LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ bowls, 10am-12 noon; circuits, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm.

Horwich Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-7pm; step class, 12 noon-1pm; aerobics, 1pm-2pm; ladies leisure break aerobics, 2pm-3pm; ladies weights, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm; Hi NRG step, 8.30pm-9.30pm; adult swim only, 9.30pm-10.45pm; spinning, 6pm-7pm; kinderswim, 12 noon-1pm.

WATER Place, Great Moor Street, tel: 334466: Lifestyles gym, 7.30am-10pm; Lifestyles gym (Young At Heart), 9.30am-12 noon; kinderswim, 10.30am-12 noon; water aerobics, 12 noon-1pm and 8.30pm-9.30pm; lunch break swim, 12 noon-2pm; leisure pools, 2pm-8.30pm; women's only swim, 11.30am-12 noon; leisure pools, 2pm-8.30pm.

FARNWORTH Leisure Centre, Brackley Street, Farnworth, tel: 334477: morning refresher, 7am-7.30am and 7.30am-8am; open session, 8am-7pm; special needs, 12 noon-1pm (SP); swimming lessons, 4pm-7.15pm (SP); aerobics, 7pm-8pm; splash aerobics, 7.30pm-8.30pm (SP); adult lane swim, 9pm-10pm.

DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: football drop-in coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm; adult swim, 9.15pm-10.15pm; Yoga, 5.45pm-7pm; body conditioning, 8pm-9pm; swim lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm.

HARPER Green Leisure Centre, Harper Green Road, Farnworth, tel: 334234: sports night (super circuits, football, tennis), 6.30pm-8.30pm; junior basketball training, 6.30pm-7.30pm; tennis, badminton, 7.30pm-10.30pm; floodlit astro turf youth club, 8.30pm-10pm.

HAYWARD Leisure Centre, Lever Edge Lane, Hayward, tel: 334233: fitness training, 7pm-8pm.

JUBILEE Pool, disabled swim, 9am-11.15am and 12.30pm-3pm; open swim, 3.30pm-5.15pm; family swim, 545pm-7pm; adult swim, 7.30pm-8.30pm.

Kearsley Leisure Centre, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 334141: gymnastics, 6pm-8pm; weights room, 5pm-10pm.

Sharples Leisure Centre, Hillcot Road, Sharples, tel: 334224: junior basketball coaching, 5.30pm-7.30p; karate, 7.30pm-8.30pm; swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; open swim, 7.30pm-8.30pm; adult swim, 8.30pm-10.30pm; badminton courts, 5.30pm-10.30pm; squash courts, 5.20pm-10pm; floodlit all weather pitch, 5.30pm-10.30pm; licensed bar, 7pm-11pm.

Little Lever Leisure Centre, Church Street, Little Lever, tel: 334177: bookings taken for squash courts available from 5.30pm-10.30pm, table tennis, 5.30pm-10.30pm and badminton courts.

Westhoughton Leisure Centre, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, tel: 01942 634810: junior soccer classes, 5.30pm-6.30pm and 6.30pm-7.30pm; aerobics/circuit class, 7.30pm-8.30pm; ladies only swim, 8.30pm-9.30pm; junior swim lessons, 4pm-8.15pm; adult swim lessons, 7.30pm-8.15pm.

TURTON Leisure Centre, Chapeltown Road, tel: 334440: junior swimming lessons, 5.30pm-6.30pm; Tumble Tots gymnastics for 3 to 5 year, 5.30pm-6pm; Junior Gymnastics for 5yrs+, 6pm-6.30pm; Junior Gymnastics, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Advanced Gymnastics, 7.30pm-8.30pm; Laned swimming for all abilities, 9pm-10.30pm.

WITHINS Leisure Centre, Newby Road, Breightmet, tel: 334133: gymnastics course, 5.15pm-8.15pm; weight coaching, 6.30pm-7.30pm; aerobics, 6.30pm-7.30pm.

