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Bolton, UK links

This page serves two purposes. Firstly it provides a site map for the Bolton web site, secondly it contains links for sites relevant to Bolton, UK. Many of these links can be found in the main pages, but they are gathered here as an easy reference. Some of these sites are commercial and responsibility cannot be accepted for their content.

If you wish to add a link, please email the webmaster where the link will be added here, and if relevant to another part of the site, also built into the body of the pages. Tell me why you think your link is relevant, give me a bit of background. If you or your organization is willing to be photographed, then let me know. These pages are a snapshot of Bolton life.

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Bolton web site

Main sections

Sub districts and other locations

The external links are in no particular order, but as they grow will be subdivided.

Historical and factual

Cottontimes, a history of Lancashire's part in the Industrial revolution. http://www.cottontimes.co.uk
Family history on the Heaton's of Deane http://www.heaton.celtic.co.uk/deane/
Halliwell Local History Society http://www.hotpots.com/Bolton/halliwell_history_society.htm

Internet

Centre for Remote Access to Learning (specialised web design, web delivered training) http://www.cral.co.uk/
Freeway Internet, ISP for Bolton http://www.freeway.co.uk/
Cyberjungle Cafe, the web cafe for Bolton at Middlebrook at http://www.cyberjungle.net/ (Note: venue now closed down)
Bolton Web Design http://www.boltonwebdesign.co.uk/.
Web Shak (Horwich) http://www.webshak.co.uk/
Trinity Advertising and web design http://www.trini-t.co.uk/
Inet-Tec http://www.inet-tec.iwarp.com/
Bolton e-business http://www.ebolton.co.uk/
Top Level Design Web Site design & management http://www.TopLevelDesign.com/
Bolton Ventures, a free local directory of businesses offering services in every business sector. http://www.bolton-ventures.com/
ComPu-IT Limited specialising in the provision of Internet services http://www.compu-it.co.uk/
Venture-IT is a Business to Business (B2B) Internet Service Provider, aimed at providing greater visibility and communications benefits to the Business Community. http://www.venture-it.co.uk/
Keith Dixon, Top level freelance web design and programming http://www.keithdixon.net/
I-Profile creative web design http://www.i-profile.co.uk/
Bolton based webmail service http://www.ezy-mail.co.uk/
Dualstone web design services, based in Bolton aiming to provide web sites equally accessible to all, and would like to focus on the web presence of Bolton businesses. http://www.dualstone.co.uk/
Bolton based web design company who specialise in sites for local businesses. http://www.carbon- design.co.uk/
Klout Web Site Design Bolton http://www.klout.co.uk/
D-Room Ltd. of Bolton, Lancashire are a web design and print design consultancy building close working relationships with clients on the foundation of innovative, cost effective design, excellent service and a brief that we are an extension of our clients business. http://www.d-room.co.uk/
Higson Media (Bolton Web Designers) http://www.higsonmedia.co.uk/
Jagged Edge Studios web design fom a dedicated team as well as search engine optimization. http://www.jestudios.co.uk/
Positive Web Solutions: a web development company based in Bolton and servicing clients in Bolton and across the Northwest offering web site design, development and search engine optimisation. http://www.positive-web-solutions.co.uk/

