Trust News

We’ve been asked to mention that several former Cardiff City stars will be presented at a book signing  in the stadium Club Shop between 9.30am and 10.30am, before tomorrow’s Bristol City game.

Cardiff City – 100 Years of Professional Football (£15.99) has been written by sports journalist and City fan Terry Grandin.

Several former Bluebirds – Don Murray, Gary Bell, Derek Showers, Roger Gibbins, Damon Searle and Bobby Woodruff – will be present to sign copies.

Enjoy a buffet curry night out – and £10 from every £25 ticket sold goes straight to the Fred Keenor Statue Fund.

The venue for the evening, organised by City businessman Dilwar Ali, is the Rhiwbina Recreation Club in Lon-y-Dail, Cardiff, on Thursday, November 4th, starting at 7pm. Just 140 places are available

Cardiff City has kindly agreed to allow at least two of its first team squad to attend with the players names confirmed nearer the event. An auction and raffle will also be staged on the night. Dilwar Ali, who runs the Nahin Spice Centre in Cardiff, won South Wales Echo Food & Drink Awards on two different occasions. He has already backed the appeal by donating a signed Cardiff City shirt which raised £510 at the Ricky Tomlinson evening.

The menu, which has vegetarian options, is papadoms with onion & mangoes chutney.Starters: Chicken Tikka, Vegetable Roll, Pakara with salad, Mint Sauce.

Main Courses: Chicken Bhoona (medium),Lamb Pasanda (very mild).
Vegetable Curry (medium). Also Basmati, Pilau Rice,Naan.
There’s a licensed bar and plenty of car parking.

David Craig, Project Manager for the Fred Keenor Appeal Fund, said: “We’re delighted to be holding a curry night in aid and thank Dilwar for his ongoing support for the appeal. It’s sure to be a great night with some excellent food.
“The club has promised to make players available for the evening so there will also be the chance for fans to have their pictures taken and get autographs.
“As just 140 tickets are available, I would urge fans to book and pay for their seats as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.This will our last major fundraiser of 2010 so we’re hoping to raise a substantial amount for the appeal.”

Places on a first come, first served basis can be booked by sending a cheque payable to the Fred Keenor Statue Fund to the Nahin Spice Centre at 314 Caerphilly Road, Cardiff, CF14 4NT. Please include your names and address and indicate if you require a vegetarian meal.

Paul Bullock has asked us to remind Trust members that his son Matthew is running the Toronto marathon on Sunday, October 17th, to raise funds for the Fred Keenor Statue appeal.

You can pledge directly to Matthew through his email address matty_bullock@yahoo.co.uk or contact Fred Keenor Statue Fund Project Manager David Craig on d.craig43@ntlworld.com. Please support this worthwhile effort.

KEEN City fan Richard Lewis put his best foot forward in Berlin to raise funds for the Fred Keenor Statue Fund.
 
Richard, 33, ran the Berlin Marathon last month, and has already collected around £140 along with raising sponsorship for Sir Bobby Robson’s cancer charity.
 
Richard, who works for the Welsh Assembly Government, completed the run in 4 hours 56 minutes, 12 seconds. His wife Delyth also took part in aid of cancer charity Tenovus finishing in a splendid time of 3 hours, 55 minutes, 20 minutes. 

Richard told us: “I will be raiding my mates’ wallets after the Wales game on Friday for some further sponsorship.”
 
Fund Press Officer Phillip Nifield said: “We’re really grateful for Richard’s efforts in Berlin. We’d like to see more supporters following his lead and taking part in events or organising their own in aid of the fund.”
 

Later this month fellow Bluebirds fan Matthew Bullock is by running the Toronto marathon in aid of the appeal.

Donations to the appeal fund can be made through the Co-operative Bank: Account name: –   Fred Keenor Statue Fund or FKSF Account no    65392368 Sort Code     08-92-99 Cheques can also be sent c/o CCST to PO Box 4254, Cardiff, CF14 8FD. Please add the words “Fred Keenor Appeal” on the top of the envelope.