Earthly Committee

Learn more about our committee members, their roles in the branch and their love for their beloved club Sunderland. 

We are proud to introduce

Our Earthly Committee

Our SAFC Earthly Committee

In February 2023 we were planning our second pebble event which meant reaching out to people for their help with donations such as room hire, paint and counsellors to offer support on the day. We had been very blessed with support but made the decision it would be good if we could fundraise and be able to pay our own way for such things going forward.

With support and guidance from VCAS2020 we formed the Heaven Branch into an official group with our own constitution and earthly committee. This move would allow us to apply for a bank account and then small pots of funding, which we can use for future activities.

Our Committee

Our Earthly Committee is made up of:

Billy Wright – Co-Founder of The SAFC Heaven Branch
Joanne Youngson – Founder of The SAFC Heaven Branch
Gaz Nash – Sunderland Supporter and Chair of Chesterfield Branch
Malcom Crosby – Former Sunderland Manager
Rob Mason – Sunderland Football Club Historian
David Newham – Sunderland Fan and Local Businessman
Chris Tague – Sunderland Fan and Local Businessman

SAFC Heaven Branch Constitution
Our Branch Constitution can be read, in full, by clicking the link below. This opens a PDF document, so please ensure you have Adobe Reader (or similar) installed on your PC or mobile device.

Once open, you will have option to save this to you computer or handheld device.

The Heaven Branch cherishes it’s wonderful volunteers pictured here with co-founder Joanne.

Angela Taylor – Volunteer
John Helens – Treasurer
Joanne Youngson – Co Founder
Carole Harrison – Volunteer
Linda Metcalfe – Volunteer

Meetings with SAFC

SAFC Meeting - November 2023
Read or Download the minutes from our meeting with Sunderland AFC, November 2023
SAFC Meeting - July 2023
Read or Download the minutes from our meeting with Sunderland AFC, July 2023

Earthly Committee Meetings

Earthly Meeting - May 2023
Read or Download the meeting minutes from our Earthly Committee Meeting, May 2023
SAFC Meeting - October 2024
Read or Download the meeting minutes from our Earthly Committee Meeting, October 2024

Annual Accounts

Accounts for 2025
View a copy of our annual accounts, year ending 31 March 2025