Statement by Trust Chairman Friday 23 July 2010

The Chairman of the Blue & Gold Supporters' Trust has issued a statement regarding the proposed meeting between representatives of the Trust and the owners of King's Lynn Town Football Club to halt any further ill-informed speculation.
The statement can be found here.

Steering Committee Minutes

Minutes of a Meeting of the Steering Committee held on 29th June are available for perusal.
See Trust Documents > Minutes.

Blue & Gold Trust Update Tuesday 6 July 2010

The Blue and Gold Trust is pleased to announce that new membership applications are still being received. After nearly 8 months since the launch date, the 226th full member has just been registered. Along with 155 junior members, 7 associate members and 3 corporate members, this brings the registered strength of the Trust up to 391.
The Trust Chairman Len Candlish commented: " this is great news, and the increasing membership of the Trust proves that it represents a large section of the supporters of football in King's Lynn and the local area".
The Trust can also report that there is now in excess of £10,000 in the bank, thanks to the financial support of members, friends and commercial partners. These funds will only increase through continued support, and ongoing fundraising activities.
Many thanks to all who have joined or supported the Trust to date, and it is hoped that this support will continue to grow and prove that The Trust is a true representative of our football fans. If you wish to join the Trust or support any of its activities, please contact us via this website or alternatively contact any Trust official.

Conference Report Wednesday 16 June 2010

Blue & Gold Supporters' Trust chairman Len Candlish attended the Supporters Direct Annual Conference on Saturday
His report on the day which was themed "A Better Vision for Football" can be found here.

Praise for outgoing Trust Chairman Saturday 29 May 2010

The Supporters' Trust new chairman, Len Candlish paid tribute to his predecessor Neil Timms as he takes over the chair until the Trust stages its first Annual General Meeting.
The complete statement can be found here.

Neil Timms steps down Wednesday 26 May 2010

Chairman Neil Timms has stepped down as Chairman of the Blue & Gold Supporters' Trust.
He said in a statement:
"It is with great regret and after a lot of thought and soul-searching that I have decided to resign as chairman of the Blue and Gold Trust.
The reasons are 4-fold and as follows
1. Living in Norwich and possibly moving to Lowestoft in the next 3 months means that it will become increasingly difficult to attend meetings and functions on a regular basis.
2. I have become increasingly aware that my strengths are not as being chairman and this is having a detrimental effect on the direction of the Trust, moving forward.
3. When Julian Gamble, Ray Sherring and I first started the process of setting up a Supporters' Trust, our goals were to achieve a well supported trust with at least 100 members by the end of 2009. This has been achieved and I am very proud of what we have all managed to do. No one could have believed what we have been involved in over the last 6 months and I have been extremely proud to have been a part of it.
4. I am also sensitive to the fact that as Chairman of the trust, pre-Chapman era, there are a number of supporters that view me as having a personal vendetta which reflects negatively on the wider picture. I would like to finally state that this is not the case and I have always offered our new owners my full support.
The directors of the Trust met last night and it was agreed that Len Candlish take the role of Chairman until our first AGM. I will give Len my full support and am happy that the post of Chair has been left in safe hands.
It only leaves for me to thank you all for your support in the last year and I hope to still be involved at some level in the strategic direction of the trust in the future."

Trust bid for The Walks Lease unsuccesful Thursday 14th January 2010

The Blue and Gold Trust were unsuccessful in the bid to obtain the lease of the Walks Stadium for the creation of a new King's Lynn FC.

A press release can be found here.

Press Release 12 December 2009

The Trust have issued the following statement following the demise of King's Lynn FC. Click here to view.

Kings Lynn FC Wound Up in the High Court: 130 Years of History will not end today

Like all supporters, the Blue and Gold Trust (Kings Lynn Supporters Trust) are devastated at the news that the King's Lynn Football Club have been wound up in the High Court in London today.

We have worked hard on behalf of all fans to prevent this, and as late as Wednesday morning we were hopeful of finding a way through the problems with the tax authorities and other parties.

If this decision is to be reversed, an appeal needs to be lodged within seven days by the board of directors of the football club.

Because of these circumstances, it is clear that there are two choices for us all:

1. To try to save the existing Club by taking it out of the hands of the existing directors, successfully appealing to the High Court to reverse the winding up order, paying off the debt it owes, settling with other creditors, and continuing the season

2. To form a new Club as soon as possible, negotiate a new lease with the Council for The Walks, and apply for a new league in May

We believe it’s critical that we don’t give up on the existing Club if it can still be saved; although the situation appears hopeless at the moment, we also know that circumstances change very quickly. We will continue to actively seek ways to save the existing Club, and we appeal to anyone in Kings Lynn to approach us if they think they can help us achieve this. Please email klfcsupporterstrust@gmail.com if this applies to you.

But we would be equally foolish to ignore the need to make sure that if the worst does happen, and if any appeal is unsuccessful that we have a Club to support, and so with our advisors Supporters Direct we are working on a Plan B to reform the Club.

Although this is the saddest of times for all of us, it is also a time where we all need to be focused as supporters on the outcome. Whatever happens today, in the next seven days, or the next seven months, a football club in Kings Lynn will live on, and we must all be focused on ensuring that outcome, proudly continuing the history of the last 130 years.

Date added: 25 Nov 2009

Trust Launch Thursday 19th November 2009

The Blue & Gold Trust was officially launched. The evening saw informative presentations from Jess Ibrom from King's Lynn Community Football and James Mathie from Supporters Direct in the first half of the evening