Scarborough has had a "Folk Club" for many years, I first went around 1969 when it was in a pub called "The West Riding", times change, people change, and Scarborough has moved into being an open session. I think you will find the change was "market" lead and numerous "Folk clubs" have re-invented themselves as "sessions", hats off to the stalwarts who keep it going in whatever guise that may be.