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highfield road social club, blackpool
In her book, "Not Just Beer and Bingo: a Social History of Working Men’s Clubs", Ruth Cherrington traces the history of working men's clubs from their mid-19th origins to their current state of declining popularity and numbers. The book is a comprehensive account of a social movement that has provided companionship, education, recreation and a great deal of pleasure to working class communities for over 150 years.
highfield road social club, blackpool
In her book, "Not Just Beer and Bingo: a Social History of Working Men’s Clubs", Ruth Cherrington traces the history of working men's clubs from their mid-19th origins to their current state of declining popularity and numbers. The book is a comprehensive account of a social movement that has provided companionship, education, recreation and a great deal of pleasure to working class communities for over 150 years.