Sports, music and hobbies

Bolton Wanderers http://www.bwfc.co.uk/
Sharples FC Sunday League Football Club http://www.sharplesfc.co.uk/
Bolton Arts http://www.boltonarts.co.uk/
Bolton Rugby Club http://www.boltonrugby.co.uk/.
Bolton United Harriers and Athletics Club at http://www.boltonharriers.org.uk/
Jumbles Sailing Club (Bolton) http://www.jumbles.org.uk/
Bolton Cricket League & Bradshaw Cricket Club http://www.bccnet.force9.co.uk/
Ladybridge youth Football Club http://www.ladybridge.net/
Astley Bridge Junior Football Club http://www.astleybridgejfc.co.uk/
North Bolton AFC http://www.northboltonafc.co.uk/
Bolton County Bears Football Club http://www.bcbfc.co.uk/
Forrest Badminton Club play at the Bolton Arena and currently has 7 teams in the Bolton Badminton League http://www.forrest-bc.co.uk/
Linedancing club link, run by Greg Pickles at http://www.linedancer.org.uk/.
The Buskers Ball an annual event for all Bolton Buskers at http://www.busker.freeuk.com/
Edgworth Outlaws http://www.edgworth4.freeserve.co.uk/
Bolton Symphony Orchestra http://www.boltonsymphony.org.uk/
Bolton Area MG and classic cars Owners Club (meet at the Sparking Clog pub in Bolton) http://www.sccscc.f2s.com/
Westhoughton Folk Club http://www.folkclub.org.uk/
Houghton Weavers http://www.houghtonweavers.com/
Wingates Brass Band http://www.wingatesband.co.uk/ and new site http://www.wingatesband.org/.
Bolton & District Electronic Organ Society http://www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/bolton.html
Drama Workshop Youth Theatre (8 to 18) whose profits go to charity at http://www.dramaworkshop.homestead.com/
Salford and Bolton Fuchsia Society http://www.salfordboltonfuchsiasociety.co.uk/
Elite Kickboxing http://www.elitekickboxing.com/
Astley Bridge Theatre Church http://www.theatrechurch.org.uk/
Bolton Arena http://www.boltonarena.com/
Gary Ryan Local vocalist, Stars in their eyes finalist http://www.neildiamondtribute.com/
Carol Douglas, local songwriter who runs the Bolton Song Bank, http://www.boltonsongbank.co.uk/
Bolton's contribution to Astronomy http://www.deep-sky.co.uk/tm.htm
Freemason's Hall, Bolton http://members.tripod.co.uk/boltonmasonic/
Bank Street Writers http://hometown.aol.co.uk/bswscribe/myhomepage/newsletter.html
Bolton based barbershop harmony chorus, Cottontown Chorus http://www.cottontownchorus.co.uk/
Road Runners group playing all over Bolton and North West http://www.theroadrunners.co.uk/
Bolton Boys and Girls Federation youth football league http://www.bbgf.org/
Bolton and Lancashire fishing forum, which does have a gallery of some popular fishing areas http://www.breakingthesurface.co.uk/

Bolton organizations and official information

Bolton Metropolitan Borough http://www.bolton.gov.uk/
Bolton Hospitals http://www.boltonhospitals.nhs.uk/
Bolton Evening News http://www.thisisbolton.co.uk/ and http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/
Bolton museums http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/
Bolton Cardiac Support Group http://www.boltonuk.freeserve.co.uk/cardiac.htm
Bolton District Family History Society http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/
Smithills Chapel http://www.smithills-chapel.freeserve.co.uk/
Tower FM, local radio for Bolton and Bury http://www.towerfm.co.uk
Greater Manchester Police K division http://www.gmp.police.uk/divisions/k_division.html
Citizens Advice Bureau http://www.boltoncab.co.uk/
Bolton Community Healthcare http://www.communityhealthcarebolton.co.uk/
Bolton Hospice http://www.boltonhospice.org/
Hospital Saturday http://www.hospital-saturday.org.uk/
Greater Manchester Gazetteer (placenames) http://www.gmcro.co.uk/gazframe.htm
Bolton Parish Church http://www.boltonparishchurch.co.uk/
Bolton Town Centre Company http://www.boltontowncentre.co.uk/
Crompton Place http://www.cromptonplace.co.uk/
Bolton Spiritualist's church http://www.boltonspiritualists.co.uk/
Bolton Parish Church bellringers http://www.bellringers.co.uk/
Bolton Information Network http://www.boltoninfo.net/
The Informer, Westhoughton High School Newspaper http://www.informer.org.uk/
Horwich http://www.horwich.gov.uk/
Bolton Festival http://www.boltonfestival.co.uk/
The Haulgh http://www.thehaulgh.ws/
Westhoughton Youth Drop In http://wydi.co.uk/
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team http://www.boltonmrt.org.uk/
Horwich, Westhoughton & District Round Table http://www.rtbi989.org.uk/
Bolton based Single parent's club (international and UK) http://www.oneparentfamily.com/ http://www.singleparentsworld.co.uk/
OPF Radio (Internet and Satellite) http://www.opfradio.co.uk/schedule.html

