This bowling and social club has been at the centre of a Salford community for 118 years – now it's gone forever

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityA bowling green and social club at the centre of a Salford community for 118 years has closed good after its owners agreed to sell the land for housing.Pendleton Bowling Club in Eccles Old Road, known locally as the Belmont, was forced to shut its doors back in March when the coronavirus crisis took hold.But in the summer, when Covid restrictions were relaxed, the directors decided to keep the bowling green or social club closed – much to the dismay of members, many of whom are elderly and isolated during the pandemic.At the end of August, the club announced it would close indefinitely as the directors said they were unable to establish a 'viable.