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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.

Click here for more details on Zoom

 

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.

 Join or Renew CFU Membership here

 

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!”

 

Click here to join or renew your CFU membership

 

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.

 

City Fans United Informal Meeting – October 3rd

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The latest informal City Fans United meeting will take place on Thursday 3rd October in the Blues Bar at the Deva Stadium, starting at 7.30pm.

 

The meeting, which is open to anyone to attend, will also feature an update from the Community Trust, with regards to the King George V Community Sports Hub. This will be an opportunity for any questions to be put forward with regards to the ongoing progress towards the Hub.

 

There will also be a Q&A with the board at the meeting too.

 

We look forward to seeing you there, and if you’re not able to attend then the meeting will be streamed live on the City Fans United You Tube channel.

 

See you there!

Limited Edition Starbucks CFU Cup

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Starbucks Greyhound Park in Chester have once again thrown their support behind City Fans United and Chester FC by launching a limited edition reusable cup.

 

20 of the environmentally friendly cups have been produced with the CFU emblem and Chester FC logo on them and will be on sale in the Chester FC club shop on Saturday 7th September.

 

A local artist based at Chester University has been involved in the design work.

 

Dave Pike, store manager at Starbucks Greyhound Park said, “We’re delighted to produce this limited edition cup that Chester fans can use over and over again whilst knowing they are helping the environment at the same time as enjoying a drink from our store. We’re also delighted to further our partnership with the club and City Fans United, and look forward to more exciting initiatives going forward.”

 

Jeff Banks, director of Fan Engagement said, “It’s great to have Starbucks producing these cups for the club, and I’m sure they will go down extremely well with our fans. I’d like to thank Dave and the team, who have already been very generous in offering beta members and Chester FC season ticket holders a 10% discount on drinks from the store. They have also been really supportive towards our half time challenges as well.”

 

The cups with lids, will be on sale for £5 in the club shop before tomorrow’s game against Guiseley.

 

City Fans United (Formal Meeting) – Thurs 29th August

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Thursday 29th August will see the latest City Fans United meeting take place in the Blues Bar at the Deva Stadium.

 

The meeting which gets underway at 7.30pm on the night will be a formal meeting, and will be available to view on our Zoom channel, for members only. The Zoom app can be downloaded on phones or PC. Please email jeff.banks@chesterfc.com by Wednesday 28th August if you wish to view the meeting, and a meeting request will be sent to your email.

 

Agenda (pdf)

 

It’s the final meeting before the scheduled AGM meeting and so will provide members with updates from the CFU directors on all portfolios.

 

We hope you are able to make the meeting on the Thursday and hope to announce some special guests in due course.

 

Doors open at 7pm and you can also pick up your CFU membership card if not collected already, and join or renew your membership on the night.

 

Remember you can join or renew online too, with the links below:

Join Online

Renew Online

 

Membership Cards & Season Ticket Collection Event

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City Fans United are delighted to announce the date for this year’s Membership Cards & Season Tickets collection night.

 

The event organised by the Fan Engagement Working Group (FEWG) will take place in the Blues Bar at Chester FC, on Thursday 1st August beginning at 7.30pm, and fans will be able to collect their 2019/20 season tickets and also their CFU membership card for the 2019/20 membership period, on the night.

 

We are also hoping to have some special guests on the night and we will confirm this in due course, but please pop a note in your diary to come down. By attending on the night you’ll also be helping ease the pressure on the ticket office on matchday. Season Tickets will then be available to collect following the event during normal ticket office hours.

 

If you haven’t renewed your CFU membership yet then you can do this online via the link below:

Renew and Pay Online here

Not a member yet? Then join CFU here

To renew via our new Direct Debit plan please email nick.phillipson@chesterfc.com who will then send you the details for this extremely straight forward process.

 

We look forward to seeing you on the 1st August!

 

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

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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!

Community Sports Facility & Informal CFU Meeting – Wednesday 20th March

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City Fans United and Chester FC Community Trust are holding an open meeting on Wednesday 20th March to provide an update on proposals for a community sports facility in Chester.

 

The meeting will take place in the Blues Bar at the Swansway Chester Stadium starting at 7.30pm with supporters and the wider public encouraged to attend.

 

The development of a community sports facility has been an aspiration of the supporter-owned club for a number of years with its charitable Community Trust leading the project.

 

Following positive discussions with key stakeholders over recent months, the boards of both the CFU and the Community Trust are pleased to be in a position to announce full details of the scheme.

 

The proposals have been carefully developed to ensure it provides the best possible facility for the communities of Chester and Cheshire West. A public consultation will begin in the coming weeks, giving people the opportunity to comment on the plans and inform the final design.

 

Jim Green, chief executive of the Community Trust, said: “It has been a long time coming but we are genuinely excited about these plans and look forward to sharing them with supporters and the wider community.

“Grassroots sport desperately needs more investment and better facilities, and this project will deliver on both counts. It will be a facility the community can be proud of.”

 

CFU director Jeff Banks said: “When we reformed the club back in 2010, one of the key aims for the future was to have a sports facility that would be of benefit to the whole community. A great deal of hard work and planning has gone into getting to this point, and next Wednesday’s meeting will provide a great chance for everyone to see how they can help in bringing this to fruition.”

 

Please note, the planned informal CFU meeting, set for Thursday 21st March, has now been brought forward to the Wednesday night in order for us to have the open meeting relating to the community sports facility.

 

If you would like to know more about the project or have any questions, please contact Community Trust chief executive Jim Green by emailing  jim.green@chesterfc.com or ringing 01244 371376.