The Bowling Green

The developers want to use the Bowling Green for houses, 5 semi detatched and 2 detatched, 4 bed each, with parking for 24 cars. this will be another asset to Horwich lost and unreplaceable because once a green space is lost it is very hard to find somewhere new for it. You may think that Crown Green Bowling is a sport for old people but I can tell you it is  very popular amongst the younger generation, my daughter is in 2 team's. One of those being The Lancashire Youth Team.

There is no need for any more houses in these small areas as it makes it looked cramped and over built, the traffic on Chorley New Road is a nightmare at the best of times and to put even more on would be madness.

There are 3 school's in very close proximity to the Greenwood Arms and Bowling Green which makes it dangerous now, put more car's into that equation and it would be even worse. As it is in a morning and early evening it can take anything up to 3 or 4 minutes to get onto the road out of Derby Street, which is the un-adopted road the developers want to use as access. The people who live in and around this area do not want the added pressure of all the extra car's, not to mention extra noise of the car's and so far unknown quantity of people the houses will bring.

It was a sad day when the developers SRH properties bought the Greenwood Arms and Bowling Green, because they stopped 3 Bowling Team's from using the Bowling Green even when they said they would maintain it. Can't really say it but we all know why!!!!

Mr Sedgewick who represents the developers should have a talk to these people and see if they won't have a re-think on keeping the Greenwood Arms and Bowling Green as it is and bringing it back to life. The potential is there and it would definitely be a feather in the cap of the developers, as it would show that they can see further than their profit margins. If not that why not try to find a buyer who will keep it as it is. There has to be someone who can see the beauty of the Building and the big asset of the Bowling Green.                          

Sadly this is what the Bowling Green looks like now. It was once an immaculately well kept and well used Bowling Green. I would also like to add that green spaces are supposed to be protected by law under the supervision of Sport England. So e-mail them with your objections and concerns about losing yet another green space and amenity. This government wants Adult's and Children alike to become more active and then they let the big boy's in with their bulldozers and take away the places we could use. Write to them today as it might not be there Tomorrow!


This is what it could look like.