Town’s Community Trust won the Not for Profit gong at the Anglian Business Awards last week. The Trust beat the East Anglia Children’s Hospice (EACH) and Menta who were also nominated in the category.

Trust chief executive Terry Baxter says the award is a significant achievement for the Blues' charity: “We are delighted to have won such a prestigious award, especially since we were up against tough competition from two very worthy charitable causes.

“The Trust works hard to improve the lives of those living in our local community, particularly using football as the motivating factor in our target areas of physical activity, health and education. To have received this recognition is a huge boost to everyone involved in our charity and we are looking forward to the forthcoming year.”

The judges paid tribute to the dedication of the Community Trust’s staff and their wide-ranging work.

The Community Trust, which was established by in 1997 and achieved charitable status in 2003, was initially formed to provide football in the community, but in recent years has developed a much wider role, raising achievement levels and promoting active and healthy lifestyles, primarily through the medium of sport.

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SouperJim added 13:44 - Jul 14 Not for Profit? Surely we should be running it for profit so we can make room on the wage bill for new signings? Keane out!
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Mark added 19:45 - Jul 14 Well done to the Trust. A bit of good news amid the doom and gloom.
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Crofty added 10:36 - Jul 15 My Daughter has just been involved in a project run by the trust and i can not speak highly enough of them she loved it and it was made extra special (probably more for me than her) that John Wark came to Newmarket to present the prize's and was happy to sign autogragh for probably close on a hundred children. So a big well done to the trust long my there goverment funding continue!!!!!

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generalpublic added 11:08 - Jul 15 well done john wark .i remember years ago' the year we won the uefa we were playing some austrian team i think we won 4-0 or 5-0 at portman the singing of johnny wark johnny wark JOHNNY WARK was deafening what a night good on ya warky
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