Figheldean Working Mens Club

ar! In addition, for younger members of the family, we offer Easter and Christmas events and a selection of indoor and outdoor games. Members can enjoy the use of the Club for parties and celebrations for a reduced fee, either on an exclusive hire basis or non-exclusive hire arrangement (dependent on the timing of the event). To become a Member, simply drop into the club and ask the Bar Staff for a membership form which should be completed and handed back with your initial subscription fee of £20.00. After approval by the Committee, a membership card will be issued to you. For further information or should you have any queries, please contact The Club Secretary at [email protected]
* (For members looking to join between October and December we do offer a reduced membership charge)


THE HISTORY OF FIGHELDEAN & DISTRICT WORKING MENS CLUB

The land on which the Club House and Club are situated was gifted by Edmund Stanfield for the building of a Club for Figheldean and Ablington in the early 1920’s. Land registry records do not go back this far and Terry Stanfield does not have any family records to corroborate the exact date of the gifting of the land. Most land exchanges around the Village seem to have been sealed with a handshake at this time as well! Mr Taff Gold was involved in procuring a Military Hut for the Club building (again we only have local memories) but believe this was in 1924. For the first 6 months, the Club was teetotal whilst they waited to obtain a licence and the Club was formally registered with CIU on 1st January 1925
There are some strong memories (including Micky Pennells) that The Club has been operating since around 1922 but after extensive research we cannot substantiate this. (Big Thanks to Betty Ann England for her research in to the history of the Club!)

CAN ANYONE HELP WITH ANY MORE INFO ON OUR CLUB'S HISTORY?