Both Forums are a space for supporters to make their voices heard on key matchday and operational issues that impact supporters.

They aim to maintain a positive and constructive dialogue between the club and fans, therefore developing a better understanding of issues that affect supporters, and providing an opportunity to discuss new ideas aimed at enhancing supporter engagement.

The Access Forum specifically represents supporters who have access requirements. It also aims to develop a better understanding of issues that affect supporters with access needs, and discuss new ideas with the club aimed at enhancing engagement with this group of supporters.

For each Forum there are usually three meetings per season held at Stamford Bridge on a non-match day. Representatives may attend meetings online where feasible.

To reflect the diverse nature of Chelsea's support, representatives are selected from a wide variety of supporters.

For the Fans' Forum, there are vacancies for the coming season for the following positions (one vacancy per position) for which you can apply if you are in the relevant group:

• Access season ticket holder or member

• Ethnically and culturally diverse

• Home season ticket holder

• Overseas supporters club

• UK supporters club

• 16- to 22-year-old

• 66 or over

For the Access Forum, there are vacancies for the coming season for the following positions for which you can apply if you are in the relevant group (you can only apply for one category):

• Ambulant member (one place)

• Ambulant season ticket holder (two places)

• Non-ambulant member (two places)

• Non-ambulant season ticket holder (two places)

• UK away scheme (one place)

Being in one of the categories in the above lists does not prevent a supporter from applying for any category for which you qualify but you can only apply for one category.

For both Forums, the minimum age for applicants is 18 at the closing date (21 July) apart from the 16- to 22-year-old on the Fans’ Forum who must be at least 16 at the closing date.

Representatives of the above categories cannot be on the board/management of one of the unofficial supporters’ groups who are also represented on the Forums.

Representatives serve a term of two years and thereafter cannot re-apply for a period of four years.

Please only put your name forward if there are issues you want to discuss with the club, as representatives are expected to attend all meetings and make a significant contribution to the discussions. If you miss consecutive meetings without good reason you will be replaced on the Forum.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday 21 July.

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If you are unable to apply online please call Civica on 020 8889 9203 who can post or email you an application form.