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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
David Ellis

Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club: LGBTQ+ icon launches 'Fighting Fund' to ensure survival

In its ongoing bid to ensure its survival, the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club has launched a “Fighting Fund”, aiming to raise £12,000 by April 8, in six weeks time.

The community-owned, Grade II-listed club, something of an icon among London’s queer-friendly venues, is crowdfunding “in hopes the borough can buy the building and offer it back to the community, keeping it open”.

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