Not quite an obituary

Meeting called over club's future

By Terry Kelly

AN EXTRAORDINARY meeting has been called amid fears a long-established South Tyneside social club could be just weeks away from closure.

Doubt hangs over the future of Jarrow Ex-Servicemen's Club in North Street, Jarrow, because of a big drop in takings.

Club secretary Stan Brown has denied the closure rumours, but admitted the club has debts, adding: "Business has never been as bad as this."

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