Went to pay my subs at the Hartley House club on Sunday, heard from someone that the Wincobank WMC is going to close is it true? I think I only went in once pity if it shuts suppose they'll be flats on the site.
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yes I've heard that too. don't go in much now but my dad still goes in religiously every Sunday....indeed he still calls it "going to church". He's distraught bless him as he has been a member since 1964 when we moved to the area. It was open last Sunday still. They had a meeting a couple of weeks ago and doesn't sound good and yes you are right no subs taken. Don't think it has been taking much £ for a while, but questions have to be asked as to why things have only come out of the woodwork over the last 2 weeks. I'm seeing my dad again Tuesday and give u an update...PS they need somewhere else for their fishing club !!!!!!!

WMC's generally are dying on their feet everywhere....sad fact of life, like many pubs - people don't go out so much these days, it costs soo much.

Yes, reckon Wincobank club will close in the next couple of weeks. Some land at the back (the old bowling green) has already been sold to a local builder, so i reckon the flats theory (on the whole site) might be a good one 3dogman. and yes wmc's are dying, but what do they expect....very little investment or modernisation leading to an ever ageing (and subsequently diminishing) customer base. plus long gone are the days when in return for a small annual fee you were rewarded with cheap ale (bitter £1.95 at Wincobank club currently).

So all in all it will be a sad day................wonder if they are having a final night to drink the pumps dry ????

£1.95 a pint in Winco,£1.60 in my local,clubs not seen a lick of paint for 20 years at least,my local re furbished every 5 or 6 years,it can;t compete.

Working mens clubs have slowly been dying due to as everything else - change. Pubs are also not as busy as they used to be. People can find more to do with their time now due to the change in Sunday trading laws and a greater variety of entertainment being available than sitting in a dingy pub or club and going home stinking of smoke.

The sooner it goes the better IMHO it's just an eyesore.

agreed dobby and anj......probably cheaper in other pubs in area now. Do feel sorry for the old uns that go in on a regular basis 9including my dad)......though I expect they will find another wmc watering hole (bellhouse perhaps). Regarding the issue of smoke in the pubs and clubs.....that might be for another thread perhaps.

isn't the bellhouse about to shut too or is that Hatfield House?

lived on Standon rd for nearly 20 year my dad too goes in t-club since 63 he's joined conny club(voted labour all his life)him and my brothers will be heartbroken,there's Foundry and Railway,don't know how much ale is in those though but life goes on.

Been going in the Hartley House near on 40 years as a boy with my grandad and being member at 18. Over the years I suppose it's gone downhill a bit. When I payed my subs last Sunday I had a looked in the concert room and it looked a bit grotty. The beer is £1.70 a pint which is a bit steep when you compare it to the New Broom pub we go in, £1.30 a pint but some people would'nt pay 13p for a pint of Sam Smith's soveriegn. The old club should be ok as the Horseshoe has gone and the Sicey has closed down.

Is this the one on the bottom of Fife dtreet thats closing??

Is this the one on the bottom of Fife dtreet thats closing??

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Been going in the Hartley House near on 40 years as a boy with my grandad and being member at 18. Over the years I suppose it's gone downhill a bit. When I payed my subs last Sunday I had a looked in the concert room and it looked a bit grotty. The beer is £1.70 a pint which is a bit steep when you compare it to the New Broom pub we go in, £1.30 a pint but some people would'nt pay 13p for a pint of Sam Smith's soveriegn. The old club should be ok as the Horseshoe has gone and the Sicey has closed down. What!!!! the Sicey's gone i'm amazed...I new the Horseshoe had gone co's I went to the funeral..40 years ago I'd have never thought that the Hartley House Club would have outlived them...An old mate of mine from childhood days called David Cartlidge used to be a member at Hartley House...Is he still around???.

The end of an era. I haven't been in since I was a kid back in 1973. My dad used to take us in the bar, where he played crash with his mates. Sometimes we'd go into the concert room, where I used to watch the local groups playing, or comedains, while gazing up at the ever present smokescreen, hovering just above my head.

They used to do a club trip to Mablethorpe too. I can recall there must have been around fifteen to twenty coaches full used to go. Was there also a football pitch at the side of the club?

Shame! :(

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Aww no! :( Couple of years ago I was at a party on Fife Street and I ran out of fags twice and nipped over there and everyone was really friendly. The second time it was about 2.30and they had closed the doors so they served me through the letter box!
(I should point out that I did quit when I found out I was expecting :D)

The end of an era. I haven't been in since I was a kid back in 1973. My dad used to take us in the bar, where he played crash with his mates. Sometimes we'd go into the concert room, where I used to watch the local groups playing, or comedains, while gazing up at the ever present smokescreen, hovering just above my head.

They used to do a club trip to Mablethorpe too. I can recall there must have been around fifteen to twenty coaches full used to go. Was there also a football pitch at the side of the club?

Shame! :(

Co-op football ground - nice pitches - now got lego houses on it.

When I lived in Wincobank I never went inside, never really had the urge to actually. It has always looked run down from the outside so I for one won't be sad to see it go. I'm sure Moore will build something more pleasing to the eye as he has done all over wincobank recently. The sad thing is that there has never been a decent pub in Wincobank so one less won't make much difference.

When I lived in Wincobank I never went inside, never really had the urge to actually. It has always looked run down from the outside so I for one won't be sad to see it go. I'm sure Moore will build something more pleasing to the eye as he has done all over wincobank recently. The sad thing is that there has never been a decent pub in Wincobank so one less won't make much difference.


NEVER been a decent pub in Wincobank awwwwwwwww ally68 what about the Dallas Bar:suspect::D
The Foundry is ok now though:D

NEVER been a decent pub in Wincobank awwwwwwwww ally68 what about the Dallas Bar:suspect::D
The Foundry is ok now though:D

I was too young to go in the Dallas Bar :D . My sister and brother used to work there and they used to have a laugh. Barrow House....need I say more?

Spot on Anj. Youve nailed the problem with clubland to a tee.

Wincobank Working Mens Club closed it's doors for the last time on Sunday evening 05.02.06

RIP

"They used to do a club trip to Mablethorpe too. I can recall there must have been around fifteen to twenty coaches full used to go"

Memories of club trips, ten bob note in a brown envelope, bottle of pop and a packet of crisp.

my family was members of hartly house club for years but stopped going in 1993 when my dad died his name was alf thomas

foundry shut now drove past last week