The iconic East London and LGBT+ venue is at risk of closure after the owners indicated a wish to sell the club at the earliest opportunity, while the programming team have been threatened with eviction ?
Over 11.5k people have signed a petition to save the club since it was launched last week.]
The Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (BGWMC), founded in 1887, was once solely an old-school member’s only boozer where men came to play pool and throw darts.
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A financially strained Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club came close to closure in 2001 as it struggled with dwindling members and repair costs.