News archives from Queens Trust

Project 200

July 12, 2018: The next Queens Trust meeting is on 17th August, 2018 7.30pm at the Queens Arena when we will be having another draw from all members for a mystery prize to help us get to 200 members! Currently at 164. Help by joining today.

Recently we have:

• continued our support of the Queens annual shirt draw
• bought 3 additional QOS season tickets
• will be sponsoring a Queens player again for the coming year
• supported local youth football tournament
• agreed to sponsor queens match day sign for the season
• will be sponsoring queens match posters
• donated items for the Guid Neighbours float to give away
• helped with the Palmerston tidy up
• bought a new Queens Trust banner
• plan a fundraising book shelf in the Queens Arena
• will be providing free period products at Palmerston

and more planned… only possible with support of our members!

Please support us and we can do even more.

Trust bucket collection

January 20, 2018: A big thank you to both sets of fans who gave genourously to our bucket collection at today’s Queens v Partick Thistle Scottish Cup match. We raised a fantastic £386.20.

Queens Trust AGM

December 5, 2017:  Monday 15th January 2018 7.30pm at Palmerston in the downstairs Bar. All members welcome to attend. Be great to see you all there! Not a member? No problem! Just come along and join the Trust on the night for 2018.

Season ticket winners

July 11, 2017: Winners of the Queen of the South season tickets drawn at the Queens Trust meeting at the Queens Arena on Monday 10th July 2017 were:

• Junior Blue: Jamie Robson
• Junior Blue: Millie Robson
• Concession: Vera Stuart
• Concession: Frank Currie
• Adult: Ian Magee

A huge thank you to all who have joined or renewed their membership in the last month. It has once again been a great show of support for the Trust. Before the draw we got to 147 Queens Trust members signed up with a few still to come in.

Many thanks again to everyone and heres to an entertaining season ahead!

Queens Trust Memberships 2017/18

June 17, 2017: Queens Trust memberships for 2017/18 are now open for joining and for renewals. As previous years there will again be the great opportunity to win one of 5 Queen of the South 17/18 season tickets (1 adult, 2 senior and 2 junior) for all those that join by 10th July 2017. So get those memberships in without delay!

The Queens Trust membership has been increasing over the last few years and it would be great if we could continue this trend. So please spread the word and encourage anyone you know to join. It really does help to have the backing of as many fans as possible. It would be fantastic to get to over 200 members again this year so please help if you can.

Thanks to the support of our members we were once again able to enter this years Queens shirt draw. We also have a number of ideas for next season to continue our work of promoting Queens and football in the community and of strengthening the Trust as well as supporting the club and the clubs supporters wherever we can.

Memberships can be purchased through our listing on eBay ‘Queen of the South Trust Membership’ or by paypal, direct banking, or by cheque or cash. More details on the ‘How to Join’ tab at the top of this page.

If you have any questions or queries or any suggestions or ideas please do get in touch with us at joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk it would be great to hear from you.

The next meeting of the Queens Trust will be on Monday 10th July in the Queens Arena at 7.30pm and is open to all Trust members.

Queens Trust 2016/7 Review

June 12, 2017:  Queens Trust membership increased for the 4th year in a row up to 216.

Activities

• Produced and promoted the matchday posters for 22 home games.
• 2 entries in the annual Queens shirt draw competition
• Purchase of additional QOS season tickets from club for Trust members draw.
• Purchased Queens shop vouchers (£100) for the Trusts share the matchday poster competitions.
• Gave out 500 free Queens Trust rattles and maracas to kids on matchday.
• Helped secure the work of Paine Proffitt for use on the front of the matchday programme.
• Successful in having a Queens Trust resolution for Supporter Representation added to the QOS AGM agenda.
• 5 QOS supporter groups joined together in support of Supporter Representation with a combined membership of over 500 members.
• Secured support to run a QOS community museum/shop in Dumfries town centre if successful in getting a Supporters Representative.
• Helping with half time entertainments when possible.
• Helped QOSDSA with their bucket collection.
• Paying to keep sign board for next match updated at Palmerston.

Sponsorships

• Sponsored local schools football tournament.
• Sponsored Queens players towards coaching badges.
• Main sponsor of Globe Inn 2017 Sick Kids Friends Foundation Charity Calendar.

Shares

• Purchase of 20 QOS shares from J White July 2016 takes Queens Trust to a holding of 924 shares
• Purchase of 77 QOS shares from M Johnstone January 2017 to take Queens Trust to 1001 shares refused by the Queens Board of Directors

Meetings etc

• Attended all SLO meetings held during the year also Dumfries Common Good Committee meetings and Scottish Fans conference at Hampden Park.
• Attended the QOS AGM.
• Meetings with both Supporters Direct and Scottish Football Supporters Association as well as a joint meeting with Dumfries Common Good Committee and QOSFC.

Social Media

• Increased followers on facebook (1,608 followers) and twitter (844)
• Opened Instagram account (99 followers)
• Promotion of all things QOS related.

