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Bolton’s #Openforbusiness
Visit Bolton is here to help you get the most out of your trip. Never been to Bolton? We can advise on what to see, where to eat and where to stay. Please call 01204 332853 or e-mail tourist.info@bolton.gov.uk Take a look at some examples of great days out in Bolton:
What’s open
Bolton has a fantastic choice of shops, entertainment venues, things to do and places to eat and relax.
As more and more shops and businesses reopen their doors to the public come and join us to see what is on offer.
Enjoy life, shop, eat, drink and stay safe
As we continue to come out of lockdown remember to play your part, so that we can all enjoy what the borough has to offer, these simple steps have been produced to help keep us all safe
- Keep a 2m safe distance where possible
- Wash your hands often or use hand sanitiser
- Only handle items in shops if you intend to buy
- Wear a face covering on public transport and in enclosed spaces
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Respect others #bekind
In the town centre you’ll also see our new friendly and approachable town centre ambassadors, all there to assist visitors and help everyone move around the town centre safely and easily, helping with social distancing measures.
Free and easy parking
If you travel into Bolton town centre by car, don’t forget that to help lighten the load we have introduced two hours free parking each weekday, as well as weekends and Bank Holidays (in participating car parks). For more information see our news article.
Room to move
To help keep visitors safe and observe social distancing, pavements have been temporarily widened to create more space so that everyone can move safely about including, where appropriate, the introduction of one way systems.
We’ve also introduced road traffic calming measures including at NCP Topp Way car park to the town centre and to and from the Transport Interchange.
Advice and support to help businesses
We’re working with all Bolton’s businesses, signposting them to national guidance and resources and offering direct support with our regeneration, planning and licensing teams all helping them reopen safely, in accordance with national guidelines.
For further information -
If your business needs support to safely reopen to the public please visit
www.businessbolton.org./Covid19 #SafeGM #SafeBolton
More guidance is available at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/5-steps-to-working-safely
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches.
Arts and crafts
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Free Play Session 4-8 years Term Time
Bolton Play & Youth Service offer a range of free and safe child centred play provision across the borough offering activities within local communities for children and young people aged 4-12 years old. There are year round where children and young people can take part in lots of different activities including: arts and crafts, sports, drama, trips and accredited activities This gives the children and young people attending the opportunity to build skills and develop their confidence in
Address: Castle Hill Young Peoples Centre, Castleton street, Tonge Moor, BL2 2JW
Tel: 01204 338190
Email: positive.activities@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 3 Oct 2023 from 16:15 to 18:15
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Free Play Session
Bolton Play & Youth Service offer a range of free and safe child centred play provision across the borough offering activities within local communities for children and young people aged 4-12 years old. There are year round where children and young people can take part in lots of different activities including: arts and crafts, sports, drama, trips and accredited activities This gives the children and young people attending the opportunity to build skills and develop their confidence in
Address: Horwich Youth Centre, Fox Street, Horwich, BL6 5NZ
Tel: 01204 332323
Email: webteam@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 3 Oct 2023 from 16:45 to 18:45
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- 10 Oct 2023 at 16:45
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Craft and Chat
Enjoy crafting and chatting with a cuppa!
Address: Little Lever Library , Market Street, BL3 1HH
Tel: 01204 332360
Email: littlelever.library@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 3 Oct 2023 from 18:00 to 19:30
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Youth Session 13-19 Years
13-19? Bored? Want something to do? Nowhere to go? Harwood Young Peoples Centre run by Bolton Play & Youth Service offers a range of activities designed and delivered by you! Whether it be drama, sports, arts or music, our staff are on hand to help facilitate every session to meet your needs. Youth Workers are on hand to offer confidential information or advice on relationships, bullying, health issues, the law and anything else which may affect you. Get involved, make a
Address: Harwood Youth Centre, Longsight Lane, BL2 3JT
Tel: 01204 338190
Email: webteam@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 3 Oct 2023 from 19:30 to 21:45
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Craft A Story Tonge Moor area
During this session, children practise their reading and make a craft around the story they read.These sessions are used to help children improve on their literacy, it encourages creativity through crafts and allows children to learn simple BSL. We encourage children to read and want to provide them with a larger range of reading materials. With the reading reward children are given a book to take home and keep every two weeks. We encourage children to read a home. The children love
Address: Tonge Moor Family Support Centre, 2-8 Connaught Sq, BL2 2JA
Tel: 01204 522855
Email: enquiries@boltonymca.co.uk
Date and time: 4 Oct 2023 from 16:30 to 17:45
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- 11 Oct 2023 at 16:30
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Girls Group
With our sessions, we work with girls ages 13-19 in a safe, fun and friendly environment, whilst informally raising awareness and educating the girls on issues typically associated with young girls in today’s society.The girls will get involved in a planned activity, most of which they suggest. So far we’ve had a Mocktail making night, dominoes and DVD night, and one evening we made trinket boxes.Girls will be encouraged to work towards accreditations, and possibly
Address: 133 Deansgate, BL1 1HA
Tel: 01204 522855
Email: enquiries@boltonymca.co.uk
Date and time: 4 Oct 2023 from 19:00 to 21:00
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Knit and Natter
Join our weekly group for a knit and a natter.
Address: Farnworth Library, Market Street, Farnworth, BL4 7PG
Tel: 01204 332344
Email: farnworth.library@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 5 Oct 2023 from 11:30 to 13:00
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Knit and Natter
Join our friendly Knit and Natter group. Bring along your own project and have a craft and a chat with others who love the wonder of wool and yarn.
Address: Harwood Library, Gate Fold, Harwood, BL2 3HN
Tel: 01204 332340
Email: harwood.library@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 5 Oct 2023 from 11:30 to 13:30
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Free Play Session - 4-12 years
Bolton Play & Youth Service offer a range of free and safe child centred play provision across the borough offering activities within local communities for children and young people aged 4-12 years old. There are year round where children and young people can take part in lots of different activities including: arts and crafts, sports, drama, trips and accredited activities This gives the children and young people attending the opportunity to build skills and develop their confidence in
Address: Leverhulme Childrens Centre Leverhulme Park Commun, BL2 6EB
Tel: 01204 338336
Email: webteam@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 5 Oct 2023 from 16:45 to 18:45
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- 12 Oct 2023 at 16:45
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Junior Youth Club 9 - 12 years
9 - 12? Feel too old for play sessions? Not old enough for youth club? Harwood Young Peoples Centre offers a Junior Youth Club run by Bolton Play & Youth Service that offers support for young people during the transition from play to youth. Young people have the opportunity to take an active role in their provision which can include; cookery, drama, trips and sports. Junior Youth Club sessions also address issues facing young people in a fun and engaging way to give them
Address: Harwood Youth Centre, BL2 3JT
Tel: 01204 332330
Email: positive.activities@bolton.gov.uk
Date and time: 5 Oct 2023 from 19:30 to 21:30
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- 12 Oct 2023 at 19:30
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