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Curry On Up The Dale 6 (5 February 2010)

Rochdale Supporters Trust is delighted to announce details of the eagerly awaited
"Curry On Up The Dale 6" in association with Mr Heat.

This season's curry evening take place on Thursday 1 April, starting at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) and this year we are moving to a bigger venue as we expect huge ticket sales for this increasingly popular event.

This year’s curry night will take place at the excellent Copper Pot on Sandbrook Park and the guest speakers will be the highly popular 1990's Dale duo 'Whitehall & Reeves'.

Alan Reeves became Rochdale’s record sale in a £300,000 move to then Premier League outfit Wimbledon in 1994. The legend had been with Dale for three seasons and had won Player of the Year in each of those seasons. No other player has ever won this award in three consecutive years.

Fellow Scouser Steve Whitehall will make up the other half of the hilarious duo. “Whitey” made 282 appearances scoring 92 goals, which puts him near the top of Dale’s all time appearances league and third in the highest scorer league.

They are making their second appearance as a double act in Rochdale following a one-off Forum with the pair in our centenary season. Anyone who was there that night will be able to vouch for the excellent entertainment they provided.

They will both speak about their times at Spotland under the distinctive management style of Dave Sutton, and then the floor will be open for a Q&A session.

The evening will be compered by the club’s very own Iain Johnstone who has kindly accepted our invitation to host the event.

Tickets are available from the matchday Trust Desks (Dale Bar/ Studd’s Bar), The Copper Pot, and the Rochdale AFC club shop. Tickets prices are Members - £22 & Non Members - £25. Ticket reservations can be made by email to info@daletrust.org.uk

This is a not to be missed date for your diary, as anyone who attended any of the previous five curry nights will testify, so round up a group of mates, have a really good night…and don’t worry about work on the Friday as it’s Good Friday!

Next Bowlee fundraiser - Lancashire Night (17 January 2010)

Rochdale Supporters Trust is bringing you a taste of Lancashire with a special event dedicated to our great county.

The Trust's inaugural 'Lancashire night' is taking place in the Ratcliffe Suite at Spotland on Saturday 20 February at 8pm.  For full details visit our forthcoming events page.

A Christmas present to all Trust members (7 December 2009)

The Dale Supporters Trust is backing the club's Christmas Draw and will be rewarding each member this Christmas by buying them a ticket for the draw as a present.

Whilst we continue to campaign hard for the Bowlee Project, the Trust wanted to spread some Christmas cheer and boost club coffers by buying each of our member's a £1 Christmas Draw ticket as part of their £5 membership subscription.

The Trust has given a cheque worth £557 to club, giving the Trust 557 tickets for the big draw on Saturday 19 December.

We will be donating the tickets back to the club, giving them a £1112 discount on KFC food that they can use as they wish.

Keeping the Bowlee project in mind, if the Trust wins anything in the big draw we will be donating the prize directly back to Bowlee. If we win some cash it will bring us ever closer to our target.

The Trust believes that this timely boost for the club will help in the long and the short term as we look to boost club coffers and benefit Bowlee all at the same time.

Obviously if we had more members we would be able to make a larger contribution to the Christmas Draw. If you are not yet a member you need to get on board and Trust membership would be make an ideal small present for friends or family. You can join the Trust in the Dale Bar or Studds on matchdays or by visiting our website at www.daletrust.org.uk. It only costs a fiver, a £1 of which would go to the Christmas Draw and £4 would go towards Bowlee. It's a win win situation for any Dale fan.

We're all pulling together!

Mobile Amnesty Update (2 December 2009)

The Trust would like to go on record and thank all supporters who donated old mobile phones during our recent amnesty. The response was so high that we were hit with a far bigger workload than we had anticipated. We received more than 300 handsets in total and we are now in the process of cataloging them before sending them off to be turned into cash. We will release the total figure raised as soon as we know it but we are hoping that the sum will be in the thousands. The response to the initial amnesty was so good that we are hoping to host another amnesty soon and if anyone has any old phones in the meantime then don't hesitate to bring them along to one of the Trust desks on matchdays.

