Members who are interested in becoming involved in the Trust board will be able to submit their nominations from Thursday, the 9^th of January.

If you would like to become part of the dialogue with the club on behalf of fellow BWFC supporters, please have a think about what you are able to contribute in the way of time and expertise. We welcome representation from as diverse a group of BWFC supporters as possible, so if you would like to become more involved in the dialogue process with the club, please consider getting involved.

Key skills and tasks relating to Board Member positions are referenced in more detail in the Board Membership and Conduct Policy.

The full election timings are noted below. If you have any queries, please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

The relationship between the Trust and the Club has improved year on year with the current owners including monthly meetings at which a wide ranging list of topics are discussed. Questions raised by Trust members are dealt with face to face with the both the Chief Executive and Chief of Operations.  In the past 12 months the Trust has had the opportunity voice the fans’ views on season ticket pricing, kit design, the Fanzone, match day transport etc.

The Trust has been at the forefront of the successful delivery of vast improvements in facilities for the disabled supporters. A close collaboration with the Club and the Trust’s affiliate the Disabled Supporters’ Association has seen the completion of the Accessible Passport scheme, the Changing Place Toilet, the Quiet Room, the Audio Descriptive Commentary. The refurbishment of the concourse toilets has commenced in the last few days.

We are not complacent and are always looking for new ideas and welcome representation from as diverse a group of BWFC supporters as possible.

Election Timeline

Any member who wishes to put themselves forward for election will be required to forward a completed Candidate Nomination Form, which is available on the BWFCST website. Completed forms should be forwarded to the Election Management Group on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  to be received before 5.00pm on Friday, 31 January 2025.

The election timeline is as follows:

09 Jan ‘25  Open nominations. Any fully subscribing member who wishes to stand for election to the BWFCST board can submit a completed nomination form to the EMG on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from this date. Any member who wishes to register has until the 23^rd of January 2025 to ensure they have paid their annual subscription.

30 January ‘25  Registration closes for members wishing to vote in the election. Any member who wishes to be eligible to vote will need to be registered as a BWFCST member by this date. Any member who wishes to vote has until the 30^th of January 2025 to ensure they have paid their annual subscription.

31 January ’25  Close nominations. All nominations from members wishing to stand for election to the BWFCST board will need to have forwarded their completed nomination form by 5.00pm on this date.

06 February ‘25     Open voting process which is to be held by emailed ballot.

20 February ‘25    Voting closes.

27 February ‘25    Results announced.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from BWFCST

Wishing all our members, their families, friends and the worldwide BWFC family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Onwards and upwards into 2025 and we look forward to seeing you in the Fanzone on Boxing Day to cheer the lads on to a hopefully exciting and successful 2nd half of the season!

If you know anyone who would like to join the trust and who isn’t already a member or who hasn’t yet upgraded their membership to annual status, please help us increase our numbers by using the following links:

Join BWFCST here.

Login and upgrade your account here.

BWFCST
23 December 2024

Our records show that many subscription payments to the Supporters' Trust may be overdue as it could be you have not converted your exisiting subscription from a one off payment to a regular annual payment.

We very much appreciate the support you have given us in the past but to continue our work both independently and in collaboration with the club, we need to raise more funds to cover our costs as the current subscription level is sadly insufficient to do so. Putting this into perspective, of the 6,386 fans who pledged to join the Trust during the dark days from 2015 and beyond only 900 are currently paying an annual fee of £10! This is obviously unsustainable and we would respectfully ask that you consider rectifying this.

The process is very simple to check and upgrade. Just follow the link here to upgrade to annual membership. Your username is your email in full. If you require a new password please follow the instruction on the page and you will be issued a new one: https://bwfcst.co.uk/login-form

If you find you have already updraded to annual membership, we thank you for your continued support.

In the immortal words from 'The Life of Brian' you may ask, 'what has the Supporters' Trust ever done for us?' If you are still hesitating to upgrade then let me list just some of our recent achievements:

- Initiating and recently renewing the ACV status on our Stadium which is now in place until 2027.

- Very strong and collaborative relationship with the club at both Executive and operational level.

- Campaigning to create the Fanzone and full involvement in the planning and execution.

- Instigating a fan vote for kit choice.

- Providing advice and input to the club on a wide variety of issues including Season Ticket pricing and launch.

- Developing the Bolton schools Season Ticket initiative with the club.

- Driving the improvement of the disabled facilities at the Stadium

- Significant input and influence with key football organisations and lobby groups including the FSA, Fair Game and Level Playing Field

- Board members asked to meet personally with Tracey Crouch for input into the Fan Led Review.

- Survey of our Trust membership on the FLR.

- Sponsorship of the Supporter of the Year award at the End of Season Awards.

Please click the links below to view our latest activities:

BWFCST & BWDSA https://bwfcst.co.uk/blog/bwdsa-news/bwfcst-bwdsa
Come and see David Jack’s iconic 1923 FA Cup Winners Medal https://bwfcst.co.uk/blog/general-trust-news/come-and-see-david-jack-s-iconic-1923-fa-cup-winners-medal
Priority points reward scheme https://bwfcst.co.uk/blog/general-trust-news/priority-points-reward-scheme

We really do need your support so I hope you have been persuaded to make the conversion to full annual membership so that we can continue the good work.

Yours sincerely,

Terence Rigby
Chair - BWFCST