Willow Mount W.M.C.
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What has killed all the good WMC'S
It will probably be a mosque the week after
Very sad news. T'was my old local and I spent many a happy hour in there. 
Heard today from a good source the club will close after New Years Eve, sad to see another owd drinking den go.
Your source is good sadly, been struggling for a while now
Really sad. I pushed through a motion a few years back increasing national rate relief to 80% saving each club some c£3k+ pa.
Sadly missed;
Pioneer Club
Old Band Club
Top Club
Middle Club
?
Still here;
Willow mt
Bottom Club
Bold St
Canine
Sydney St
Brooke's Club
Glebe St?
Popular Club
Rishton WM
Globe Bowling Club
Rishton Bowling Club? (top of Burton St)
Still with us but privately owned
Stanley St
Sadly missed;
Pioneer Club
Old Band Club
Top Club
Middle Club
?
Still here;
Willow mt
Bottom Club
Bold St
Canine
Sydney St
Brooke's Club
Glebe St?
Popular Club
Rishton WM
Globe Bowling Club
Rishton Bowling Club? (top of Burton St)
Still with us but privately owned
Stanley St
Well bully or you Graham, a few years ago....so that was before you sold you constituents out for the bright lights of Westminster. Good of you to take your snout out of the trough to reply to this, however it would be nice to see you responding to the thread regarding yourself.
Heard today from a good source the club will close after New Years Eve, sad to see another owd drinking den go.
This club used to be one of my dad's favourites and I think my cousins John and Bernard Lord used to go there. How sad it has to close
Don't be silly BG, you should know Graham by now, never answer questions that might incriminate yourself, that is until around March or April 2014, if he still has a seat to park his bum that is
now now lets keep this simple so he can get the message
Still here
people with good memories
Sadly missed
MP with a fookin backbone
1. The wholesale price of beer and spirits to WMCs which has to be passed on to the consumer.
2. The economic climate that makes drinking out a luxury that many have to forego.
3. The increased costs of heating, lighting, rates etc
4. The smoking ban.
5. The lack of appeal of working mens clubs to young people.
6. Cheap supermarket alcohol.
Each of the above has been an extra nail in the coffin not just of WMCs, but also many local pubs.
How sad. I have many happy memories of that place. especially the Children's Christmas Party and the trip to Blackpool in the summer (Acrylic-Senior was a member for most of his adult life).
Spot on with the six reasons Gynn, particularly the smoking ban.
Spot on with the six reasons Gynn, particularly the smoking ban.
Being a lifelong non smoker. I fully agree that the smoking ban has killed most of our pubs and WMC's. They should have kept a smoke room and just banned smoking at the bar area and lounge. The smoking ban is a joke .The smokers stand in the pub doorways and you have to walk past the smoke to go in. Bring back Smoke rooms
not only that the non smokers stand outside with the smokers bocking the exits so in a way the smoking ban has created a fire hazzard.
ooh the irony lol
havnt smoked for almost 2 months now but would welcome smoking in pubs back becase those that ccomplained their clothes stank the next day dont seem to be going out either now.I guess they secretly miss the aroma of stale tobbacco the next day
According to the BBC this morning, the supermarkets have just 100 days to organise themselves before they have to take fags off display. I can see the day coming when they will only be available on prescription. What sort of country are we creating for ourselves????
I think your number 5 is the real crux of the gynn
Totally agree with that sentiment max, I quit smoking in 78 and am totally against smoking, but the total ban was a nonsense, a well ventilated smoke room would have quite sufficient to my mind