The Citizens Trust launches summer of foodbank fundraising
We are pleased to launch our first community project, Citizens Against Hunger this week! It’s the opening project from our Community Project Group and a great place for the Trust to start working in our local communities. The campaign will pick up where MCFC Fans Foodbank Support (MCFC FFS) left off last season by encouraging […]
First Citizens Trust event a big success!
The Citizen’s Trust held our first in-person event this week and it was a big success! The World Cup Bluesday saw plenty of City stars in action for Portugal, Uzbekistan, England and Ghana, and dozens of Trust members got together to see it. It was also a great opportunity to meet each other, chat and […]
FREE World Cup Bluesday event for ALL City fans
We are hosting a FREE World Cup event for ALL City supporters on Tuesday 23rd June! There are two World Cup fixtures of particular interest to City fans – Portugal vs Uzbekistan and England vs Ghana – with City stars playing for all four sides. The Citizens Trust, in collaboration with Sureshot Brewery, are inviting all Blues to join us and watch […]
Our Project Groups have been launched!
We have emailed members this week with details about our Project Groups – previously known as Committees. The founding Groups are: Campaigns and Policy Finance and fundraising Membership Communications Community If you have ideas for work the Trust can do in those areas, skills to offer or are just curious – check your emails for […]
Work on behalf of fans affected by the club’s ’10 game’ policy by The Citizens Trust
Our team led by Katie Wrench, Membership Officer on the Interim Board, has been working hard to support season ticket holders appealing againt decisions resulting from the club’s unfair ’10 game’ policy. Since renewal information has been released, many longstanding supporters have found they are unable to renew their season cards and unable to get […]
Letter to the club regarding FA Cup Final ticketing allocations
Today, we wrote to the club regarding FA Cup Final ticketing allocations on behalf of our members and other City supporters. The letter is produced here in full and we will update members with any response we receive: To: The Board of Manchester City Football Club From: The Citizens Trust – Manchester City Supporters’ Union […]
Our first member survey shows the priorities of City supporters
Our initial member survey went out in April as we looked for answers on what people were most concerned about at City and what you wanted the Trust to focus on. The responses are shaping our public stances and will feed into future campaigning. What are our members’ priorities? The initial results were as follows: […]
Thank you to all who attended the first public meeting of The Citizens Trust!
We were absolutely delighted to hold our first public meeting this week on the evening of Thursday 23rd April! With more than 850 paying members joining the Trust in the fortnight since launch, it was a busy one to say the least. Our Interim Board took the opportunity to give members more detail on a […]
500 members in three days!
We are really pleased to say that we’ve reached 500 members in just three days! That’s our first major milestone and we’d like to thank everyone who has joined, supported and spread the word. The Trust exists by and for its members. The more members we have, the more we can do collectively – so […]
What is the committee structure and how does it work?
The Citizens Trust has an elected Board, but it is run via a committee structure. The founding committees are designed to cover each area of the Trust’s operations. They are: Finance and fundraising – Learn about the financial side of the Trust, run fundraising projects and input into finances. Campaigns and policy – Influence how […]