Newsletter 3

Dear Member,

As you quoted an email address on your application, this is the latest, electronic update of BairnsTrust activities.

You are cordially invited to attend the monthly BairnsTrust meeting in the Players' Lounge at the Falkirk Community Stadium on Monday 17th October 2005, KO 7.30pm.

There will be a full agenda for discussion, but if you have any concerns you wish to raise, please respond to either BairnsTrustWS@aol.com or post your query on the message board at our website and we will try to cover on the night.

The topics covered at last month's meeting can be reviewed here

Please note that the event may last up to 3 hours.

If you are unable to attend, the minutes from the meeting will appear on our website 7-10 days later for your perusal.

One of the points raised last month concerned the cost of entry to the Motherwell game. It appears that Motherwell FC were charging less to home fans and that the family option was not available at the away end. We were asked to send a letter to Motherwell FC and the Motherwell Trust (who are already aware of this anomaly) expressing our unhappiness with their arrangements.

A DRAFT copy of the letter has been duly prepared. We have received clarification from Falkirk FC on the SPL agreement and are awaiting feedback from the Motherwell Supporters Trust to hopefully strengthen our case before finalising the letter. This copy will appear on our website in due course.

We also have a number of projects still to be instigated that have been requested by our members. In order to achieve these, we do require voluntary assistance. If anyone wishes to help with e.g. getting the Former Players Association off the ground, please contact us by one of the methods below.

A reminder that if you wish to stand for election to the BairnsTrust Committee for next year, again respond by one of the methods below.

In co-operation with all senior teams in Scotland, every club has been asked by the SFA to hold a charity collection for "Children First" during the weekend of the Celtic match on Sunday 06/11/05, KO 2pm. BairnsTrust have been approached by Falkirk FC to help provide volunteers for this. Would appreciate any offer of assistance from our members for this worthy cause. Please intimate your interest to BairnsTrustWS@aol.com, at our 17/10/05 monthly meeting or at the stall on 22/10/05 v Dundee Utd.

If you have still to collect your free T-shirt/polo shirt for joining the Trust this season, your order can be collected/checked on its status at our stall in the Main Stand concourse v Dundee Utd on Sat 22/10/05. Please allow adequate time for uplift as there may be a lengthy queue.

You may be interested to note that further to significant demand, we have a stock of the "Mighty Bairns 2005-06 Tour T-shirts" now available in WHITE. These will be sold at the stall to both BairnsTrust members and non-members at £10 each, for all sizes.
Our first "Social Event", the outrageous Silly Connolly (+ Venus) Night, prompted the following glowing testimonials.

"Big congratulations to Brian Guthrie and the committee for a terrific night in the castings social club tonight and a big thanks also to Davie and his bar staff for making tonight very successful. To those who missed this evenings entertainment tough luck you can only imagine how tonight went. More of the same please."

Also,
"Regards Friday night I personally thought it was a superb night and the missus was even more enthusiastic she commented that it was good to go to a football evening that had very little football talk throughout the night despite it being organized through a football body. You must be doing something right if the wife wants to go to future events!"

Tickets for our forthcoming BairnsTrust/Bairns-Aid events can also be ordered/purchased at the our stall. Details of which are:

o Lottsa-Laughs starring Scotland's top female comedy entertainer Ann Jax + David Goldie a zany comedy personality! Fri 11/11/05 @ The Castings Community & Sports Club, Etna Road, Falkirk. KO 7.30pm. £7 inc buffet.

o Flash Harry The Ultimate Tribute to Queen, Thu 01/12/05 @ Best Western Park Hotel. £15 inc buffet. Doors open 7.30pm. Feel free to visit the band's website for further details www.flash-harry.co.uk

o BairnsTrust Christmas Dinner Dance & Cabaret, Fri 30/12/05, 7 for 7.30pm @ Grangemouth Town Hall. £25.

For more details on each of the above and more, please visit:
www.falkirkfc.co.uk

If you would be willing to donate a raffle prize for any of our nights, please contact the Trust by either method below to arrange uplift.

Look forward to seeing you at these events.

Peter Jack
BairnsTrust Joint-Treasurer
www.bairnstrust.com

Contact methods:

a) Email to BairnsTrustWS@aol.com
b) Post your query on our message board
c) Visit the BairnsTrust stall located on the concourse in the Main Stand at home games.
d) Attendance at the monthly BairnsTrust meetings in the Players' Lounge at the Falkirk Community Stadium on the third Monday of the month, KO 7.30pm.