BOLTON & District Table Tennis League, table tennis for juniors, Hilton Community Centre, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich, 7pm-9pm. For further information tel: Chris on 406693 or 692752.

AGE Concern: 50+ swimming, Water Place, 50p; Movement to Music, Age Concern Headquarters, 2pm-3pm, 75p including tea and coffee.

HILTON Table Tennis Centre, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich: junior table tennis, 7pm-9pm. Tel: 406693/692752.

CASTLE Hill Judo Club for 7 years and upwards, Gymnasium, Castle Hill School, Tonge Moor, 7pm-9pm. Admission £1. Tel: 399147.

CES, Yoga, Sharples School, 7pm-8.30pm. Tel: 405245.

GENTLE Yoga, Walmsley Unitarian Chapel, Egerton, 8pm-10pm. Tel: Elaine on 01254 773449. CLUBS & GROUP MEETINGS BOLTON Anglo-German Circle, Musik Abend und Besuch von Stockport, Howcroft Hotel, off Vernon Street, 7.30pm.

BIBLE Lecture by the Christadelphians, The Gospel Preach to Abram and the Future, Green Room, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, 7pm. Tel: 655433.

AGE Concern, Craft Class, Age Concern Headquarters, 10am-12 noon.

AFTERNOON Bridge, Bolton Bridge Club, 4 Chorley Old Road, 1pm-4pm, £3, lessons for beginners £4. Tel: 841892 for details.

LADIES Circle, meeting, Somerset Road Church, 2.30pm.

A pensioners' group providing entertainment is held at the Pensioners' Hall, Horwich, 2.30pm.

ST John Ambulance, Ambulance Hall, Adlngton: Badgers for 6 to 10 year olds, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Cadets for 11 to 16 year olds, 7pm-8.30pm; Adults, 8pm-10.30pm.

OTHER EVENTS

Halliwell Mums and Babies, coffee drop-in, Room 2, Halliwell Health Centre, 11am-12.30pm.

BOLTON Volunteer Bureau is open to anyone interested in voluntary work or looking to improve their skills to enhance their employability at Bridge house, Pool Street, tel: 380692.

BOLTON Deaf Society, Bark Street: advice and information centre, 9am-1pm; Darby and Joan Club, 1pm-5pm; Sports and Social Club, 7pm-11pm. For further information tel: Gillian Gregory on 521219.

WESTHOUGHTON Community Centre: Spanish for beginners, 7pm-9pm.

HORWICH Resource Centre, Beaumont Road, Horwich: Childminders and Toddlers Group, 9am-11am; CES English and Maths, 9.30am-11.30am; CES Creche, 9.30am-11.30am; Tuesday Club lunch, 11.45am-1.45pm; Early Days Toddlers Group, 2pm-3.30pm; Dance School, 4pm-6.30pm and 4pm-7pm.

LADIES' prayer meeting, St John the Evangelist, Wingates, 10am.

BOLTON Life Cares, free pregnancy test, support and help, counselling before and after abortion, Room 14, 124 Newport Street, 12noon-2pm. Tel: 532660.

ST Luke's, Chorley Old Road, Halliwell: Drop-in Centre with light lunches and snacks available, 10am-3pm with CAB service available, 1pm-3pm.

CERAMIC and painting lessons, 214 Bolton Road, Walkden, 7pm-9pm.

DOMINOES and bingo, Westhoughton Clubhouse, rear of 180 Church Street, 7pm-9pm. Tel: 816613 for Ring and Ride bus.

BINGO and Dominoes, Barlow Park Community Centre, off Dunoon Drive, Bolton, 7pm-9pm.

RESIDENTS' Association Bingo, Our Lady and The Lancashire Martyrs Church Hall, Hallstead Avenue, Little Hulton, 8pm.

ASTLEY Bridge Library, Past, Present and Future, a celebration of Book Festival 2000.

TONGE Moor Library, GOSH Sheltered Housing Display and Bolton Documentary Photographers Streetlife Display.

BREIGHTMET Library, Community Nutrition Project about health eating.