THE supporters of York City will forever be indebted to the efforts of local rockers Shed Seven.

The Sheds were this week able to hand over a cheque for £15,000 to the fans' body, the proceeds from a benefit gig the band played at the Barbican last month.

The gig was arranged back in December, in the wake of the news that the club was being put up for sale, to help raise funds for the newly-formed Trust.

The band gave their services free and the City of York Council agreed to waive their charge for the venue, so the Trust's coffers were boosted by £15,069.05 in total.

Trust representative Pete Brandon, who helped organised the gig with Steve Ovenden, said: "Shed Seven played for nothing, which was a marvellous gesture."

Kirsten Gillies of the Trust added: "The gig was superb. We can only say a big thank-you to the band and the Council for their support."

The Supporters' Trust was also quids-in following a football tournament staged on London's Hackney Marshes.

As previously reported in this column, the tournament, organised by the London and the South branch of the City Supporters' Club was held in February and attracted 16 teams from across the country and around 250 footballers.

At the half-time interval during last Saturday's match with Mansfield, tournament organiser Marcus Cerny handed over a cheque for £1,300, the proceeds from the competition, to Trust representative Julie Maycock.

Pictured: Rock band Shed 7even present their cheque for more than £15,000 to York City Supporters' Trust. From the left: band members Fraser Smith, Joe Johnson, Alan Leach, Tom Gladwin and Rick Witter make the presentation to Kirsten Gillies and Pete Brandon, with mascot Yorkie and young Danie Openshaw helping out

Updated: 11:55 Saturday, April 20, 2002