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: 656033: junior swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; weights room, 4.30pm-10.30pm; step aerobics, 8pm-9pm; squash, badminton, 5.30pm-10.30pm; martial arts Shotokan, 6.30pm-8pm.

HARPER Green Leisure Centre, Harper Green Road, Farnworth, tel: 701946: 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: 656819: fitness training, 7pm-8pm.

Kearsley Leisure Centre, Springfield Road, Kearsley, tel: 709250: gymnastics, 6pm-8pm; weights room, 5pm-10pm.

Sharples Leisure Centre, Hillcot Road, Sharples, tel: 301444: junior swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; karate (Shotoken), 7.30pm-8.30pm; pool open session, 7.30pm-8.30pm; adult only swim, 8.30pm-10pm.

Little Lever Leisure Centre, Church Street, Little Lever, tel: 708250: 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 814030: 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: 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: 395980: 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.

BOLTON YMCA, 125 Deansgate: second hand book sale, 10am-5pm; Ju-Jitsu self defence, 7.15pm; junior fencing club, 7pm; fencing club, 8pm.

BOLTON Decorative and Fine Arts Society, a talk by Lady Anne Clifford 1590-1676 by Miss M Currie, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, 10.45am. Tel: 301969.

BOLTON Autism Action Group, meeting offering support, understanding and information, Doffcocker Inn, Chorley Old Road, 8pm. Tel: 840452/846974.

LOYALS/Queen Lancashire Regiment Association, meeting, Derby Barracks, Fletcher Street, 8pm.

CIVIL Service Retirement Fellowship, meeting, United Reform Church, St George's Road, 2pm. Tel; 307283.

WINTER Hill LETS (Local Exchange Trading System), meeting where members can trade goods and services using their own currency the Rivet, Toll Bar Pub, 2 Chorley New Road, Horwich, 7.30pm. Tel: Joane on 695806 or Marie on 01942 833898.

BOLTON Royal Artillery Association, meeting, Nelson Street Barracks, Bolton, 8pm. Tel: J Dixon on 531101.

HENSHAWS Society for the Blind, information and advice session, Horwich Resource Centre, Beaumont Road, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

MACHINE Knitting Club, meeting, Horwich Resource Centre, Beaumont Road, 7.30pm-9.30pm.

BOLTON & District Dyslexia Association, meeting for parents of children with Dyslexia and other interested people, Children's Centre, Devonshire Road, 7.30pm-8.30pm. For further information tel: Nicola Pearcey on 848722 or Val White on 842761.

BOLTON Anglo-German Circle, Ein Besuch nach Japan (Vortrag mit Dias) with A Hornby, Howcroft Hotel, off Vernon Street, 7.30pm.

BOLTON Recorded Music Society, O'er land and sea presented by Robert Walker, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, 7.15pm-9.30pm.

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 with various speakers, 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.

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: under 5's, 9.30am-11.30am and 1pm-3pm; Yoga, 7pm-9pm.

HORWICH Resource Centre, Beaumont Road, Horwich: playgroup, 9.15am-11.45am, tel: 668158; Band drop in, 9.30am-3.30pm, tel: 521673; Shopability free scooter hire, 11am-12 noon; Shopability committee, 3.30pm-5pm; St John Adults/Cadets, 6.30pm-9.30pm; CES English and Maths worskhop, 7pm-9pm; Support Group, 8pm-9.30pm.

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.

B-COMPANY, 4th Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment, recruitment evening, Derby Barracks, Fletcher Street, 7.30pm.

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

HARWOOD Library, Streetlife display by Bolton Documentary Photographers.

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