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:

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:

Meet the Team Behind Club F.O.D

Jamie 
Wake

C.E.O

Jamie was the founder of Club F.O.D and designed the original club night format

Laurence O'Meara

C.F.O

Laurence has been with Club F.O.D since its inception back in Reading in 2019

Brendan
Nagle

Trustee

Brendan has been with Club F.O.D since its inception back in Reading in 2019

Amy
Adams

Trustee

Amy has been involved with Club F.O.D for many years and is now part of Club F.O.D Cymru

David Paul
James

Trustee

Paul wears two hats: one as a trustee and the other being secretary of Club F.O.D Cymru

Mark
Young

Group Treasurer

Mark has been treasurer since the charities inception and also now oversees branch finances