{"id":29542,"date":"2025-04-07T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T11:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=29542"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:18:19","slug":"golfclub-bowling-park-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfclub-bowling-park-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;From neglect to net zero: Bowring Park&#8217;s Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-fd5b6a258a7b7fee817ff9e390afbc62\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-fd5b6a258a7b7fee817ff9e390afbc62 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-fd5b6a258a7b7fee817ff9e390afbc62 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-fd5b6a258a7b7fee817ff9e390afbc62 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29564 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29564 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96.jpg\" alt='Collage of images from Bowring Park' title='Bowring Park Golf Club'  height=\"924\" width=\"1643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Design-ohne-Titel-96-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-211b760cc2c183a0e4131cdc2a95d4e2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-211b760cc2c183a0e4131cdc2a95d4e2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-211b760cc2c183a0e4131cdc2a95d4e2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-211b760cc2c183a0e4131cdc2a95d4e2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-211b760cc2c183a0e4131cdc2a95d4e2 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >From neglect to net zero: Bowring Park\u2019s transformation<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-m91elsnc-208ba430ee3625d420df3a0f7d1e79b5 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. November 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-7346ebfddcb3b1befdc54074201b5725 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>What added value does a golf club have for society? All projects at <strong>Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course<\/strong> near Liverpool, which was named T<strong>he Most Sustainable Golf Project in the UK<\/strong> in 2025, revolve around this question.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are a showroom,&#8221; says <strong>Helen Paton<\/strong>, summing up the mission. It is a huge best-practice project.&#8221; Its aim is to make golf in the urban environment economically sustainable and an important point of contact for non-golfers who are looking for attractive leisure activities in the vicinity of the golf course. The focus is on the oldest municipal golf course in England, whose history dates back to 1913.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vu3zgi-7d27dc876f2ade1ecd2f6efb2fd7914f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vu3zgi-7d27dc876f2ade1ecd2f6efb2fd7914f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vu3zgi-7d27dc876f2ade1ecd2f6efb2fd7914f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vu3zgi-7d27dc876f2ade1ecd2f6efb2fd7914f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29546 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29546 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/JJM_Bowring_Park_golf_290922-22-1-1-1500x430.jpg\" alt='Golfers on a golf course' title='Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course'  height=\"430\" width=\"1500\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lusd1o0k-b10e5dcb2751db4fc279265397300258 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Located in an area known as the second poorest in the United Kingdom, the golf course recently was in a poor condition, resulting in mid-six-figure annual losses for the local authority. &#8220;Nobody came just for the golf and those who did come rarely paid a green fee because there was no real management,&#8221; says Helen Paton, responsible for fundraising and partnerships, describing the situation before Oneday applied for the management of Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course. As a company,<strong> Oneday<\/strong> specializes in projects designed to increase the economic and social output of public facilities, parks, monuments and the like. &#8220;But we have always written concepts, developed projects, calculated costs. We were looking for a practical project to be able to implement strategies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GROW: The Sustainability Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course is the prime example. The <strong>GROW: The Sustainability Campus<\/strong> project has been in existence since 2024. Sustainability at all levels is the core element. On the one hand, this is quickly visible visually, as a plaque on each tee of the golf course refers to a United Nations sustainability goal. On the other hand, there are countless small building blocks that are not visible at first glance, which led to the course winning the &#8220;Most Sustainable Project of the Year&#8221; award at the British Golf Environment Awards in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Coach House coffee shop is the core, &#8220;where people have finally found a place to meet and have an affordable coffee together,&#8221; says Paton, describing the role of the new building, which is explicitly not a clubhouse but rather a meeting place. Before it was built, the few golfers unpacked their thermos flasks after a round and discussed their daily lives in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m96z65r5-6d69937c65ce3e350cc56bc06cf3679a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m96z65r5-6d69937c65ce3e350cc56bc06cf3679a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m96z65r5-6d69937c65ce3e350cc56bc06cf3679a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m96z65r5-6d69937c65ce3e350cc56bc06cf3679a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29549 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29549 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-1030x470.jpg\" alt='Show Repair Workshop' title='Repair Workshop Bowring Park'  height=\"470\" width=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-1030x470.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-1536x701.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-2048x934.jpg 2026w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-1500x684.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-705x322.jpg 705w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-56-scaled.jpg 2025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m96z8yb9-140cff6c5f31c571eb79a03719e7c6f3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Workshops are held indoors, where people learn how to plant their own kitchen herbs and vegetables or how to live more sustainably and healthily. The Repair Cafe is the latest project to utilize the knowledge of numerous senior citizens from Liverpool, who now donate their time to the community. &#8220;We explain how to repair bicycles or even put handles on golf clubs ourselves,&#8221; Paton passionately sums up. Anyone who talks to her will recognize that she is not short of ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Net Zero project with university participation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither is the ability to bring together different interest groups behind a project so that the added value is high for everyone. <strong>Liverpool John Moores University<\/strong> and <strong>England Golf<\/strong> are now also involved, supporting Bowring Park in its attempt to become England&#8217;s first net-zero golf course. The switch to biodiesel in greenkeeping is just as much a part of the plans as the use of solar energy or the establishment of a composting program for the local population.<\/p>\n<p>Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course is not a facility that is financially flush. &#8220;We can&#8217;t just buy electric mowers quickly,&#8221; Paton points out. Part of the funding for the entire course comes from the UK&#8217;s <strong>Heritage Fund<\/strong>, which also supports historic parks and buildings. However, the principle of success is based on a mixture of public funding, grants, volunteer hours and income.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m96zfm7m-f0676eaecee9eb2632bb0b22312d04db\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m96zfm7m-f0676eaecee9eb2632bb0b22312d04db img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m96zfm7m-f0676eaecee9eb2632bb0b22312d04db .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m96zfm7m-f0676eaecee9eb2632bb0b22312d04db av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29553 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29553 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1-1030x686.jpg\" alt='Golf beginners testing' title='Get into Golf'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/R6_20710-1-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m96zbku4-d825f32a4681ae3822fcbe80f4693c25 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>Especially when it comes to economic sustainability, the geographical position of the golf course also plays a role. Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course is located in Knowley, a rather industrial area around Liverpool. Logistics centres and large office complexes can be found here. &#8220;But there are also world-famous companies that are committed to sustainability in general due to their corporate philosophy.&#8221; Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course can serve as an object lesson, as a venue for events and as a project partner.<\/p>\n<p>Since the launch of the &#8220;GROW: The Sustainability Campus&#8221; initiative, the network of project participants has grown. Ideas have become real things to touch and use on the course. 10,000 people found their way to Bowring Park in 2024, many of whom were not golfers.They got to know golf through projects such as <strong>Get into Golf<\/strong> or <strong>Disc Golf<\/strong>, and some started playing golf themselves. Golf as a sport has gained acceptance. &#8220;We just wanted to become part of normality,&#8221; says Helen Paton, describing another goal. Bowring Park &amp; Golf Course has achieved this. 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