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Torquay United Supporters Trust is delighted to have been awarded a £19,750 grant from the Premier League Fans Fund, which will help them develop ways to engage new and existing supporters for National League club Torquay United FC."

We'd like to say thanks to TUST vice president Robin Causley for his hard work on this project. This is a great example of what we do as an organisation and what your membership as a TUST member goes towards.

Thanks to the funding, the Trust will be able to set up a Supporters Hub on match-days, offering events and activities for fans and the local community. The Hub will also hold pop-up sessions around the Torbay, South Hams and Teignbridge area, helping to reach more supporters and offering better access to their local professional football club."

A really exciting project we can't wait to work on thanks to the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. Please share!

TUST secure Premier League Funding

Match-day hub will help Torquay United Supporters Trust to inspire new fans

Torquay United Supporters Trust is delighted to have been awarded a £19,750 grant from the Premier League Fans Fund, which will help them develop ways to engage new and existing supporters for National League club Torquay United FC.

The Premier League Fans Fund is a commitment from the Premier League to fund projects and organisations which improve the relationship between fans and their clubs, the way football supporters engage with each other and fans’ experience of the game.

Thanks to the funding, the Trust will be able to set up a Supporters Hub on match-days, offering events and activities for fans and the local community. The Hub will also hold pop-up sessions around the Torbay, South Hams and Teignbridge area, helping to reach more supporters and offering better access to their local professional football club.

One goal for Torquay United Supporters Trust is to inspire new fans from traditionally under-represented groups. In addition to pop-up sessions at the Supporters Hub, the Trust will deliver community outreach workshops and focused match-day events providing better opportunities to engage them.

There are also plans to recruit and train new volunteer ambassadors for the club. Part of their role will include giving presentations about the club to local groups, organisations and schools. These will be designed to teach people about Torquay United FC’s heritage, and the club’s current role in the community.

Mike Thomas, Torquay United Supporters Trust Chairman, said: “We are delighted to receive this grant from the Premier League Fans Fund and will use this funding to positively engage with those in the local area.

“We will also encourage supporters of all ages, gender, race and background to come to Plainmoor, embrace and enjoy the new match-day experience, and as a result hopefully come back again and support Torquay United on a regular basis.”

To celebrate this grant, Torquay United Supporters Trust and representatives of the club will be available for a photo opportunity on Thursday 1 March at 10am, along with other partner organisations.

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Yorkieandy wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 12:57 Sad that it's the supporters trust and not THE ACTUAL FOOTBALL CLUB WHOSE PISSING WELL JOB IT IS to be doing this. Parasitic wankerS all of them. However, i'm over the moon that the trust is indeed doing this and i am 100% appreciative of them for doing so.

**** OFF OSBORNE
**** OFF HARROP
**** OFF OWERS

Parasites.

On a positive though like i said, hats off to everyone at the TUST for getting this funding and addressing this problem head on.

Yorkieandy wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 13:17 Bit of a rant there apologies for using the term 'wankers'. Parasites i believe is factually correct about all 3 but i retract the use of the word 'wankers' as it was unnecessary.

I'm getting cabin fever as i'm snowed in. Weather forecasters couldn't predict a Torquay loss never mind the weather for the next hour.

merse btpir wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 14:25 Those grants are not made available to football clubs but to supporters' organisations and once again derive from the much complained about overseas' TV rights money the Premier League earns.

Plainmoor78 wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 13:52 I think parasite is a bit too strong in owers case. He was offered the chance of trying his hand at a larger club and it hasn't worked.
Osborne and harrop fair enough.

merse btpir wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 14:25 There's no need to disfigure this positive thread with all this nonsense is there.

Those grants are not made available to football clubs but to supporters' organisations and once again derive from the much complained about overseas' TV rights money the Premier League earns.

merse btpir wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 19:17 Yes, but as I said; there was no need to disfigure this positive thread with all this nonsense was there.

A good news; positive story doesn't deserve all that mis-informed, ill directed abuse being thrown about. Both trust officers responsible AND the suorce of the funding are to be congratulated, recognised and thanked for their input and as it happened the football club DID play their full part as far as they were required and allowed to.