Guide to services and activities for families in Bolton
January - March 2026
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. Sessions continue through half-term, except those marked with *.
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Great Lever Family Hub |
| Mondays | 1.30 - 2.30pm | Kearsley Woodbridge College* |
| Tuesdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Oxford Grove Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Alexander Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Bright Meadows Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Oldhams Family Hub |
| Tuesdays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Tonge Family Hub |
| Wednesdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Farnworth Family Hub |
| Wednesdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Great Lever Family Hub |
| Wednesdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Blackrod Young People's Centre* |
| Thursdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Oldhams Family Hub |
| Thursdays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Washacre Primary School |
| Thursdays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Harvey Family Hub |
| Thursdays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Oxford Grove Family Hub |
| Fridays | 9.30 - 10.30am | Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub* |
| Fridays | 10.30 - 11.30am | Tonge Family Hub |
| Fridays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Bright Meadows Family Hub |
| Fridays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub |
| Fridays | 1.00 - 2.00pm | Farnworth Family Hub |
Baby Time
Enjoy interactive songs and fun in this drop-in group for families with babies.
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays | 10.30 - 11.30am | Bolton Museum |
Baby Group
A weekly drop-in stay and play group for families with children 0-2 years. Come and meet other families. Run by Bolton Toy Library. Term time only.
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays | 10.00 - 11.00am | Harvey Family Hub |