17/07/2025
THE END OF AN ERA - AND A LOST FUTURE
The Camel Club chapter is sadly coming to an end. WOW what a ride it has been. Unforgettable nights, fantastic customers and iconic moments along the way. But while weprepared to close, we were working in the background to try secure Huddersfield's future nightlife.
We just want to set the rumour mill straight as we have been asked so many times what will happen to the club. We had found someone to take over the club, not a sale, just someone to continue the lease and continue giving students and the good people of Huddersfield somewhere to dance, have fun and forget about their troubles on the dancefloor.
Unfortunately the rug has been pulled out from under these plans.
The Council, despite at first agreeing to this new tenancy, has thrown everything into uncertainty and blocked plans for this iconic venue to continue to be a nightclub. This venue has been a club for decades... you know it as Camel Club, your mums and dads will know it as the Pepperhouse, your Nan will know it as the Adega and before that I have been told it was agentleman's club. Maybe its time for a change??? Or maybe an institution like this should be saved for future generations???
I’m not here to dog the Council. They have helped us stay open through these difficult times and I cannot thank them enough for that. They have their motivations and I can’t speak for them but I do know that the Council is here to provide services we (the people) want. We pay for the Council to make decisions on our behalf and they will listen if enough people are asking.
Huddersfield... you are about to lose your last and only dedicated nightclub.Late-night bars we have....but this was the last-standing club.
So if everyone who has watched our video of the last night (over 15 thousand of you now!) could please just post a comment below, that might go a long way to save our only nightclub. You don't have to berate the Council. You just need to convince them why Huddersfield shouldn't lose its last and only nightclub.
I’m sympathetic to the Council’s decision as nightlife has struggled since Covid and we justcouldn't turn things back around financially and we all know nightlife has taken a downturn, but that doesn't mean it won’t bounce back. A fresh start with new owners and some money to back them might just work. By taking away our last nightclub the nail really is being hammered into the coffin.
The impact is real and immediate...
The staff who previously had job retention are now out of work. Local businesses that benefit from our extra footfall will be affected. With less on offer, fewer people will be drawn to the town. The list goes on... This is a serious blow to the creative and cultural fabric of the area.
Please post the comment ‘Save our club’ below and share this post...Hopefully someone will listen!
Lots of love Camel Club ### Keep on dancing!
