BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES

For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300

BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE, Greenbarn Way, off Vicarage Road, Blackrod, BL6 5TA

The centre houses a main hall with a stage and a side lounge. Other facilities include a kitchen, toilets, disabled toilets and a separate meeting area, the Rivington Room. The centre is wheelchair accessible and offers an entrance ramp and easy opening doors. Free car parking is available.

Little Lever COMMUNITY CENTRE, Mytham Road, Little Lever, BL3 1TH

The centre houses a main hall with stage and is accessed through easy opening doors. Other facilities include toilets and a kitchen area. A large car park is available, though disabled facilities are limited.

SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE, Moisant Street, off Higher Swan Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 3EU

The centre houses a main hall with games room including a snooker table. Other facilities include a kitchen, toilets and disabled toilet. The centre is wheelchair accessible and has a ramped entrance. Street parking is available adjacent to the centre.

Breightmet COMMUNITY CENTRE, Waggon Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5AB

The centre houses a main hall; other facilities include kitchen, toilets and disabled toilets. The centre is wheelchair accessible and offers an entrance with easy opening doors. There is ample car parking adjoining the centre.

FARNWORTH TOWN HALL, COMMUNITY ROOMS, Market Street, Farnworth, BL4 7PD

Farnworth Town Hall houses a Community Room and meetings room, and can be accessed by a separate entrance at the rear. Other facilities available include a kitchen refreshment area and toilets. The Town Hall is wheelchair accessible, has lifts, disabled toilets and easy opening doors. Car parking is limited.

CARNEGIE HALL, Westhoughton TOWN HALL, Market Street, Westhoughton, BL5 3AW

Carnegie Hall is located on the first floor, and is accessible by a lift or stairs. The hall contains a licensed bar and kitchen area. Other facilities include ground floor toilets and a disabled toilet; these are shared with the library. There is ample parking nearby.

DAISY HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE, Hindley Road, Westhoughton, BL5 2JS

This centre houses a main hall with adjacent meeting room equipped with sliding partition door. There is also a separate upstairs meeting room. Other facilities include kitchen, toilets and a disabled toilet. The centre is wheelchair accessible with a level entrance. There is also ample free adjacent parking.

Halliwell SURE START COMMUNITY CENTRE, Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 4JH

This new centre houses a community room and two smaller meeting rooms. Other facilities include cafe, patio area, toilets and alarmed disabled toilet. An induction loop is fitted in the centre for the hard of hearing. The centre is wheelchair accessible with a level entrance. Ample car park with disabled spaces.

BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free.

Bolton Aquarium

There are fantastic fish on display from all over the world, some highly threatened in their natural habitats. From Piranhas to Pufferfish, huge Catfish to tiny Tetras, there are hundreds of fish to come and see in an aquarium designed to allow the fish to behave as they would in the wild. There is now the unique chance to name our new Lungfish from Queensland, Australia, which will be on display in the very near future.

HALL I'TH'WOOD MUSEUM, Green Way, off Crompton Way, Bolton, tel: 332370

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am-5pm. Admission is £2 for adults and £1 for children and concessions, £5 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children), joint Hall i'th'Wood and Smithills family ticket £10.

SMITHILLS HALL AND HISTORIC house, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, tel: 01204 332377

The Hall is now open for the Summer season with guided tours available. Opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11am-5pm (last admission 4.15pm) and Sunday, 2pm-5pm (last admission 4.15pm).

Come and visit this beautiful historic house and browse through the gift shop. Events throughout the year include Ghost evenings.

Special offer: Admission price is £1.50 per person with this advert. (This advert can be used for upto a maximum of 10 people to receive the special price).

Horwich HERITAGE, Resource Centre, Beaumont Road, Horwich, tel: 845529

An exhibition entitled Horwich Loco Works Remembered 1884-1984.

PLAY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: Play and Children's Services currently run a variety of playschemes around the Borough. Some are free operating on a drop-in basis while there is a minimal charge for others which includes transporting your child to and from school. The following are out of school childcare schemes offering before-school, after-school and holiday care in a targeted area as well as free drop-in provision.