Big thank you to the many who have supported us over the last year through your memberships, donations, helping with the matchday posters, support for the Trust resolution at the AGM, gifting us programmes and signed items for future stalls/raffles/auctions and by taking part in our competitions on social media. Your support and help is much appreciated.

Queens Trust Statement – Supporters Director Resolution

February 19, 2017: The Queens Trust would like to thank The Dumfries Common Good Committee for giving their support for this item to be added to the agenda, thus giving the clubs owners, the 1,000 shareholders, the chance to vote on this issue. We would also like to thank the Doonhamers Travel Club, the New Bazaar Doonhamers, Devorgilla Doonhamers and the QOS Disabled Supporters Association for their backing of this motion. These groups and the Queens Trust have a combined membership of over 500 supporters. The Queens Trust is also grateful for the support of the Scottish Football Supporters Association, which has a membership of almost 67,000, and Supporters Direct Scotland.

Supporters are the lifeblood and heart of their club. It is common for football club Directors to be fans of the club but a Supporters Director is something quite different. This is a director who has been democratically elected by the supporters and who specifically aims to represent their views. Supporters are the key stakeholders of any club and are central to the clubs social and financial vibrancy.

Supporter involvement in clubs is increasing across Scottish Football through the election of Supporters Directors and through Supporter Ownership. Only last week Airdrie announced they will be looking to appoint a Supporters Director this summer with their Chairman saying ‘This is the future. Fan representation will become a bigger part of the Scottish game in seasons to come. It’s very important to me that this happens.’

If our resolution is successful the Queens Trust would hold an election to decide who amongst its members would take on the role of Supporters Director. Membership to the Queens Trust is open to all supporters and all members of the Trust would be invited to put themselves forward as a candidate. The winner of the election would take the Trusts position on the board.

At present attendances for Queen of the South are declining. This falling interest needs to be urgently addressed and a long term view adopted that focusses on increasing community support for the club. There is now a staggering amount of competition for people’s time and money. We believe that having a Supporters Director at the very heart of Queen of the South will help towards addressing these issues.

If we are successful at achieving a Supporters Director on the Board one of the key ambitions of the Trust is to open a community shop / museum in the town centre. We believe that this will be of great benefit to both the club and the town. The Trust has run two previous temporary shops in the town and the community showed lots of goodwill towards the club. Through a permanent presence in the heart of the town we would hope to increase the clubs visibility and encourage additional support which will in turn increase the clubs revenue. It would also be one less empty shop for the town.

When the Trust met with the local council and the Queens chairman last year to discuss our resolution there was no Supporter Liaison Officer in place and the creation of this post was not mentioned at all. While we think this newly created position will have benefits, we believe that the addition of a Supporters Director would add much greater value to the club. The Supporters Director will not be chosen by or answerable to the board. The Supporters Director will be chosen by and answerable to the supporters. The supporters would have a voice in the boardroom where all major decisions affecting the club are taken.

Supporter involvement at the boardroom level is increasing throughout the Scottish game and can lead to greater time and financial input from supporters. The introduction of a Supporters Director at the very heart of Queen of the South would create a new level of openness, transparency and supporter engagement. It would create the feeling that we really are all in this together.

Mini Museum / Community Shop

January 28, 2017: At last night’s Queens Trust meeting we received offers of support that if we were successful in achieving a supporters representative onto the board of directors at the club would enable the Trust to run a Queens Trust mini museum / community shop within the town. The Trust committee were all very positive of the idea and felt it could be something that could be a benefit both to the club and to the town.

Junior Blues & Queens Trust Juniors

December 13, 2016: The Queens Trust has had made some great Queens Trust rattles and maracas which we will be giving out free to Queens Junior Blues and Queens Trust Juniors at this weekends game. Each junior will get to pick one. Either a rattle or a maraca, not both sorry.

Queens Trust members will be in the Arena from 2pm to hand them out before the game. So make sure and get along to the game to get your free gift and then use them to make some noise and cheer the team on!

Great present for a Queens Fan

December 8, 2016: Looking for a Queens related present? The Queens Trust still have some of the fantastic Limited Edition Signed Prints available of the posters that we have been using to promote home matches. One of the designs (with the old stand) is now also the front cover of this seasons programme.

These unique images by the artist Paine Proffitt (www.paineproffitt.com) are published as limited edition fine art prints. They are printed using the latest Giclee printing processes and each print is individually numbered and signed by the artist. There will only be a small print run of 25 for each of the three designs. The prints will not have opponents or dates mentioned.

Prices:

Loose print £65 (£55 for Queens Trust members)

Framed print £95 (£85 for Queens Trust members)

Framed prints will have a white mount and a black frame. P&P (to UK) is £5 on every print ordered whether loose or framed. Prints will be delivered directly to any address provided.

These fantastic artworks can be purchased through the Queens Trust. Please email joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk with any orders or if you require any further information.

Queens Trust Membership

September 29, 2016: Membership of the Queens Trust is now at the highest it has been in years at 215 members. A fantastic number, thank you all for your support. If you are not yet a member it’s never to late to join. Click on the ‘how to join’ link at the top of this page for more information.

