REDEVELOPMENT NOW COMPLETE
NEW CLUBHOUSE WITH KITCHEN – BAR – OFFICE – LARGE DINING / ENTERTAINMENT AREA – CHANGING ROOMS – TOILETS INCLUDING DISABLED FACILITY.
UPGRADED INDOOR BOWLS GREEN
FULLY RENOVATED OUTDOOR BOWLING GREEN
ENLARGED PRIVATE PARKING AREA
EDITED PRESS REPORT JUNE 2022
Bowls club outlines future plans following development go-ahead
Gullivers Bowls Club, in Knole Road, said plans to build eight two-bedroom houses, as well as a new club house and refurbish an indoor bowls rink on the site, will secure the club’s future ‘for many years to come’.
The scheme, which was proposed by Court Developments Limited, was given the green light by planners at Rother District Council (RDC) in April.
At the committee meeting, Sandra Balchin, on behalf of the club, said the proposed mews cottages would provide the funds to redevelop the bowls club.
In a statement from the club’s board of directors said: “The board of directors want Gullivers to become a hub of bowling excellence for top class bowls players, as well as club and social bowlers.
"We do believe that players should be encouraged to start playing and make the most of the facilities available, moving on to represent their club in prestigious events and excelling at the sport. In a successful lawn bowls club, there must be a good mix of competitive, club and social players, or else the bowls club will fail.
“For the local community, we would welcome new social members and ask them to enjoy our bar and restaurant facilities, hoping that they make the most of the club, as non-bowlers. In the future, we would expect other sports to use our facilities,
Mr Wright said: “As chair of Gullivers Bowls Club, I am delighted that we now have a way forward, which will see eight pretty mews cottages built on our disused upper green, with our clubhouse and indoor bowling facilities rebuilt. This will secure the future of the club for many years to come”.
ORIGINAL FACILITY.
