Station Hill, Cookham, Berkshire SL6 9JF
Tel: 01628 810447
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The
Cookham Social Club
Station Hill, Cookham, Berkshire SL6 9JF Tel: 01628 810447 |
LOCATION
Cookham Social Club is located in the heart of Cookham Rise opposite the railway station.
HISTORY
It was founded in 1891 as a reading club and was then located in a house in Lower Road.
The current building was built in 1901 on the death of Queen Victoria. It was built and
owned by Mr Pinder-Brown. The Pinder-Brown’s were a family well known in Cookham. In
1947 the building was offered for sale to the Social Club by Mr Pinder-Brown. It was then
a Working Men’s Club and Reading Rooms and not open to women members. In the late 1960’s
it changed its name to the Cookham Social Club, there were still no women members, but
they were now allowed onto the premises as guests. However, the Club is now open
to everyone as members.
MEMBERSHIP
The Cookham Social Club is a members club and is open to all. The 2011 rates per annum are
as follows, they are payable for January - December:
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Once-off joining fee - £10
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OPENING TIMES
The Club is open daily from 12.00pm – 3.00pm and from 5.00pm – 11.00pm.
On Fridays and Saturdays it is open 12pm - 12am and Sundays from 12pm -11pm.
FACILITIES
Darts, a pool table, table tennis, cribbage, shove halfpenny and dominoes are all
available and there are club tournaments for all these. For darts, pool and table tennis
there are also games against outside groups. There is also a big screen TV. Upstairs there
is a room that can be hired although it is currently used on all weekday evenings and is
only free on Friday and weekends. Due to Health and Safety the numbers are limited to 25
people.
ENTERTAINMENT
There is varied entertainment about every six weeks. This takes place in several forms,
there is a Quiz Night around 2- 3 times a year. Different types of bands are invited to
play, these have included Glam Rock, R & B, Irish and Country and Western. There is
the occasional disco. About twice a year a race night is held.
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| The Social Club in the Early 20th Century | The Social Club in 1999 |
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