The matchday poster competition that we have been running this season has been a great success with around 200 people sharing each of our posters on Facebook and Twitter. This has helped the posters to reach over 10,000 people for each game. After each game we pick a winner at random and the Queens Trust present them with a £10 voucher for the Queens club shop. So far we have had 5 winners. If you have not yet had a go please do as it is a very easy way to help promote the club and its home games and you might just be the next winner!

We have some exciting things in the planning for the Junior Blues and hope to publish news on these next month. So watch this space.

The next meeting of the Queens Trust is on Friday 7th October at 7.30pm at the Queen of the South Arena. All members are welcome to attend.

Season ticket winners

June 22, 2016: Winners of the Queen of the South season tickets drawn at the Trust meeting at the Queens Arena on Wednesday 22nd June 2016 were:

Junior Blue: Lucy Johnstone

Junior Blue: McKenzie Martin

Concession: Jackie Hair

Concession: Jim Stuart

Adult: Scot Carrick

A huge thank you to all who have joined or renewed their membership in the last month. It has been amazing to see such support for the Trust.

We went well past last years total of 155 members and even managed to surpass our target of 180. Before the draw we got to a fantastic 201 Queens Trust members signed up for 2016 and 16/17 with a few still to come in. Brilliant!

Many thanks again to everyone and heres to an entertaining season ahead!

C’mon the South!

Queens Trust

Queens Trust news and memberships 16/17

May 11, 2016: A big thank you to everyone who has helped the Queens Trust in anyway over the last year. Whether that is by being a Trust member, making a donation, regular direct debit or by supporting our events like the recent quiz night or our 10th anniversary auction and raffle that we held or by supporting our Twitter and Facebook accounts with shares, retweets and likes etc. It all helps greatly and is very much appreciated.

Trust memberships for 2016/17 are now due. As last year there will again be the chance to win one of 5 Queens season tickets (1 adult, 2 senior and 2 junior) for all those that join by 22nd June.

The Trust membership which was high when the Trust first started and also during the Save our South campaign has been steadily increasing over the last few years and it would be great if we could continue this trend. So please spread the word and encourage anyone you know to join. It really does help to have the backing of as many fans as possible. It would be fantastic if we could get to 180 members this year so please help if you can.

2012. 59 members

2013. 72 members

2014. 112 members

2015. 155 members

Thanks to the support of our members we were able to put 2 entries (£800) in this years Queens shirt draw. We also have a number of ideas for next season to continue our work of promoting Queens in the community and of supporting the Club wherever we can.

Memberships can be purchased through our listing on eBay ‘Queen of the South Trust Membership’ or by paypal, direct banking, or by cheque or cash. More details on the ‘How to Join’ tab at the top of this page.

If you have any questions or queries or any suggestions or ideas please do get in touch with us at joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk it would be great to hear from you.

The next two meetings of the Queens Trust will be on Friday 27th May and Wednesday 22nd June in the Queens Arena at 7.30pm and is open to all Trust members.

Football at the theatre!

May 9, 2016: Missing the football already? Then get along to the Theatre Royal, Dumfries this week for a football event. The Queens Trust will be there with a few items for sale and taking memberships for the Queens Trust for 2016/17.

Get along for what should be a good night!

Football Night

March 29, 2016: Get along to Palmerston Park on the 13th April 2016 at 7.30pm for some football fun with a football quiz, some football readings, free pies and entrance is free!

It is in support of the Kiss Bigotry Goodbye campaign and is being presented by Nil by Mouth and the author Daniel Gray with the support of the Queens Trust. It should be a really good night so come along and give it your backing and wear your football tops or bring your scarves to add some colour!

Support the Queens Trust 2016

February 12, 2016: It looks like 2016 could be a very important year for the Queens Trust and for the club we all love.

Please consider supporting the Queens Trust at this time by becoming a Trust member for the year 2016. The price still remains the same as it was 11 years ago when the Trust was founded at just £10 for the year if working and £5 for all concessions. The Trust is open to all.



If you are already a signed up member – Thank you! Our members have been fantastic and we fully appreciate the support you have given to get us this far. But what about maybe helping to sign up your family and friends. You never know you might just win them a season ticket to Palmerston in our summer draw of all members.

Queens Trust AGM

November 20, 2015: The AGM of the Queens Trust (Queen of the South Supporters Society Ltd) will be held on Tuesday the 8th of December 2015 at 7.30pm in the Queen of the South Arena. All Trust members welcome.

The Great Queens Trust Auction!

November 10, 2015: The Great Queens Trust Auction is now open and we are delighted to have some really great items for this auction which is being held to mark the Queens Trust 10th Anniversary!

Bids can be made by email to joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk or by private message to our twitter account (@queenstrust) or by text to 0770 3139006. We will update the page as often as is possible and have links to it from our facebook page, twitter page and the Doonhamers mad message board and from Pie and Bovril. The auction will close at 10pm on Sunday the 22nd November 2015.

