Football Governance Bill
· It is hoped that Northampton South MP Mike Reader will be able to host a meeting of Supporters Trusts and MPs when the Football Governance Bill moves into the House of Commons for further scrutiny. The Trust is leading a campaign seeking to ensure primacy for Supporters Trusts in the legislation.
Link here:- https://www.ntfctrust.co.uk/news/article/trust-leads-on-football-governance-bill-initiative
Asset of Community Value
· The Trust has been successful in securing Sixfields Stadium and land to the west of the stadium as an Asset of Community Value. This status has been granted by West Northamptonshire Council and protects the stadium until 2029.
Link here:- https://www.ntfctrust.co.uk/news/article/trust-secures-renewed-asset-of-community-value-status-for-sixfields-stadium
Annual General Meeting
· The Trust’s Annual General Meeting will be held at Northampton’s Obelisk Centre on Thursday 20 February and papers will be circulated to members shortly.
Infrastructure Foundation
· The Supporters Trust will be bringing forward a Vision 2030 report with details of an Infrastructure Foundation model along the lines of that successfully adopted by Heart of Midlothian FC. It is hoped, in the fullness of time, that the report can be a starting point for a conversation about partnership working around improving the club’s infrastructure, irrespective of the club’s prevailing ownership model.
East Stand and land development at Sixfields
· Internal changes to the East Stand development have been approved by West Northamptonshire Council and the club’s owners have reassured supporters that work on the stand will be completed by the end of March. In an interview on BBC Northampton, chairman Kelvin Thomas again intimated that warehousing is the likely outcome on land behind the East Stand although details as to how any such development would benefit the football club going forward have as yet not been made clear.
