The Milford Social Club began in a small way at the Crown Inn (Now The Smugglers Inn).
In 1905 Mr William Talbot Agar, at the instance of Dr R Bruce, built the current clubhouse on the site of a small farm opposite. The members bought the house for £700 about 1907, and the Club surmounted the war period by aid of a subscription of £150 obtained by Mr E L Agar.
Milford Social Club is now known as Milford on Sea Club.
He died in 1906 and his properties were put to auction, but his executors agreed to sell privately, on preferential terms, the Club, Hospital and the Parish Room in Barnes Lane to trustees. One of his sons, Edward Larpent Agar, took Milford House as his part of the inheritance.
Note: Information from Milford on Sea Historical Record Society Occasional Magazine Vol 4 No 4, June 1929.
Bill Gurd - Former Club Steward
The Advertiser & Times newspaper cutting above from September 1973 remembers former club steward, Bill Gurd, and he appears to have been quite a character.
Born in 1910 in Salisbury, the family moved their entire farm by special train to Downton in 1927.
Bill then went on to have a milk round with is brother for 17 years before becoming a barman at The Red Lion along with his parrot and cat. In 1966 he became the steward at Milford Social Club. At the time the club was struggling, but in his tenure he re-established the club's success until passing away in 1973. He was known to be fun loving, kind, and generous in both spirit and size.
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Milford on Sea Club is family friendly and open 7 days a week. You can enjoy live sports on Sky & BT, snooker & pool tables, darts, a jukebox and benefit from the excellent drink prices.
Regular activities include: weekly bingo, discos, live music and entertainment nights.
Non-members welcome to visit the club for a £2 entry fee. (Special entertainment events may have a small extra charge.)
Just pop in and see for yourself.
Milford on Sea Club
67 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QG
01590 643209
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About the Milford on Sea Historical Record Society
The society has an excellent website with a lot of information and historical pictures of Milford on Sea's past.
The MOSHRS meet 5 times a year where you can hear an interesting talk and meet people from across the village. There are also annual visits to places of interest. Membership is just £10 pa.
MoS Historical Record Society
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