A huge thank you to all the people, players and clubs who have kindly donated items to auction. Any questions please ask. Good luck everyone and thank you for your support!

If returning to this page it is a good idea to refresh it so that the updated version of the page with latest bids can be seen.

Item 1: Lee Robinson signed boots that he wore in the Scottish Challenge (Ramsdens) Cup Final for Queens v Partick Thistle on 7th April 2013. Queens won the cup on penalties and Lee was one of the star performers. Both boots are signed by Lee Robinson. Kindly donated by Lee Robinson.

Latest Bid: £55

Item 2: Superb large photo of Jim Thomson scoring in the Scottish Cup Final for Queens v Rangers in 2008. Photo size is 18″ x 12″. The photo is mounted on card. Photo is signed by Jim Thomson.

Latest Bid: £40

Item 3: Queen of the South 2008 Scottish Cup Final Jacket. Brand new, never been worn, complete with tags. Size Large.

Latest Bid: £100

Item 4: Chris Higgins Queen of the South match worn away shirt from 2014/15. With Higgins and 6 on Back. SPFL badges to sleeves. Size Large. Signed by Chris Higgins. Kindly donated by Chris Higgins.

Latest Bid: £100

Item 5: Special/unique Queen of the South home top from the Jim Thomson Testimonial Match Queens v Rangers in 2010. Signed by Gavin Reilly. Number 15 on back and match details printed on sleeve. Size Large. Kindly donated by Gavin Reilly.

Latest Bid: £55

Item 6: Goalie gloves signed by Lee Robinson. Both gloves signed. Kindly donated by Lee Robinson.

Latest Bid: £25

Item 7: Queen of the South home top season 2013/14 . Brand new, complete with tags. Size Medium. Signed by Patrick Slattery.

Latest Bid: £15

Item 8: Queen of the South Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) for any Scottish league match played at Palmerston Park, Dumfries. Season 2015/16. Kindly donated by Queen of the South FC.

Latest Bid: £20

Item 9: Celtic 2 complimentary tickets for any SPFL home match (subject to availability). Season 2015/16. Kindly donated by Celtic FC.

Latest Bid: £28

Item 10: 14 Queens Trust matchday posters. Printed on heavier than normal A4 paper. 6 different designs. All 14 matches are different. Kindly donated by a trust member.

Latest Bid: £45

Item 11: Superb small photo of Paul Burns scoring in the Scottish Cup Semi Final for Queens v Aberdeen in 2008. Photo size is 7″ x 5″. Photo is signed by Paul Burns.

Latest Bid: £20

Item 12: Rangers Football signed by 2015/16 squad. Comes with Letter and Certificate of Authenticity from Rangers. Signed by 20. Kindly donated by Rangers FC.

Latest Bid: £22

Item 13: Hibernian away top signed by 2015/16 squad. Signed by 13. Size Large. Kindly donated by Danny Carmichael.

Latest Bid: £75

Item 14: Chris Doig Nottingham Forest home shirt from 2002/03 when Forest made the Play-Offs. With Doig and 14 on Back. Nationwide football league badges to sleeves. Size Extra Large. Chris Doig was the youngest ever player to play for Queens. After Queens he moved to Nottingham Forest. Signed by Chris Doig. Kindly donated by Chris Doig.

Latest Bid: £20

Item 15: Superb Glossy photo (by Brian Murphy) of Queen of the South players celebrating the third goal in the 3-0 win for Queens v Rangers at Palmerston in season 2014/15. Great picture from a fantastic game. Size A4.

Latest Bid: £30

Item 16: Exeter City squad signed team photo from 2014/15. With letter from Exeter City. Signed by 23. A4 size. Kindly donated by Exeter City FC.

Open to offers or we will be selling it on ebay.

Item 17: Swansea City team photo 2015/16. With pre-printed autographs. On Glossy Paper. Size A3. Kindly donated by Swansea City FC.

Open to offers or we will be selling it on ebay.

Item 18. Wolverhampton Player poster of Jack Price. Signed by Jack Price. A4 size. Kindly donated by Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

Open to offers or we will be selling it on ebay.

Matchday Posters

October 30, 2015: The Queens Trust will unfortunately not be designing and distributing match day posters for the foreseeable future.

A great big thank you to everyone that has helped with them for the last 21 months.

This includes the artist Paine Proffitt for his super designs and photographer Brian Murphy for his great images.

Victoria and the staff in the club office for doing a wonderful job of printing them for us every game.

For the many people on the email list who printed the posters themselves and helped to distribute them.

To all the pubs, shops, offices etc that have been really fantastic at displaying them.

And finally to the many, many fans who have been sharing, liking, commenting and guessing the score on them on facebook, twitter and the messageboards etc.

It’s been great fun and great to see such support for the team!

Queens Trust – 10th Anniversary Auction!

September 18, 2015: Coming soon… the Great Queens Trust 10th Anniversary Auction!

