Peckham Liberal Club

[Chick]

You would look good in a flat cap.

[woodrot]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> Jazz and Liberals.

> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

stick in a handful of cats and someone playing metal machine music end to end and/ or a tribute selection of any Lou Reed ( we all love LR now hes dead, even though his stuff was utter shite )and I think you have a Hieronymus Bosch SE15 horror evening.

[Louisa]

I love Lou Reed.

Louisa.

[woodrot]

a million male commuters with oversized headphones listening the berlin and transformer last week cant be wrong.

its still dreadful drug addled toss though.

[JoeChuff]

Sorry I should have said, it's not a political club - it might have been at one point but it isn't now, there are no links to the Liberal Democrats or I wouldn't have joined :)

Women can also join! It's just a social club, member-owned and thus cheaper as there is no rent to pay. Membership has dropped over the years so the club is struggling to meet basic bills, so it wouldn't take too much more custom to set things right again I don't think.

Mild is a type of beer that you don't see much these days - in fact my first pint of mild was in the Peckham Liberal Club, out of curiosity. It's coming back a bit thanks to craft brewers. I'm quite keen on it now, which is a good thing as Maggie the barmaid always starts pouring me a pint of mild after seeing me on the CCTV entry system, so I don't get much choice any more.

I might have misrepresented Peckham Pandemonium, their last event was jazz but the upcoming one is a David Bowie tribute - I'll edit that.

I don't want to oversell it, it is a well-worn social club and about as old-school as they come (I've met people there who have been members since the 60s) - it won't be to everyone's taste, fair enough. But it's cheap and the space is great, so come down and have that half of mild ;)

[Annette Curtain]

So basically its just a drinking/jazz club ironically called "The Liberal Club"

Are they thinking of doing a "pop up" version at KERB anytime soon

It'd go down a storm

[JoeChuff]

No, it's not really a jazz club, there have just been a few jazz events in the recent past.

It's a members' social club that's been there for over a hundred years - like a working men's club, but open to men and women. There used to be loads of these clubs like this in the UK but many have closed down - there's around 2000 left I think. They are registered as industrial and provident societies rather than private businesses. Historically, many of them were started by local political parties, so you get Labour Clubs, Liberal Clubs, Conservative or Constitutional Clubs, but I don't think many of them are explicitly political any more. The name isn't ironic, it's just the historical name of the club, the Libersls must have set it up.

Recently some clubs have been turned into privately-owned pubs but have kept the old-fashioned trappings, "ironically" - the Effra Social in Brixton, for example. This is not what this is about, although if people want to join ironically they are more than welcome as long as they pay their membership subs ;)

[SpookyMagoo]

It's a wonderful venue. It's a decaying vintage social club. Trapped in its 1970s decor - vinyl & Lino, nicotine stained polystyrene ceilings with a wondrous labyrinth of spaces. A spectacular bollards room - dark & beautifully nostalgic, and a very cheap bar with TV screen. Oh - and a garden!

This is a brilliant place to hold a party.

I went to the jazz gig there. Jazz is not my cup of tea - bit (more than) dull & an audience of half unconscious, & rather self conscious (& very young) trendies trying desperately to appear like jazz loving beatniks......

But the space is enchanting and a real gem!

[Roundabout]

Does the club have an open day?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

More importantly, if it's a private members' club, can one smoke?

[Sue]

Agree it's a great place, bit rabbit warren.

One of their rooms is quite big with a proper stage.

We looked into having our concerts there ( http://www.thegooseisout.com ), but sadly they had bingo on Friday nights - and wouldn't change their bingo nights (fair enough!)

Lovely people behind the bar.

All a bit of a time warp, but nothing wrong with that :)

[KidKruger]

Yes Sue, just negotiating a night with them for a show end of year. I love the Phoenix Nights/vintage touch. Lenny Beige would surely love it (and has probably been there !).

[JoeChuff]

Roundabout Wrote:

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> Does the club have an open day?

I believe the committee are working on arranging one but in the meantime just ring the buzzer and someone will sign you in!

Re: smoking, the ban applies to social clubs as well as pubs but there is a decent sized garden with a sort of smoking shed.

[Roundabout]

JoeChuff Wrote:

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> Roundabout Wrote:

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> > Does the club have an open day?

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> I believe the committee are working on arranging

> one but in the meantime just ring the buzzer and

> someone will sign you in!

>

> Re: smoking, the ban applies to social clubs as

> well as pubs but there is a decent sized garden

> with a sort of smoking shed.

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Went along last Saturday ?[ some sort of Fete on - ?2 entry] ? No one interested in membership forms for a new member ? Said there was an AGM in February 2014 ? So presume ? they now have enough members?: John Smiths ?3-50.

[KidKruger]

If anybody (non-members) wants to see the venue properly I'm putting on some music / DJs there tomorrow 11/12/13.

Bands starting 8pm, more of a party with small ?5 contribution mostly towards Phillipines Storm Relief Fund. Blues + Country-ish + Indie-ish (though I hate to label)+ Rinse FM featured DJs 'til 0200. Food too - goat curry and rice n peas, also cheap bar ! You'll save you entrance on the beer alone.

Come down and get down for a decent cause. Local artists contributing their time and skills to make this happen, including Zonderlings.

[JoeChuff]

No one interested in membership forms

> for a new member ? Said there was an AGM in

> February 2014 ? So presume ? they now have enough

> members?:

Unfortunately, this is not yet the case - chalk it up to poor organisation/internal communication, I also asked for a new membership form for my mate on Saturday and there were none behind the bar on the day which was surprising, but yes the club is still looking for new members - I think there will be a more co-ordinated push in January.

[Huggers]

I went to the fair there and thought it was an amazing space. Do you think you can hire it for private parties?

[KidKruger]

Huggers I believe so. But the venue costs.

[JoeChuff]

I believe so, ask for Janice the entertainments manager or email [email protected]

Website is peckhamliberalclub.org

[Otta]

Everyone come along tomorrow evening, should be a fun night.

http://m.soundcloud.com/zonderlings/sets/december-2013

[intexasatthe moment]

Disabled access is a bit lacking .

Problem for some I'm afraid .

[KidKruger]

We can help people down the stairs to where it's level all throughout.

Meanwhile here's what's on at Peckham Liberal Club tomorrow.

[Roundabout]

JoeChuff Wrote:

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> No one interested in membership forms

> > for a new member ? Said there was an AGM in

> > February 2014 ? So presume ? they now have

> enough

> > members?:

>

> Unfortunately, this is not yet the case - chalk it

> up to poor organisation/internal communication, I

> also asked for a new membership form for my mate

> on Saturday and there were none behind the bar on

> the day which was surprising, but yes the club is

> still looking for new members - I think there will

> be a more co-ordinated push in January.

Thanks so far Joe:

Please let us all know in January.

Perhaps a new thread under ? Liberal Club Peckham - New membership 2014

[JoeChuff]

Hi - a new thread on this has been started in another part of the forum:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1242886

[unlurked]

Hi Joe Chuff. Does the membership of the club represent the ethnic and cultural make up of the area the club is located? I'm not asking for tables of stats,just general info. Thanks.