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Neil Berry Joins as Treasurer
City Fans United are pleased to announce that Neil Berry has been co-opted to the Board of Directors as Treasurer.
Neil is a recently retired Chartered Accountant, having spent over 30 years working in management positions within the financial services industry, his last role being Financial Controller at M&S Bank.
Neil has been a Chester FC supporter since 1979, and has been a CFU member and loan note sponsor since the club reformed in 2010, as well as being a Season Ticket Holder.
Neil will be replacing Matt Dickenson as Treasurer. Matt is relinquishing the role but remaining a part of the CFU Board to support the Directors with their respective portfolios.
Welcome Neil!
Adrian Rattenbury joins CFU Board
Important Information Ahead of our AGM
The Annual General Meeting for Chester Football Club will take place on Thursday 23rd November 2023 at 7.30pm in the Cestrian Bar at the Leap76 Stadium. Doors will be open at 7pm.
To attend the meeting, you need to be a fully paid-up member of City Fans United on or before 13th August 2023, otherwise, you will not be eligible to attend the meeting or to vote on any of the resolutions.
Please note that the entry to the AGM will be via the side door to the Cestrian Bar and not through the main entrance, this is to ensure that all attendees are registered appropriately. To make this process as smooth as possible we recommend that you have your CFU membership number to hand on arrival.
For those who are unable to attend the AGM, the stream will be available in the CFU members’ section here.
Join the Board of City Fans United
The Board of City Fans United is looking for new board members to stand for election ahead of the annual general meeting on Thursday 23rd November 2023.
Being passionate about Chester FC goes without saying, but the Board requires a variety of different skills to operate effectively.
Examples of skills and experience that would be advantageous include:
- Project management
- Experience with community projects
- Business management
- Marketing, communications, and engagement
- Budgeting
- Risk management
- Performance evaluation
- Networking and knowledge of local business
- Legal knowledge
At present, we are particularly encouraging applications from people who have experience in:
- Governance
- Health and safety
- Organising events
- Business growth
- Fundraising
If you would like to consider standing for election to the Board of Directors, you need to be a current CFU member as of 13th August 2023.
The election letter will be sent to all members over the coming days, accompanied by a ‘Duties of a Director’ information leaflet and a manifesto form.
If you are interested in having an informal chat about joining the board please email info@chesterfc.com
Chester FC AGM 2023
The Annual General Meeting for Chester Football Club will take place on Thursday 23rd November 2023 at 7.30pm in the Blues Bar, Chester Deva Stadium. Doors will be open at 7pm.
To attend the meeting, you need to be a fully paid-up member of City Fans United. If you have not joined or have not renewed your membership, please make sure this is done by no later than 13th August 2023, otherwise, you will not be eligible to attend the meeting or to vote on any of the resolutions. Join or renew here.
If you would like to consider being put forward to have a place on the Board of Directors, again, you need to be a current member and your two sponsors (who cannot be members of the Board) also need to be current members as of 13th August 2023.
The election letter will be sent to all members in the last week of August, accompanied by a “Duties of a Director” information leaflet, a manifesto, which needs to be completed if you wish to apply for a Board place, and a nomination form.
Renew your CFU Membership Today
If you haven’t already, now is the time to renew your City Fans United (CFU) membership.
If you’d prefer for your membership to renew automatically you can set up a direct debit. To get set up simply contact nick.phillipson@chesterfc.com. Monthly direct debits start from just £2 a month, or you can choose to pay annually for your full membership.
You can also take the option to auto-renew when choosing to pay for your CFU membership via PayPal.
Alternatively, you can renew by:
- Logging into the CFU members’ section
- Contacting the club on 01244 371376 to pay over the phone
- Visiting the Chester FC Ticket Office to renew in person during office opening hours
If you are renewing over the phone, or in person, please have your CFU membership number handy.
If you are not yet a member you can register here.
CFU Members Play Off Semi Final Tickets Sales Window
The match will show as unavailable to you, until you log in using the account that your membership is associated with.
When you are logged in, please pick the total number of tickets that you would like to purchase across the available prices. You will be asked to assign tickets to other members before you pay for them.
Add the tickets to your cart and click on the ‘Assign Attendees’ button.
If you have selected more than one ticket, one ticket will automatically be assigned to you. You will now need to assign the rest to the other people in your group.
To do this you will need to know their account number which starts with SEAL followed by 7 digits and their name as it is registered on their account.
To assign a ticket, click on the ‘Add Details’ button and enter the account number (SEALxxxxxxx), first and last name of the person using the ticket.
If the account number entered does not have a membership associated with it, you will not be able to assign a ticket to it.
Tickets are limited to 1 per account.
Once you have assigned your tickets, click on the ‘Confirm & Pay’ button and check out as usual.
How to find out your account number
In preparation for the member sale, you can check to make sure your account is eligible to buy tickets. It is advisable to do this ahead of the sale date, so you have everything you need to be able to buy tickets once they’re on sale.
If you have an online account, log into it and go to the ‘Your Account’ section. You will see your name and account number at the top of the screen. It starts with SEAL followed by 7 digits.
If you have a membership associated with the account, you will see a green tag displaying ‘cfu-member 22/23’ at the top of the screen.
If you don’t and you think you should, please contact fans@chesterfc.com so your account can be checked and updated.
For all other details associated with this fixture, please visit ChesterFC.com
Senior Blues Launch Fundraiser
Since our formation, the Senior Blues have pledged support to Chester FC’s Academy, raising almost £30,000 in just over 10 years.
Recognising the need for additional funding for maintenance and infrastructure projects throughout the club, the Senior Blues have recently decided to extend their support to some of these aspects. This has included purchasing new chairs for the boardroom, amongst other initiatives.
Inspired by a recent Senior Blues Meeting where Nick Phillipson, CFU Director of Facilities, spoke of the continual spend on upkeep of the stadium, the Senior Blues have this week announced a fundraiser to replace existing goal nets.
Replacing the nets is a priority requirement for the club, and at a cost of around £700, the Senior Blues felt that this was an area in which they could provide further assistance.
The group are now extending this fundraiser to the wider fanbase, asking that fans donate a minimum of £10 to fund this project.
Should the fundraiser raise in excess of our target, the Senior Blues will ascertain the most pressing smaller infrastructural requirements and reserve any surplus funds for the designated purpose.
If you want to donate to the scheme then please transfer money using the details below:-
Account Name: Chester City Supporters Society
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Bank Account: 65070431
Reference: NET
In what is an outstanding season on the pitch, the Senior Blues ask that supporters back the Club in this way to help us continue our progress as a fan owned club.
Our City, Our Community, Our Club.
CFU Members Meeting – Thursday 2nd March 7.30pm
City Fans United will be holding their next informal members meeting tonight (Thursday 2nd March), commencing at 7.30pm in the Blues Bar at Chester FC’s Deva Stadium.
Doors will be open for drinks at 7pm, and Directors will be present at the meeting to answer any questions that members have.
As this is an informal meeting, it will also be streamed online on the Chester FC You Tube (@ChesterFCTV) channel from 7.30pm.
Chester FC manager, Calum McIntyre will also be with us on the evening, so it’d be a great chance to come down and hear his update.
We look forward to seeing you at the Deva Stadium tonight.
Remember, if you need to renew your membership or sign up for the first time, you can do so here: Members Section – City Fans United