Education and Employment

Bolton Institute http://www.bolton.ac.uk/
Centre for Remote Access to Learning http://www.cral.ac.uk/
Bolton Community College http://www.bolton-community-college.ac.uk/
Rivington Park School and Nursery http://www.rivingtonpark.com/
BS Nursery (limited to those with Shockwave plug in) http://www.bs-nursery.org/
Four Ones Nursery http://www.fouronesnursery.co.uk/
Asquith Court nursery http://www.asquithcourt.co.uk/
Jobwise a local agency who place staff with businesses in and around the Bolton area http://www.jobwise.co.uk/
Directory of Educational & Training Opportunities in Farnworth & Little Hulton http://www.fwlh-learn.org.uk/
Westhoughton High School http://www.westhoughton-high.bolton.sch.uk/
Lostock Primary School http://www.lostock.bolton.sch.uk
Discussion board for ex pupils and teachers of Farnworth Grammar School. http://www.farnworthgrammar.co.uk/
Bolton Literacy Trust support people of all ages who work, play or live in Bolton with their literacy, numeracy and ICT.
http://www.boltonliteracytrust.org/
Business training courses and professional development in Bolton which provides updated listings for social and professional development for both individuals and businesses.
http://www.findcourses.co.uk/bolton____1537_.html

Animal, environmental and wildlife

Terry Reader is a Bolton resident who is partner in an educational consultancy, and he has a list of animal rescue organisations, several in or near Bolton at http://www.nwnet.co.uk/terryreader/.
The Bolton Conservation Volunteers have a web site at http://www.boltonconservation.org.uk/ working with many aspects of Bolton's environment.
Bolton Ferret Welfare http://www.btinternet.com/~sheila/bolton.htm
Destitute animal shelter http://www.animalshelter.org.uk/
Reptile Rescue Den North West based in Bolton. http://www.reptilerescueden.co.uk/

Namesake and place related

Bolton, Massachusetts, USA http://www.bolton.ma.us/
Bolton Hill, Baltimore, Maryland http://www.boltonhill.org/
Bolton Castle, medieval fortress in Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales http://www.boltoncastle.co.uk/
Le Mans, twin town (France) http://www.ville-lemans.fr/
Bolton-by-Bowland http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/towns/Bolton-by-Bowland.html
Bolton-le-Sands http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/towns/Bolton-le-Sands.html
ShopBolton, from Bolton, Ontario, Canada. This site also aims to link all Boltons thoughout the world http://www.shopbolton.com/

Miscellaneous

These links are non-commercial and listings of other individual Bolton pages and information relating to Bolton.

