The north Wales social club that 'made Gary Barlow'

Take That has performed in stadiums across the world for millions of fans - but a small social club in north Wales might have started it all.

The band's new Netflix documentary revealed lead singer Gary Barlow performed for the first time at Connah's Quay Labour Club, when he was just 11 years old.

Club treasurer Susan Jones only found out the songwriter had name-checked the club through social media and told the BBC the venue had "made Gary Barlow".

The group is one of the biggest bands of the last three decades, selling more than 45 million records worldwide and achieving 28 UK Top 40 singles.

In the Netflix documentary Take That, Barlow revealed he had performed his very first gig at the club in Flintshire in the early '80s.

"I had bags full of manuscripts of songbooks and I'd see written underneath it, 'words and music written by Neil Diamond," Barlow said.

"Imagine having words and music, my name."

While his debut performance at the club was more than 40 years ago, some of the staff still remember the Brit Award winner playing the organ before he shot to fame in one of the world's biggest boybands.

Jones said she only realised Connah's Quay was featured in the documentary because of social media.

"One of my friends posted it and tagged me in it," she said.

"It's really exciting, it's quite a good feeling [that] we've had a superstar here.

"Loads of people have come to me quite shocked that they didn't know it was one of the places he started off."

While she wasn't sure what lead to Take That, Jones said the club had "made Gary Barlow".

Super fan Yvette Clark has seen the band perform 15 times, including in Spain and Italy.

She has also travelled from her home in Mold, Flintshire, to visit the social club with friends, saying it was refreshing that Barlow is still "fondly thought of" in Connah's Quay.

"It was your proper traditional social club," she said.

"And you could just see Gary Barlow on that stage singing.

"It was like, 'Oh my God, you can just see him as this little kid trying to pave his way'."

Clark is hoping that the star returns to where it all began, and that social media posts about the club reach Barlow.

"It sounds quite fanciful to somebody who's not a Take That fan, but they are those kind of guys.

"I'm quite sure if Gary had a quiet moment he wouldn't think twice about just going back there and visiting them.

Formed in Manchester in 1990, Take That was built around the vocal and song writing abilities of Barlow alongside Robbie Williams, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald.

Since then, the group has achieved nine number one albums, 12 number one singles and 13 tours, all while having a 10-year hiatus between 1996-2006.

Now without Williams and Orange, Take That has announced a tenth studio album is in the works and is preparing for a stadium tour in the summer.