MUSEUMS - Bolton Museum, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free.
Wildlife Attractions
For unique views into the aquatic world visit Bolton Museum where 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.
Exhibitions
Homes of Football
This phenomenally popular touring exhibition documents the changing face of football, it has developed, with new pictures and has been described as a fitting tribute to the national game. The spectrum of clubs and scenes is amazing and in World Cup year there are recent pictures of the England team. Bolton Wanderers fans are pictured at both Burnden Park and the Reebok Stadium, alongside many objects from the Museum's collection, including a turnstile and row of seats from Burnden. The exhibition runs until January 11 with extended opening until 8pm every Thursday until Christmas. Stuart Clarke, Homes of Football photographer will be talking about his work in the Art Gallery on Thursday, December 5 from 6.15pm. Admission is free. Book in advance by ringing 332211.
Remembering HMS Dido
This small exhibtion pays tribute to the men who served on Bolton's very own warship. During a successful 'Warship Week' the people of Bolton raised the funds to sponsor this vessel which saw action throughout WWII. She served with distinction in the Mediterranean and elsewhere - notably assisting the invasion of Sicily and the Anzio landings. Runs until January 11.
Smithills HALL MUSEUM, off Smithills Dean Road, Bolton. Tel: 332377.
Bolton Chamber Choir present music for Christmas on Saturday, November 30, from 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, ring 332377.
Christmas Activities for the Family
A fun afternoon on Sunday, December 15 from 2pm-5pm. Admission free.
A Carol Serice in Smithills Hall Chapel will be held on Wednesday, December 18 from 7pm.
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT
Tomorrow
BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, Bolton, tel: 334456.
DEANE COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, tel: 334432.
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.
Kearsley COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 334141.
Westhoughton COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, with swimming pool on site, tel: 01942 634810.
Horwich LEISURE CENTRE, Victoria Road, Horwich, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334488.
FARNWORTH LEISURE CENTRE, Brackley Street, Farnworth, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334477.
JUBILEE POOL, Darley Street, Bolton, with swimming pool on site, tel: 334443.
WITHINS LEISURE CENTRE, Newby Road, Breightmet, tel: 334133.
CIRCUIT TRAINING sessions for children, 5pm-6pm and adults 6pm-7pm are held at Gibbon Street Community Centre. Admission free. For further details tel: 528786.
HILTON TABLE TENNIS CENTRE, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich: table tennis for all ages, 1pm-3pm and 7pm-9pm, tel: Chris 406693/692752.
BOLTON YMCA, 125 Deansgate: second hand book sale, 10am-12 noon; Tae Kwon Do self defence, 10.30am; modern sequence dancing, 6.30pm.
OTHER EVENTS
Tomorrow
CHRISTADELPHIANS, The Promise to David - A King Yet to Inherit, Green Room, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, 2.30pm. Tel: 655433.
CHRISTMAS FAIR, Wingates St Johns Church, 2pm.
CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING, Chorley Old Road, Methodist Church, 10am-12 noon.
CHRISTMAS FAIR, New Bury Community Centre, Buckley Lane, 12noon-2pm.
CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING, St Elizabeth's Church Hall, Cedar Avenue, Horwich, 10am-1pm. Admission 50p.
ZAC'S YOUTH BAR, Market Street, Farnworth, Dreamcast, Playstation and pool table, details 706200.
HORWICH RESOURCE CENTRE, Beaumont Road: Horwich Workshop (Bolton Saturday Club), a club for children aged 5 to 11 years old to learn singing, dancing and majorettes to perform in local shows, 1pm-4pm, £2 per child, tel: 841278; Various fundraising events, 10am-12 noon; Junior Craft Club, 10am-12 noon; RSPCA Advice and Information, 11am-1pm, tel: 693694 (Saturday only).
RED ROSE ROLLER SKATING CLUB, Darwen Leisure Centre, 1pm-3pm. Details 308664.
THE LIGHT FACTORY for children aged four to 11, Church of the Nazarene, Yarrow Place, off Brownlow Way, 10am to 12 noon. Details 522550.
MUSIC & DANCE
Tomorrow
LINE DANCING, beginners and intermediate classes. Ladybridge Community Centre, 7.15pm to 10.30pm. Admission £2.
SEQUENCE DANCING, St Joseph's Ballroom, Hobart Street, Halliwell, 7.30pm.
BOLTON MUSIC SERVICE, activities at Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, tel: 658804.
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