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gynn · 29-12-2011, 19:20

Back in the 1990s there was a lot of pressure on HBC to grant rate relief to WMCs, and the three problems we kept coming up against were:-

1. We could never find examples of other Councils up and down the country who granted such relief.
2. The constitution of the Clubs tended to treat women as second class citizens.
3. Too many clubs were being run for the benefit of committee men, not the members.

I remember visiting one club that appplied for rate relief, only to find a culture of committee men helping themselves to drinks without going near the till.

So its not ALL about smoking bans and price increases. I'm afraid the dishonesty of the few has probably, in the long term, destroyed the enjoyment of the many.

And take that from someone who visited most Hyndburn WMCs in the 1990s.

29-12-2011, 19:20	#37
gynn Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,136 Liked: 10 times Rep Power: 4982	Re: Willow Mount W.M.C. Back in the 1990s there was a lot of pressure on HBC to grant rate relief to WMCs, and the three problems we kept coming up against were:- 1. We could never find examples of other Councils up and down the country who granted such relief. 2. The constitution of the Clubs tended to treat women as second class citizens. 3. Too many clubs were being run for the benefit of committee men, not the members. I remember visiting one club that appplied for rate relief, only to find a culture of committee men helping themselves to drinks without going near the till. So its not ALL about smoking bans and price increases. I'm afraid the dishonesty of the few has probably, in the long term, destroyed the enjoyment of the many. And take that from someone who visited most Hyndburn WMCs in the 1990s.