Forum users want a better experience, better options etc.
With a donation fund you can build up enough for a switch over to VBulletin which is a much better software than phpBB and has more security modules. You can expand it larger for such things.
This will help get rid of the trolls making the place a better experience for users.
Even set up a paid members only area as well for ambassadors etc.
Any money left over can be donated to charity, no matter how little, it all counts and Carl can add a piece in the Echo mentioning the forum has donated a sum to charity or even the trust.
Users need to help keep the online community going and moving over to VBulletin would be a great new step.
Time to go modern and Annis can have a section with a store that users can buy his books via PayPal etc.
Maybe have a members area that they can sell stuff on.
You will get a better forum, the users will get a better experience and most of all we will be free of that tragic bugger. I will happily donate if a donation fund is set up.