The club's fundraising committee, which met on Tuesday January 16, made the power supply its priority because use of the facility - and work to improve it - will depend on electricity.

[See minutes of the Fundraing Committee for January 16 below.]

The parents who volunteer to help with fundraising have already brought in more than £1,000 towards the total. Parents and players raised £600 before Christmas in support of Santa's Sleigh, run by Beeston Round Table. And the Aviva Community Fund bid, while unsuccessful in securing a grant of £10,000, did result in a donation of £500 to the club.

In addition, plans for the club's Race Night on February 3 are well advanced and local grant schemes for a further £2,500 have been identified and applications are being prepared.

Can you support the club? Would you like to join other parents on the fundraising committee? All welcome. Please contact Sarah Green on 07976 299229. Minutes of the latest meeting below.

Beeston FC Fundraising Committee
Tuesday January 16, 2017
Boat and Horses
Present: Sarah G, Sarah H, Mike, Leroy, Charlie, Jim, Jason
Apologies: Anthony, Mash, Graham

Race Night Feb 3

Purpose of the evening is to raise money towards the £6,000 needed to resupply the pavilion at Trent Vale with electricity.

Plan to sell tickets:
-write story for beestonfc.com – Charlie
regular FB posts on Beeston FC – Charlie
-create event on Beeston FC FB and invite everyone – Jim
-inform all managers and send web link for further info – Leroy
-create fliers and leave in porch – Sarah G
-invite sponsors – Leroy

Hand out fliers and raise awareness of event at matches:
Soccer School – Nick
U8s – Jim
U9s – Sarah
U10s Orange and Black – Charlie and Linzi; Leroy to supply tickets to Josh Taylor
U11s – Josh/James/Dave – Leroy to supply tickets
U13s - Ollie - Sarah G to call
U14s – MASH
U15S – Leroy to give tickets and encouragement to Liam and Steve

Volunteers asked to bring cool bags and ice packs plus cardboard boxes for tidying up glasses.

Food guy from tram stop is confirmed.
Separate meeting to be convened to dicsuss details – Sarah G

Trent Vale Pavilion
Club has instructed a quantity surveyor, GNS, to cost the refurbishment of the pavilion. This will dictate grant funding required and future fundraising objectives. Firm may require payment upfront (before grant funding secured).

Aviva Community Fund
Club was unsuccessful in bid for £10,000 from Aviva but committee was pleased with the bid and campaign, as well as the wider benefits they brought. It was noted club now has an active website and social media presence, fundraising committee and greater sense of community than in recent years. Lots of people put in a lot of effort and that has given the club new impetus.

The money was earmarked for fencing, new doors for the equipment shed and toilets. The money will now be sought from the FA small grants scheme and parents have already sorted the toilets.

Aviva will donate £500 to the club.

Santa Sleigh
Great effort by club volunteers supporting Beeston Round Table – brought in £600

Community Fundraising Opportunities
All events to contribute to the £6000 needed to fund the resupply of electricity to the TV pavilion.

Tesco Bags of Help – bid not successful but encouraged to reapply
University of Nottingham Community Grant Scheme £500 – Sarah H pursuing
Nott Community Foundation (Freemasons’ Fund) £2000 – Mike
FA small grants – Leroy
Supermarket bag packs – Sarah G investigating

Large Fundraising Opportunities
Notts CC Local Improvement Scheme – all to read and feedback to Leroy; Leroy and Charlie submitting

Events Feasibility
Need to start planning summer event and looking at options eg marquees – NEEDS A VOLUNTEER

Mugs and Bottles
Not all the money or surplus stock has been returned to Sarah G – all make sure money comes in.

Next Meeting: Tuesday February 13.