The Demise of the Workingmens Club

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Marcosplace said:
Living in East Durham - makes you realise how much disposable income was lost since the mid eighties. Pubs and clubs closed. I could list many in every pit village.
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Living in North Durham I have seen more pubs & clubs close since the recession hit than anything on a scale like it before
nowt to do with the reduction in mining or ship building
 


Ok. Many have closed. But it's not just the last 5 year.

I'm 44. I remember lots of working men clubs thriving. Pubs too. They have been closed more than 20 years.

Murton - travellers, Demi club, legion club, karesbourough, colliery inn. All closed at the end of 80s to early 90s. Tough. Not enough money in the village.
 
Was about to type a reply and wasn't sure how to spell part of the band name I was going to mention, so Googled it and much to my surprise not only found it but also a video of them and loads of other stuff!

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=rue and the rockets

Used to see them regularly on the CIU circuit late '60s/early '70s and in those days they were a lot "heavier" than the video suggests!


Anyone else remember them?
 
Le Chuck said:
That's just bull shit.

It basically comes down to them being run by older folk who won't move with the times & cater for the younger generation
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What a pile of shit.

WMC have been catering for younguns for years.

Have seen some great bands on local WMC over the years
 
ivanthereasonable said:
Nothing lasts forever.I had to do that in a Freddie Murcury voice.

They 've had their time.I'm not sad to see them go.Their peak was about half a generation before me.Old mens places.Always smokey places (non smoker here) places,and so,places to be avoided.
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Where do you suggest old men should go for a few pints and a bit crack with their mates then? Ttonic?
 
Scotty 1978 said:
Used to love our club, sadly shut down a few year's ago. Cheap beer, football on the telly, darts, pool and dominoe handicaps. Magic.
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Horses for courses like but if I live to be a hundred, aside from the football the rest of that would bore me into me grave.
 
Marcosplace said:
Ok. Many have closed. But it's not just the last 5 year.

I'm 44. I remember lots of working men clubs thriving. Pubs too. They have been closed more than 20 years.

Murton - travellers, Demi club, legion club, karesbourough, colliery inn. All closed at the end of 80s to early 90s. Tough. Not enough money in the village.
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Not emough money? Or do people prefer going out to eat these days?
 
Tex said:
Horses for courses like but if I live to be a hundred, aside from the football the rest of that would bore me into me grave.
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Horses for courses indeed. I know I am not a young lad (48) but I like nothing better than sitting in the club with the old blokes having a chat, often a sing song, entering the domino handicap etc. Mind you, I can't f***ing stand women. I'm married, you see?
 
Laeotaekhun said:
Was about to type a reply and wasn't sure how to spell part of the band name I was going to mention, so Googled it and much to my surprise not only found it but also a video of them and loads of other stuff!

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=rue and the rockets

Used to see them regularly on the CIU circuit late '60s/early '70s and in those days they were a lot "heavier" than the video suggests!


Anyone else remember them?
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No - ..just roll over and die.
 
It coincided with the demise of the working man...

Used to be a case that a load of gadgies spilled out of work at the same time from mines/factories, now it's stuck behind a desk or working from home etc the working class who supported them isn't the same.
 
Anyone remember this feature in the Footy Echo every week?

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That's from me copy on the day Sunlun won the cup. 6 clubs in Seaham! Dunno how many are still gannin mind. Roy Walker (it's a good guess, but it's not right) deeing Newbottle club on a Wednesday neet. Dixielanders on at Steels on a Wednesday. Smokey playing the Redhouse Club. They must have had money! 19 of the clubs are in Sunderland. 9 are still open as far as I'm aware.
 
Paddy O'Dors said:
Smokey playing the Redhouse Club. They must have had money!
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I seem to recall Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck appearing there within a few weeks of each other in the '60s and being told tales of how many Fed Brewery tankers used to roll up every week (iirc it was 5).
 
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