A BOOMING Peeblesshire bowling club is looking for a £10,000 cash boost as it continues its transformation.

Peebles Bowling Club, formed in 1829, has embraced the need for change in recent years to “capture the imagination” of the local community.

As a result membership has skyrocketed from 89 in 2016 to more than 200 as of October 2022.

Such has been the club’s transformation, it was featured in the 2021 news round-up of parent body of the sport Bowls Scotland.

A project to extend the clubhouse facilities is currently under way in a bid to continue to attract new members.

And the club has turned to the Peebles Common Good Fund for a £10,000 cash boost with the project set to require an outlay of close to £370,000, according to a report.

It adds: “The proposed clubhouse development will incorporate an extended locker room for changing and storing bowls and other essential equipment; new toilets including disabled toilet access; new kitchen and lounge areas; all of which will greatly enhance the experience of our members and help us to continue to attract new members from the community.

“We believe that our club provides a valuable service to the community, promoting physical activity and social engagement among our members. We are confident that the new clubhouse will allow us to continue to grow and thrive.

“At present, for example, we have no indoor toilet for the use of male members, and no disabled toilets, and visiting teams and general visitors must use a wooden hut to change and store their belongings.

“It will allow us to continue to attract new members to the sport of bowling.”

The fund’s sub committee is due to meet next week to discuss the cash bid.