As part of the Co-operatives UK Congress which took place in Cardiff from June 29th to 30th, Co-operatives and Mutuals Wales organised a workshop on the Community Ownership of Sport in partnership with Supporters Direct, Sport Wales, Merthyr Town FC and Cardiff City Supporters Trust.
Over 30 delegates gathered in the SWALEC Stadium to hear:-
Alex Bird – Co-operatives & Mutuals Wales (Chair)
Ged Devlin & Jacqui Forster representing Supporters Direct
Owen Smith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales & Pontypridd RFU
Mark Evans & John Strand, Merthyr Town Football Club
Mark Frost, Corporate Director, Sport Wales
Tim Hartley, Cardiff City Supporters Trust
See the presentations here:-
Community Shares – Football
Sport Wales – Mark Frost
CMW – Community Sport