Little Lever Branch Labour Party (Bolton South East) http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.evans/
Bolton Liberal Democrats http://www.bolton-libdems.i12.com/
Westhoughton Liberal Democrats http://www.westhoughton-libdems.org.uk/
Heaton and Lostock Labour Party (Bolton West) http://www.boltonwest.org/
David Crausby MP http://www.epolitix.com/david-crausby/
Phil Kelly, an ex Boltonian also has a selection of his own pictures of Bolton at http://www.gallery-of-photography.com/.
Ian Gregory, ex of Blackrod with a few pictures of Bolton at http://www.igimages.co.uk/
Bolton Beer Festival http://www.beer-festival.co.uk/
Author's homepage http://www.python.demon.co.uk/
Another Bolton webpage http://www.davent.demon.co.uk/
Another Bolton page http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Limo/9146/BOLTON.html
GMPTE site on Bolton Bus station. http://www.gmpte.gov.uk/travelin/bus/boltonbu.htm
Bolton Fire station details (not official) http://members.tripod.co.uk/SimonHickman/stn/bolton.html
Daubhill http://www.daubhill.freeserve.co.uk/
Deane, Daubhill and Derby website http://www.3dsbolton.co.uk/
A page about Egerton http://egerton.virtualave.net/
An Egerton resident's site http://mysite.freeserve.com/boltonlass/
Horwich Online http://www-horwich-online.co.uk/
Horwich Bolton Lancashire at MSN http://communities.msn.co.uk/HorwichBoltonLancashire/
Lostock residents http://www.lostockresidentsgroup.org.uk/
A Horwich resident's Rivington site http://www.angelfire.com/in/rivington/
Bolton North http://website.lineone.net/~boltonnorth/
North Turton http://northturton.com/
Bolton Zone, a Bolton internet directory http://www.uknetzone.co.uk/boltonzone/
A site about Walkden http://WWW.Boardman93.freeserve.co.uk/
Lancastrian site http://www.iinet.net.au/~burnden/
Breightmet site http://www.breightmet.co.uk/
Bolton Shopmobility http://www.community.care.options.ukgateway.net/
Brookfield Masonic Hall, Westhoughton a venu for weddings, business seminars, banquets etc. http://www.brookfieldmh.co.uk/
Site featuring some contempory photos of Bolton http://www.photographsofbolton.co.uk/
Bolton Sport, Pictures, life http://www.barbodhan.org/
Born To Die (Bolton resident's site): www.borntodie.co.uk

Commercial and businesses

Note: this information is only as complete as notified or discovered. Corrections and additions are welcome. As elsewhere on this page, no responsibility or recommendation is accepted or inferred by inclusion of any web reference. Categories are a rough guide, you may suggest another category for your link request, or an alteration if you are already included.

Subdivisions: Manufacturing, Services, Other businesses, Computing and IT, Retail and wholesale, Food, Drink, Restaurants and food services

Bolton town centre businesses and services have an opportunity to have a web presence though http://www.bolton4u.co.uk/ complete with current listings and information.
Bolton Business Net is a web portal to Bolton businesses online at http://www.bolton-business.net/
Westhoughton residents and businesses have their space, using a locally used slang name for Westhougton of Howfen. You can find it at http://www.howfen.net/

A comprehensive listing of Bolton businesses is available at http://www.InBolton.co.uk/

Business and commercial contact information for the whole UK, including Bolton is available from:

Yellow Pages at http://www.yell.co.uk/.
Thompson Local http://www.thomweb.co.uk/.

Manufacturing

Beaver, outdoor clothing manufacturers in Gilnow Mill, Spa Road http://www.beaver-uk.co.uk/

Bolton Industrial Doors, Lostock http://www.bolton-industrial-doors.co.uk/

Moses Gate Welding (at Moses Gate) http://www.mosesgatewelding.co.uk/

Services

Some Bolton and Bury business listings and information are available from http://www.ourtown.co.uk/

Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce http://www.bolton-and-bury-chamber.co.uk/ and http://www.chamberhelp.co.uk/

