Advance Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024-25 and Notification of Board Elections

Barrow Independent Supporters Society Ltd (“The Bluebirds Trust”),

I am writing to advise that the Annual General Meeting of the Bluebirds Trust (“AGM”) will be held at the Crossbar, SO Legal Stadium, Wilkie Road, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5UW, on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 12.00am.

The AGM will follow the format of previous years: a formal notice of the AGM will follow in due course with details of the business to be discussed and resolutions to be proposed.

Meantime, as in prior years, we are inviting members, should they wish to do so, to stand for election to the Trust Board and to propose any resolutions that they would like to put forward at the AGM. Nomination forms are available from admin@bluebirdstrust.co.uk and proposed resolutions should also be sent there.

Board Elections.

The Board currently has 9 members. In accordance with Trust rules, four of the current board members will resign immediately prior to the AGM. The Directors resigning are :

Mr Sean Metcalfe

Mr Steve Belcher

Mr Andrew Monks

Mr Mike Wilson

In addition, any members wishing to stand for nomination for the Board can join the election process provided they observe the following rules:

• Any person wishing to be a candidate for election to the Society Board must be a fully paid-up member of the Society and be nominated by at least one other fully paid-up member of the Society.
• A signed letter of nomination from a member, or email from the address a member has given the Secretary are acceptable substitutes for a signature on the candidate’s nomination form.

Candidates are also asked to supply a statement of no more than 1000 words which outlines their reasons for standing and the skills that they are able to offer the Trust These statements will be sent to members ahead of the AGM.

The deadline for nominations is midnight on Monday 20th October 2025.

Nominations should be sent to: The Trust Secretary, The Bluebirds Trust c/o, 5 Aycliffe Drive, Chorley PR7 7GD  or emailed to admin@bluebirdstrust.co.uk

Once the deadline for nominations has passed, the Membership Secretary will confirm which of the nominees are eligible for election by midnight on Friday 24th October 2025.

The maximum number of Board members is 12. Currently there are 9 Board members. If there are more nominees than vacancies, an election will be held at the AGM itself, and each of the Nominees will be invited to make a presentation.

AGM Resolutions

Any member wishing to raise a resolution at the AGM or raise any other item for discussion at that meeting, should do so in writing to the Secretary including the justification for and form and content of the resolution at the addresses given below before Monday 20th October 2025.

Full rules of the Society and Supporting Policies are available on request to The Secretary, c/o 5 Aycliffe Drive, Chorley PR7 7GD  or emailed to

admin@bluebirdstrust.co.uk

Anthony Wright

Secretary