
Council officials have told Broad Plain Boys' Club, Easton, an inner city area of Bristol, that it does not meet its equality standards.
The club, which has helped thousands of children, said it had had its name since it was founded in 1894, and it does cater for girls two days a week.
The leader, Dennis Stinchcombe, who was made an MBE for his work, has been warned that unless he changes the club's name the authority will withdraw the £11,600-a-year funding it receives for two paid staff to work alongside volunteers..
Bristol City Council wants the club to cater equally for both boys and girls, despite funding other minority and single sex groups.

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