will also be open for purchases too.
We look forward to seeing you there.
May Seals Lottery Results
The Seals Lottery Draw for May was drawn recently by Barrie Hipkiss with our 3 lucky winners sharing winnings of over £1200.
Company Secretary appointed
The board of directors of City Fans United and Chester FC are pleased to announced the appointment of Marion Needham to the position of Company Secretary.
Marion has been working with the board in an unofficial capacity for a number of months, and for some time as an administration volunteer in the stadium office and has now agreed to accept the position formally.
Campbell Smith our former secretary will work with Marion during a handover period to ensure a smooth transition of working documents and procedures.
The board would like to take this opportunity to thank Campbell for all his hard work during his years in office and to wish Marion good luck in her new role with our club.
April Meeting – Minutes
Minutes from the City Fans United Members meeting on April 23rd, are now available to view via the link below:
Celebrations for Exiles in Seals Lottery Draw!
The Seals Lottery Draw for April was made at the CFU Members Meeting in the Blues Bar last night with our 3 lucky winners sharing winnings of over £1200, and it was certainly a great draw for some of our exiled supporters!
Congratulations to the following winners who will shortly receive their winnings:
1st Prize – Mr Adrian Lee, Brighton – wins £555.00
2nd Prize – Mr Alan Astbury, Lancashire – wins £416.25
3rd Prize – Mr Alan Matthews, Southampton – wins £276.00
As you can see, we now have over £1200 per month in the prize fund, which is also matched by funds going to the development of Chester FC.
To get involved, download the Seals Lottery Application form today via this link and you could be the next big winner on the Seals Lottery!
Members back Recommendations
City Fans United members voted overwhelmingly to back the recommendations set out in the Big City Census 2013, with important decisions being made on both the price structure for next season, and also the membership fee increase from £5 to £12 per year.
The full report will be issued shortly, but 85% of respondents to the Census backed the suggested prices for the 2013/14 season, with 10% against the recommendations.
Based on a suggestion from Blues fan and CFU member Mark Beeton, who asked the question about Season Tickets in the previous City Fans United meeting, there is a ‘cashback’ incentive for Season Ticket Holders, where those purchasing have the chance to claim cashback on Adult season tickets, if they purchase their season ticket by Friday 9th August 2013, and the target of 750 Adult season tickets is hit.
Prices for next season will be as follows:
Season Tickets
Adult seated £299 (£268 with cashback incentive)
Concession seated £209
Youth 16/17 £99
Child 5-15 £40 (or £60 with junior sized shirt package, £65 if adult sized shirt required for Child)
Adult standing £259 (£233 with cashback incentive)
Concession standing £190
Youth £99
Child 5-15 £40 (or £60 with junior sized shirt package, £65 if adult sized shirt required for Child)
Legends Lounge
Individual £499
Corporate £599
On the Day Prices are as follows:
Adult seated £16 (previously £14)
Concession seated £11 (previously £10)
Youth 16/17 £6 (previously £5)
Child 5-15 £3 (previously £3)
Adult standing £14 (previously £12)
Concession standing £10 (previously £9)
Youth 16/17 £6 (previously £5)
Child 5-15 £3 (previously £3)
Nearly 82% of those completing the survey also supported the idea of a Family Stand, and the board will now look at the viability of that idea.
The CFU membership fee is currently £5 per year, and the recommendation of moving this to £12 (or £1 per month) was supported by 89% of respondents, and now the board will look to introduce an option whereby fans can obtain their membership via Direct Debit to help with future membership periods.
It was also announced that the CFU Player of the Year Award will be revealed and presented on the day of the Town Hall celebration, on Saturday 11th May, allowing all fans to congratulate the winner at the Civic Reception.
The Census results will be issued in full shortly, as we now collate all the comments that go with the results, and get in touch with all those who would like to help with both volunteering at the club and with the fundraising efforts, as well as participate in the income generating schemes currently ongoing.
Thanks to everyone for completing the Big City Census 2013 and for having their say on how the Club moves forward.