BOWLERS are “delighted” after a donation allowed them to improve their club’s facilities.

Tottington Park Bowling and Social Club, in Town Meadow, Market Street, Tottington, received a cheque for £2,000 from the East Lancashire Masonic Charity.

The money allowed the committee to invest in the club by building a new kitchen and installing a new boiler and new oven.

The modifications have made facilities easier and safer to use for all members, many of whom are elderly.

Chairman Geoff Leach said: “We are delighted with the donation, which is very generous.

“The club has been established for a long time and our little clubhouse had become a bit antiquated and needed modernising.

“Everything is now a lot better and a lot cleaner.” The club has nearly 140 members and regularly fields several different teams.