SMOKING BAN HITS CLIFTON SOCIAL CLUB
SMOKING BAN HITS CLIFTON SOCIAL CLUB
The future of a Clifton social club is in doubt after its owners admitted it has been badly hit by the July 1 smoking ban.
Sun Valley bingo hall and social club in Green Lane, said smokers were prepared to go outside to light up during the summer, but they feared they would stay away on cold winter nights.
The Noble Organisation said a decision would be made in the coming weeks.
The club is the on the first floor of the larger Sun Valley complex. The adult gambling centre on the ground floor will be unaffected by any changes.
Tony Gibbons, managing director of Noble's leisure division said: "It is difficult.The social club has been very badly affected by the smoking ban and other changes to the law relating to gambling.
"People have been happy to sit outside when the weather is good but they might not in January or February.
"It would be inappropriate to comment any further. Some of the staff have been with us since the place opened and we are looking at everything possible."
Another problem for the club is a ban on a certain type of high pay-out fruit machine.
The club was opened by Barry Noble in 1980 and was part of the Sun Valley Leisure Centre. It briefly included two cinemas but they closed in 1982.
Since then it has played host to regular cabaret acts and bingo nights.
Pat Tomlinson, a former regular at the club, said many residents in Clifton were upset at the possibility of it closing.
She said: "They will have to put something else to replace it because it is huge. I can't imagine them pulling it down
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The future of a Clifton social club is in doubt after its owners admitted it has been badly hit by the July 1 smoking ban.
Sun Valley bingo hall and social club in Green Lane, said smokers were prepared to go outside to light up during the summer, but they feared they would stay away on cold winter nights.
The Noble Organisation said a decision would be made in the coming weeks.
The club is the on the first floor of the larger Sun Valley complex. The adult gambling centre on the ground floor will be unaffected by any changes.
Tony Gibbons, managing director of Noble's leisure division said: "It is difficult.The social club has been very badly affected by the smoking ban and other changes to the law relating to gambling.
"People have been happy to sit outside when the weather is good but they might not in January or February.
"It would be inappropriate to comment any further. Some of the staff have been with us since the place opened and we are looking at everything possible."
Another problem for the club is a ban on a certain type of high pay-out fruit machine.
The club was opened by Barry Noble in 1980 and was part of the Sun Valley Leisure Centre. It briefly included two cinemas but they closed in 1982.
Since then it has played host to regular cabaret acts and bingo nights.
Pat Tomlinson, a former regular at the club, said many residents in Clifton were upset at the possibility of it closing.
She said: "They will have to put something else to replace it because it is huge. I can't imagine them pulling it down
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