Bolton Business Ventures http://www.bbvonline.net/

Bolton Business Centre Ltd. http://www.boltonbusinesscentre.co.uk/

Bolton Enterprise Centre Ltd. http://www.boltonenterprisecentre.co.uk/

Property lettings in Bolton http://www.letitallout.co.uk/

Edwards Property (Estate Agents) http://www.edwardsproperty.co.uk/

T and S Crowley Estates http://www.tandscrowleyestates.co.uk/

Barkers Solicitors (Knowsley Street) http://www.barkers-solicitors.co.uk

Hays Accountancy Personnel (financial recruitment) http://www.hays-ap.com/

NBH housing association http://www.nbh.co.uk/

B. Walkden Auto electrics ((Bradshaw) http://www.b.walkden.autoelectrics.co.uk/

Car, Van and Truck rental (Astley Bridge) http://www.norflex.co.uk/

T and W vehicle hire (Rent-2u) http://www.rent-2u.com/

Abbey and Co (Accountants) (Derby St) http://www.abbey-co.org.uk/

Saleem Chartered Accountants http://www.saleem-co.com/

Barlow-Andrews Chartered Accountants http://barlow-andrews.co.uk/

John Fairhurst Chartered Accountants http://www.fairhurst-bolton.co.uk/

Donnelly's Chartered Accountants http://www.donnellys.co.uk/

Trinity Advertising http://www.trini-t.co.uk/

Alyn Paul Reflexology http://apreflexology.tripod.com/

PAT testing http://www.pat-appliance.co.uk/

AC Computer training http://www.actraining.co.uk/

Adam F Greenhalgh, Solicitors http://www.adam-f-greenhalgh.co.uk/

Jaguar Services, Fourgates, Westhoughton http://www.jags-r-us.co.uk/

Howarth's Funeral Services http://www.howarthsfunerals.co.uk/

Project and Programme Planning Services http://www.vecomm.co.uk/

MTEC Sound reinforcement, stage lighting, pyrotechnics and design http://www.mtec.fsworld.co.uk/

ComTech Complimentary Technologies (Westhoughton) http://www.comtechproducts.co.uk/

Red Rose Landscapes, Horwich http://www.redroselandscapes.co.uk/ Deedman provide interior plants living or silk to lesuire, comercial or retail businesses, head office in Bolton, web site at http://www.deedman.co.uk/

Deedman also have a second company which is an on-line shop selling artificial plants to the home market, this web site is at http://www.plants4homes.co.uk/

HGV / LGV Training - Bolton, Manchester - Truck Training UK Ltd offers expert driving tuition in both the commercial and private sectors.

CMA Solicitors long established in Churchgate not only offer a complete range of legal services, but have a very informative website about the history of the business, their web site is http://www.cma-law.co.uk/

We Fix, Insurance & Buildings Repair Specialists, located in Westhoughton http://www.wefixitforyou.co.uk/

Eurolang Business & Technical Translation Services - Specialised in French based in Horwich http://www.eurolang-translations.co.uk/

Bolton based translation agency http://www.manchestertranslations.co.uk/

VIP Errands, Bolton based company providing quite a unique and interesting service, offering to run your errands for you http://www.viperrands.co.uk/

Vehicle recycling in an environmental way at Metro Salvage (plus spare parts), Bolton based business http://www.metrosalvage.co.uk/

Other businesses

John Anthony http://www.johnanthony.co.uk/

IGW Ltd (Car dealer) http://www.igwltd.co.uk/

Don Burnett Cars http://www.donburnettcars.co.uk/

Absolute Windows http://www.absolute-windows.co.uk/

Bliss Wedding Services http://www.blissweddingservices.co.uk/

Tempo Staff (employment) http://www.tempostaff.co.uk/

Ryans - Chartered Accountants http://www.ryans-uk.com/.

Vanliners http://www.vanliners.co.uk/

Jennies Pet Store http://www.jenniespetstore.co.uk/

Tent Valeting Services (Caravans) http://www.tentvaletingservices.co.uk/

Birdquest, Farnworth http://www.birdquest-int.co.uk/

Boat Centre, Bolton http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/boat-centre-bolton/

Timeline Travel (coaches and trips) http://www.timelinetravel.co.uk/

MV Motor Co. http://MVMOTORCO.CO.UK/

Floor Fitters Direct, Westhoughton based company serving commercial and domestic properties. http://www.floorfittersdirect.co.uk/

Bloomers Ballons, Breightmet, party gifts and decor, and sponsors of local sports http://www.bloomersballoons.co.uk/

Bolton Profiles Limited - Profiling Services state of the art steel cutting http://www.boltonprofiles.com/

Computing and related technologies

Leapfrog Computers http://www.leapfrogcomputers.co.uk/

RG Technology (Computer retail) http://www.rgtechnology.co.uk/

SCAN http://www.scan.co.uk/

DABS Direct http://www.dabs.com/

Computers North West http://www.cnw.co.uk/

NITC (Northern Information Technology Consultancy) business computing support and solution services http://www.nitc.co.uk/

