Guide to services and activities for families in Bolton
January - April 2025
Child and family sessions
Along with partner agencies, Bolton Start Well offer a range of face-to-face child and family sessions in Start Well Centres across the borough. These sessions are drop-in (unless otherwise stated), and free.
Baby Babble and Bond
A fun and interactive group for you and your baby, 0 - 12 months. Enjoy songs, rhymes, sensory play, and topic chats on building relationships, weaning, play, oral health and more. Sessions are run by Family Hub Practitioners.
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays | 1.30 - 2.30pm | Kearsley Woodbridge College |
| Tuesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Alexander Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Oxford Grove Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Bright Meadows Family Hub |
| Wednesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Farnworth Family Hub |
| Wednesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Great Lever Family Hub |
| Thursdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Harvey Start Well Centre |
| Thursdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Oldhams Start Well Centre |
| Thursdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Washacre Primary School |
| Fridays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub |
| Fridays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Johnson Fold Primary School |
| Fridays | 10.30 - 11.30am | Tonge Family Hub |
These sessions continue in the school holidays.
Baby’s first foods sessions
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday - 9th January & 6th March | 1.00 - 2.30pm | Westhoughton Library |
| Thursday - 16th January & 13th March | 1.00 - 2.30pm | Farnworth Family Hub |
| Friday - 17th January & 14th March | 10.00 - 11.30am | Bright Meadows Family Hub |
| Thursday - 23rd January & 20th March | 1.00 -2.30pm | Oldham's Start Well Centre |
| Thursday - 30th January & 27th March | 1.00 - 2.30pm | High Street Library |
| Wednesday - 5th February | 1.00 - 2.30pm | Oxford Grove Family Hub |
| Wednesday - 12th February | 1.00 - 2.30pm | Great Lever Family Hub |
| Wednesday - 19th February | 1.00 -2.30pm | Tonge Family Hub |
| Wednesday - 26th February | 1.00 -2.30pm | Harvey Start Well Centre |
Ideal for families with babies around 3 - 6 months old. To book a place, ring the Healthy Families Team on 01204 463175 or email HF@boltonft.nhs.uk. We recommend you contact the venue on the day of the session to double-check that it is going ahead.
Venue contact details
|
Farnworth Family Hub |
King Street, BL4 7AP |
01204 334955 |
Hall |
|
Great Lever Family Hub |
Leonard Street, BL3 3AP |
01204 337333 |
Family/activity room |
|
Harvey Start Well Centre |
Shaw Street, BL3 6HU |
01204 337390 |
Community room |
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High Street Library |
High St, Bolton BL3 6SZ |
01204 332358 |
Upstairs room |
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Oldham’s Family Hub |
Forfar Street, BL1 6RN |
01204 334992 |
Community room |
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Oxford Grove Family Hub |
Oxford Grove, BL1 3BH |
01204 337090 |
Community room |
|
Tonge Family Hub |
Starkie Road, BL2 2ED |
01204 336745 |
Large Community room |
|
Westhoughton library |
Library St, Westhoughton, BL5 3AT |
01942 634640 |
Upstairs hall |