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Darby & Joan Club, Abbey Street, Lower Gornal.
 Darby and Joan Club.
The term "Darby & Joan" originates in a poem by Henry Woodfall in 1735, one line reads
"Old Darby, with Joan by his side....", the poem describes the life of a happily married couple.
'Darby & Joan' clubs were first instituted by the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) in the period after
the Second World War to serve entertainment and social activities for elderly married couples
in the local community.
The Lower Gornal Club was built and formed in 1957 on land previously
used by the Abbey Farm which was purchased by the local authority, the Club is is still presently active
and located adjacent to the Lower Gornal Library and Gornal Wood Recreation Ground.
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