It has been confirmed to the Trust that the UpFront café will open as usual on matchdays next season. The future of the café, and the whole of the community area above the club shop, had been in doubt. But this area has now been taken over as the base for Wayne Jacobs’ One-In-a-Million charity. Operations Manager Paul Langton recognises the importance of the café as a focal point for supporters and he is committed to running it from August.

One-In-A-Million has many other ideas for developing the potential of the community area. There is likely to be a new entrance to the first floor, independent of the club shop. New office accommodation is being created, and the Positive Lifestyle Centre – which has been sent from pillar to post over the last few years – will hopefully have two dedicated classroom areas, that can be used at other times for conferences and meetings.

The City Gent corner will continue to be available as a pre-match contact point for the Trust, and the use of supporters more generally. It is hoped to put the bantamspast museum even more firmly on the map as a visitor attraction for Bradford. Overall, One-In-a-Million has a similar perspective to the Trust about the importance of linking the club’s activities with communities throughout the District. BCST looks forward to working with Paul and his colleagues in future to make this happen.