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{{Short description|Working men's club in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
[[File:Idlewmc.png|thumb| The club's logo, depicting a workman leaning on a shovel]]
[[File:The Idle Working Mens' Club-1200.jpg|thumb|The Idle Working Men's Club]]

The '''Idle Working Men's Club''' is a [[working men's club]] in the village of [[Idle, West Yorkshire|Idle]], a suburb of [[Bradford]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]].

The club was established in 1928 by workmen from a local sewage works who found that their shift working arrangements and the [[pub]] [[Licensing laws of the United Kingdom|licensing hours]] left them unable to have a drink after work.

The humorous pun in the club's name has attracted interest from around the world. The club has benefited by granting honorary memberships to people who would not normally fit its criteria for membership. Present honorary members include [[Mohammed Al Fayed]], [[Paul Gascoigne]], [[Uri Geller]] and [[Lester Piggott]].<ref>[http://www.idleworkingmensclub.co.uk/sub.htm Welcome to Yorkshires 'Idle Working Mens Club' – Subscriptions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Richard Whiteley]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Tom O'Connor (comedian)|Tom O'Connor]] and [[Roger Moore]] were also honorary members.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/feb/22/communities.guardiansocietysupplement Survival of the slickest | Society | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In keeping with the tradition of many working men's clubs, Idle Working Men's Club supports a number of charities, most notably the children's cancer charity [[Candlelighters]].<ref>[http://www.idleworkingmensclub.co.uk/charity.htm Welcome to Yorkshires 'Idle Working Mens Club'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== References links ==

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== External links ==

* {{official website|http://www.idleworkingmensclub.co.uk/}}

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[[Category:Clubs and societies in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bradford]]