Parliament Hill Bowling Club told it must recruit new members

Published: 17th March, 2011
by DAN CARRIER

NEW members, please! 

That’s the plea from Parliament Hill Bowling Club, based on Parliament Hill Fields, who are facing up to a season of sharing their hallowed, 100-year-old green with a croquet club this summer. 

They have been told by Hampstead Heath managers the City of London that the annual £30,000 cost of keeping their green in tip-top condition cannot be justified as they only have around 25 members.

The club’s vice-president Richard Caylor said: “This is a wonderful and relaxing sport and a great way to spend an afternoon, but we need new members.”

He added that the £100 membership and playing fees demanded by the City could often not be paid up front – and this put people off.

Nearby Mansfield Bowling Club, in Croftdown Road, are also looking for new members to help boost their coffers.