Swanage Conservative Club

WELCOME

A warm welcome awaits you at Swanage Conservative Club. We are a private members club existing for our members, those holding ACC affiliation cards and for guests of both. For those in the area on holiday or only in the town for a short time, we offer temporary membership for only £5.00 per week. Please note that 48 hours’ notice is required and must be supported by an existing member.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please see Facebook feed for details

Swanage Conservative CLUBWHAT'S ON AND HAPPENING AT THE CLUB 27 Kings Rd West, BH19 1HE Swanage, UK

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ABOUT US

The Club is ideally situated in the centre of the town only 50m from the train and bus stations. It was originally formed in 1885 and in the early years used various premises before the purpose-built building was erected and occupied in 1911. To find out more about the Club please click here, if you would like a more in-depth account of the Club’s early history please click here.

BAR PROMOTIONS

Monthly Bar Drinks Special....February 2023

FACILITIES

We are proud of the facilities we can offer members. We have two bars with very competitively priced drinks and offer a similarly priced food service at lunchtimes six day a week, Friday evenings and a Sunday roast. We have a function room available all with Club bar prices for all occasions and an optional catering service. Sports catered for include snooker (two tables), darts, shove halfpenny, etc. Live entertainment every Saturday plus bingo, draws, etc.

The Club has free Wi-Fi service available to members and their guests, just bask a member of staff for the password which changes periodically.

NEXT LIVE MUSIC ACTS

Please see Entertainment Page listings for monthly details or Facebook feed.

Club opening hours.

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun

11:30 - 23:00

Fri - Sat - 11:30-00:00

See Restaurant for opening hours.

Saturday ENTERTAINMENT

Every Saturday night the Club hosts FREE live music for our members and their guests. The live entertainment is advertised on our Facebook page, around the Club and on our Website. For this month’s entertainment, please see poster on the right.

From time to time the Club will hold ‘special events’ such as ‘themed meal nights’, ‘cheese and wine taster evenings,’ karaoke and different charity events. We host live sporting events on BT Sport via the ‘big screen’.

As well as live music, there are many other regular activities such as poker, bingo, members’ draw & quizzes. The complete monthly schedule is listed in the 'Entertainment' section on the main menu in the top right of the page.

Upcoming Club ENTERTAINMENT

Here will be Club entertainment events, such as Disco - Tribute Singers/Bands.

MONTHLY QUIZES

Sunday Quiz is every 2nd Sunday of the Month and the Wednesday Quiz is the last Wednesday of the Month

RESTAURANT

The main Restaurant is back open. Please see Specials Board and Menu or ask the staff.......Please see opening times as Friday Evenings and Sunday Lunch are still unavailable

Food served daily

Monday & Tuesday CLOSED

Wednesday to Saturday 12:00 - 14:00

Friday evenings Unavailable

Sundays sittings Unavailable

Table reservations advisable

Telephone: 01929 422310

or enquire at the bar.

HIRE of WINSTON CHURCHILL ROOM

The hire of the Winston Churchill Room is available to members and non-members.

The room can hold around 120 people and has its own bar which is fully-staffed for all bookings (min 50 people for bar). Catering is available upon request, as well as the hire of an in-built PA system including CD decks, IPOD and MP3 inputs, a projector and projector screen.75" TV for presentation.

A £30 refundable deposit is required for members and £100 for non-members. (see terms and conditions on booking form).

If you have any queries please call into the Club and speak to a member of staff who will be able to answer any questions you may have and collect full details for the hire including a booking form. You can also enquire by phone; office 01929-423600, bar 01929-422310 or E:swanageconclub@aol.com.

Snooker

The Club has a large snooker room with two well maintained snooker tables. We have two teams that enter East Dorset League, these are usually played on a Tuesday evening throughout the winter months. Of course, the room is available for all members and their guests to use during Club opening hours. It operates light meters (20p’s) but is FREE on Friday evenings.

Pool

The Club has one Pool Table and we have Teams that enter the Swanage Pool League, played on Tuesday evening throughout the winter months. 50p to play, watch out for free nights.

Darts

We have 6 Darts Boards 2 in the small lounge and 4 in the Winston Churchill Room. Darts was badly effected by the Pandemic. But it is hoped to again have Team(s) entering Swanage Dart League

Shove Halfpenny

Shove was also effected by the Pandemic . It is also hoped to have more Teams entered in the Shove League.

FORTHCOMING SPORTS EVENTS

Pool Team ......Players needed to join the pool team for the forthcoming season

MEMBERSHIP

The Club always welcomes new members. The application system is very simple; you can obtain a membership form from the bar (or download a copy here). Please read the form carefully, it must be completed and then signed by a proposer and seconder both of whom are current members and having had at least two years membership of the Club. It must then be returned to the Club together with a one off administration fee of £10. To download a Membership Form, go to Membership Page

All those applying for membership have their names displayed on the Club notice board for 14 days (as per Club Rules) prior to the application being considered by the Committee. All successful applicants are invited to attend a new members’ evening where they can meet Club officials who will welcome them to the Club and explain the facilities available, Club rules, etc. At the completion of the meeting which lasts no more than half an hour, you are required to pay the annual subscription (currently £25.00). You will receive a membership card and Club rule book.

You will also be offered the chance to purchase an ACC affiliation card for a further £3.00. This will get you into almost all the Conservative Clubs in the country with full members rights (you can, for instance, sign in guests). Obviously, you have no voting rights in other Clubs and some run draws only for their members only. An affiliation card can be purchased from the office throughout the year.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

To renew please simply go to the bar with your new swipe card and renew. If you do not have a new swipe card you will need to pop in and pick it up and renew at the same time. If you live away, please contact the office on 01929 423600 / email swanageconclub@aol.com to arrange payment and postage of your new card.

TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP

If you have friends visiting you can make them ‘temporary members’ for only £5.00 per week or £15 per month. This will enable them to take advantage of all the Club has to offer. 2 Days Clear Notice required by Law for Temporary Membership. To download a Temporary Membership Form, go to Membership page.

GDPR

As you may already know, the GDPR, enacted into UK legislation on the 25th May 2018, considerable strengthens the law which is designed to give people control over personal information held about them by ‘data controllers’. It creates new obligations for data controllers and gives people more rights.

Swanage Conservative Club collects and is responsible for certain personal information about you. This means that we are responsible as ‘controller’ of that personal information for the purposes of General Data Protection Regulations which applies to us accordingly. To download our Privacy Notice.

OFFICIALS & COMMITTEE

President