2009 Christmas Draw (30 November 2009)

Dale Supporters Trust has teamed up with RochdaleAFC.com to help the club maximise sales for this year's Christmas draw.

The annual Xmas Draw has always been part of the fabric of the club and it makes a huge difference to the finances down at Spotland. Thousands of tickets have been sent out by the club, and supporters are urged to play their part and sell those that they have been sent.

To help encourage supporters to sell their tickets, RochdaleAFC.com have set up a messageboard league table where fans can post the number of tickets that they have sold. All supporters who have sold twenty tickets or more will be entered into a draw to win a £20 Club Shop voucher, as donated by the Rochdale Supporters Trust. Details of this are available here.

This year's Xmas Draw is without doubt the biggest that has ever been organised, with prizes above and beyond anything offered before. The top prize is £1000, 2nd prize is a Plasma TV and 3rd prize a Xmas hamper worth £250. There are many, many more prizes available.

In the event of selling the tickets, supporters are advised to contact the club shop to obtain further tickets.

AGM minutes published (3 November 2009)

The minutes for the Dale Trust 2009 AGM have been published and can be viewed by clicking here

Dagnall wins September POTM award (29 October 2009)

After scoring a hatfull of goals to push Dale towards the top end of the League Two table, Chris Dagnall was named the Dale Trust Paul Conway Player of the Month for September.

The full story and words from the supporter presenting the award can be found here

Ex-manager and former players sign up for Trust 5-a-side (27 October 2009)

A former Dale manager and three ex-players will be joining Keith Hill and Dave Flitcroft at the Dale Supporters Trust 5-a-side tournament this Sunday (1 November).

Gareth Griffiths, Neil Edwards, Steve Parkin and Chris Beech are available for auction and could be joining your team on the day.

If you have entered your team into the competition you can start bidding for the former legends, as well as the current management duo Keith Hill and Dave Flitcroft. The highest bids will go into a hat and the legends will be drawn out on the day to see which of them will be joining your team.

Money raised at the auction and from team's entry fees will be split between the Bowlee training ground project and Factor 50, the skin cancer charity which was supported by former Rochdale midfielder Ernie Cooksey.

The event will be held at the Soccer Factory on Edinburgh Way, near Tesco, on Sunday 1 November, starting at 3pm.

Entry costs £30 per squad of eight players maximum.

To enter your team send your team's name, your secretary or manager's name and a contact telephone number to Keith Hicks at the Community Office at Rochdale AFC, Sandy Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5DR, along with a £10 deposit for your team. Please make cheques payable to 'Rochdale Supporters Trust'.

Once your team has entered the tournament you can start bidding to have a legend on your side. Email your team name and your bid, minimum £40, to kfinan@daletrust.org.uk, to be in with a chance of winning. The closing date for bids is Thursday 29 October at 6pm. We will inform you before the day of the tournament if your bid has been successful. Please note that the remainder of your team's entry fee plus your successful bid money must be paid on the day of the tournament, before kick off.

There will be trophies and medals for both the winners of the tournament and the runners-up.

For more details contact Keith Hicks on 07958 593121.

First week of Mobile Amnesty a success (27 October 2009)

Rochdale Supporters Trust would like to thank all fans who donated old mobile phones to the Trust at Saturday's game against Accrington. The Trust collected around 300 phones in week 1, which will now be recycled to raise money towards the Bowlee training ground project.

The first week of the amnesty has exceeded all expectations and the Trust is asking supporters to keep up the effort. Don't worry if you forgot to bring any old mobiles on Saturday as the project is continuing for the foreseeable future.

There is the phone amnesty point in the Club Shop at Spotland where you can leave your old phones at any time during normal opening hours, or you can hand them directly to the Trust at one of the desks in Studds or the Dale Bar before any home game.

