In a 'testing season', Paul has provided consistently good performances this term in central defence.

Runner up was youngster Kevin Roberts. The award is sponsored by GPS Decorators Limited.

Paul was presented with his award prior to City's final game against Macclesfield Town.

It is certain that both players will have great futures in the game.

Well done Paul.

On Saturday 24th May 2008, a charity football event will be held at the Deva Stadium in aid of Claire House and The Imagine Appeal.

The Trust support the work of Claire House Hospice, who are a nominated charity this year.

Members of Chester City Supporters Trust hosted by their Honorary President Grenville Millington are pictured with representatives of the Chester City ISA, Chester City Exiles and the Official Supporters Club at the recent 'City Fans United' event at the Wrexham derby game.

The event was held to capture a united front between the fans groups and to raise money for the Chester City Centre of Excellence.

Photo courtesy of the Chester Evening Leader.

The board of Chester City Supporters' Trust wish to make some observations in relation to an article carried by today's Chester & District Standard Newspaper.

We hope that these observations will clarify the matter.

• The Club did request a log-in, however, the website editorial staff felt this compromised their position. After all, the established arrangement had worked without an issue for 5 years. Because of this, a letter was delivered to the club giving 28 days notice of the Trust's intention to discontinue their maintenance of the Official website.
  
  We also made a press release covered by the Chester Chronicle, you can view that press release here.
   

• Full details of the service provider and contact details were enclosed in the Trust's letter to the club dated 15 February 2008.
   

• The matter of the Official website was not mentioned to the Trust representatives during their meeting with Stephen Vaughan on 9th February 2008. Click here to view the agreed minutes of this meeting.
   

• On Tuesday 11th March, the service provider contacted the Supporters' Trust to enquire whether it was still the Trust's intention to have their user accounts removed from Friday, 14th March.
  
  It was confirmed that our original 28 day notice period was still effective. During the course of this conversation it was confirmed that no-one from Chester City Football Club had contacted them to effect a seamless transition, in spite of the Trust's providing this information in their notice letter.
   

• Chester City Football Club were advised that the Official website platform was still there to be used by any nominated users that the football club wished to setup from Friday 14th March.
   

• In the week ending 25th January, the club mentioned that they were looking into the Premium TV website platform as an alternative to the current set up. Due to the time involved in setting up a new site, it was highly likely that the editorial staff would have stood down in any event had this occurred due to a lack of time available to them.
  
  The changeover from the initial website to the current provision, took our members some 3 weeks of hard work in preparation.
  
  The www.chestercityfc.net domain name was purchased by and is owned by Chester City Supporters' Trust.

The Trust has operated the DevaTXT system for a number of years.

Our member Campbell Smith has been the backbone of the service, he has sacrificed his match day experience in order to keep fans not at the game up to date.

We would request that subscribers do not purchase any further credits as the service will cease after the Wrexham game on the 9th March.

We would like to thank Campbell for all his work on DevaTXT over the years and of course all those who have used the service in the past.

If you need to log-in to cancel any automatic top-up facility, please click here.

Having read the Liverpool Daily Post we are encouraged by the news on plans for a new training facility and we wish the club well on this project.

However, we feel that the article may not have given due credit to the club main sponsor, UK Sameday.

We have been led to believe that the development at Sealand, has been funded initially by UK Sameday and thereafter would be subject to grants from the Football Foundation.

The Daily Post article fails to mention this key aspect of the project.

Trust representatives have been introduced to Mr. Stuart Banks (the landowner at Sealand) and he seems very keen to assist in this project which is also great news.

The Supporters' Trust has developed and maintained Chester City FC's official website for over five years.

This has been carried out at no expense whatsoever to the football club and often at personal financial and timely costs to the individuals who maintain and edit the site.

The editorial team is passionate about the website and has taken a personal pride in keeping it up-to-date, often retrospectively due to other outlets being briefed first, and often putting themselves out to maintain what has been considered to be an excellent service.

However, the Trust Board has reviewed this current arrangement and has given the club fair notice of its intention to cease operating the site from 14th March 2008.

The Supporters' Trust has gained great satisfaction in providing this free service to the football club and would take this opportunity to wish its successors good luck in the future.

Last Saturday, Stephen Vaughan met with Trust Chair Paul Reid and Board Member Tom Jones.

We are now in receipt of the agreed minutes from Stephen Vaughan, owner of Chester City Football Club.

Mr. Vaughan has agreed the document you can download here is an accurate representation of the discussion.

The Trust would like to thank Mr. Vaughan for his hospitality and time.

Members of the Trust board funded a match sponsorship at the Deva Stadium when City took on and beat Barnet. All enjoyed the evening and the result! Member of the board and their guests are seen presenting Laurence Wilson with his man of the match award.

WC Brewery is introducing a new range of one-off ales in tribute to Chester City football club legends. First up is one for Harry McNally, the legendary manager who sadly passed away in 2004.

Named Harry's Best, it is a traditional best bitter at 4.5% and the Mill Hotel in Chester has kindly agreed to put it on sale on a match day. It is currently planned to put it on the night of the Rochdale home game, Friday 16th March.

Part of the proceeds will go to the Chester City Supporter's Trust.

For more information visit:
http://wcbrewery.blogspot.com/

Another new way to help raise much needed funds to help support it's aims and objectives, Chester City Supporters Trust have established number of affiliate schemes with over 40 well known online retailers, who will donate a percentage of any sales where people have clicked through to their store from one of the links on our site.

For a full list of participating retailers, click on the Affiliates link in the left-hand menu bar.

This is a great way to help the Trust which costs you nothing, so if you are thinking of doing any of your Christmas shopping online, check out our affiliate link first.

Following suggestions from a number of our members, it is now possible to make donations to the Chester City Supporters Trust using Paypal. Just click on the Donate button at the bottom of the left hand menu bar!

It is not currently possible to use Paypal for membership or loan note payments, however, we are looking to offer this is the future, along with standing order payments so you don't have to worry about future renewals.

In a fresh attempt to raise much needed funds to help support it's aims and objectives, Chester City Supporters Trust have been in contact with Coin Company International, a company that specialize in exchanging currency with charities, banks and other organizations & businesses that find themselves with old foreign and UK currency (notes & coins) then turning them into hard cash.

All main foreign currencies will be accepted, including pre Euro-zone currency (except Portuguese coins).

They will also accept old (decimal) pounds sterling for example the old 5, 10 & 50 pence pieces and old £1, £5, £10 & £20 notes that can't be exchanged at the banks.

So, if your were wondering what to do with those residual coins and notes from your summer holidays or business trip - wonder no more - put them to good use by donating them to Chester City Supporters Trust's Currency Exchange Scheme. All currency can be donated in any of the following ways:

Post it to Chester City Supporters Trust, PO Box 3170, Chester, CH4 8WP, oOr you can place it in buckets located at:

• Chester City Football Club - Main Office, Bumpers Lane
• Queensferry Sports, Queensferry, Deeside
• Dee 106.3 Studio, Sovereign Way, Chester
• Eight Rights Public House. Devalink, Chester
• Dale Barracks Liverpool Road, Chester
• Red Lion Public House, Liverpool Road, Buckley

We are trying to organise more venues, if you know a possible venue let us know.