About Us - Welcome to the Mildmay Club!

The Mildmay Club & Institute is a members’ club founded in 1888 and which has been at its present site on Newington Green since 1900.

It has a members’ bar, a nine-table snooker room, a pool/TV room, and two large upstairs halls hosting regular live events.

Membership is open to everyone over the age of 18 for an annual fee of £35.

You can read all about the history of the Club here.

An elected committee made up of volunteer members oversees the running of the club and meets with staff monthly.

Committee Minutes

You can read the minutes of our recent meetings here.

Annual Accounts

And our annual accounts for 2023 (presented to the 2024 AGM) here.

Building Renovation

We have been carrying out extensive renovation work on our magnificent club building.

Repairs to our complex roof structure are now complete, but there is a great deal more to do.

Here is the report on progress prepared for our 2024 AGM:

Our Club Rules

The Club’s constitution is based on model rules set out by our umberella body, the Club and Institute Union (CIU).

Also…

Outome of Special General Meeting

22 July 2024

Held on 17th July 2024 Access to the small meeting hall was limited to Members on proof of membership either by membership card or checked against an up to date Membership List. Each Member at the meeting was supplied with two numbered ballot cards. The meeting was attended by 141...

Election Results

20 May 2024

Thank you to all the members who took the time to vote in the elections on 9th -11th May The four candidates with the highest number of votes and who are accordingly elected are (in alphabetical order by first name): Jonathan Benton-Hughes (Jonny Trunk) Kat Heaton...

AGM Reports

30 April 2024

For those who missed the AGM or who want to read up on the details, here are the notes provided by committee members on the progress made in their own areas in 2023/4 The Annual Accounts for 2023, approved at the AGM, will be posted online once they have been...

Committee Elections 2024/2025

12 April 2024

Our annual elections to the Club Committee are next week in the TV lounge of the Members’ Bar between 8pm and 10pm on Thursday 9th, Friday 10th and Saturday 11th May. The results will be announced on Sunday 12th May and posted up online.What's the vote for? Members of the Club Management...

Annual General Meeting 2024

12 April 2024

Sunday 28th April 12:00 (Main Hall) (NB: Members bar opens after the AGM) Members are invited to attend the club AGM on the above date Agenda: 1. Standing order vote to apply Rule 24 (Waiver of audit fees)* 2. To receive and approve the club accounts. 3. Appointment of scrutineers...

Fixing the Roof!

27 February 2024

It's been an immense job fixing our roof and stopping the rain coming in, but we’re almost there! Huge thanks to all those involved. Here's a little film to show you what we've been up to.

Looking to the future

29 January 2024

The scaffolding has finally come down from the front of the club and it's looking splendid. Pride of place on top of the new roof is our magnificent, fully-restored cupola. it's a fantastic site and a fine addition to the view from Newington Green. If you want to know more...

Mildmay Stories

16 June 2023

Between 2022-2023 a group of volunteers conducted oral history interviews with three generations of club members. The interview respondents told us about queues to get into the club on Saturday nights, meeting their partners, and bringing their kids. They described dressing up in sequinned dresses, singing around the piano on...

New Year’s Eve 🎉

10 January 2023

Watership Down author remembered

20 December 2022

In November, The Mildmay Club hosted a lovely afternoon event. The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams has had a plaque installed at his former home near Canonbury Station and to celebrate the unveiling, family, friends, publishers and community leaders met at the Club to watch students of Newington Green...

Quizzing for charity

7 October 2022

We're delighted that our recent quiz event in the main hall raised a splendid £1555 for the St John's food bank and soup kitchen - such a very important resource in these difficult times of soaring prices. The quiz was also great fun and we're hugely grateful to Milly Unwin...

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…

11 September 2022

The eagerly-anticipated coach trip to the seaside finally set off last Sunday All aboard, destination Southend... And with weather like this, it looks like they sneaked off to the Mediterranean But it's definitely Southend...looking great. Well done for all those involved in organising a splendid day out!

And then came the rain…

19 August 2022

Wednesday's downpour in Stoke Newington was out of this world. Those of you who were in the neighbourhood will know just how much water came down that day. Sadly, a huge amount of it ended up inside the Mildmay Club as our ancient pipes and guttering caved in under the...

Shiny new dance floors!

18 August 2022

Our old floors were in a really poor condition with serious wear and tear over the years. So after lots of discussion about the best way forward, we got the experts in to do a proper job sanding and revarnishing our historic dance floors. We now have two fabulous looking...

Snooker ladies in the spotlight

9 August 2022

On Sunday we ran coaching sessions for women keen to get more involved and play on the club's fantastic snooker tables. Our resident coach John Woods was on hand to guide them. We will hopefully have many more regular sessions like this to encourage anyone and everyone to come and...

Green magic

10 April 2022

Our snooer tables have been getting a bit of TLC, courtesy of one of the finest in the business. Keith Davis has rolled out the green baize and his trusty spirit level to bring our tables into top condition. He's tackled three so far, but we'll get them all done...

Bingo-tastic!

9 April 2022

The bingo hall was bursting at the seams last Friday night -- why not come and join in? It's a great place to come together and meet friends. Every Friday night at the club from 7.30pm and you don't have to be a member. So dabbers at the ready, eyes...

Treasures in the attic

4 April 2022

We've found what appear to be the minutes of the very first committee meeting of the Mildmay Radical Club on 10th June 1888. High up in the attic, covered in a thick layer of dirt, were dozens of notebooks documenting the life of the club in its early years. ...

Our Snooker Champion!

2 April 2022

Our young snooker star John Donovan is doing the club proud. Here he is winning a recent tournament at the Fareham club. John is now top of the rankings on the CueStars 'silver' tour - set to take his place on the prestigious gold tour next season. Earlier in the...

On the dance floor…

27 February 2022

A great night at the Northern Soul disco. Fantastic to see so many members, new and old coming to the club for a joyful night on the dancefloor, along with many visiting the Mildmay for the first time. The club at it's best. Thanks all!