Boost facilities at Gt Harwood Bowls

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Funded on
04 Jul 2025

Gt Harwood Bowling Club wants to improve the facilities of its pavilion by installing a 2nd W.C. re boarding the internal ceiling and carry out electrical re wiring along with necessary alarm upgrade

£46,800 Raised of £46,546

50 Backers

100%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 04 July 2025 | Delivered on 17 June 2026

£46,800

RAISED

50

BACKERS

113

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£20,000

From Hyndburn Borough Council

£25

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

£9,500

DONATED

By Lancashire County Council

17/06/26 - 17/06/26

Great Harwood Bowling Clubs Open Day to Celebrate the refurbishment of the pavilion at Lowerfold Park

Lowerfold Park Great Harwood

Great Harwood Bowling Club donated £25

The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund donated £3,400

£50000 Revenue generated

17/06/26 - 17/06/26

Open Day and Charity Event in aid of Dementia UK and The Alzheimer’s Society

Lowerfold Park Great Harwood Blackburn Lancs

10 Hours volunteering opportunities

m<sup>2</sup> of public or community space created

150 m² of public or community space created

01 June 2026

Open Day

Poster Campaign

Great Harwood Bowling Club donated £25

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Great Harwood Bowling Club donated £60

Great Harwood Bowling Club donated £20

Great Harwood Bowling Club donated £10

48 m² of public or community space improved

National Lottery Community Fund donated £7800

£7,800

DONATED

By National Lottery Community Fund

More about our impact

The environment

The environment around the bowling green was in a very poor state with quite dangerous areas of pot holes and rough sections that made wheeling prams or wheelchairs quite unmanageable, not to mention people with unsteady movement trying to not fall because of the poor quality of tarmacking.

The local economy

We undertook a project that involved over £50K of joint work, all the work was carried out by local builders, plumbers, plasterers etc. All purchases of materials, equipment, etc where all made locally thus helping the local economy.

Volunteering, jobs & education

By improving our facilities we have more volunteers helping when we have events

Arts, culture & heritage

Heritage, by ensuring we have a building that is a landmark in Lowerfold Park that was in need of complete refurbishment be future proofed and not gominto disrepair.

Activity, health and leisure

The project was about improving the facilities in order to ensure our members, stakeholders and public in general can enjoy the activity of Crown Green Bowling that improves not only health but increases leisure activity too.

Great Harwood Bowling Club based at Lowerfold Park was first established in 1914, the club started with Bowls, Snooker and Croquet, over the years Snoker and Croquet were dropped with Crown Green Bowls remaining. The club was very successful during the years leading upto the late 90s, like a lot of Bowling Clubs they faced a lack of Membership and was and to a certain extent even today, bowls was viewed as an older person's sport. The club went into a slow downward spiral for approximately 10years then prior to covid a group of fellow like bowlers who once bowled at Lowerfold decided to re join but also create a committee with a constitution, bank account and regular minuted meetings, in doing so it was identified that the pavilion wasn't fit for purpose, there were no shelters around the green and membership was around 20-25. The committee working alongside the council came to an agreement to use the gardeners storage facility/ garage for catering etc. some work was carried out to make the kitchen area acceptable. Shelters around the green were needed, a fundraising committee was established ,within 12 months 2 shelters were installed at a cost of £8500. Membership and public viewing increased. The Committee then decided to have free taster sessions in order to do this a member took on the official role and was duly trained as a level 1 coach for Crown green bowls, even more members joined. The committee then decided to reach out to our community, we now have stakeholders e.g. schools who use our facilities via The Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Schools Sports Partnership, local organisations that support people with disabilities, local clubs e.g. scouts and brownies along with an over 50s, club all of whom want improved facilities. We have recently purchased an adapted wheelchair for use on the bowling green, we will be promoting this in 2025 being the only green in Hyndburn to have such a facility. We are to a certain extent a victim of our own success with membership now over 70 and as such the facilities do need to be upgraded. Great Harwoods gone from strength to strength but there is more to do with supporting our local community through a sport that is now seeing younger people taking part, a sport that is both physical and is great for mental wellbeing, all within a community setting of Crown Green Bowls.

Project Owner: Great Harwood Bowling Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.