BBC Radio Lincolnshire Sport have started a new three part Podcast series devoted to the life of Keith Alexander, Manager of the Imps in two spells in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The first part includes current Trust Chair Rob Bradley, who was chair of the club between 2001 and 2005 and included most of Keith’s second period of the club.
UPDATED to reflect the second episode has now been released.
The plaques are for sale at the Red Imps Community Trust Pod each home match day and have proved to be very popular.
And with more versions to come including a 300mm diameter one!
In recent seasons, guests from the Former Players’ Association were interviewed in the Fan Village, outside the Centre Spot Tavern, before all home games. That initiative was hugely popular with fans, but sadly it has not continued this season, as an unfortunate side-effect of the reconfiguration of the area under the impressive “Imps Territory” project.
New arrangements will however be made for the forthcoming match against West Ham United and for all subsequent home fixtures. Our Trust now has access to a public address system at its Pod in the Fan Village. Guests from the Former Players’ Association will therefore be interviewed at the Pod. We are grateful to everyone concerned for their co-operation in reinstating the initiative, at a slightly different location. We are confident that is will continue to be extremely well-received.
Ben House was awarded the first Championship Red Imps Community Trust Player of the Month award before the game against Swansea and he’s seen being awarded the trophy by Julian Buttery, the external liaison director of the Trust.
Photograph courtesy of Graham Burrell.
Level Playing Field is a registered charity that campaigns for equal access and an inclusive matchday experience for disabled sports fans. One of its most important pieces of work each year is its Annual Fan Survey. It gives disabled supporters the opportunity to tell the charity directly about their experiences of attending live football, including what is working well and where barriers still exist. The survey findings help shape the charity’s work with clubs, leagues, governing bodies and other organisations across sport, and provide important independent evidence about the experiences of disabled supporters.
The more disabled supporters that complete the survey, across as many clubs and sports as possible, the stronger the evidence will be for the charity to help push for better access and inclusion.
All disabled fans are therefore encouraged to complete the survey, which can be found here.
Our Trust was delighted to host Imptoons, who sold their extremely popular cards from a table by our Pod in the Fan Village, before the Swansea City game. Watch out for return visits later in the season!
The Club has kindly let us install a couple of tables with benches, next to our Trust’s Pod in the Fan Village. The tables (which are wheelchair-friendly) were generously donated to us by Hartsholme Community Trust. Enjoy!
It’s always a pleasure to host guests at our Trust’s Pod in the Fan Village. Before the Southampton game, we welcomed Charlie Russell of Charlie’s Crochet Cottage, who displayed (and sold!) a large selection of her many crocheted Imps figures.
