Oxenhope Social Club & Institute

History

Oxenhope Social Club - The Idiot Hut, started out as a Methodist chapel in Nelson, Lancashire. Way back when God was a boy, "the 1930's", a group of mill workers and farmers chipped together to purchase it. They went over to Nelson, via horse and cart and brought it back over piece by piece. It was constructed in Lowertown, Oxenhope where it resides today.
This is the main reason that it is known as "The Idiot Hut"

Most parts of the church - such as the partitioning walls - were removed, along with the lectern, which was still on the stage well into the 1970's.

Today the club is the largest live venue in Oxenhope, and is frequented by locals giving the club a warming atmosphere, whether a band is playing, or if it's just an autumn afternoon, with the football playing on the large screen TV's in the background.

Come join us and become and Idiot yourselves.


Membership 2013

New members = £10
Renewals = £6


A little Anecdote on the club history. . . . .

One night many, many years ago, the club steward said to his regulars 'I've had enough of you lot now' and put the keys on the counter, and told them to lock up when they'd supped up. To his amazement when he arrived back at the club the next morning, there was money for all of the drinks left all over the counter!