Some really fantastic items have already been kindly donated. Items so far include:

• QOS 2008 Scottish cup final jacket (never worn as new)
• QOS home top signed by Patrick Slattery
• QOS – big photo of JT celebrating Scottish Cup Final goal, signed by JT
• Donated by Celtic – 2 complimentary tickets to any spfl home match 2015/16
• Donated by Exeter City – 2014/15 a4 signed team photo
• Donated by Wolves – a4 signed player poster
• Donated by Rangers – squad signed football 2015/16
• Donated by Danny Carmichael – Hibernian – squad signed shirt 2015/16
• Donated by Lee Robinson – signed boots from QOS v Partick Cup Final
• Donated by Lee Robinson – signed gloves
• Donated by Chris Doig – signed Nottingham Forest top with DOIG 14 on back

We are still waiting on some further items. We would love to hear from anyone that has any other items that they would like to donate to help us raise funds. Please email us at joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk or contact us on 0770 3139006. Many thanks.

Chris Higgins Sponsorship

September 5, 2015: Today at Palmerston before the match, Queen Of The South FC against St Mirren FC, Jim Stuart, Louise Currie and Fiona Smith presented Club Captain, Chris Higgins with a cheque for £500 towards his Coaching Training and Qualification. Help like this can only be carried out due to fans becoming members of the QUEENS TRUST and the various activities the “TRUST” committee carry out on behalf of their membership.

Queens Trust 10th Anniversary Raffle

September 4, 2015: The draw was held tonight in the Queens Arena for the Queens Trust 10th Anniversary Raffle.

A great big thank you to everyone who supported the raffle by buying tickets and also to those that kindly donated prizes. Thank you also to the footballers and staff at the arena who helped to draw the tickets.

Almost 600 tickets were sold which was fantastic. (One lucky person had a particularly good night but he did buy a lot of raffle books!)

Here is the winners list in full:

• £100 gift voucher for the QOS club shop – Derek Stocks
• QOS artwork by Paine Proffitt, framed and signed – Scott Martin
• £50 gift voucher for QOS club shop – Jim Currie
• QOS family ticket (kindly donated by QOSFC) – Mr R MacDonald
• 1 Litre bottle of Whisky (kindly donated by Globe Inn Doonhamers) – Jim Currie
• QOS home shirt signed by Lewis Kidd (kindly donated by Trust member) – Pat Cook
• QOS home shirt signed by Pattrick Slattery – Katia Kirkpatrick
• Big crate of beer (kindly donated by Trust member) – Linda Kirkpatrick
• Small crate of beer (kindly donated by Trust member) – Kathryn Ramsden
• Bottle red wine (kindly donated by Trust member) – Jim Currie
• Bottle white wine (kindly donated by Trust member) – R Emmerson
• QOS beach towel – Vinny Mayer
• 5 x QOS a4 photo: goal celebration v Rangers 3-0 (kindly donated by Trust members) – 5 winners – Rachel Cochrane, Malcolm Johnson, Campbell Mowbray, Pat Geddes, Andy Cochrane
• 3 x Blizzard football magazine (kindly donated by Supporters Direct Scotland) – 3 winners – Rachel Cochrane, Jim Currie, Violet Wilson
• 2 x Queens Trust mugs – 2 winners – Pat Cook, Sandra Cochrane
• Book – ‘The Lombardi Rules’ (kindly donated by Supporters Direct Scotland) – G Anderson

Will be in touch soon to arrange delivery of prizes. Many thanks again to all who took part!

The Real Stuff Starts

July 30, 2015.

Matchday sign updated

July 24, 2015: The 1st of the updates for upcoming matches is now in place for the Queen Of The South FC match versus Stranraer FC on 25-07-20016 in the Petrofac Cup.

Season Ticket Winners

July 10, 2015: Winners of the Queen of the South season tickets drawn at the Trust meeting at the Queens Arena on Friday 10th July 2015 were:

• Junior Blue: McKenzie Martin
• Junior Blue: Caitlin Harley
• Concession: Moira Campbell
• Concession: Tony Meyer-Gleaves
• Adult: Kenny Simpson

Many thanks to all who have joined or renewed their membership in the last couple of weeks. Thanks also to the members who support us through monthly direct debits and also to those that are life members.

There will be approx 150+ Trust members by the time all the memberships are in. This is a great show of support for the work that the Queens Trust does and also shows just how special this club is to us all.

It is never to late to join the Trust for anyone that may be interested. Click on ‘How to Join’ above.

Thanks again and heres to a fantastic season ahead!

Queens Trust

Join the Queens Trust 2015/16

June 23, 2015: Win a Queens season ticket by joining the Queens Trust!

Queens Trust memberships are now being taken for season 2015/16 (1st July 2015 – 30th June 2016) As well as the reduced rates for Trust members on our events (such as Meet the Manager night) and selected merchandise (like our limited edition prints) those that join/rejoin (by 7pm 10th July 2015) will be in with a chance of winning one of 5 Queen of the South 2015/16 season tickets!

