This one beats a Crossroads episode.
I ran a club in St Neots and we had the same problem, the cost of the room, we ended paying £60 and that was coming out of my pocket mostly as we could not charge enough to cover costs.
So we closed. We had people driving up to 2 hours to our meetings and now we have nothing in the area.
Ange and I now go to the Warwick club which is 1 hour 45 mins but worth it.
Good luck with your effort.
Ron