Allithwaite Bowling Club requires reliable, affordable, and user-friendly equipment to help maintain its green, especially by older members. The green is essential to the club’s operations, and without proper maintenance tools, a key community activity would be at risk.
Our project aim therefore is:
To secure funding for the purchase of modern, efficient, and user-friendly maintenance equipment for our bowling green. This is essential to support the ongoing upkeep of our green, sustain our operations, and enhance the well-being of our members and the wider community.
Why It Matters:
The Green Is Our Core: The bowling green is the heart of Allithwaite Bowling Club. Without it, our club—and a key local community resource—cannot function.
Aging Equipment: Our current machinery is 20–30 years old, obsolete, and increasingly expensive to maintai
Volunteer Maintenance: The green is entirely maintained by our members, most of whom are in their 70s. Heavy, outdated equipment limits their ability to help.
Financial Challenges: COVID-19, accidental damage to the green, and necessary professional repairs have severely depleted our finances over the last five years.
Community Benefits:
Health & Well-being: Bowling promotes moderate physical activity, mental stimulation, and social connection—vital for older adults and those less physically active.
Inclusive & Accessible: The club supports people of all ages and backgrounds. We host league matches, social events, and welcome visitors from the wider area.
Sustainability: New equipment will reduce long-term costs, allow more members to participate in maintenance, and ensure the club's future.
Funding Status:
We’ve received conditional support from Sport England. ‘Sport England sees the value of our project and has pledged £5,816 if we can raise the other £5,816 through 25 unique supporters through this crowdfunder’.
Only with your help, we can secure the full funding needed to move forward.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out! Our grateful thanks go to those who have already offered rewards - please click on the name below to go to their website - see what they offer!
Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
Please support us in any way you can so that we can continue to thrive for another 30 years and more and maintain a vibrant and successful community resource.
Thank you.