OTLEY pub The Bowling Green is to re-open next month after a £1.5 million refurbishment.
The JD Wetherspoon pub will relaunch on March 15 with various charity events during the day to raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. Events will include a family quiz, raffles and markets stalls in the beer garden.
The Bowling Green, on Bondgate, has a long history in the town, with the Grade 2 listed building dating back to 1757. In 1821, the upper story was used by the Society of Independents, now the United Reformed Church. In 1825, the whole building became the Bowling Green Inn.
It was feared the building would never be a pub again when it was closed in 2006 and was left lying empty. But it was taken over by JD Wetherspoon and was re-opened in 2010 after a £1.2 million refurbishment.
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