Social Clubs were, and still are, the places where members could enjoy a cheaper drink and with function rooms, they were the choices for family gatherings, fund raisers and sporting events. Remember what Waterloo Social Club was like back in the day? Empire Bingo and Social Club is featured, that’s now demolished. And there are others which will take right back to the era. They are not an exhaustive list but they remember some the clubs at the heart of the community.
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![Fleetwood Social Club, also known as the Gasworkers or Tank in Preston Street, Fleetwood](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI0ODkyZDYxLWVkMDQtNGRlZC05OGE0LWVmMTQzMjQ3YWNjNjoxMWVlMTBiYS01ZWM1LTRkMjktOWYzOC1iODEwYmEwYmM4NWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Memories of the Social Clubs
Fleetwood Social Club, also known as the Gasworkers or Tank in Preston Street, Fleetwood Photo: Martin Bostock
![Thornton Social Club's refurbished concert room in 2001](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ0MzExMmFjLWU0MWQtNDc4Yy1hMjE2LWQ0NzNhZmU4MWFlNDphYzYxZmJjZS05YTRhLTRhYmQtYjgzMC02OWM5ZjljYjVjY2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Social Club Memories
Thornton Social Club's refurbished concert room in 2001 Photo: Bill Johnson
![Empire Bingo and Social Club, Hawes Side Lane, 2009](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYwOTUxODM4LWEwOTQtNDFkNi1hYzE0LWE5ZGNmNDc3M2UwZDo3MTY0YzkxNS05ZTA1LTRlMjUtYTRkZC1kMzVmNjI0MDZmYWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The Co-Operative Sports and Social Club, Preston New Road](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI1YjhiNTAwLTUwYzMtNGNiMi1hYjNhLWVhNjNlNzM0NWYwZDozYTI0NjQ3OS0xZWUyLTRhOWUtYTU5Mi01MjFiYzhhY2NkNmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Social Club Memories
The Co-Operative Sports and Social Club, Preston New Road Photo: Bill Johnson
![The Co-Operative Sports and Social Club, Preston New Road](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNjYTM5YTU2LTgxYzEtNDEzNC04N2MxLWU0OWNjZDUwMzhhODoxMDBjZTk3MC02OWE3LTQ5MGUtYjAxZi1hYThjZTFmNDYwNTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
17. Social Club Memories
The Co-Operative Sports and Social Club, Preston New Road Photo: Bill Johnson
![Cleveleys Working Men's Club, 1999](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU5NTRmMmJlLTJjNDMtNGY1MC04MjVlLTUyZGI4YzI5ODA3ZDowNTA2ZThmYi00OTYyLTQ3ZmItODdhZC00MjI3NThlZjc0MzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)