Dear Supporter
Our first home game since Boxing Day would you
believe?! With two games called off due
to a frozen pitch it not only effects our Saturday afternoons and what to do
with them but it also has an affect on the Club’s finances. I guess we can roughly work out revenue lost
over those two games. This has sparked
the usual discussion about the pros and cons of pitch covers or similar. Several games in the EFL were called off
despite having pitch covers. These
things are not cheap and have to be weighed up against revenue lost,
practicalities of laying the covers and then taking them back up etc. Maybe we don’t need covers for the whole
pitch or we could have the type of cover which inflates and heaters are placed
underneath? Lots of questions and things
to contemplate. George has asked the
Trust to get involved along with others.
Let’s see where this leads over the coming months.
The Club is also doing some renovation work in and
around the Clubhouse and is liaising with the Trust to help out with some of
the costs. We will keep you informed of any
donations we make so you know where your money is going.
As you know, the Trust likes to donate money towards
projects which benefit the fans which ultimately benefit the Club.
In order to boost our funds to help out with costs
mentioned above, we will be selling/raffling off the remaining FA Cup
goals – this initiative will be launched at the end of January and a new board
will erected in the ground showing fans names against the goals sold. Details are due to be published imminently.
Other fundraising initiatives in the pipeline include:
· 300 Club draw
· Race Night for the Dylan Cecil Memorial Fund – 50%
split between the Fund and the Trust
This calendar membership year we have 100 members (37
of which are life members) and we thank you all for joining. Of course, events run and money donated are
not just for Trust members but for all Poppies fans. Supporters’ organisations come and go so we
are proud that the Trust has been round for 32 years – coming into its 33rd
year to be precise! Long may it continue
but it does need volunteers to keep it ticking over. If you feel that you can bring something to
the Trust Board then please contact us – we would love to hear from you.
We are also looking for an archivist or two or three (!)
to help sort our memorabilia collection which is currently housed in the
Newland Centre. If anyone is interested,
please contact us.
Today we welcome Bromsgrove Sporting to Latimer
Park. The away fixture saw us earn the
three points with a 2-1 victory with Johny Edwards scoring a penalty on his
debut. We have come unstuck a little bit
recently but no need to press the panic button yet. We are still in the mix!
Karen Spencer-Lewis
Supporters Trust
Kettering Town (Poppies) Supporters
Trust, PO Box 6492, Kettering, NN16 0YT
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enquiries@poppiestrust.co.uk
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