IF you have half an hour to spare there is a fascinating "Hidden Talents" exhibition in Bolton Museum at the moment.

It opened in December and is now due to close on Saturday, February 7.

Text and pictures co-ordinated by Stephen Fielding, a freelance writer and exhibition organiser, tell us about a range of local activities kept alive by enthusiasts. These are: bell-ringing, bodging and making greenwood chairs, dry stone walling, Gujarati poetry, Indian dance and music, Irish dance and music, morris dancing, quilt making, stained glass and willow-weaving.

There is plenty of food for thought for anybody looking for new ways of spending their spare time.