Robson Green paid a visit a few years ago, meeting a few of the Committee while he was doing a piece on The Pitmen Painters who used the committee room for their sessions, and several professional snooker players dropped in around the 1960s. John Pullman came up a few times, we believe.
The signage has changed a bit since then, and the (now) boarded-up windows are visible in the above picture.
The institute has served the community very well for over 100 years, and we are proud to say that hundreds and hundreds of volunteers have been responsible for ensuring we still have a thriving membership today.
And they have been led by many Committees who have ensured the place was always well-governed, with rules in place to keep order. We owe them all a great deal.
Th Institute obtained Charity status in 2001, and is run as per The Constitution which was updated in 2018 and again in 2021.