{"id":303724,"date":"2026-04-15T10:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/?p=303724"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:21:34","slug":"jackson-club-re-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/jackson-club-re-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Club re-opens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Jackson Club, the last surviving legacy of the network of Miss Daniell&#8217;s Soldiers&#8217; Homes (MDSH) closed in the spring of 2025 citing high running costs and a reduced footfall.  After consultation within CVWW, the Church of England Soldiers&#8217;, Sailors&#8217; and Airmen&#8217;s Clubs (CESSAC) agreed to take on the management of this much-loved club at Gibraltar Barracks and on 12 January 2026, after an extensive refurbishment, the club was re-opened as a CVWW collaborative venture.  With help from the CO, the RE Association and others, the Jackson Club has been re-fitted and re-equipped to serve another generation of RE soldiers and staff as they live, work and train at Gibraltar Barracks.  For many years the club has been well known as a unique space where soldiers of all ranks can gather to eat, relax, connect and find support.  Famous for its simple fare of &#8216;Cheezy Beanz&#8217; the club looks set to continue the legacy of of MDSH for years to come.  For those interested in that legacy, Adrian Russell&#8217;s book, <em>Louisa Daniell &#8211; A heart for Soldiers,<\/em> published by DayOne is well worth a read. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jackson Club, the last surviving legacy of the network of Miss Daniell&#8217;s Soldiers&#8217; Homes (MDSH) closed in the spring of 2025 citing high running costs and a reduced footfall. After consultation within CVWW, the Church of England Soldiers&#8217;, Sailors&#8217; and Airmen&#8217;s Clubs (CESSAC) agreed to take on the management of this much-loved club at &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/jackson-club-re-opens\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jackson Club re-opens<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":303725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1.jpg",1056,792,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1-768x576.jpg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1-1024x768.jpg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1.jpg",1056,792,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jackson-Club-1.jpg",1056,792,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"John Lewis","author_link":"https:\/\/cvww.org.uk\/index.php\/author\/cvww-john\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Jackson Club, the last surviving legacy of the network of Miss Daniell&#8217;s Soldiers&#8217; Homes (MDSH) closed in the spring of 2025 citing high running costs and a reduced footfall. 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