A new banner will be created for permanent display within the stadium (with special thanks to Matt Burgess who has created the design) which has been funded by the FSA’s Fans for Diversity campaign. The exact location for the banner is yet to be confirmed. Fund raising has been on going through the summer with a limited-edition pin badge available for supporters to purchase and show their support for the organisation, as well as raising donations towards Shrewsbury Town in the Community. These badges have been well received by the fanbase and only a limited number remain. The places where badges have been purchased from around the world continues to surprise and encourage Andy, he has been shipping to places as distant as Portland, Oregon and Ontario in Canada - demonstrating the extent of the support within our fanbase globally. Andy explained his ambitions for Proud Salopians to work alongside Shrewsbury Town Football Club and existing supporter’s groups on an ongoing basis to improve the match-day experience for supporters from the fanbase who identify as LGBTQ+, to continue to improve and build on what is already an inclusive & welcoming environment around the club, and to establish links with local support networks to encourage potential fans to attend who may not have previously felt comfortable or confident in attending matches.

- 7. Supporters Group News

Rob from Shrewsbury Town Official Supporters Club (OSC) explained that the OSC was still taking 18th bookings for its away trip to Lincoln City FC on Friday October and that numbers are reasonable, but were not expected to be high owing to the fixture move and the departure times in order to arrive at a reasonable hour. Jill from the Away Travel Club explained that the number of supporters traveling on their coaches continue to be good. Chris from the SP informed the supporters present of the addition of a new sign post on the land between the Mercedes Benz Football Hub & the Lidl supermarket. The sign post is named in honor of Chris Smith and has directions & distance to all of the other 23 Sky Bet League One football clubs. It is the work of Danny Davies who is a regular traveler on the Away Travel Club coaches raised the funds through various means on the coaches. Chris Smith’s family were approached and informed of the then proposed memorial sign & they were thrilled with the concept along with the funds being raised by the Away Travel Club’s supporters. It is hoped that this memorial sign will be a visitor attraction at the Montgomery Waters Meadow for both home and away supporters as to Chris’s knowledge there is nothing similar to this within the English Football League at this time. The mileage printed on the sign for each individual football club’s location is based as the crow flies method of measurement and not the millage on the nation’s road network. Brian explained that concept is that every season the signs would change in accordance with the teams within the Sky Bet League which Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a part of. One sign currently is blank, this sign should have been Bury Football Club, however, with the current situation it was suggested that the sign should lead to the old Gay Meadow for the remainder of this season. One supporter in the room commented on the sign “It is wonderful ongoing reminder of all Chris did for our club”