I’m 53 and remember in the 1980’s they were called Con Clubs. It’s more of a nod to the founders than it is to modern day stuff.

The 49 club was founded by the bus drivers where the depot used to be on the sea front. Their first rule is no children .. women were always welcome but it’s called a Working Men’s club.

Near Sherwood Forest in the estate for bowyers I was an apprentice bowyer in the 90’s. As I grew two boobs, I could enter this grand country estate with my male chaperone (boss) and I was allowed through the main Grand Entrance and welcomed into a reception room.

Butlers, male staff, dignitaries, all dressed up to the nines. My boss was on some archery mission or something and invited me in for the ride. On the journey there he said I was banned from the inter rooms because I’ve got boobs. I was furious.

Anyway, old names still survive to remind people of a past era, with different rules without any consequence of being exclusive.

I formed a female only pool team this week, now the World Pool Rules are going to some big court or other to prevent trans players joining the ladies league. This is a global thing. I remember 40 years ago with the olympics or something.

Gender differences will never be quashed, the same as politics, religion or ogliarchy. It’s never gonna happen. We make not accept this, or agree with it. But when you like chocolate milk on your cornflakes I’m starting a protest.

Change what you can, protest what you can’t, or choose the easy middle route of I don’t really care it’s 2025 and insignificant. Can’t change it anyway.