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You may have noticed that when you go to the Stacey West Bond website it now transports you to the Red Imps Community Trust site. This is deliberate, as all news and information regarding the bond will be placed on here from now on and a specific page will be populated shortly.
If you have any queries on the Bond scheme, please contact us still at bonds@redimpstrust.co.uk
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The Government has launched a new initiative – On Fans’ Side – which explains in simple terms what the Football Governance Act means for clubs and supporters. Extra heritage protections and ownership tests are at the heart of the Act, while unsanctioned breakaway leagues are prohibited.
Please click here to read more from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Our permanent charity partner, Lincoln City Foundation, runs “Fit Imps” sessions for anyone who wants to lose weight, get fitter and lead a more active life. They are now held at Birchwood Leisure Centre, as well as in the Co-op Community Hub at Sincil Bank.
Please click here for further details.
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thanks to our social media officer, Tamyra Beeston
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Has any Lincoln City fan been selfless this year? Helpful? Gone over and beyond?
Gone the extra mile – for our fans, our club, our community?
We are running the Red Imps Community Trust Fan of the Season award again and want your nominations to media@redimpstrust.co.uk by the end of June.
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Rob Bradley, Mandi Slater and Phil Scrafton of our Trust board were delighted to present Imps chair Rob Fowler and son Andrew with Lifetime Membership of the Red Imps Community Trust for their commitment to Lincoln City.
Thank you and welcome Ron and Andrew!
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Life can be steadily routine, or mundane even, but very important highs and lows crop up now and again involving you, your family, and friends. Births, weddings, and the passing of loved ones – ‘hatches, matches, and dispatches’ as my dear old mum used to call them – are clearly some hugely significant milestones as time goes by.
You could never say sport gives you high and lows at the same level but when sport, and in particular football, is your passion then those competitive triumphs and troubles can come a pretty close second.
I can say with some confidence that I’ve experienced the lowest low and the highest high in Lincoln City’s history. Others may disagree that the events I recount here deserve that description, but it’ll make for interesting debate over a beer if nothing else.
In May 2002 as club chairman and elected Trust rep in the Imps boardroom I represented Lincoln City in the High Court in Birmingham. A number of our brilliant fans were in the public gallery. A few days earlier our insolvency practitioner had suddenly confirmed our survival plan to be put to the judge was inadequate. Last minute we bolstered it up a bit as a result, but things weren’t looking good.
The judge, after all the deliberations and an astounding display by our barrister, took pity on us and granted us more time. Had he been less generous the company would have been thrown to the wolves. The relief was palpable and where there’d been no tunnel, let alone a light at the end of one, there was now hope we could escape from that dreadful low we’d found ourselves in. Days later, as people rallied round, our plan became more robust and the judge granted our administration order. The recovery was underway.
When Jack Moylan sped into the Reading penalty area and lashed the ball into the net to confirm in the most dramatic fashion in front of our 3000 ecstatic fans our elevation to the second tier in English football, that to me was the high to end all Imp highs.
Yes we’d been there before 65 years ago. But the pyramid was so different then. The maximum wage for all players was £20 per week. There wasn’t the disparity in cost between divisions that makes upward progress so much more difficult. Or impossible even. The Championship was just a dream but that dream had come true.
Some highs – like beating a top team – only last a few days and a defeat can puncture that enjoyment. The good thing about this high is that we’ve got weeks and weeks to enjoy it – so let’s do that and savour what next season will bring.
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The Trust wished to thank all Imps football staff, over and above deserving award winners, on behalf of our members and all fans for such a fantastic season by presenting them with a framed series of photographs.
These photographs feature the celebrations of promotion and will be in place at the EPC for years to come.
Well done everyone!
(thanks to Adam Thurston for taking the photographs)
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Join us for More Than a Game, an evening exploring Lincoln City F.C. through the voices of the people who live it. From first matches to lifelong rituals, from family traditions to the roar of Sincil Bank, this event is all about what the club means to people beyond the pitch.
Hear from Rob Bradley (Chair of the Red Imps Community Trust) and Alan Long (long-time PA announcer at Sincil Bank and supporter liaison officer), alongside stories shared by fans across generations.
More Than a Game is all about football, community and identity in Lincoln.
📍Branston Legends Lounge
🗓️ Saturday 23rd May
🕕 6pm–8pm
Whether you’re a lifelong supporter or just curious about the role football plays in shaping communities – everyone is welcome!
Tickets are free, and spaces are limited.
This event brought to you in partnership with, @lincolncityfoundation, @trustinlcfc and @lincolncity_fc.
Part of Reimagining Lincolnshire, produced by Threshold, and made possible with @heritagefunduk.
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Thanks to all who took part in the Red Imps Community Trust / Lincoln & District Football Supporters club Player of the Season poll with the trophies given out to the two winners (one voted by the coaching team the other by fans) after the game against Wycombe Wanderers.
Also thanks to those fans and former players who took part in the pictures with the trophies the players keep before the game – and again thanks to Lincoln City Football Club’s Luke Thornhill for facilitating this for another year!
