Rumours over closure of Darwen Catholic Club are quashed

DARWEN Sunnyhurst councillor Dave Smith has quashed rumours that Darwen Catholic Club is to close.

He said: “It has been a tough time, as it has for a lot of places. I think the club is a bit of a hidden gem as it is tucked away so people don’t see it.”

Coun Smith said the club had two ‘good quality’ snooker tables and was looking for people to form snooker and darts teams.

The club, in Wellington Fold, opposite the leisure centre, also has a function room and meeting room that can be used free of charge by groups in the town.

Coun Smith added: “Despite the name, you don’t have to be a Catholic to come in.”

Comments(9)

batesempire says...
11:58am Wed 6 Feb 13

I hope it doesnt close it is a fantastc venue for local people hold functions at and as Local Darwen D.j its great for me also .. all the best from www.empiredisco.co.u
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batesempire says...
11:58am Wed 6 Feb 13

I hope it doesnt close it is a fantastc venue for local people hold functions at and as Local Darwen D.j its great for me also .. all the best from www.empiredisco.co.u
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Whitehall Rover says...
12:23pm Wed 6 Feb 13

The image of the catholic club needs to be raised, this is the reason why no one uses it. Some clever marketing and a name change should do it, not that I have any issues with it's current name, but it doesn't exactly jazz the place up. Nice friendly staff and reasonable prices make this an ideal resource to use.

louderfasterlonger says...
5:44pm Wed 6 Feb 13

I agree with Whitehall Rover. Re-branding is long overdue.

old aggies killers says...
10:10am Thu 7 Feb 13

The Catholic club has been enduring a slow death for years, not helped by unhelpful people running the place who have put off a number of breweries from getting involved with the place. New, customer and supplier-friendly people are required firstly to run the club then perhaps the club could look to get backing from local businessmen. Perhaps, to this end, Ted Ward could be approached?

lady vera fart teller says...
12:29pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Hear hear old aggies killers. The town, not just the Catholic Club, needs investment from entrepreneurial visionaries like Ted Ward, the last person to put Darwen on the map.He did more for the town than any local politician, thanks to whom Darwen now resembles 1980's Beirut. One suspects that the Labour councillors are eyeing up the Cath Club so that, when it inevitably closes, they can acquire it for some loony-left, crypto-neo-pseudo Trotskyist barmpot scheme like turning it into a refuge for displaced Uttar Pradesh eunuchs.

louderfasterlonger says...
6:28pm Thu 7 Feb 13

old aggies killers wrote:
The Catholic club has been enduring a slow death for years, not helped by unhelpful people running the place who have put off a number of breweries from getting involved with the place. New, customer and supplier-friendly people are required firstly to run the club then perhaps the club could look to get backing from local businessmen. Perhaps, to this end, Ted Ward could be approached?
Perhaps Ted Ward could be approached, if you find him the police would be very eager to hear of his wereabouts.
As would many people who have been left out of pocket.

lady vera fart teller says...
3:11pm Fri 8 Feb 13

louderfasterlonger wrote:
old aggies killers wrote: The Catholic club has been enduring a slow death for years, not helped by unhelpful people running the place who have put off a number of breweries from getting involved with the place. New, customer and supplier-friendly people are required firstly to run the club then perhaps the club could look to get backing from local businessmen. Perhaps, to this end, Ted Ward could be approached?
Perhaps Ted Ward could be approached, if you find him the police would be very eager to hear of his wereabouts. As would many people who have been left out of pocket.
Many people? You mean yourself? If Ted Ward was that bad the police would have arrested him by now. As it was, he was driven out of Darwen by a lack of support from the locals, especially the useless Labour councillors. If people had've backed him, AFC Darwen would still be Darwen FC, playing in league 2 in place of Yeovil Town, in a 30,000-seater stadium at Robin Bank. Ted wasn't squeky-clean but you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

louderfasterlonger says...
11:50am Sat 9 Feb 13

lady vera **** teller wrote:
louderfasterlonger wrote:
old aggies killers wrote: The Catholic club has been enduring a slow death for years, not helped by unhelpful people running the place who have put off a number of breweries from getting involved with the place. New, customer and supplier-friendly people are required firstly to run the club then perhaps the club could look to get backing from local businessmen. Perhaps, to this end, Ted Ward could be approached?
Perhaps Ted Ward could be approached, if you find him the police would be very eager to hear of his wereabouts. As would many people who have been left out of pocket.
Many people? You mean yourself? If Ted Ward was that bad the police would have arrested him by now. As it was, he was driven out of Darwen by a lack of support from the locals, especially the useless Labour councillors. If people had've backed him, AFC Darwen would still be Darwen FC, playing in league 2 in place of Yeovil Town, in a 30,000-seater stadium at Robin Bank. Ted wasn't squeky-clean but you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
Perhaps he could present his ideas at the next DTC forum in that case. I believe the new police inspector has been invited to give a presentation also.

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