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The following is a quick update as to where the Trust is at the moment. Further relevant details will be provided in due course.
FAN OWNERSHIP
As we have already said we are planning to make sure that in the future the Club becomes owned, wholly or in part, by its supporters, or at the very least with the supporters having a strong influence at the Board level. We have been advised by lawyers specialising in this area and are in the process of preparing a draft prospectus which will require both legal and financial scrutiny before issue. We strongly feel that the Club should be put back into the Community from where it came, and we think the tide of opinion throughout football is now in favour of this idea, including support from all political parties including the ‘coalition’ government. - Chi Onwurah MP (Newcastle Central), “Regardless of politics, anyone who loves football knows that supporters deserve to have a say in the clubs in which they invest so much emotion and money. In Newcastle this is especially true. I’m glad I was able to bring NUST and the Minister for Sport together. We are all agreed about where we want to get to and NUST are looking at different ways of getting there. The Minister has promised to look at ways of supporting them”.
JUNIOR TRUST
The opening of JUSTNewcastle for 16 years and under when appropriate level of sponsorship received - this will be free to join and members will receive a JUSTNewcastle pack and will have access to the JUSTNewcastle website. The aim is to link memberships through schools & local juniors clubs and to encourage and guarantee the future support for Newcastle United.
HELPING LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAMS
By setting up and maintaining a dedicated area of our website for local football teams that need a web presence. This will be rolled out in the next fortnight with a section for Westgate Juniors.
COMEDY NIGHT
Our 3rd annual Comedy night returns in December.
TOURNAMENT
Sponsorship of local school football matches following the successful NUST sponsored summer 5-a-side competition.First game due following half-term.
SRTRC AND KIO
Links with ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ and ‘Kick it Out’ including educational events, details to follow.
AGM (ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING)
This will take place in January 2011.
ROADSHOWS
Partnering organisations involved in fundraising activities by more Roadshows - NUST has already helped to raise considerable amounts for local charities, including over £7,500 for the ‘Sir Bobby Robson Foundation’ - Pauline Buglass, head of fundraising for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, “We're grateful to Newcastle United Supporters Trust for their continued efforts to raise money for Sir Bobby's charity. The money will help patients within the north east and Cumbria who are fighting hard against cancer".
FURTHERING THE SUPPORTERS TRUST MOVEMENT
Following on from recent meetings with Supporters Direct, The Arsenal Trust, Rangers Trust and MUST amongst others we will be continuing to work to find common ground to to work towards a common ground in respect of promoting supporter ownership models.
FUNDRAISING DINNER
A fundraising dinner with special guests will take place in February 2011.
LOCAL ACHIEVERS
The Trust’s ‘Local Achievers’ initiative has already rewarded numerous people in the local community by providing them with tickets for a wide range of ‘good citizen’ activities. This scheme will continue and help many fans, including many from disadvantaged parts of society, to see their team at St James’ Park- Mark Allison (Run Geordie Run fame and master charity fundraiser), “Many thanks to the NUST for the invaluable help in spreading the word about the run across the USA”.
Your support is absolutely vital to the NUST and underpins all we try to do and is greatly appreciated. We’re proud of what we have been able to achieve in our first year and we could not have done it without you. Only by increasing membership and influence can the Trust hope to move forward, with your help we can all look forward to a bright future.
