Decline of Working Men's Clubs Article.
Above is a link to a Daily Telegraph article written in 2012 regarding the decline of the working men's club. This article concisely outlines the basic history of working men's clubs in that they originally started as establishments near factories and other industrial areas as a means in which working men could meet and socialize.
Also outlined is how part of the decline in working men's clubs could be attributed to late night off-licences and cheap supermarket alcohol. This can relate to the blog post which preceded this which explains the rise of alcohol prices in establishments and pre-drinking being a staple in British drinking culture.
One could argue that the birth and rise of the culture of pre-drinking may be having a detrimental effect on the culture of the working men's club. Interestingly the article states that all members of working men's clubs young and old are shareholders of the establishment. Furthermore membership is passed on from parents to children and as well as being family friendly places gives clientele a sense of pride and respect in the establishments to which they belong to and associate with. A strict code of conduct within clubs teaches members at a young age the acts which are deemed unacceptable when drinking, something which arguably is missing today.
Above is a link to a Daily Telegraph article written in 2012 regarding the decline of the working men's club. This article concisely outlines the basic history of working men's clubs in that they originally started as establishments near factories and other industrial areas as a means in which working men could meet and socialize.
Also outlined is how part of the decline in working men's clubs could be attributed to late night off-licences and cheap supermarket alcohol. This can relate to the blog post which preceded this which explains the rise of alcohol prices in establishments and pre-drinking being a staple in British drinking culture.
One could argue that the birth and rise of the culture of pre-drinking may be having a detrimental effect on the culture of the working men's club. Interestingly the article states that all members of working men's clubs young and old are shareholders of the establishment. Furthermore membership is passed on from parents to children and as well as being family friendly places gives clientele a sense of pride and respect in the establishments to which they belong to and associate with. A strict code of conduct within clubs teaches members at a young age the acts which are deemed unacceptable when drinking, something which arguably is missing today.
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