Council: please leave this club alone

I have just heard that ScarboroughBoroughCouncilproposes to stop the continued use of the South Cliff Bowling Green for development purposes.

That would be a great shame for a club with more than 100 years history behind it and a very proud history.

Moving the club to a different location would be better than nothing but it takes many years for a bowling green to mature – as the South Cliff one has – and the momentum of the club would be seriously affected.

I know that after the war my club, Helmsley Bowling Club, played matches there and enjoyed the hospitality and competition.

Please Scarborough Borough Council ... reconsider your proposal.

Leave the South Cliff Bowling Club to continue its heritage. John Gray, Chairman, Helmsley Bowling Club that are encouraging new and younger players to start playing the game. Against this background, Scarborough Council should be looking to support the creation of new bowling greens not destroying the existing ones.

Hopefully there are enough forward-looking councillors in Scarborough to both prevent the loss of the Filey Road facility and even look to promote and create new bowling opportunities for all to enjoy.

John L Catley Riccall

York In many clubs you will find people in their 80s and beyond as active members.

It would be a very shortsighted move to destroy this facility.

Even if a new location is offered, I suspect the re-location will knock the stuffing out of the willing volunteers who run clubs such as this and the facility will be diminished or lost.

This green is one of Scarborough’s heritage assets as well as providing an open space in a built up area. It would be wrong to destroy it.

Elaine Gathercole Hill Croft

York