LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 7.30am-10.30pm.

DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; basketball drop-in coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm.

FARNWORTH Leisure Centre, Brackley Street, Farnworth, tel: 334477: morning refresher, 7am-7.30am and 7.30am-8am; open session, 8am-8.30pm; ladies leisure break, 10am-1pm; special needs, 12 noon-1pm (SP); swimming lessons, 4pm-7.15pm (SP); women only, 7pm-8pm.

HARPER Green Leisure Centre, Harper Green Road, Farnworth, tel: 334234: youth club, 5.30pm-7pm; badminton, 9pm-10.30pm; table tennis, 7pm-10.30pm; tennis, floodlit astro turf, 8.30pm-10pm.

HAYWARD Leisure Centre, Lever Edge Lane, Hayward, tel: 334233: kids sports night, 6.30pm-8.30pm.

Horwich Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, Horwich, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-7pm; aerobics, 10am-11am; body conditioning and swim, 11am-12 noon; small pool, 3pm-4pm; Hi NRG, 6.15pm-7.15pm; boxacise, 6pm-7pm.

HORWICH Resource Centre, Beaumont Road: yoga for beginners 7pm.

JUBILEE Pool, open swim, 9am-10am; disabled swim, 10am-11.30am and 12.30pm-3pm; open swim, 3pm-4.30pm.

Kearsley Leisure Centre, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 334141: step aerobics, 5.30pm-6.30pm; weights room, 10am-4pm.

Little Lever Leisure Centre, Church Street, Little Lever, tel: 334177: karate, 7.30pm-8.30pm; squash courts available from 5.20pm-10pm, badminton courts; table tennis, 5.30pm-10.30pm; Bolton Metro Trampoline Club, beginners/intermediate, 5pm-7pm.

Sharples Leisure Centre, Hillcot Road, Sharples, tel: 334224: junior netball, 5.30pm-6.30pm; karate, 7pm-8pm; metro swim squad, 5pm-6pm; fun swim, 6pm-7pm; women only swim, 7pm-8pm; open swimming, 8pm-9.30pm; badminton courts, 5.30pm-10.30pm; squash courts, 5.20pm-10pm; all weather pitch, 5.30pm-10.30pm; licensed bar, 7pm-11pm.

TURTON Leisure Centre, Chapeltown Road, tel: 334440: open swim session, 5.30pm-8.30pm; junior soccer skills, 5.30pm-6.30pm and 6.30pm-7.30pm; junior gymnastics, 6.30pm-6.30pm and 6.30pm-7.30pm; advanced gymnastics, 7.30pm-8.30pm.

WATER Place, Great Moor Street, tel: 334466: Lifestyles gym, 7.30am-10pm; water aerobics, 12 noon-1pm; lunch break swim, 12 noon-2pm; Lifestyle Club (Age Concern 50+), 2pm-4pm; after work swim, 4.30pm-7pm; leisure pools, 2pm-8.30pm.

Westhoughton Leisure Centre, tel: 01942 634810: junior swim lessons, 4pm-7.30pm; large pool, 5.15pm-7.30pm.

WITHINS Leisure Centre, Newby Road, tel: 334133: casual badminton, 5.30pm-10.30pm.

BOLTON and District Table Tennis League is holding a table tennis session for the over 50s from 1pm-3pm and for senior, juniors and families from 7pm-9pm at the Hilton Table Tennis and Community Centre, Nuttall Avenue, Horwich.

KEEP fit at Sutton Community Centre, Addington Road, off Wigan Road from 1.30pm-3pm. Tel: 646789 or 653054.

THE Fitness Consultancy is holding Fitclub with fun and fitness activites for 7 to 11 year olds at Sharples CP School, Hugh Lupus Street, Sharples at 3.45pm. Tel: 598242.

YOGA by the CES, Clarence Street Community Centre, 1pm-2.30pm.

LADIES keep fit and aerobics, Sunnyside Community Centre, off Higher Swan Lane, Great Lever, 7pm-8pm. Tel: 657681. CLUBS AND GROUP MEETINGS ST John Fellowship, part of St John Ambulance, meeting, Bolton Library, 2pm. Tel: 0161 724 7010.

WRAC Association, meeting, Commission Street Community Centre, off Deane Road, 11.30am.

Halliwell Befriending Service, open day recruiting volunteers who are able to give 1 hour a week listening to people, 12 noon-4pm, Halliwell Road Free Church. Tel: 840808.

BOLTON Toy Library, Children's Centre, Devonshire Road, 10am-3pm.

WOMEN of Words, self help writing group, Gaskell Street Community Centre, 10am-12 noon. Tel: 846092.

PARENT and Toddler session, Heywood Adventure Playworld, 1pm-2.30pm. For further information tel: Monica on 523408.

THE Westhoughton Area Junior Youth Centre is open to children age 10 to 13 at the John Holt Centre from 6pm-8.30pm.

3RD Worsley Scouts meet at St Paul's, Peel, 7.15pm-9.30pm. Tel: 0161 790 5781.

THE Westhoughton Age Support Project (WASP) is holding a bingo session at the Westhoughton Central Drive Community Centre from 7.30pm-9pm. For further information tel: Mrs Sesson on 01942 812982 or 813321.

A youth club for children age 11 and over is open at the Salvation Army, Bolton Citadel, St Georges Road at 7pm.

TURNING Point Young People's Group meet at Bolton Pentecostal Church, Bury New Road at 7.30pm. OTHER EVENTS BOLTON Deaf Society, Bark Street: advice and information centre, 9am-1pm. Tel: Gillian Gregory on 521219.

CHORLEY and South Ribble CVS, advocacy service, Astley Hall Farmhouse, Hall gate, Astley Village, 9am-12 noon and 1pm-3pm. Tel: 01257 263254.

PARENT and child group, Lowndes Street Family Support Centre, 9.30am-11.30pm. Tel: 843107.

COFFEE Morning, Zion Community Church, Slater Street, Halliwell, 10am-12 noon.

HORWICH Resource Centre, Beaumont Road: Shop-ability free scooter hire, 11am-12 noon; Friday Club, 11am-12 noon, tel: 695484; Friday Club lunch, 12 noon-1pm; Friday Club social, 1pm-3.30pm; afternoon tea dance, 2.15pm-4.15pm; Aquarian Therapies 'Yoga', tel: 691323; Playscheme 2000 - Marineland for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Westhoughton Community Centre: wider opportunities for women, 9am-3pm; community music, 1pm-3pm; aromatherapy for beginners, 1pm-3pm.

A drop-in centre with a food and clothing store and a Citizens Advice Bureau service is held at St Luke's Church, Chorley Old Road, Bolton from 10am-3pm.

LITTERPICKERS meet at St Matthew with St Barnabas, Stowell Street from 4pm-5.45pm.

MASS is held at St Edmund's Church, St Edmund Street, Bolton at 12.15pm.

BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery, Jurassic exhibition.