Notts County Football Club Disabled Supporters Association

It was great to be back and what a game for us to enjoy.

Here at the DSA we wanted to say a big thank you to level playing field who awarded us a grant to get a sign for outside the office hopefully it will mean you can all find us a little easier.

Thanks to all those who stopped by today. Lovey to catch up with old friends and to see lots of new faces. Look forward to seeing more of you as the season goes on. 🖤🤍🖤

The Notts County Supporters Committee from this point on will be known as the Notts County Fan Advisory Board (FAB). This brings into inline with football clubs up and down the country as well as all other official governing bodies.

Nothing else has changed so if you are a member of the following groups rest assured that your voice is still being heard at the top table by your representative committee members.

All the following FAB member groups have two seats on the board to reflect all of our supporters views with the addition of Generation Notts who are currently represented by proxy.

Supporters Club (the originals 1947) Commonly known as Iris and Malcs group/bus.
Supporters Trust
NCFCDSA,
Proud Pies
Lifeline

The club SLO Ian Baggott, DAO Logan Bruce & CEO Joe Palmer complete a board that is chaired by Melvyn Gwynne.

The DSA can claim yet another roaring success this week in our quest to make Meadow Lane fully accessible.

A tad more than a year ago, Jayne Chapman, pictured below joined the DSA Committee and immediately set about the task of writing to the Council about dropping some kerbs on the junction of Ironmonger Road and Ashing Street adjacent to the Nest.

This particular crossing is not only dangerous due to the traffic and pedestrians on match days but also causes concerns with arctic lorries loading/unloading their goods on the main road with fork lifts.

The initial contact with the council was lukewarm but Jayne persisted like a dog with bone and was not prepared to have the can kicked down the road (pun intended) as this is a serious issue for all disabled supporters trying to get around the stadium.

Committee Members Tony lane & Lisa Gold also wrote to the council with their concerns. Cue several calls and emails later we are very proud to say that works on said junction have been approved & confirmed in writing to us. Although the scheme is in its development stage the works are to be completed in the 2026 / 2027 period courtesy of the Road Safety & Road Safety Education, Nottingham City Council.

We are pleased to announce after negotiations with the club that wheelchair accessible travel is being provided to away games on the official club supporters coach.

Due to the cost of away travel, full fare must be paid for the wheelchair dependant person and their accessible companion should they require one, (no exceptions). Some seats will have to be removed to allow for a wheelchair space and a coach with a lift will be supplied by the coach company.

The club ticket-office has stated that any wheelchair dependant supporters wishing to use this service give them a minimum of 3 weeks notice to allow for the correct coach to be provided.

DO NOT try and book a few days before the game and expect an accessible coach. Therefore, the DSA recommends planning ahead as essential.

For further information or to book a coach space please call the ticket office on 01159557210. If in doubt ask to speak to Charlie.

Our Website is now fully updated with all governance documents ncfcdsa.co.uk

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UPDATE: ACCESSIBLE TOILETS UPDATE: ACCESSIBLE TOILETS

Nipped across to say hi to the Forest DSA at half time today and got this photo of you all. Was lovely to catch up with so many of our members today. Looking forward to the new season, hopefully see even more of you at the Leicester game.

Latest minutes from June are now on our website for viewing. https://www.ncfcdsa.co.uk/home Click documents, then general Committee 👍

ncfcdsa The Notts County Disabled Supporters Association (NCFCDSA) is a group founded by Disabled Notts County Supporters, for Disabled Notts County Supporters, their Partners, Personal Assistants (PA's) or Accessible Companions. Our mission is simple: to promote, enhance, and further the football

We want to send a really big thank you to Paul Mace and the Magpie Circle podcast for a massive £805 donation that they raised for the NCFCDSA at their Wembley reunion event.

Not only was it a fantastic night but the donation will make a huge difference to helping us get projects up and running; allowing us to better support disabled fans next season.

Thank you so much to Paul and the team and everyone who went along bought raffle tickets, bid on items and supported.

Self explanatory. See you there!