Latest News

 

Good Morning Gentlemen A reminder of upcoming events Quiz Night It's here! Tonight, quiz night is upon us already, wow! doesn't time fly, It's gonna be a great night tonight, Bill Kukstas and Guy Cleall are your resident quiz masters today, well, one is a quiz master and Guy is the other one, an extra team is added today as 'Team Loddon' will be bringing the best brains they can find to test our regulars, apparently their specialist subject is 'Ale'. so watch out Tony Z, they're coming to take your crown mate. And of cause, Vera is still singing 'we'll MEAT again' on Friday 10th, tickets for the meat raffle are on sale behind the bar.  Kids Christmas Party The kids Christmas party is ready to start on Sunday 12th, Katie Kukstas has done wonders for this event, in fact, she's been a little bit like the 'seven dwarves', Very HAPPY to go out and purchase all the presents, definitely SNEEZY when she came into the office, only to find she's allergic to my charismatic aura, as for being DOPEY, oh yeah! Katie is an absolute 'Mad hatter', and she's not BASHFUL about that either, DOC, well, looking after Bill lately has earned her that Monica,  she also helped the bar staff to feel GRUMPY when taking the list from behind the bar (I think she was checking it twice), and that just leaves SLEEPY, well, she has almost done this event in her sleep, making it look so easy, but I'm sure it has been an enormous effort and hard work, Thankyou Katie for all that you have done. If you are attending the Kids or Big Kids party, just remember to bring your happy head with you, and bring your smile to brighten the day for everyone. Kind Regards Dave Alder Club Secretary

Xmas and New Year Opening Times

 

·       DecemberOpeningHours

·       Mon - Thursday 12 - 11.00

·       Friday 10.30 - 11.30

·       Saturday 12 - 11.30

·       Sunday 12 - 10.30

·       Christmas Eve 12 - 11.30

·       Christmas Day 11am - 1pm

·      Boxing Day - Closed 27^th - 28^th - Closed

·       Wednesday 29^th 12 - 11.00

·       Thursday 30^th 12 - 11.00

·       New Years Eve

·       Open ‘til 1am

·       Music to sing & dance to throughout the evening

·       Countdown to the new year

·       &

·       “Auld Lang Syne”

 

Contact Us

We are located at:

36 Church Street
Caversham
RG4 8AU

Telephone:  0118 954 5434

Secretary’s Office: 01189 473 600

Email:  cavershamwmclub@btconnect.com

Parking: The closest public car park is Chester Street car park. This is a pay car park.  Access to the club from the car is via a small walk way at the back of the car park leading to Church Street.

 

Privacy Statement

Our Privacy Statement – What you need to know.

What is a Privacy Statement?

A Privacy Statement explains what information we hold about you, why we hold it, how we protect it for you and how you can have your information removed from our files if you wish.

Why are we providing you this information?

A new law – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – came into effect in May 2018, and affects the way organisations keep information about their members.

What information do we hold about you and why?

The information we hold about you has been extracted from our Membership Application Forms completed by you, plus any updated information that may have been supplied to us by you since you joined the club.

We use this information to maintain our membership records and to communicate with you by way of regular email bulletins and club notices.

Who do we share your personal information with?

We do not provide Personal Information to any external sources, or other club members.  Internally, the information is shared with the Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Committee Members as required.

How long do we keep your information?

We keep information for as long as we need it for the purposes for which it was collected.

What are our responsibilities and your rights?

We hold your information as necessary to fulfil our contract with you as a Member of the Club and will keep this information secure.  You have the right to see copies of information held about you.  Please put any requests in writing, addressed to the Secretary.

Updates

This policy was last updated in May 2018.

 

Neighbourhood

Although the club is located at the heart of the shopping area in central Caversham, we do have residential properties close by, and it is our responsibility to prevent them from being disturbed by noise coming from the club, its members, and their guests.  Consequently, we do request that on vacating the club, that we respect the needs of local residents and leave the premises and area quietly.

During club functions and parties taking place in the function room, we request that the internal door that leads to the smoking area (and snooker room) be kept closed at all times, in addition to the external door leading out to the smoking area. This minimises any noise that may spill out of the back of the club buildings.

The covered smoking area at the back of the club is closed each evening at 11pm, again to prevent any disturbance to our residential neighbours located close to the back of the club buildings.

The smoking area is closed at 11pm each evening.

 

Officers / Committee

The club is run by a management committee, the members of which are elected at the Annual General Meeting.

The committee discuss their recent successful Halloween event, November 2017.

The officers of the club include a President, Vice President, Chairman, and Vice Chairman.  The club is run day to day by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.   The bars are managed by the bar manager, under the guidance of the secretary.  The club is overseen by three trustees, elected annually, but not involved in the day to day running of the club.

The Officers, and its Committee Members run the Club on behalf of its members and are obliged to ensure that the club rules and bye-laws are adhered to.

The club has a General Meeting around April/May each year, to which members are invited.  Prior to the meeting, the club financial figures for the year are emailed out to all club members (for whom we have a valid email address) or alternatively are available at the club on demand.

The club officers are as listed as of September 2021:

President	S. Dargie
Vice President	K. Breadmore
Trustees	W. Matthews
	P. Kay
	A. Lambert
Treasurer	M. Ferriss
Secretary	D. Alder
Asst. Secretary	C. Main
Committee
M. Hawkins (chairman)	M. Howarth
G. Talbot (vice chairman)	G. Cleal
A. Holland	R. Hine
T. Rock	S. Horwood
A. Thumwood	Available
S. James	Available

History

 

Club History

The club was established in December 1908 and was first opened in January 1909.

School children in front of the classrooms that became the Working Men’s club.

The original building that housed the club was formerly school class rooms that formed part of the Caversham House Academy, established by Francis Knighton in the mid-19th century.  Francis Knighton had already established a boy’s school in Reading, but was looking to move to the more healthy environment of Caversham, and consequently bought Caversham House by auction in 1849.

He built school classrooms over the road, and the school playgrounds were to the side of this building, where the church (on the location of the old cinema) and the library stand today.  In 1872 (in the location of the current beer cellar) a tunnel was built under Church Street to link the class rooms and playground to the rest of the school on the other side of the road (in Caversham House).  This allowed children safe transit across the road, avoiding the carts and horses that travelled up and down Church Street.  The weather vane located on the top of the building has been restored and can still be seen today, bearing the initials of the school’s founder:

In February 1932, the club purchased additional land on the North side of the club, and a sub-committee was formed to oversee the re-development of the club buildings.  This involved a new billiards room, plus rebuilding the front of the club entirely.   In April 1933, a builder was appointed, and the new club was completed by 1934.  A re-opening ceremony was held in the new lounge on 8th June, with a cold supper and a concert, with 83 in attendance.

The club building that we see today, at around the time of its completion in 1934.

The Annual Return for the Friendly Societies from December 1915, showing the club’s commencement in 1909.