Saint Catherine's Social Club
Welcome to the Saint Catherine's Social Club website, where you can get all of the latest information and updates from the social club and find out when events are on, and what's happening.
As well as this, you're provided with a brief history of the club and how to get in touch with us - and it's all on one page! Just scroll down to view the multiple different sections of content that are on the website...
News & Updates
Where did the website go?
Friday, 6th August, 2010
As some of you may have noticed, the website has been down for a while - this is because a brand new server has been purchased which will now mean more site up time; hopefully a quicker website; and larger databases can be used. This just means that with a bigger server, we have more room for me people to join the community online.
We apologise again for the downtime, but want to assure you that it won't happen again.
Welcome to our new website!
Thursday, 17th June, 2010
Hello there, users! We'd like to welcome you to our brand new website, which gives you all of the Saint Catherine's information and updates. If you see any bugs, or have an enquiry, then please feel free to get in contact with us via any of the methods below.
A Brief History of the Club
St. Catherine’s Club was inaugurated some 35 years ago at the behest of the then parish priest, Father Jack Fay, who had the vision to foresee the need for a strong community based, non-denominational social club which catered for the need of both the parish and the community in general.
The original building was the parish church of St. Catherine’s which became part of the parish school, and later a community centre for the parish after the new church was built. The club blossomed to cater for a membership of over 800 and the original club had a small bar at the end of the community centre and operated on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
Friday night became the games night: darts, dominoes; cards; and a general meeting night to discuss all the events of the past week. Saturday nights were the entertainment nights with various different forms of entertainment: local groups; dance bands; steel bands; folk groups; and cabaret - all to entertain an appreciative active membership. Sunday nights were the dance nights with sequence dancing and formation dancing to a resident organist. These nights were greatly supported and developed into a well attended weekly session.
Over the years the club has adapted to the changes in society and these days has a smaller membership base, but continues to cater for the needs of the community with more booked occasions like, weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties, and special celebrations. The club is now open seven nights a week with the lounge bar available Saturday to Sunday and the concert room open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. We have Sports TV available for all the big sporting events and periodically cater for the family to watch big local games with entertainment provided for the younger crowd whilst parents watch the game.
A vital club development is our closer contact with the PTA groups from St. Catherine’s Primary School and Barlow School, with a desire to work more closely with them and the teachers to encourage parents to use the club and build up the membership activity.
Upcoming Events
| Event Name | Date | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Fabulous Summer Fayre! | 9 July | 1PM | 4PM | St. Catherine's Parish Centre |
Get In Touch With Us
There are several ways to get in contact with the social club, may it be for whatever reason. There are the following options, and you may feel free to use any one of them:
Give us a call...
If you'd prefer to ring the social club itself and talk to someone over the phone, then please use the following number:
Or, if you've found that this number is unavailable, you may ring us on our other contact line:
Send us a letter...
If you have something to send us as a hard copy, or just aren't too keen on phone's or computers, then send us a letter at the following address:
School Lane, Didsbury
M20 6HS
E-mail someone...
If you want to send someone a quick e-mail rather than having to phone or send a letter, then click some to e-mail from the list of people below:
Want to hire the club's venue?
Saint Catherine's concert room is a popular venue for many different occasions; over the years, we've had many different people book the room for different things. Its available throughout the year for wedding, birthdays, family events, and such - so if you'd like some more information on booking or would like to book the room, then please ring the number above or send us an e-mail.