Foreword Working Men’s Clubs are part of the fabric of Doncaster’s communities. For decades, WMCs have played a key role in towns and villages across the borough, and were often much more than places to have a drink. They bound together people who often endured hardship, enabling them to help and support each other, and they played a part in community cohesion – ‘the Big Society’ – long before politicians coined the phrase. Clubs were formed by working people for working people – not a million miles away from the ethos of the Labour Party – and it is important to document the role they played, and continue to play, not just in Doncaster, but across the country. Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP for Doncaster Central
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