LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT
BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ badminton, table tennis, squash and gym, 1pm-3pm; body conditioning, 2pm-3pm.
DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: aerobics, 8pm-9pm; swim lessons, 5.30pm-6.30pm.
FARNWORTH Leisure Centre, Brackley Street, Farnworth, tel: 334477: morning refresher, 7am-7.30am and 7.30am-8am; open session, 8am-7pm; parents and tots, 12 noon-1pm (SP); swimming lessons, 4pm-7.15pm (SP); splash aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm (SP); adult lane swim, 9pm-10pm.
HARPER Green Leisure Centre, Harper Green Road, Farnworth, tel: 334234: badminton, tennis, floodlit astro turf, 5.30pm-10.30pm.
HAYWARD Leisure Centre, Lever Edge Lane, Hayward, tel: 334233: karate, 7pm-8.30pm; badminton, 7.30pm-9.30pm.
Horwich Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-7pm; ladies fitness morning, 9.30am-12.30pm; body conditioning, 10.30am-11.30am; step class, 12 noon-1pm; 50+ keep fit, 1pm-2pm and 2pm-3pm; small pool, 3pm-4pm; kickfit class, 6pm-7pm; aerobics, 7pm-8pm; aqua aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm and 8.30pm-9.30pm; adults only swim, 9pm-10.30pm; evening sequence dancing with instruction from Eric and Marjorie Dyer, 7pm-10.30pm.
JUBILEE Pool, Halliwell: open swim, 9am-10am; disabled swim, 10am-11.30am; aqua aerobics, 11.30am-12.30pm; disabled swim, 12.30pm-3.30pm; open swim, 3.30pm-8.30pm.
Kearsley Leisure Centre, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 334141: aerobics, 6pm-7pm; weights room, 5pm-10pm.
Little Lever Leisure Centre, Church Street, Little Lever, tel: 334177: aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm; squash courts available 5.30pm-10.30pm; badminton courts; table tennis course available 5.30pm-10.30pm.
Sharples Leisure Centre, Hillcot Road, Sharples, tel: 334224: open swim, 5.30pm-6.30pm; aqua natal, 6.30pm-7.30pm; aqua aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm; adult only swim, 8.30pm-10pm; aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm; junior football coaching course, 5.30pm-7.30pm; badminton courts available, 5.30pm-10.30pm; squash courts available, 5.20pm-10pm; all weather pitch available, 5.30pm-10.30pm; licensed bar open 7pm-11pm.
Turton Leisure Centre, Chapeltown Road, tel: 334440: 50+ swim session, 5.30pm-6.30pm; adult only swim session, 6.30pm-8.30pm; Turton Youth Club for 14-16 years, 5.30pm-7pm.
WATER Place, Great Moor Street, tel: 334466: Lifestyles gym, 7.30am-10pm; kinderswim, 10.30am-12 noon; lunch break swim, 12 noon-2pm; water aerobics, 12 noon-1pm; leisure pools, 2pm-8.30pm.
Westhoughton Leisure Centre, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, tel: 01942 634810: junior swim lessons, 4pm-8pm; junior soccer coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm; large pool, 5.15pm-8.30pm; aqua aerobics, 8.30pm-9.15pm and 9.15pm-10pm; aerobics or circuit, 6.30pm-7.30pm.
WITHINS Leisure Centre, Newby Road, Breightmet, tel: 334133: gymnastics course, 5.15pm-8.15pm; casual badminton, 6.30pm-9.30pm; trampoline course, 7pm-9.15pm.
HILTON Table Tennis Centre, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich: table tennis all ages, 1pm-3pm; seniors, 7pm-9pm.
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.
CLUBS & GROUP MEETINGS
BOLTON Camera Club, Bury Battle with Robert Vince, Trinity Methodist Church, Bury Road, Tonge Fold, 8pm.
ROYAL Naval Patrol Service Association, meeting, Derby Barracks, Fletcher Street, 7.45pm.
OFFA, for men and women aged 50+, meeting to arrange social events, holidays etc, Bolton Deaf Society, Bark Street, 2pm.
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, 8pm.
SENIOR Citizens and disabled people are invited to a luncheon club at Trinity Methodist Church, Bury Road from 12 noon. For further information tel: 0161 877 8565, one week's notice required.
A luncheon club providing a proper dinner and sweet with tea and coffee followed by a game of dominoes is held at Barlow Park Community Centre, off Dunoon Drive from 12 noon. Admission is £1.50.
A WEEKLY luncheon club with activities for the over 60s takes place at Springfield Gardens Community Centre, Kearsley at 12.15pm. Admission is £1.50 including lunch. Tel: June on 432091.
ROTARY Club of Horwich, meeting, Rivington Barn, Horwich, 12.30pm-2pm. Tel: 400467.
A social club for the elderly is held at St Edmund's Church Hall, off Deansgate from 12.45pm.