We will be drawing from all members at this date for the winners of 1 adult season ticket, 2 concession season tickets and 2 junior blue season tickets.

Queens Trust membership prices 2015/16

£10 adults and £5 for juniors/oaps/unemployed/students

For further details on the easy ways to join (ebay, direct banking, cheque, paypal, cash all accepted) please follow the link ‘How to Join’ at the top of the page.

2015 is our 10th Anniversary year and it would be great to have as many members as possible to support us. If you can please join!

Queens v Rangers

April 9, 2015: Tonight sees Queen Of The South FC entertain Rangers FC. Prior to the game the collection points for the FOOD BANK INITIATIVE will be open in the ARENA, please help others by donating something if you can.

At half-time Greystone Rovers FCc and Heston Rovers FC will be playing two games of six-a-sides, please give them your support.

Queens Trust – the last few years

April 3, 2015: The Queens Trust has been busy over the last few years! Below is a brief summary of some of our work. Without our members none of this would be possible so a very big thank you to you all.

If you are not currently a Queens Trust member please do consider joining/rejoining as it will help us greatly to continue with our work of supporting Queens and promoting the club within the community.

2012, 2013 & 2014

• Sponsorship of the QOS youth teams in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland
• Sponsorship of local schools and youth football
• Sponsorship of the match day signboard at Palmerston
• Meet the Manager nights
• Half time entertainment organising/support
• Paul Burns Testimonial sponsorship
• Annual Shirt Draw entries
• QOS player sponsorships
• Purchase and raffling of QOS season tickets
• Match day posters
• QOS stall in the Loreburn Centre in the run up to the 2013 Ramsdens Cup Final
• Providing QOS youth teams with 20 training footballs and bags.
• Band night featuring Heart of Rust and Way Up
• QOS Matchday sponsorship
• Local amateur football sponsorship
• School visits
• Junior Blues training sessions, competitions and magazine
• QOS share purchase
• Sponsorship of QOS personnel to help attain SFA coaching badges.

Food Bank Initiative

March 20, 2015: Tomorrow at the QUEENS ARENA, the Food Bank Initiative between Queen Of The South FC, First Base Agency, QUEENS TRUST and Supporters Groups will be open for donations. After meetings between Mark Blount (Director QOS) Mark Frankland (First Base) Andy Cochrane (QUEENS TRUST) and Ross Corbett the Initiative was agreed and the process of launch given the go ahead.

QUEENS TRUST invites it’s members, supporters, Club Supporters and members of the general public to donate food items of a non-perishable nature to those in need in our Local Community at the Queens Arena before home matches in the first instance.

Half time entertainment v Rangers

December 12, 2014:

Football Remembers. This Christmas Day (2014) marks the 100 year anniversary of The 1914 Christmas Truce, where soldiers put down their weapons and famously played football in no-man’s land. In remembrance of this – in line with the FA ‘Football Remembers’ initiative – pupils at Maxwelltown High School have organised and ran a successful football tournament. The winners are here today to take participate in our half-time entertainment.

Throughout the tournament they have been raising money to donate to the charity: ‘Help Our Heroes’ and would appreciate any spare change you donate today.

Melanie Gibson

Maxwelltown High (English Teacher)

Let’s cheer the Pupils as they take their penalties and wish them well in their collection for ‘HELP THE HEROES’ great school effort and community spirit.

Andy Cochrane

Queens Trust

Meet the Manager

December 3, 2014: Thanks from the QUEENS TRUST Committee to James Fowler, Jim Thomson, Ross Goodwin, Chris Higgins and Iain Russell for taking part in the question and answer session tonight and to the fans who attended and supported the event.

Queen of the South Christmas Sale Event

November 14, 2014.

Queens Trust have pleasure in announcing their 2014 Meet the Manager Night featuring James Fowler (Manager) and Invited guests.

The Event will be held in the Tartan Lounge, at Palmerston Park starting at 7.30pm on December 3rd. There will be a raffle and a snack will be provided. Tickets are available through Committee members and at the Club Shop/Office.

Please try and support this evening as we try to support your Club.

Meet the Manager Night

October 24, 2014: Planned for 7pm on 22nd November 2014 has been postponed.

New date to be confirmed.

Queens Trust AGM

September 29, 2014: The AGM of the Queen of the South Supporters Society (Queens Trust) will be held on Friday 3rd October 2014 at 7.30pm in the Queen of the South Arena. There has been a really good increase in membership of the Queens Trust this year and it would be great to see and hear from as many members as possible at the AGM.

Season Ticket Winners

June 27, 2014: Winners of the Queen of the South season tickets drawn at the Trust meeting at the Queens Arena on Friday 27th June 2014 were:

• Junior Blue: Gavin Myatt
• Junior Blue: Lucy Johnstone
• Concession: Jim Stuart
• Concession: Doug Smith
• Adult: Sandra Cochrane

Many thanks to all who have joined or renewed their membership in the last couple of weeks. It has been a great show of support for the work that the Trust does and has also shown just how special this club is to us all.