Harvey's Kids Club, Harvey Early Years Centre, Pilkington Street, Bolton, BL3 6HP. Tel: 334031. e-mail carla.lord@bolton.gov.uk

Heywood Playworld, Heywood Park, High Street, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 6SR. Tel: 334322. e-mail heywood.playworld@bolton.gov.uk

Waggon Road Play Centre, Waggon Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5AU. Tel: 334410. e-mail waggonroad.playcentre@bolton.gov.uk

BOLTON LADS & GIRLS CLUB, 18 Spa Road, Bolton, tel: 540142. Out of school care, breakfast club, after school club, ie holiday club. e-mail Patsy.Cowan@blgc.co.uk

LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT

BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, Bolton, tel: 334456.

DEANE COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, tel: 334432. Aqua Fit, 6.30pm-7.15pm, cost £3. Women only fitness room including aqua fit session (book in advance), 5.30pm-6.30pm, cost £3.45, discount with leisure card.

LITTLE LEVER COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Church Street, Little Lever, tel: 334177.

Sharples COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Hill Cot Road, Sharples, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334224.

HARPER GREEN COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Harper Green Road, Farnworth, tel: 334234.

Turton COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Chapeltown Road, Turton, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334440.

HAYWARD COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Stack Fold Lane, Bolton, tel: 334233.

HORWICH LEISURE CENTRE, Victoria Road, Horwich, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334488.

Kearsley COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 334141.

FARNWORTH LEISURE CENTRE, Brackley Street, Farnworth, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334477.

WESTHOUGHTON COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, with swimming pool on site, tel: 01942 634810.

WITHINS LEISURE CENTRE, Newby Road, Breightmet, tel: 334133.

JUBILEE POOL, Darley Street, Bolton, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334443.

BADMINTON COACHING, suitable for adults and children, classes throughout the Borough, tel: Ray Schofield on 667498 or 01257 480961.

Thursday

HILTON TABLE TENNIS CENTRE, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich: table tennis all ages, 1pm-3pm; seniors, 7pm-9pm. Tel: 481593/692752.

DEANE COMMUNITY CENTRE, aquafit, 6.30pm-7.30pm; adult swim, 9.15pm-10.15pm; swim lessons, 5.30pm-6.30pm.

BOLTON YMCA, 125 Deansgate: junior football, 6.15pm.

GREAT LEVER COMMUNITY CENTRE, Parkfield Road entrance, Ju-Jitsu and Kempo Karate for ages six to 15, 6.30pm-8.30pm. Tel: 656513.

CASTLE HILL GYMNASIUM, Castleton Street, Tonge Moor -- Tonge Boxing Club 7pm-9pm 10-18 years 50p, 19+ unwaged £1, 19+ waged £2. Details 01204 399147.

INTERNATIONAL BUDO ASSOCIATION KARATE JUTSU, Bolton and District area, meetings for licence and insurance renewals, Bolton Anglers Social Club, Rishton Lane, 8.30pm-9.30pm.

BOLTON UNITED HARRIERS, training session for fun athletes to international aged 8 to 80, Leverhulme Park athletics track, Long Lane, Bolton, 7pm-8.30pm. Tel: 592721.

BADMINTON, Brownlow Fold Community Centre, Eskrick Street, 7pm-9pm. Tel: 653088 or 333830.

CLUBS & GROUP MEETINGS

Thursday

BOLTON BRANCH OF EPILEPSY ACTION, meeting, Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, 7pm-8.30pm. Tel: 693018.

BOLTON BRANCH OF THE PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION, meeting for anyone who served in the Parachute Regiment, Para/Airlanding units of RA, RE, RAMC, REME, RAOC, RASC and Airlanding Brigades of the 1st, 6th and Indian Airborne Divisions, Royal British Legion, Chorley New Road, Bolton, 8pm. Tel: 522149.

SOCIAL CLUB -- St Edmund's Church Hall, off Deansgate from 12.45pm.

HORWICH RESOURCE CENTRE, Beaumont Road, Horwich,tel: 668157: Busy Bees Playgroup, for 2 to 4 years, £3.50 per session, 9.15am-11.45am; St John Badgers, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Breakaway Club (Learning Support) tel: 692997, 7.45pm-9.15pm.

