9 INTERCLUB • VOLUME 29, ISSUE 2 - 2023 REACHING CLUBS SINCE 1995 CLUB LIFE: CAMBRIDGE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB Neat little club with a great atmosphere Challenge Cambridge Call in 7 days a week • Trailer Hire • LPG Re lls • Bait & Ice Proud to supply The Cambridge Cosmopolitan Club 88 Duke Street, Cambridge Ph. 07 827 7456 Asked what makes the Cambridge Cosmopolitan Club tick, Manager Donna Sheehan says its all about the members and the array of sports activities they get involved in. Donna has been at the club almost 20 years now. She says the fact that there is regular sport sub-club activity occurring throughout the year gives the club a strong foundation and a great culture. “Darts is massive at this club. We’ve hosted major tournaments and then we also have 8 ball, snooker, a ladies dance group, Euchre and I’m delighted to see our membership is growing with younger people joining.” As a result, the club has relaxed some of its historical rules and now allows members to wear hats/caps inside. Open every day except Sunday, in the aftermath of the Covid era, Friday night is club night and once a month a big music night happens. Thursday night is sub-club night where all the different sports groups and activities gather. Donna began her time in the club working behind the bar before moving into administration support. These days, she leads a small and cohesive team of ve, who keep the day-to-day running smoothly. “We’ve learnt to not waste club money on employing too many and being top heavy, which can often be a problem in clubs.” Asked how the club supports and engages with its community, Donna says it offers a group of elderly people, who practice a quiet form of Tai-Chi the opportunity to use the clubroom in the morning. The Lions Club also has a dinner at the club once a month and use the clubroom for meetings two Tuesdays each month at no charge. Christmas isn’t a super-busy time for Donna and the team, given a lot of Cambridge locals tend to go away to the beach or elsewhere for the holidays. The restaurant is run as a separate leased business and, Donna says, does an excellent job serving a good array of quality food options for members and guests to enjoy. “We’ve had Jackie with us since just before the second lock-down and she’s excellent. “We’ve recently invested in upgrading the kitchen appliances. It’s de nitely a real core strength of the club.” Work will soon begin on giving the club outside a repaint, something Donna says will be wonderful to see. Donna enjoys a really good working relationship with the committee who gather once a month. Partly this is because committee are also very hands-on in terms of helping out on club nights. “We’ve got younger people on board in the committee now which is wonderful in terms of bringing in new energy and ideas.” Donna says the club’s President is very supportive of all the staff. “Cambridge Cosmopolitan is just a really neat little club with a great atmosphere, very good staff working behind the bar. “I’m pretty pleased with how the club is operating given the past few years have been challenging, we’re in a good nancial position.” The club is located on Burns Street in Leamington. Donna says the fact that there is regular sport sub-club activity occurring throughout the year gives the club a strong foundation and a great culture. Sue Russell
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