PGTS http://www.pgts.co.uk/

PC Solved http://www.pcsolved.com/

Bolton PC http://www.boltonpc.co.uk/

Bolton Customized Computers http://www.bolton- computers.co.uk/

Retail and wholesale

Roseby's (Middlebrook) http://www.rosebys.co.uk/
Holiday Hypermarket (Middlebrook) http://www.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/
Miller Brothers (Trinity retail park, Springfield http://www.millerbros.co.uk/
MS Bedrooms http://www.ms-bedrooms.co.uk/
Paul Davies Discount Appliances ((Derby St) http://www.discountdomestics.com/
TV and video direct (Knowsley Street) http://www.tvandvideodirect.com/
Northwest Fireplace Centre http://www.northwestfireplaces.co.uk/
Aquila Shelters St. George's Road http://www.aquila-shelters.co.uk/
Craftprint (Horwich) http://www.craftprint.co.uk/
Windowcare ((Tonge Moor) http://www.windowcare.co.uk/
Proffitts http://www.proffitts.co.uk/
A and D Joinery http://www.aanddjoinery.co.uk/
Walker Farrimond (cars) Folds Road http://www.wfgroup.co.uk/
Whitakers department store (Deansgate) http://www.whitakers.org.uk/
Apollo Motors (Farnworth) http://www.apollo-motors.co.uk/
Britain's Aquatic Superstore (Folds Road) http://www.britains-aquatic.co.uk
Grosvenor Windows http://www.grosvenorwindows.co.uk/
Wingates Motors (at Wingates) http://www.wingatesmotors.co.uk/
Adsheads, Westhoughton http://www.adsheads.co.uk/
Stadium Motor Company http://www.stadiummotorco.co.uk/
J. Dickinson and Sons (skips) http://www.jdickinson.co.uk/
Daily Needs cosmetic supplies http://www.dailyneeds.co.uk/
Health Passport (medical identification) http://www.healthpassport.co.uk/
Room 21 kitchen and bedroom design http://www.room21.co.uk/
Willsmart furnishings http://www.willsmart.co.uk/
JR Taylor at Whitehead's of Bolton (Deansgate) http://www.jrtaylor.com/
Walker Farrimond group (car sales) http://www.wfgroup.co.uk/
Bowers Group (car sales) http://www.bowersgroup.co.uk/
Caledonia Motors http://www.caledonia-motors.co.uk/
Balloon Decor (Hulton Lane Ends) http://www.balloondecor.com/
BOC Car Supermarket http://www.boc-cars.com/
APPH Ltd http://www.apphboltonltd.co.uk/
AJAX Equipment http://www.ajaxequipment.co.uk/
Hair Studio, Hair & Beauty Salon, based at Bridge Street http://www.HairStudio336.com/
Compu IT Ltd a services and systems integration company specialising in Consultancy, Education, Integration of Data, Interfaces, Networks and Communications. http://www.compu-it.co.uk/
The Card and Gift Centre shop in Farnworth http://www.cardandgiftcentre.co.uk/

Food, drink, restaurants and food services

Baan Siam Thai Cuisine (special take away service) http://www.baan-siam.co.uk/
Smithills Coaching House Dickensian Restaurant http://www.smithills.co.uk/
Unsworth's Delicatessen (Ashburner Street Market) http://www.unsworth-deli.co.uk/
Pergolas Direct in Horwich, make, deliver and fix garden Pergolas, Arch's and Arbours. http://www.pergolasdirect.co.uk/
Cape Wines, Bromley Cross based importer of South African wines http://www.capewines-bolton.co.uk/
Dog and Partridge pub, Manor St. http://www.dogandpartridgepub.com/
Bar Base in St Andrew's Court at http://www.barbase.plus.com/
Locally maintained Bolton Hotel directory http://www.hotels-bolton.co.uk/

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