Stourbridge Institute Social Club (SISC) where members can relax while drinking coffee or having a bite to eat in the bar. Members can take part in the various activities available in the club such as Badminton, Bridge, Table Tennis and Snooker as well as many other learning and sporting opportunities.
News And Upcoming Events
Please note!!
On Thursday 26th December, Boxing Day,
Stourbridge Institute Social Club
will be open between the hours of 9.30am and 3.30pm.
The bar will also be
open for hot and cold drinks.
There will be no bar food available.
Stourbridge Institute Social Club
The Committee would like to thank all the ladies who have helped to create a beautiful display of the Christmas decoration at the Institute.
Many comments have been received from members to say what a wonderful job they have done to make the club so festive in the approach to Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS &
A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
TO ALL MEMBERS.
Car Park Availability
For security reasons, between 3.30pm on Tuesday 24th December and 9:30am on Thursday 26th December and again between 3.30pm on Tuesday 31st December and 8.00am on Thursday 2nd January 2025, the club car park will be closed.
MERRY CHRISTMAS &
A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
TO ALL MEMBERS.
Tickets are now available from the bar.
Tickets are now available from the club’s bar
30th November 2024
Notice to Members.
Membership Fees 2025.
After much consideration, the Committee have decided to maintain the Net Cost of Membership of the Club for 2025 at last year’s 2024 levels:
Following feedback from Members and in order to encourage and incentivise Members to come inside and use the Club facilities more, the Committee have however decided to increase the amount of Member points that are included in the yearly Membership Fees.
This decision to keep fees the same was not taken lightly as 2024 has been a difficult year for the Club financially.
The cost of living rises we have all endured over the last 12 months, has meant rising costs for energy, food and drink together with mandatory rises in wages and labour costs.
We believe we have managed the finances and maintenance costs of the Club well and members of the Committee and their support teams have done a lot of work to save significant costs over the past year.
Considering all of the above points, we are pleased to be in a position to maintain overall Net fee prices for the coming year.
We hope that all Members will continue to come in and enjoy using the Club and its facilities, and would like to thank you for your continued support which we do not take lightly.
Gross Membership Renewal Fees for 2025
Club Membership Door only + £20 Member points £130 (D/D £13 pm)
Club Membership Door and Car Park + £45 Member points £395 (D/D £39.50 pm)
The Committee.
Thank you to the members and the ‘Girls’ who helped us achieve this magnificent amount for Macmillan Charity.
Important Notice
With effect from
Sunday 3rd November 2024
The Club Premises & Car Park
Will Close
At 4pm Every Saturday & Sunday
The club will remain open all day on a Saturday
if there is a function booked on that evening.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
A big thank you from Stourbridge Institute Social Club to all the organisers of the Macmillan Coffee Morning and all the guests, members and donators who made it all possible.
Congratulations to Graham, Hannah and the team for the hard work to achieve a 4 out of 5 for the Food Hygiene Rating at the recent inspection at the Stourbridge Institute Social Club.
Graham is now looking to improve the rating so we look forward to that.
Stourbridge Institute – Membership Card
You will need to use your Till Membership Card
in order to receive Member discounts.
- In order to enjoy member discounts, you will need to produce your white membership card at the till when ordering anything.
- The club has purchased an additional 500 cards so that nominated members can also take advantage of member discounts. These can be obtained from the office at a cost of £3 each, if you cannot make it during office hours, you can leave your request behind the bar and the office will process it and notify you when your card is ready for collection.
- There will be a £3 surcharge for any lost or replacement cards.
- A reminder that you can top up your membership card with cash which you can use at any time in the club, thus saving you from having to carry cash or to constantly use normal credit/debit cards to pay when at the club (providing you are in credit with the card).
- Instead of issuing vouchers, the club now puts the equivalent value straight on to your membership card by means of points. Like Vouchers, the points must be used by the 30th November from the date of issue before they are removed from the membership card. Points are different and will be recorded separately to any money a member may wish to put or have on their cards.
- A number of members have never collected their cards and following renewal of your subscriptions, these can still be collected from the office or bar when the office is closed.
- Once fully operational the committee will introduce other ways to reward members by introducing various promotions.
7th November 2023
Important : Stourbridge Institute Social Club Visitor Rules
The Club Committee are very pleased to see increased numbers of members and visitors coming in and using the club on a regular basis, however this is a reminder off Club Visitor Rules.
- Members and their nominated partners may bring in as many visitors as they wish, however under club rules, each of those Visitors may only come in the club once in every calendar month, and should be signed in each time in the visitor’s book at the bar.
- If anyone wishes to visit the club more often than that, they are very welcome to apply to join as a member in their own right.
- Membership Application forms are available from behind the bar, from the Secretary’s Office every weekday morning or via our membership webpage.
- Membership of the club entitles people to also include a nominated partner, husband/wife, spouse etc at no extra cost as part of their membership.
- People attending or assisting with special events or activities within the club are also welcome to use the bar and lounge facilities when those events are on.
Jerry Roper
Chairman
On behalf of the Committee
3rd July 2023
Misuse Of Membership
Car Park Keys
It has come to the attention of the Committee that members are misusing their car park keys by letting non-car park members onto the Stourbridge Institute Social Club car park.
This practice is unfair to paying members and is a practice that must not happen.
Anyone found to be doing this could have their own rights to car park access either suspended or even stopped.
SISC Committee
16/06/2023.
Stourbridge Institute – Membership Card
Help both yourself and the Club
by making use of your membership cards
Everyone is currently feeling the pinch from the cost of living crisis and looking at ways to save money yet still trying to carry on as normal which is not easy. The club is no different.
For example, did you know that for every debit and credit card use there is a fixed rate cost to the club in addition to the % of spend of the transaction?
The Committee are therefore asking members who regularly purchase minor items of less than £5 to consider topping up their membership cards so that they can then use their membership cards for these smaller purchases or to pay in cash for anything under £5.
It will also help the member check their debit/credit card spend more easily and will save the club money by only having to pay one fixed amount for the larger initial transaction rather than a lot of smaller transactions.
Thank you for your help
Founded in 1834, we are one of the oldest private members clubs in the area. Re-inventing ourselves several times over the years, we are now an “Activities” based Social Club, often described as Stourbridge’s hidden gem.
Perusing this website will give you a clear idea of what goes on here and what we have to offer.
In addition, we have various rooms for hire at most competitive rates. A well appointed function room with a stage and access to the club bar, ideal for various functions, from Christening parties at one end of the scale, to Wakes at the other end, and pretty well everything in between.
We also currently host Tai Chi, Chi Baton and the Speakers Club who currently hold bi-monthly meetings in the function room amount our many other meeting rooms.
On the first floor are our Library and Falcon rooms, available for private hire. The Library is suited for larger meetings, while the latter, being smaller and more intimate, is more suitable for smaller gatherings, for example out of office business meetings, or training sessions.
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What The Club Has To Offer.
– Free High Speed Fibre Wifi
– Relaxing Lounge with Daily Newspapers
– Nine Snooker & Billiard Tables
– Stourbridge Lions
– U3A Stourbridge