A “much needed cash injection” for an historic Knowsley park which the council said it couldn’t afford to look after, included a £500k loan from the local authority to a company appointed to run it.
Bowring Park and Golf Course in Huyton was one of the first municipal parks in the country when it was opened in 1906 and later become home to the first municipal golf club in the country.
The park, which is owned by Knowsley Council, was forced to shut suddenly in 2018 when operator Mack Golfing fell into “unavoidable financial difficulties” and stopped trading.
