Village Lanes Fun Centre, Chase

Bowling, golf and arcade games in Chase

Eight five-pin lanes on 1st Avenue give the village of Chase a bowling house of its own, and Village Lanes Fun Centre surrounds them with more than the usual extras. Besides an arcade and billiard tables, the centre runs an indoor golf simulator, which gets a dedicated page on its website, while meals come from a restaurant and quicker bites from a snack bar. Glow bowling, automatic scoring, a pro shop and an ATM round out the facilities, and parking is available on site.

League play drives the calendar. Separate leagues serve adults, youth, seniors and bowlers with special needs, and the centre pitches them as an affordable, sociable night out for anyone from age 9 to 90. A tournaments page announces upcoming competitions, and birthday and corporate parties fill other bookings. A staff page introduces the proprietors and traces how bowling came to Village Lanes. No weekly lane schedule is posted, so a call or an email before setting out saves a wasted trip; the homepage motto, meanwhile, keeps things light with a cheerful “keep calm, bowl on”.