It is never to late to join the Trust for anyone that may be interested. We plan to continue offering members great discounts on any Trust events or any Trust products/posters throughout the year.

Thanks again and heres to a fantastic season ahead!

Queens Trust

Win 1 of 5 QoS season tickets!

May 31, 2014: Queens Trust memberships are now being taken for season 2014/15. All those that join/rejoin by 27th June 2014 will be in with a chance of winning one of 5 Queen of the South 2014/15 season tickets!

We will be drawing from all members at this date for the winners of 1 adult season ticket, 2 concession season tickets and 2 junior blue season tickets.

Queens Trust membership prices 2014/15:

£10 adults and £5 for juniors/concessions.

For further details please follow the link 'Join Us’ at the top of the page.

Falkirk v Queen of the South

May 9, 2014: 3 v 4 Championship play-off game. Your Club needs you! Let's make The Falkirk Stadium rock for our team tomorrow!

It's the Play-offs!

May 5, 2014: Queens have qualified for the play-offs! A place in the premiership is up for grabs. It’s one of the biggest league games Queens have had in the last 50 years. We finished the season in great form. Can it continue? How will it all unfold? Be there to see what happens! C’mon the Queens!

Limited edition prints for sale

April 15, 2014: The Queens Trust are delighted to announce that we now have Limited Edition Signed Prints available for the three great matchday posters that we have been using to promote recent home matches.

These unique images by the artist Paine Proffitt (www.paineproffitt.com) are published as limited edition fine art prints. They are printed using the latest Giclee printing processes and each print is individually numbered and signed by the artist. There will only be a small print run of 25 for each of the three designs. The prints will not have opponents or dates mentioned.

Prices:

Loose print £65 (£55 for Queens Trust members)

Framed print £95 (£85 for Queens Trust members)

Framed prints will have a white mount and a black frame. P&P (to UK) is £5 on every print ordered whether loose or framed. Prints will be delivered directly to any address provided.

These fantastic artworks can be purchased through the Queens Trust. Please email joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk with any orders or if you require any further information.

Half-time entertainment Queens v Falkirk

April 11, 2014: The half-time entertainment tomorrow at the QUEEN OF THE SOUTH FC v FALKIRK FC match will be HESTON ROVERS 2006’s v LOCHAR THISTLE FC 2006’s taking part in the 10 SECOND CHALLENGE. Please offer the Kids and Coaches your fullest support and enjoy.

Thank you

March 30, 2014: Thank you to Upper Annandale FC 2004’s and Lochar Thistle FC 2004’s for providing yesterdays half-time entertainment at the Queens v Morton match.

Lochar Thistle and Upper Annandale with Danny Carmichael, Pat Slattery and Kevin Dzierzawski (1st Team Players) before the match.

Half-time entertainment

March 29, 2014: Queens Fans; please give Upper Annandale FC 2004’s and Lochar Thistle FC 2004’s your encouragement as they take part in the, TEN SECOND CHALLENGE, today at Palmerston at half-time in the match ; Queen of The South FC v Greenock Morton FC.

Many thanks,

Andy Cochrane.

March 29, 2014: Come along to Palmerston today and see Queens take on Morton. Queens are looking to hold onto 4th place and keep our play-off hopes to the Premiership on track. With not many games left it is going to be a very exciting end to the season. Lets give the team as much support we can. Come on the Queens!

Dale Farm Milk Cup Sponsorship

March 23, 2014: Today at Palmerston at half-time in the Under 15’s Match Queen Of The South Fc versus Annan Athletic QUEENS TRUST Chairman Jim Stuart handed over a cheque for £300 on behalf of QUEENS TRUST to Under 15’s Captain, Owen Bell and Queens Youth Coach, Ross Newlands.

The money will go towards the funds that Queen Of The South FC Youth Teams and their Coaches and Parents and Friends are amassing to cover the cost of them representing OUR club at the prestigious DALE FARM MILK CUP in Northern Ireland.

Cheque for Dale Farm Milk Cup Owen Bell, Jim Stuart and Ross Newlands.

Queens v Cowdenbeath 22nd March 3pm

March 17, 2014: Queens are in a play off place for the Premiership! It is 50 years since Queens have been in the top league. Show your support and come along to Palmerston and cheer on the doonhamers in the run in to the end of the season. Remember yer hame team’s yer ain team.

Heston Rovers FC Boys and Girls

March 2, 2014: Many thanks Heston Rovers FC Girls and Boys for providing the 1/2 time entertainment at the Queen Of The South FC versus Dumbarton FC match at Palmerston yesterday. Thanks for their Coaches and parents for making it possible.

Follow the link for Malcolm’s video coverage, thanks Malcolm!

Thanks to Lochar and Heston

February 16, 2014: Queens Trust would like to thank Lochar Thistle FC 2005’s and Heston Rovers FC 2005’s and their coaches for providing the half-time entertainment at Palmerston yesterday at the Queen Of The South FC versus Dundee FC match. Thanks also to the crowd for their support of the kids.

