£70k boost for first phase of restoring historic club pavilion

A project to restore a historic east Perthshire bowling club pavilion has secured vital funding.

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Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust (MACDT) has announced that it has secured funding to restore the historic Pavilion at the east Perthshire village's former bowling club.

Thanks to generous support from Fife Environment Trust, The Architectural Heritage Fund, The Pilgrim Trust and The Levenseat Trust, MACDT has raised more than £70,000 towards the first phase of a project to create a space that can be enjoyed by the local community and future generations.

Coupar Angus-based contractor DG Ritchie has been appointed to carry out the restoration work, which is due to get under way during the week commencing September 15. The work is expected to be completed by the end of November.

Dating from 1897, Meigle Bowling Club was one of the oldest in Scotland and was once at the centre of the community life in the village. The Pavilion itself is a rare example of a decorative timber bowling pavilion that has seen few alterations.