Yes mate,doesn't have to be ex miners in the club,sorry to say long gone in my area,most of my family were miners.I suppose as long as there was mining in the area,I was pointed in the right direction who was a county councilor,our contact was the local library.Try your Parish Council,they are allocated a sum of money and if they don't use all of it they get less the next financial year.Tell them why you need a grant,we use our money for repairs and renewing club items,ie. baskets etc.