If you can't make it to Spotland any time soon but have some old phones that you want to get rid of, you can post them direct to the Trust at PO Box 1907, Rochdale, Lancs, OL16 9EX.Alternatively, if you have 10 or more handsets to donate, Email oldmobiles@daletrust.org.uk and we will arrange to collect them from you.

The Trust would like to go on record and thank those that have donated mobiles so far, as well as Rochdaleafc.com for its part in promoting the amnesty.It's for a good cause, it's good for the environment, and it's making sure we have a bespoke training facility for the first time in our history, which Team Rochdale undoubtedly deserve.

Trust calendar on sale at Bournemouth game (26 October 2009)

Hardy Rochdale fans making the long trip to Bournemouth on Saturday 31 October will be the first to get their hands on the 2010 Rochdale Supporters Trust Calendar.

Trust board members will be selling the calendar at this year’s pub of choice, which is likely to be the Queens Park Hotel near the ground.

Like last year, the 2010 calendar is a top quality piece of memorabilia essential for any fan and will be on sale priced at just £5. This year Dale Trust members have chosen their all-time Dale squad, with each month featuring a player past or present. So see if you agree with the fans’ choices while re-living former glories.

If you can’t make it to the Bournemouth game then you can pick up your limited edition calendar either at the club shop at Spotland or at one of the Trust desks in Studds or the Dale Bar on home match days.

Stock is limited so make sure you get your hands on the official Trust calendar as soon as possible.

Trust pledge support to Accrington's SOS campaign (23 October 2009)

Dale Supporters Trust have lent support to the 'Save Our Stanley' campaign as Accrington aim to raise £308,000 to pay an outstanding debt to HMRC.

The Trust Desks in the Dale Bar and Studds will be selling Accrington's 'SOS' wristbands before Saturday's home game with Stanley for a minimum £1 donation per wristband. Please show your support for our near neighbours as they fight for the very existence of their club.

For more information on the SOS campaign and for news on other ways you can help, please visit their website here

Teams wanted for 5-a-side competition (19 October 2009)

Rochdale Supporters Trust is offering you the chance to show off your football skills in front of Rochdale management duo Keith Hill and David Flitcroft.

The Trust is hosting a 5-a-side tournament to raise funds for the Bowlee training ground project and Factor 50, the skin cancer charity which was supported by former Rochdale midfielder Ernie Cooksey, and Hill and Flitcroft could be lining up in your team.

Click here for the full details.

Trust joins forces with easyfundraising.org.uk (12 October 2009)

Rochdale Supporters Trust has signed up to online site easyfundraising.org.uk to help you to raise funds for the Trust with your online purchases.

Choose from over 2000 of the UK's best-known retailers including many popular names such as Amazon, Next, Argos, John Lewis and HMV, and when you shop using the links on our site up to 15% from every purchase you make is donated to the cause you choose to nominate.

It doesn't cost a penny extra to shop and raise funds for the Trust using easyfundraising.org.uk, and as many retailers now give extra discounts when you buy online, you can even save money!

To go straight to our dedicated page on easyfundraising.org.uk  click here

Mobile Phone Amnesty (12 October 2009)

We are asking all Dale fans to 'dig deep' and donate any old mobile phone handsets they have to the Trust. The handsets don't even have to be working, they all count towards the total.

We will be collecting handsets before all Dale home games at Trust desks and behind the turnstiles versus Accrington Stanley. Supporters can also post their old mobiles into us at POBox 1907, Rochdale, Lancs. OL16 9EX.

We are obviously aiming to raise as much money as possible through this, and have a fan willing to give us £1000 towards Bowlee, as soon as we have raised £1000 through the amnesty.

A quick fact: if every Dale fan brings an old mobile to the Accrington Stanley game, Bowlee would be paid for. What bigger incentive do we need?

So get asking your friends and family, rummage through those drawers and dig out your old mobiles. Each handset is a step closer to the training facility Keith Hill and his team deserve.

Dawson wins first 09/10 Player Of The Month award (3 October 2009)

Less than a month after making his football league debut, Craig Dawson has been named the Dale Trust Paul Conway player of the month for August. Click here for the full story.