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For those who may not have read the various articles in the Advertiser or the match programme there is a project for the renovation of the grave of Sam Allen.As you probably know Sam was not only responsible for the signings of Harold Fleming and Jock Walker but moulded a team that not only won the Southern League title twice but finished as runners-up three times, and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup twice as well as winning the Dubonnet Cup.His service to the club spanned 51 years and he in fact died in office on 1st January 1946.
The inscription on his grave reads

FIFTY YEARS AN OFFICIAL OF THE SWINDON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
FORTY FOUR YEARS AS SECRETARY
MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

He was a loyal servant to the club during very difficult times and help mould not only the club we have today but create history.

As you can imagine a project such as this cost money and with the valuable help of Dick Mattick 1 have been able to secure substantial funding for this project with a shortfall of £300.

It is at this point i ask for those readers of this post to consider making a donation towards this appeal.If only 30 of you contributed £10 we would be home and dry.
This is an opportunity to share in the heritage of the club.
The details to send your cheques are
Cheques payable to Sam Allen Appeal
Send to

Sam Allen Appeal
c/o 12 Coate
Marlborough Road
Swindon
Wilts
SN3 6AA


When the renovation has been completed there will be a service at St Saviours Church in Swindon (where Sam had his funeral)

If  you would like to ask any relevant questions please e mail me on
[email protected]


Regards

James Turner

 

The cheque's in the post.  (Possibly the last chance I will ever get to use that phrase.)

And me (on both counts)

I'll get a cheque off tonight if I remember.

Well done on the campaign.

A couple of people with buckets outside the county ground will get £300 easily on a matchday for this. If fans know about it they will chuck money in for sure.

Seems like a good shout.  Cheque sent

Pity the club can't step in and pay for it, or the players. Have they been asked?

Maybe they can pitch in the money they promised from Macclesfield and didn't deliver.

 Cheque sent,hope you get a good response

I would like to thank the members who have pledged funding towards the Sam Allen grave appeal since my original posting.

One of the contributors who had previously donated a large amount was the Swindon Town Supporters Club so my personal thanks goes to Roger Bunce for the £250 from this organization.

I would ask you to keep these donations coming.

These projects can only be done with your support.


Regards

James Turner

Sounds good.

No disrespect but I would be a bit wary sending a cheque to someone's personal address....

Surely the club would have helped?

Well the club stuck the Appeal page up on the website a couple of weeks ago. Think it was in the Adver originally too. I'm sure the address is bone fide.

Maybe I missed that. No saying it isn't, just some people may be a bit wary.

Its a fair point mate. Made me think enough to google it and find the page again. The address is the same so sending my cheque tomorrow.

Yep, I would. Or a paypal account. I haven't used a cheque in years.