Voice of the Trust: 'Board member to be selected this month'

Welcome to the first of the Mariners Trust's regular columns – where the organisation will keep fans up-to-date with its activities and provide the latest news on Supporters Trusts...

IN this first article, we will provide a general update on everything happening at the Trust before focusing on specific topics and issues next time around.

Board position: As previously reported, the position on the Grimsby Town board for a Trust representative has been agreed and documents signed.

The next stage is for the representative to be selected and this will happen at the next club meeting which is the end of the month. We will announce the outcome as soon as possible after the meeting.

Ticket prices: Although the formal board position has not gone live yet, the club has fully involved us in the budgeting process and consequently the setting of ticket prices.

It is fair to say that we won some and lost some in this debate.

And, although we did not fully agree with the final outcome, our message is still the same in that we need the fans to really get behind the club and push on from last season's great base.

We will continue to challenge on the aspects we don't agree with, such as student prices.

Ex-Players Association: At the recent George Kerr Evening we took the opportunity to recruit the players to an Ex-Players Association which we are forming.

That will enable us to build up a bank of ex-players who are prepared to come along on match-days and other events to meet and chat with fans.

We are delighted that everyone on the night enrolled and we are now in the process of recruiting others so we will be able to announce a schedule of events shortly.

Help: We can always do with more help. If anyone would like to get involved with the Trust by helping with admin, events, and so on, please get in touch by email to enquiries@marinerstrust.co.uk

Also, if you fancy a more committed involvement we have spare places on the board and it would be great to have as broader range of ideas, skills and opinions on the board as possible.

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Costs are – adults (19-64) £15 per year, or £12 per year if paid by standing order; age 65+ and 18 and below, just £5 per year; lifetime membership, £100 or £50 for age 65+.

Forms available around the ground or by emailing enquiries@marinerstrust .co.uk

Forms can be left at the club office or posted to: 9 Rymer Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 0EW. Cheques payable to Grimsby Town Supporters.

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Next week... Trust chairman Chris Parker reflects on the recent annual Supporters Summit held at St George's Park at which he spoke about the Mariners Trust to the delegates.