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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

Two more men-only clubs in UK to ask members if women should join

A person walks past the entrance to the Garrick Club in London.
The Garrick Club in London, which recently allowed two women to join its 1,500 male members. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Two more of London’s oldest remaining gentlemen’s clubs have invited members this month to give an opinion on whether they think it is time to change their rules to allow women to join.

A poll of members of the 140-year-old Flyfishers’ Club will begin tomorrow, and a decision on the question of women members is expected to be announced on 4 October. The Savile Club, established in 1868 for writers and artists, is to hold an informal discussions on 26 September over whether women should be admitted.

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