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Originally Posted by Mancie
To me.. and I'll be honest.. the demise of "working men's clubs" started in the late 70's early 80's.. mass unemployment is bound have a bad effect on "working men clubs".. also there was a time when you could not have a drink between 3 to 5 pm in pubs but people so inclined would go to Th WMC's.. they were not needed after the new licence laws.
It is a worry.. speaking for myself when I do venture out to some parts I usually end up in a working men's clubs up north.. Lancashire, Northumberland, Cumbria.. all are first class and drinks are well priced..I don't think there is a demise of WMC's.. the pubs have far more problems.
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I think all licenced premises have problems, for various reasons, a total smoking ban didn't help any of them, you say you don't thin there is a demise Mancie, when clubs such as James Street and King Street, in there day probably two of the busiest clubs in Hyndburn, go to the wall and clubs such as Stanhill and the Nash in Ossy are struggling there are problems. I think the fact is that were as people like us Mancie, when we first started drinking joined a WMC, I joined the Nash, today's generations of new drinkers don't, its a local pub then down town, plus in our day if you were interested in say, playing snooker, WMC was the place, in our day there was only the Elite, now there are numerous snooker clubs up and down, all these factors don't help, sadly