Jim Edwards to step down from Caernarfon Town FC role
Jim Edwards has dedicated 34 years to raising money on behalf of the JD Cymru Premier side.
Mr Edwards first joined the club as commercial manager back in 1989, having been a lifelong Canaries fan.
He held that role up until 2018 before he stepped down. However, just two years later, he would return once more to help the club alongside current commercial manager, Barry Evans.
Between them, they would raise funds as the club fought to compete in Wales' top-flight.
Talking about his time spent at the club, Mr Edwards said: "I was actually born across the road from the football club, so grew up overlooking it. I have been going to games there since I was about six years old.
"Caernarfon Town Football Club has always been in my heart. But, now is the right time for me to step down, I've enjoyed every minute of being with this club."
Jim, now 75 years old, has helped raise £25,000 for the club this season alone. He estimates that, during his time at Caernarfon he has helped them raise close to £1million.
He added: "I helped save the club from bankruptcy back in 2018. I went hell for leather from March onwards that season to help raise £12,000 in the space of a few months."
The club's chairman, Paul Evans, paid tribute to Mr Edwards saying: 'Ever since I first visited the Oval in the early to mid-eighties, Jim has been a constant at the ground and one of those names and faces that has become synonymous with Caernarfon Town Football Club.
"The service he has given the club has been incredible and when one thinks of the progress and development at the club over the years he has been a vital part of our efforts into putting the club back at the top table of Welsh football and of course in enjoying our first European adventure last season.
"There have been many brilliant managers, players, staff and volunteers along the way, of course, but Jim has had to go out and find as much sponsorship as he could to help us reach our goals."
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Mr Evans added: "Football is an expensive game and sponsorship plays a vital part for a club such as ours, which is run by volunteers. We really can't put a price on that difficult task as it's a specific job that requires specific talents and as chairman of the club I thank him from the bottom of my heart for his efforts, and especially over the past five years during my tenure.
"On a personal level Jim has also been a huge support to me. There was an instance not too long ago when he supported me after a particularly difficult night at the Oval and it is these things that people are not aware of that shows what type of person he is.
"I know that I speak on behalf of everyone at our club when I say that we will all miss him but hope to see him at the Oval for many years to come."
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