BRIDGE afternoon, Bolton Bridge Club, 4 Chorley Old Road, 1pm-4pm, £3, lessons for beginners £4. Tel: 841892 for details.
THE Children's Club meets at the Zion Christian Fellowhsip, Slater Street, 6.15pm.
THE 3rd Worsley Beaver Colony for 6 to 8 year olds meets at St Paul's, Peel, 6.30pm-7.30pm.
THE Westhoughton Friendship Club is meeting at the Carnegie Hall, Library Street, Westhoughton from 6.45pm-9.45pm.
GRACE Healing Group offering alternative therapies and holistic healing at Quaker house, Wellington Road, Eccles, 7pm. Tel: 656921.
BOLTON Art Circle is holding a workshop at Highfield Hall Community Centre, Marsh Lane, Farnworth from 7pm-9pm. For further information tel: 847607.
1ST Anderton Guides, St Joseph's School, Adlington, 7pm-8.30pm.
ST John Ambulance is holding a meeting to recruit volunteers to train as first aiders at Age Concern headquarters, Moor Lane bus station at 7.30pm. For further information tel: John Fisher on 846343.
THE Writers' Group meet at Wolfenden Community Centre at 7.30pm.
WESTHOUGHTON Age Support Project (WASP) is holding a prize bingo session at Winifred Kettle Centre, Washacre, Westhoughton at 7.30pm-9pm. Tel: Mrs Seddon on 01942 812982 or Ray Collett on 667849 for further details.
WALKDEN Friendship Group, meeting for chat and compansionship for men and women . 50+ tel: 0161 950 1513.
THE Rainbows and Brownies meet at St Paul's Peel, 6.15pm-7.30pm. For further information tel: 0161 748 7508.
BRIDGE Group, play session, Beckett Suite, St Thomas of Canterbury, Lonsdale Road, Heaton, 7pm-10pm. Tel: 0161 724 5670.
OTHER EVENTS
COFFEE Morning with raffle and stalls with the Volunteer Reading Help, Lancaster Suite, Town Hall, 10am-12 noon.
CHORLEY and South Ribble CVS, advocacy service, Astley Hall Farmhouse, Hallgate,
Astley Village, 9am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm. Tel: 01257 263254.
PARENT and child group, Lowndes Street Family Support Centre, 9.30am-11.30am. Tel: 843107.
TOTS and Toys Group with toy library, Lowndes Street Family Support Centre, Heaton, 9.30am-11.30am.
BOLTON Life Cares, free pregnancy test, support and help, counselling before and after abortion, Room 14, 124 Newport Street, 10.30am-12.30pm. Tel: 532660.
WESTHOUGHTON Community Centre: community ceramics, 9.30am-11.30am; have a go crafts roadshow, 9.30am-11.30am; get that job drop in 1pm-3pm; GROW community allotments project, 1pm-3pm; flower arranging, 7pm-9pm.
HORWICH Resource Centre, Beaumont Road: Playgroup, tel: 668158, 9.15am-11.45pm; CES Art Level 1/2, 9.30am-11.30am; CES Ceramics, 9.30am-11.30am; CES Watercolours, 1pm-3pm; CES Woodwork, 4pm-6pm; St Johns Badgers, 6.30pm-7.30pm; CES Watercolours, 7pm-9pm; Smoking Cessation, tel: 0845 300 1579, 7pm-9pm; RMI/AODS Scenery Building, 7.30pm-9.30pm; Breakaway Club learning support, 7.45pm-9.15pm; Handycrafts group, 2pm.
ZAC'S Cafe Bar, 71 Market Street, Farnworth: YP 11-14 years, 7pm-9.30pm.
BOLTON Deaf Society, Bark Street: advice and information session and equipment available to deaf and hard of hearing people in the Bolton area, 9am-1pm, tel: 521219.
A bereavement support drop-in is held at Our Lady and the Lancashire Martyrs, Hallstead Avenue, Little Hulton from 10am-11am.
BOLTON YMCA, 125 Deansgate: second hand book sale, 10am-5pm.
A drop-in centre offering a CAB service and a food and clothing store is held at St Luke's Church, Chorley Old Road from 10am-3pm.
FOOD served in The Hall, Bank Street Chapel, Crown Street, 10.30am-1.30pm.
LUNCH is provided at the Barlow Park Community Centre, near the Bowling Greens, off Dunoon Drive from 12 noon.
OUR Lady and the Lancashire Martyrs parish holds a mass in St Ann's Hospice at 3pm.
MEDITATION Class, The Hall, Bank Street Chapel, 5.30pm-6.30pm.
BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery, Nearing Camp Evening on the Upper Colorado River by Thomas Moran on display.
FARNWORTH Library, Community Nutrition Project.
WESTHOUGHTON Library, Variations, creative textile art pictures and hangings.
TONGE Moor Library, Past Present and Future, a celebration of Book Festival 2000.
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