Prosecco or Cocktail ladies night.

[HelloIneedhelp]

I help run a social club. We need suggestions to make it viable to run.
Covid hit us hard. We are getting a few private parties and even a few
weddings, baby showers and funerals.
This is a town without a night club. There is about 70k people that live here.
One of the ideas is to have a ladies night. But not with male strippers as there
used to be in the 1980's.
Would you go to a ladies cocktail disco (other drinks available)
Last orders are midnight.
If not what other nights would you attend.
We already have bingo. Small offices rent out the concert room during the day
for training or seminars.
For the gentlemen it's been suggested after dinner speakers.
Suggestions are welcome for ladies and Men.

Although not everybody's cup of tea, our social club do a kids disco night. It means the kids run around dancing and playing whilst adults can have a drink or two. Kids have to be out by 9 mind. Some parents stay, some go home afterwards. In our area, one parents often works away so it gives the remaining parent a chance to catch up with friends.

Tribute nights? I am a fan of a certain tribute band and I usually find out where they are playing and follow them whether it’s a big hotel or a social club. Everyone is up dancing and the venues make money through drinks.

But equally some would prefer a single sex group. I do, my dh is unable to attend so I don't want to be the only woman amongst a group of couples, equally I don't want to be talked at by males on a singles night.

How long has the club been up, OP?

Was it operational before covid? If so, what worked?

What revenue do you need to raise ?

Do you offer the room to things like Slimming World, local exercise classes, kids parties in the daytime?

I know that you have normal bings but our local club recently had a version of 'bongos bingo' that was very well attended recently. Agree a kids disco where parents could have a couple of drinks while the kids were entertained would appeal to some.

Both sound lovely. Surely you can offer both to attract more people.

The club has been in existence since 1907. Unfortunately before covid the last committee and accountant took out more and more money.
We are a new committee and don't want the club to fold. This is why we need good money making suggestions.

I would make the room very affordable to hire out.

Once you have folk in the room, then the bar takings make it worth while.

I personally, wouldn't be going along to that many functions where I don't know the other people, but have organised functions at social clubs / halls to raise funds for all sorts of things. I don't use function rooms that charge a lot to hire the room as it eats into what I can raise.
I think people think the same for birthdays / Christening Parties / anniversaries / any sort of get together - if it is affordable, people book the room and then the bar takings make it worthwhile for the club. If it costs a lot to hire the hall, people will think twice, or go somewhere else.

I also agree with hiring out the hall for things like orchestra / choir / band / martial arts / slimming world or weight watchers / etc etc and not just the social functions.....regular weekly income for a space that isn't otherwise being used.

I agree it seems a bit 1970s to have separate men's and women's events. Also prosecco gives me a headache.

What about a film and pizza night, aimed at families?

Or a community cafe / coffee morning once a week.

Fitness classes would be good.

Salsa class is a great gas. Cookery demonstrations. An art/crafts class.

Local to me there was a brides evening for women. You could go dressed as a bride, bridesmaid or guest.
It was a brilliant night and made lots of money. Was just fun to dress up and dance and be silly (I was a guest). Lots of people enjoyed getting their old dressed out again

Silent disco!

My friends village ha started doing cards night and also bingo night and they sell booze, they also do quiz nights, it’s packed every single weekend and the pubs are suffering because of it.

id do things like that, more traditional things, folks love that stuff even though it seems quite dated.

I tell you what I'd love, a How To Adult Night.

Have stations (how you organise them would be a pain) with things like how to change a tire, how to set up a TV and all the bollocks that goes with it, how to clean a house, how to put up shelves or a TV mount, how to cook a full meal from scratch, how to repair clothes.

We're missing a lot of what used to be basic skills. My granddad could have been put in the wild and survived. He could darn a sock and turn wood, probably at the same time! It could double as a singles night if you themed it right.

Also comedy. Everyone loves a laugh.

And I agree with the others, don’t do single sex nights, some will like it but you’ll loose the majority.

I meant to say, with fun presenters and a LOT of booze.

can i come? needed something to do, this sounds like fun, cheers hen x

@HelloIneedhelp

I can't give you ideas about subjects women want to hear about as we're not a homogeneous entity.

Nor do we all drink Prosecco

Try arranging your ideas but interest/theme not sex, it's not the 1850's.

Gin/wine tasting?

Board games night.
Repair cafe - have a look into this, it might be a good thing to do locally

The last line - what sort of adult entertainment do you mean?

I found that a bit odd too as well as the reference to strippers in the OP. I wouldn’t think a ladies night meant male strippers.

Board games night, which could be a family thing.

Early club night, there used to be one in my town called Grown Ups or something like that, it started at 7pm and was done by midnight.

Pizza, film and wine.

There's a great company that does fashion sales (or there was pre-Covid). They buy up over-stock from high street stores then come and hold an event in your venue. They keep the clothes sales money and you get the ticket sales - whenever we've done it it's been byob but you could keep the ticket price low and focus on bar sales. That would be women only, but honestly I think the idea of separate sex events is a bit naff unless there's a really compelling reason for it.

My parents used to be on the PTA at my school. A long time ago but some things I remember them doing: race nights, quiz nights, treasure hunts around the local area, discos and BBQ, beetle drives, summer/Christmas fares, craft fairs, bingo. They did a health & beauty night once with local hairdressers and beauticians coming in for mini makeovers. I loved that one!