About Club F.O.D

Club F.O.D began in May 2019 as a regular dedicated LGBT+ Night in Reading, Berkshire.  

Reading had lost its original Gay Bars and local venues who had tried to put on Gay Nights tended to target the students and would only put a midweek night on that started while most of us were going to bed ready for work the next day! The ethos that underpins our LGBT+ Nights:

• Our aim is to provide and promote dedicated and comfortable safe spaces in Club, Bar and Café environments for all members of the LGBT+ spectrum
• Events are organised by the local community for the local community
• Our events are non-profit event(s) that actively fundraises for Local LGBT+ charities in Reading
• All activities and Entertainments are self-funded through ticket sales, donations, Sponsorship and fundraising
• Our events are run and governed through equal representation sourced from the local LGBT+ community

As we have developed our services, this ethos continues to underpin what we do.

Charity Objectives

Club F.O.D is a Registered Charity in England & Wales No. 1191158 and structured as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its charity trustees.

The objects of the CIO are:

The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by:

• Advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity and to provide signposting to other local support services
• Hosting and the promotion of a range of activities to increase social inclusion for members of the LGBT+ community in the local area
• Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity
• Increasing or co-ordinating opportunities for members of the LGBT+ community to engage with local service providers and to work with such organisations to better meet the needs of the community
• Making grants to other charitable and voluntary organisations or charitable projects that support the LGBT+ community in the area of benefit.