Local Interest and Community

We are devoting this section of the website to local events and things of interest...

If you are a Westhoughton based community group, learning and leisure or entertainment venue and wish to have your events listed drop us a line and we'll try to include it on the SWAN website.

Westhoughton is blessed with two drama groups who regularly put on some quite outstanding shows – and right on your doorstep.

Without doubt, these amateur groups work hard, and are particularly important in giving local youngsters a chance to develop their talents before, who knows, fame and fortune beckons! So please, give your support.

"Off the Hook!"

It's Show Time! The latest and 30th offering from the Westhoughton Methodist Amateur Dramatic Society. Off the Hook!, a farce, is set in Hook House Hotel, a quiet country hotel. Major Catchpole (retired) tries to run the hotel with military, if slightly eccentric, precision. He is helped, or probably hindered, by his vivacious wife Norah who is always chasing after someone, especially the male guests, and her gloomy sister Edna, who does cleaning and general…

Written by Derek Benfield and directed by Bill Greenhalgh, 'Off the Hook!' is a joyous romp, full of plot twists and ever-changing situations. Download synopsis.

Off the Hook! Enda, Charlie, Mrs Fletcher-Brewer, Fred, Norah and Edna have a surprise. Is this what Fred expected to find? Off the Hook! Mrs Fletcher-Brewer, Charlie, Harold, Fred and Norah enjoy afternoon tea at the Hook House Hotel, served by Edna. Is Harold about to reveal one of his unusual secrets?

May 2010 performances take place:
Friday 14th, and Saturday 15th May (curtains up 7.30pm prompt),
at the Westhoughton Methodist Church Hall on Wigan Road.

Tickets [£4.00* (Adults) & £3.50/£3.50* (OAPs/children)] are available from the Church Hall from
10am to 12 noon on Saturday mornings, or and can be booked by phoning 01942 811051 or 07713 308359.

"On With The Show"

Following the success of Cinderella their latest production, another of Westhoughton's very own amateur dramatic groups - The Bethel Crowd - are soon to audition and rehearsal for their next show Dazzle. This summer's show presented by the youth group takes place between Wednesday, 30th June and Saturday, 3rd July. Further details about this new show and The Bethel Crowd are available on their new website.

It's great that young and old, but especially Westhoughton's children, have the opportunity to perform on stage, and maybe get the 'acting bug'.
A group that deserves your ongoing support.

A Walk in the Park

A walk in the park - enjoy the countryside around Westhoughton We are blessed with some beautiful countryside roundabout Westhoughton, and with the weather getting better, why not take advantage of a guided walk to get some fresh air in your lungs, take some healthy exercise and meet new friends along the way

Bolton Ramblers' organise walks around the Bolton area and beyond, of varying distances and demands. Taking place at weekends and some midweek, their website has details of walks and contact information.

Always worth checking out for walks in the Westhoughton area.

For more information on letting us know about a local event, please use the e-mail link at the top to contact us.