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Daily draws w/c 23.03.26
23/03/2026 3675 T Wayment, Kent 24/03/2026 3013 J MacGillivray, Kent 25/03/2026 708 M Smith, London 26/03/2026 6241 S Witchell, Kent 27/03/2026 4684 P Bowen, Kent 0 -
Daily Draws - W/C 30.03.26
30/03/2026 898 G Carne, Kent 31/03/2026 5272 P Baldock, Kent 01/04/2026 5173 R Justham, London 02/04/2026 4242 L Uphill, Kent 03/04/2026 BANK HOLIDAY 0 -
Bristol City
3rd April 2026
Prize
Winning
Valley Gold No.
Name
Address
1st
£750.00
0488
M Banham
Essex
2nd
£50.00
3319
R Hill
London
£50.00
4809
P Pratt
Buckinghamshire
£50.00
3632
U Uysal
London
£50.00
5510
P Banks
Kent
£50.00
1556
K O’Donnell
Kent
£50.00
1825
C Bryan
Kent
£50.00
3151
S Heath
Kent
£50.00
4130
B Durkin
London
£50.00
2053
S Hearn
East Sussex
£50.00
3251
M Ewing
Kent
1st winning £600 H Robertson
2nd winning £100 L Elliott
In the Vista Lounge for this game were:
6053
A Skinner
CC consolation prize
S Higgins
Congratulations and good luck with all our future draws!
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Daily draws w/c 06.04.26
06/04/2026 BANK HOLIDAY 07/04/2026 5681 P Pendlebury, Kent 08/04/2026 5536 N Bopanna, London 09/04/2026 5426 J Turner, London 10/04/2026 4388 L Catt, Kent 0 -
Preston North End
11th April 2026
Prize
Winning
Valley Gold No.
Name
Address
1st
£750.00
0791
B Bowden
Kent
2nd
£50.00
5690
M Williams
Surrey
£50.00
3393
S Collier
Somerset
£50.00
2861
S Miller
Kent
£50.00
3767
J Kite
Essex
£50.00
5214
A McKiernan
Kent
£50.00
1687
S Cox
Kent
£50.00
1247
M Chitty
Kent
£50.00
6294
S Poole
London
£50.00
6474
M Price
Kent
£50.00
3511
A Chester
London
1st winning £500 C Mason
2nd winning £100 D Ramsey
In the Vista Lounge for this game were:
0424
J Summers
CC consolation prize
S Morton
Congratulations and good luck with all our future draws!
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Daily draws w/c 13.04.26
13/04/2026 5578 P Field, London 14/04/2026 5070 F Fleming, London 15/04/2026 5620 U Hay, Kent 16/04/2026 927 M Simons, London 17/04/2026 6114 M Bunten, Kent 0 -
Sorry, only just saw this.Fanny Fanackapan said:
I've wondered that in the past.follett said:Any idea how many valley gold members we have?
Do members ever see an annual breakdown of the income, prize money, admin costs etc and how much is donated to the Academy?
I noted that home match Exec Box invitations are no longer offered & replaced by a Hospitality place it seems.
Those long term members of VG would have joined to support the Academy & not with priority for the purchase of away tickets in mind or indeed, the possibility of monetary prizes. As such, unless I've missed any relevant feedback over the years, surely a pertinent question is what percentage of income directly supports our Academy.
Just asking....
We have just short of 3000 members now, reflecting a fairly consistent increase over the last 12-18 months. It's been over 2000 pretty consistently for a few years.
On average we've given around £100k per annum directly to the Academy for new projects, equipment, etc. in addition to things like the minibuses, sponsoring Player Care etc., but with the increase in members we're currently doing more (and we additionally supported the Cat1 application under Sandgaard with over £150k). We've probably supplemented the Academy by around 10% of their budget, although it's a smaller percentage at present ad the budget has increased.
When I joined the management committee we were donating in the form of two lump sums a year, but people will recall that the Duchatelet / Meire years and the general lack of trust then meant that we decided instead to respond only to specific requests for funding against trackable projects.
In the decade since we've funded every player group trip across all age groups, including memorable and life changing trips to Argentina and Spain, training ground dug outs and equipment, we have funded the annual Valley Gold youth tournament, which has given our young players the opportunity to play against some of the biggest clubs in the UK and Europe over the years, and much more. In addition to all the above, we've also sponsored the Crossbar Challenge (£12.5k pa) and funded the Exec Box (you're right that's stopped now - we used to get a discounted rate as it would otherwise have been empty, but the full price the club now demands isn't good value for our members' fees). I reckon all in we've added at least a further £50k on average on top of the donations each year, but could be more.
We are subject to strict limitations on expenses and prizes under the Gambling Act, which also ensures the club can't make their own decisions about funding that benefits them because the independent chair and two supporters reps hold the majority (it would be illegal for a private company to manage a small lottery organisation for its own commercial benefit) and typically in practice are the only committee members who actually decide on funding. Our expenditure includes a full time Promoter / Administrator, Carlie, who's brilliant by the way if you've ever had need to engage with her. The chair and supporters reps are volunteers and are not funded in any way - I don't believe either of us have ever even tried to claim expenses.
We could donate more to the Academy if we didn't sponsor the Crossbar Challenge, or gave out fewer prizes. It's always been a balancing act as the fees aren't small (although they've never changed, that said) and people do need to feel there's something in return for their membership. Personally I would make some changes, and I've long felt we'd be able to do even more with more backing from the club.
It's been a cracking scheme, has made a genuine difference to the players and staff (which is the point), and we do provide newsletters via email to keep members updated as to what we do. I've also presented at various supporters meetings and at Trust AGMs and their Academy Q&As over the years.
If you're missing the newsletter or other updates, drop Carlie a note with your email address and we'll make sure you're on the list.
Thanks for your ongoing support.15 -
Really interesting insight @rikofold thanks for sharing 👍
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Yes, thanks, rikofold.
But how do I check if my number's still in the hat ?
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Fanny Fanackapan said:Yes, thanks, rikofold.
But how do I check if my number's still in the hat ?
Wait, don’t they still use that wobbly wooden box thing ?1 -
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The u21 training day at Sparrows Lane that me and my son went to in October was so good, hope they do the same so that others can visit.1
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We always draw a fake person and have a monthly jolly on the cash instead...Fanny Fanackapan said:Yes, thanks, rikofold.
But how do I check if my number's still in the hat ?
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Could you not pull F/F's numder out for the crossbar challenge and inssist that she takes it 😀😀😀😀rikofold said:
We always draw a fake person and have a monthly jolly on the cash instead...Fanny Fanackapan said:Yes, thanks, rikofold.
But how do I check if my number's still in the hat ?1
