Hersden

Above photo circa 1933, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe.

Opened in 1931 the Westbere Social Club & Institute opened up but within 6 months Jude Hanbury sold the premises to a specially formed club committee who called themselves the the "Westbere Social Club & Institute". Unfortunately this was not a financial success and it closed in 1939.

The Mackeson's Hythe Brewery, who now owned the place were owed roughly £1500 and retained ownership of the site. The building was derelict for about 12 years and it wasn't until the early 1950s, when holiday/day trip traffic was using the A28 en route to Thanet, that the idea of re-opening appeared viable. The club building was redesigned and the "Shrew Beshrewed" was opened on 30th July 1952.

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