CR5 Issue 169 June 2019
A local community magazine delivered free to 11,800 homes every month in the CR5 postcode. Contains local business advertising,interesting reads, Competitions, What's on in the Community and puzzles.
A local community magazine delivered free to 11,800 homes every month in the CR5 postcode.
Contains local business advertising,interesting reads, Competitions, What's on in the Community and puzzles.
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Coulsdon Comrades Club celebrates<br />
its Centenary 1919 to <strong>2019</strong><br />
After the first World War ended in 1918 a number of non-political organisations were set up to<br />
help servicemen returning from the war. One of these was the Comrades of the Great War.<br />
A group of local Coulsdon people decided that there should be a social club in Coulsdon for<br />
ex-service men. They formed the Coulsdon Branch of the Comrades of the Great War (1919)<br />
under their president Mr Alfred Patchett;<br />
The club opened premises just a little nearer<br />
Lion Green Road than the present premises.<br />
In 1922 a number of the ex-service men’s<br />
organisations decided to merge which was the<br />
nucleus of the British Legion. The Coulsdon<br />
Comrades decide to remain independent and<br />
are still so today. In 1923 the old St Andrews<br />
Church Hall became available and they moved<br />
there.<br />
It was decided to demolish the old church hall and construct the present building opening in<br />
1933. Today the club is open to membership from all, as the number of ex-service personnel<br />
are now in a minority. We would like to wish them well with their centenary celebrations and<br />
hope the Comrades Club remain part of Coulsdon’s fabric for the next 100 years.<br />
http://www.coulsdoncomrades.co.uk/index.html<br />
The Club has a Fully<br />
licensed competitively<br />
priced bar, where you can<br />
purchase Freshly made<br />
Bar food and light bites,<br />
with Live music<br />
and Entertainment every<br />
Saturday night and<br />
frequent Jazz and Big<br />
Band nights.<br />
There are regular Quiz<br />
nights and the occasional<br />
Special functions, such as<br />
St George’s Day celebrations<br />
and Remembrance<br />
Sunday Services.<br />
The Club boasts 4 Match Play Snooker Tables as well as a Darts Board,Beer garden with<br />
children’s play area and BT Sport TV.<br />
Prizes are to be won Every Saturday Night - Raffle plus Members Draw (you must have your<br />
Membership Card with you to Win), Every Sunday Lunchtime - Meat Raffle, Weekly Treasure<br />
Chest Draw and many others held from time to time.<br />
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 4pm to 11pm, Friday 12pm to 11pm Saturday 12pm to<br />
11:30pm Sunday 12pm to 10:30pm<br />
To advertise call Lucy on 01737 557888 or 07703 209292<br />
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