WESTHOUGHTON COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE, Central Drive, tel: 01942 634700: Jewellery Making, 1pm-3pm; Computer drop-in, 1pm-3pm; Photography for Beginners; Creative Writing Level I, 4pm-6pm; Intro to the Leisure Industry (15 week course), 7pm-9pm.

ROTARY CLUB OF HORWICH, meeting, Ridgmont House, off Chorley Old Road, Horwich, 12.30pm. Tel: 696246.

LUNCHEON CLUB --Trinity Methodist Church, Bury Road from noon. Details 0161 772 1921, one week's notice required.

LUNCHEON CLUB -- Barlow Park Community Centre, off Dunoon Drive from 12 noon. Admission £1.50.

LUNCHEON CLUB -- Springfield Gardens Community Centre, Kearsley at 12.15pm. Admission £1.50 including lunch. Details 432091.

WEIGHTWATCHERS UK, meeting, Westhoughton Methodist Church, Wigan Road, 6pm and 7.15pm. Tel: 0161 787 7243; The Grace Centre, Somerset Road, Heaton, 6.15pm-7.15pm.

WRITERS' GROUP --Wolfenden Community Centre, 7.30pm.

FRIENDLY DUPLICATE BRIDGE, Markland Hill Lawn Tennis Club, 7pm-10pm.

OTHER EVENTS

Thursday

CHORLEY AND SOUTH RIBBLE CVS, advocacy service, Astley Hall Farmhouse, Hallgate, Astley Village, 9am-12 noon and 1-3pm. Tel: 01257 263254.

ST JAMES'S COFFEE AND DROP-IN CENTRE, drinks and snacks with a chat and sale of bric-a-brac, St James's Church, St James's Street, New Bury, Farnworth, 9.15am-11am. Tel: 572334.

TOTS 'N' CO, toddler group, St Luke's Church (Halliwell), Chorley Old Road, Bolton, 9.30am-11.30am.

WESTHOUGHTON COMMUNITY CENTRE: community ceramics, 9.30-11.30am; have a go crafts roadshow, 9.30-11.30am; get that job drop in 1-3pm.

PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP, Salvation Army, King Street, Farnworth: , 9.30-11.30am; Kids Alive for children aged five to 11 years, 6.30-8pm.

STEP BY STEP PROJECT, 8 White Lion Brow, Bolton, Bemsmi drop in, 10am-2pm; Allocated Counselling, 3-8pm. Tel: 366388.

BOLTON TOY LIBRARY, for play and loan, The Play and Resource Centre, Board Street, Deane, 10am-3pm. Tel: 559566.

DRAMA THEATRE WORKSHOP,The Phoenix, Bark Street: Senior Youth Theatre for 11- to 15-year-olds, 4.30pm-6.30pm. Tel: 431395 or 07931 337764.

MUSIC & DANCE

Thursday

LINE DANCING, intermediate and advanced classes, Beesley Green Community Centre, Greenleech Lane, Roe Green, Worsley, 1pm-3pm. Tel: 0161 950 1711.

WINGATES BAND, rehearsals, Bandroom, Wingates Square, Westhoughton, 8pm. Tel: 01942 845000.

SEQUENCE DANCING, for experienced sequence dancers, Accrington Town Hall, 7.30pm. Admission £1.25.

BEGINNERS LINE DANCING, Rose-Hill United Reformed Church, Bradford Road, Bolton, (entrance via side door on Westbourne Avenue), 8pm-10.30pm. Tel: 655695.

BOLTON RECORDER GROUP, meeting, St Andrew & St George's United Reformed Church, St George's Road, 7.30pm. Tel: 592864.

ROCK N ROLL, Radcliffe Football Club, Pilkington Road, Radcliffe, 8.30pm. Tel: 07960 134792.

BALLROOM & POPULAR SEQUENCE DANCING, Horwich RMI, 8pm-11pm.

SEQUENCE DANCING, Walkden Congregational, Walkden, 1.30pm-3.30pm.