Trust in Yellow's AGM

Trust In Yellow will be having their AGM on 29th May, if anyone wishes to propose a motion for the AGM or put themselves forward for a position on the committee please contact any trust member on a matchday, e-mail secretary@trustinyellow.com or write to Trust In Yellow at 81 Moss Lane, Southport, PR9 7QS – details must be received by 18th May at the latest.

Voting forms and accounts will be sent out nearer to the AGM.

Coach Travel -

After the succes of last seasons Travel Club Trust in Yellow will be running coaches again to away games.

Check out Southport's up coming away games by going to the Trust in Yellows travel page here.

Minutes for Trust in Yellow meeting

You can now read the minutes for the last meeting online here.

Next meeting – Thursday 29th May – 7.30pm Grandstand Club incorporating the AGM.

The stage is set

Thanks to Steve Wignall of Wignall Landscapes, for donating the new stage in the Grandstand. The stage will allow the Grandstand entertainments team to offer more facilities to live acts, creating more revenue through the bar.

Steve's daughter Amy, has elected a charity for the proceed's of one our Under 18's nights in the near future. The charity elected will be the Queenscourt Hospice.

Trust in Yellow 's live band's night –
Silverchild & The RicTors 15th March 2008;

On Saturday 15th March TIY hosted a live music night at the GSB featuring Skem based indi rockers Silverchild and The RicTors. Both bands played exciting and origional sets before an enthusiastic band of supporters who had made the short trip over from Skem. Sadly there were not half as many locals finding the time to check them out. At the same time locals also missed the opportunity to take in the new stage constructed for TIY by Steve Wignall and installed that morning.

Despite this; both bands are keen to return and will do so in the near future.

Thanks to our usual hardy volunteers - Alan and Fran Scarisbrick and Alan Drury; without whom such events simply could not happen.

Next up at the GSB in association with TIY we have the return of Moshamania when the Under 18's take to the stage on Saturday the 22nd of March. As usual the even will be hosted by our resident under 18's battle of the bands 07 champs Dominant Species and features an exciting and talented line up of young bands.

Keep up to date with what's happening at the GSB here:

www.myspace.com/livemusicsfc

Road signs up

Trust in Yellow are pleased to announce the erection of seven road signs at the three gateways to the town is now completed. The signs are placed at the northern entry to town, the southern entry via Formby and the A59 and coming in through Ormskirk and the A570.

Trust in Yellow began its' campaign back in September 2006 with a meeting with John Pugh as Sefton council initially quoted the cost of imposition of road signs at in excess of £3000, all of which were placed within immediate proximity of Haig Avenue.

In January 2007 Trust in Yellow petitioned the council as to the cost of these road signs. In excess of 700 signatures were accrued and in April 2007 presented to the Southport Area Committee.

At the September 2007 Southport Area Committee meeting, inspired by Councillor Iain Brodie Browne, Trust in Yellow and Southport Football club received full funding for the revised scheme for seven signs at the three main entry points to the town totalling £4000.

Earlier this month the council sub-contractors completed the construction of the road signs which will be maintained by the local authorities.

Trust’s commitment to Grandstand Improvements

The Trust in Yellow committee agreed at the last meeting that all ticket money received through it’s evening entertainments would go towards a fund to improve the club’s Grandstand bar. As announced on the official website and at the recent “Meet the Manager and Chief Executive Accountability meeting.”

The club have made it clear through dialogue with the trust that it sees the improvement and refurbishment of the Grandstand bar as a major priority if the club is to put together a financial package to sustain Blue Square Premier Football through increased usage of the bar.

The trust committee is confident that this is an excellent development for the club and this initiative will obtain the full backing of supporters. Please look out for developments in this area. TIY will keep you informed.

You can keep up to date with live music at the grandstand bar by going to www.myspace.com/livemusicsfc

Trust in Yellow walk to Burscough

Trust in Yellow would like to thank all those walkers who made the journey from Haig Avenue to Victoria Park on New Years Day. Joining the walkers were Ex-Port star Colin Alty and Chief Executive Haydn Preece.

TIY will announce the figure raised as and when the sponsors have collected their monies.

Pictures to follow...