THE Ashford Memorial Bowling Club will use an $85,000 State Government grant to build some overnight accommodation in the village for emergency workers, visitors and tourists.
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The club will turn an old bar, that hasn’t been used for over 25 years and an under-utilised meeting and storage area, into four dormitory-style units to accommodate 12 people.
The town currently has no overnight accommodation.
“There’s nowhere for anyone to stay overnight at Ashford unless you bring your tent and all amenities and it is also an issue for a lot of people who also come to see family members in the Sunhaven aged care nursing home and hospice,” Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall said.
“Basically if you come, you have to drive back to Inverell, or to Texas, and if you’re here for the weekend or more than a day, then you have to do that drive again to find somewhere to stay,” he said.