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 Recorded Music Society, Geoff Matthews performs Verdi, Ravel, Liszt and Brahms, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, 7.15pm.

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

BOLTON Anglo-German Circle, AGM, Howcroft Hotel, off Vernon Street, Bolton, 7.30pm.

BIBLE Lecture, How Man Became A Dying Sinful Centre, Bolton 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

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.