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Originally Posted by gynn
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 applied 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.
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I can remember that going on gynn, there was lots of talk about it at the time, I can remember talking to a gentleman called Peter Cool (who is sadly no longer with us) regarding the Tampits club and their attempts to get rate relief, Peter was passionate about keeping the club going, sadly his attempts failed