I'm a member of Irvine (Scotland)folk club and twice within tne last few years we've had to move venue. The hotels were were based both closed for housing developments. Since September 2007 we've moved, with some trepidation, to a community hall as it was the only venue available.
Numbers have increased following the move, averaging 40 to 50 every second week, and the artists all like the venue.
Entrance is £4 for members and £6 for visitors- there's been no rise in entrance fees for a few years.
The standard of the guest artists is very good.
The club has been running for over forty years so we must be doing something right.