Below some pictures of the day.

Season's Greetings

December 23, 2013: As we end 2013 and look forward to 2014 QUEENS TRUST would like to extend season’s greetings of a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR to the DIRECTORS, STAFF and PLAYERS at QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Football Club and to it’s Supporters, Sponsors and Volunteers.

QUEENS TRUST would also wish to thank all Members current and past for their support and for the support of the Dumfries and Galloway Community in helping it work towards it’s aims.

Finally we would like also to thank all the Community Groups and Their Coaches/Leaders for taking part in the Half-Time Entertainment Program at Palmerston and thank QUEEN OF THE SOUTH MAD and Pie and Bovril Football Forum Sites for their indulgence, Particularly (Eric) at the Mad Site for his constant support.

Let’s hope we end the season like last, On a High Note.

Best Regards,

Andy Cochrane,

QUEENS TRUST.

Meet the Manager

November 20, 2013: Vdeo footage of our Meet The Manager evening at Palmerston’s Tartan Lounge on 16th November 2013. A big thank-you to Malcolm Johnston for his efforts.

Queens Trust present Footballs to Youth Development

November 17, 2013: Today at Palmerston before the under 15’s 3-0 win against Cowdenbeath, Andy Cochrane and Frank Currie, Queens Trust committee members, formally handed over 20 Training Balls, 3 Match Balls and Ball Carriers to the Queen of the South FC Under 15 Team.

Meet the Manager Final Call

November 15, 2013: OK folks today and tomorrow left to get your, MEET THE MANAGER tickets ! They will be on sale until event start or sold out. There has been plenty talked about this season so far, ask the question you want

Jim McIntyre to answer.

Disability Medal winners at Palmerston

November 11, 2013: As an update to their well received visit to Palmerston on the 2nd November 2013, below is a link to a video of the Medal Winners taking their penalties and Lap of Honour. Thanks to Malcolm Johnston for the video.

Gillford Park FC and Terregles FC

November 11, 2013: Below are a couple of photo’s from Saturday’s 1/2 time entertainment. Gillford Park and Terregles FC’s wowed the Palmerston crowd at the Hamilton home game and here is a link to a videoof the youngsters, thanks to Malcolm Johnston.

Half-time entertainment

November 9, 2013: Today’s half-time entertainment in Queens home game against Hamilton Academicals FC is Fun hours featuring GILLFORD PARK FC and TERREGLES FC. Please give the kids and coaches your best support.

QUEENS TRUST and QUEEN OF THE SOUTH FC – Supporting Football In The Community.

November 9, 2013: Get your MEET THE MANAGER TICKETS today at Palmerston from Committee members or phone 07762628405 or email Andy @ topfitter01@gmail.com.

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academicals FC

November 8, 2013: Tomorrow’s half-time entertainment will be Gillford Park FC and Terregles FC showing their skills at FUN FOURS. Please give the kids and coaches your best support. I believe this to be our first international Fun Fours, Gillford Park making the long journey from Carlisle, England.

Disability Medal Winners At Palmerston

November 3, 2013: Yesterday at Palmerston QUEENS TRUST and Queen of the South FC hosted the Dumfries and Galloway Region Special Olympics, Football Bronze medal winners. The team took penalties at half-time and paraded their medals for the crowd and were delighted with the response.

Pictured in the Players’ Lounge with Burnsy, Dougie The Doonhamer and Director Mark Blount are the players involved.

Meet The Manager Night

October 21, 2013: 7.30pm in the Tartan Lounge, Palmerston 16th November 2013, entry: £5 (£3 for Trust Members) price includes a snack.  The Top Table for the evening is expected to be (unless there are last minute changes):



Jim McIntyre (Manager)

Gerry McCabe (Assistant Manager)

Ross Hughes (Sports Scientist)

Iain Russell (Player)

Ryan McGuffie (Player)

There will be a raffle during the evening and a chance to mingle with and talk to our manager and his team. Update: There will be 80 tickets available for this event.

September 1, 2013: Winners of the Queens season tickets at the Trust meeting on Friday 30th August 2013 were:

• Junior Blue: Kara Myatt, Ae Village
• Concession: Alec Osman, New Abbey
• Adult: John Rodgers (life member), Santa Monica, California

If John Rodgers is reading this (or anyone who may know him) please contact the Trust at joetulip1919@hotmail.co.uk we have an old postal address for you but no email or phone number and we would like to find out what you would like to happen with your season ticket. Thanks to all who joined or renewed their membership in the last couple of weeks. It is not too late to join! Memberships are still being taken.

Queens Trust AGM

July 30, 2013: The date of the AGM has been changed, new date Friday 20th September 2013.The Queens Trust AGM will be held in the Palmerston lounge on Friday 20th September at 1930hrs. Anyone with an interest in QUEENS are welcome, come along and have your say, or if you have any ideas about raising money will be most welcome.

Welcome to the new Queens Trust Website

July 29, 2013: This is the new Queens Trust website. Unfortunately, the previous site crashed and all the data was lost.