Working men's club for sale after liquidation

An historic working men's club in the Black Country which has more than 200 members has been put up for sale after going into liquidation.

Chuckery Working Men's Club, once popular with workers from Walsall's Chamberlin & Hill foundry, has ceased trading after 85 years.

It was put into liquidation by its 220 members after hitting problems because of dwindling support for its activities in recent years. The building and grounds in Lincoln Road have an asking price of about £240,000.

Chris Moore senior partner, of Aldridge-based liquidator, K.J Watkin said it was hoped the club, which operated as a friendly society, would be sold on as a going concern. He said: "It has fallen out of favour and had an ageing membership."

"They tried various initiatives to try and bring young people and bring it back to life, but these were unsuccessful. This is a common issue with clubs up and down the country. It had got into a situation where revenues from the club and bar were insufficient to cover its expenses so members indicated reluctantly that it should cease trading."