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Uth Reach runs a youth club several evenings a week from 7 to 9pm, with activities such as pool, table tennis and computer games. They attract a large number of children and young people from a wide range of backgrounds and faiths. Their aim is to help offer children and young people a better life and upbringing and to prevent them hanging around on the streets.

VHP is a religious and socio-cultural establishment that welcomes people from all faiths. We hold religious, cultural and social events for the Hindu community, involving the old and young alike. The temple is open daily from 9am-12pm and 6:30pm-8pm and on days when events are held, opening times are extended.

WAC is a vibrant youth project beside the Ashton Canal in Droylsden, and also runs an exciting detached youth provision from Chorlton Water Park. Youth work alongside canoes and water promotes broad social, educational and recreational objectives, focusing on developing confidence and self-esteem, awareness of self, others and the environment, and communication and collaborative working. Young people aged 8 to 19 can join the youth clubs, whereas groups of all ages can make bookings for canoeing sessions.
WAC aims to work with those most affected by disability, discrimination and disadvantage, and grants are sought to make the provision free or very low cost.

Weekenders aims to provide a safe environment, activities, learning opportunities, and a social outlet for people experiencing mental health issues, especially at weekends which can be the worst time of week for some people.
We are a user-led group, which means we hold regular members' meetings to decide on important and not-so-important issues within the drop in.
We offer a listening ear, and the staff and volunteers are here to listen to any problems you may be experiencing and if appropriate point you in the direction for help.
At the moment we are offering soup and toast, but we soon will be able to offer full two course meals.
Some of the activities we provide include:
- Creative writing
- Calligraphy
- Arts and crafts
- Quizzes
- Scrabble
- Board games
- Pool
- Table tennis
- Computing and internet access
- Trips
We are open at weekends and bank holidays so we are sometimes the first point of contact for people in crises.

Social and interactive events for senior citizens at John Holt Centre, Westhoughton. Every monday drop in 13.00 - 16.00 and every thursday BINGO 18.30 - 21.00 Coach outings are arranged every so often.

Westhoughton Sub Aqua Club is a branch of the British Sub Aqua Club. We meet weekly on Thursday nights at Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre at 8pm. We train people of all ages to snorkel and scuba dive.

Tenants & Residents Group holding about 6 meetings a year. Helping to develop a community spirit in Wingates by providing outings and Christmas activities.

WISP in Bolton supports refugee and asylum seeking women by providing orientation, signposting, ESOL classes and information sessions and activities - recreational and skill based. It is a friendly environment and a place for people to make new friends and meet new people. The project aims to provide women with skills for life and access to local services. WISP is free for women to attend and can help with travel costs.

The Women’s Fed is an organisation driven by maternal love which adheres to the principle that women working together, taking initiative and empowering one another across the traditional lines of race, culture and religion to create healthy families , are resolving the complex problems of the world. Members meet every first Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30pm at the Christine Partington House. Membership is open to women aged between 18 to 38 years.

Worktown Arts is a non-profit making visual arts collective of professional and semi professional artists & crafts people drawn from Bolton and surrounding areas. Originally formed in 1997, the group was reconstituted in 2015 after a dormant period of approximately 15 years. Worktowns objective is to advance the interests of its members through collective marketing, including organising exhibitions and events. The collective is also committed to supporting and promoting the visual arts in the local community.

Social group for elderly people.