Barratt Staff Have ‘Bowls’ Of Fun Near Morpeth Following £1,000 Donation From The Housebuilder

Morpeth Bowling Club, the St George’s Dragons, finishes their summer season with a bang as they go head to head with employees from local housebuilder, Barratt Developments North East.

The game of bowls comes after the leading housebuilder donated £1,000 to the St George’s Dragons to help support the upkeep of their facilities, which has been used to purchase a brand new lawn mower. In 2021, staff from the housebuilder also volunteered at the bowling club whereby they helped to re-seed and top-dress the bowling green with over two tons of top dressing, all by hand.

Employees from Barratt Developments North East decided to support their monetary donation with a game of bowls against the St George’s Dragons, to which the St George’s Dragons won by a landslide. Fun was had by all, and the day demonstrated that community spirit is thriving in Morpeth.

Charles Boyes, Land Buyer at Barratt Developments North East said: “We had a fantastic time with the St George’s Dragons, who hosted a great game and taught us how to play bowls. We’re always keen to get involved with our local community, and making the donation and visiting the bowling club is just one way we have done this recently. Morpeth is a great area to live in with community spirit all around and we’d encourage prospective house buyers to see what Barratt and David Wilson Homes are in the area.”

Paul Lawson, President of St George’s Dragons said: “We’re extremely grateful to Barratt Developments for the £1,000 donation which will contribute toward the upkeep of our facilities so that we can continue to ensure our members and players can enjoy the game that they love. It was such a fun day when staff members from Barratt Developments visited and we hope to see them return for a rematch!”