Trust News

The Fred Keenor Statue Fund Appeal Committee would like to thank the below donors for their gifts of memorabilia.

The items will be auctioned in aid of the fund at Thursday’s sell out evening with Ricky Tomlinson and City manager Dave Jones at the Cardiff City Stadium.

They are:

Framed and signed Cardiff City Shirt from the 2007 Season

Donated by Dilwar Ali of the Nahin Spice Centre in Caerphilly Road, Cardiff

Signed shirt from the Wales-Scotland international in 2004, including the signature of Ryan Giggs

Donated by Beryl Fitzjohn of Cogan, Penarth

Signed shirt from the Wales v Luxembourg international in 2010

Donated by the Football Association of Wales

In addition, the Fred Keenor Special Edition Miniature Statue (Marked No 1) is being auctioned along with sought-after items donated by Cardiff City Football Club. A raffle will also feature top prizes. We’d like to thank the administrative, commercial and media teams at Cardiff City for their continuing support.

Fred Keenor pin badges will be available for sale again at Saturday’s Hull City match We have two different badges at just £3 each with proceeds to the statue fund.

You can pick them up at the Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust stand between Aisles 108 and 109 (Canton and Ninian Stands) for an hour from 1.45pm. Fans can at the same time also join the Trust for just £12 a year.

A couple of Trust members have spare tickets available for the Ricky Tomlinson evening at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, September 16th. Dave Jones is doing a Q&A and a comedian is also appearing.

Part of the ticket price will go to the Fred Keenor Statue Fund as will the proceeds from an auction of soccer memorabilia.It should be a great night.

If you’re interested please contact Graham Keenor at gkeenor@btinternet.com and Tim Hartley at tim.hartley@s4c.co.uk who have the spare tickets which cost £25 each.

The Fred Keenor Statue Fund Committee is delighted to announce that the message boards football match raised a fantastic £1,105.70.

This includes £17.20 donated on the day of the match between Mike Morris’ and Annis Abraham’s message boards. Mike’s team were victorious 4-2.

Fund Press Officer Phillip Nifield said: “Our appeal is a true grassroots campaign led by fans so we’re really delighted at the great efforts made by those who organised and took part in the fundraising match on Sunday, August 22^nd. Thanks to everyone involved for their hard work. They showed what can be done.

“Their contribution gives a great boost to our efforts to raise the funds needed to create a permanent tribute to Fred Keenor and the rest of the 1927 FA Cup winning team.

“We’d also like to encourage fans to become involved in fundraising. We have supporters running in the Berlin and Toronto marathons to raise money for the appeal but would like more to organise their own events. The more that can help out the quicker the statue will be erected at the Cardiff City Stadium.”

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.

Fred Keenor miniatures which are being sold in aid of the statue fund are back on sale.

Twenty were delivered to the Cardiff City Club Shop today but we expect them to go very quickly.

If you need further information on the miniatures contact Fund Press Officer Phillip Nifield on phillip.cattwg@btinternet.com.

More statues are on order to arrive around the middle of September.