Local Public Benefit: Facilities

The School shares its facilities with the local community in a number of ways:

Arts Centre & Great Halls

• used for weddings, receptions, seminars, parties, dinners and much more!
• host Greater Manchester Junior Schools' Chess Championships
• host Manchester Guitar Circle
• there is a long list of lettings which includes the Historical Association for Bolton, RSPB, Youth Orchestra rehearsals and the Masons.

Coaches

• used by the local community including Bury Football Club, Horwich Walking Club and the Women's Circle
• used by commercial clients including the BBC, the National Trust and Keoghs Solicitors

Kidzone

• offers a range of childcare services for children from 4-13 years of age throughout the year

Patterdale Hall

• our own outdoor pursuits centre sits idyllically on the shores of Lake Ullswater and is available for private hire during the year
• various schools use it during the year - sometimes commercially, sometimes at cost
• Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club spend a free weekend at Patterdale
• "Tenacity of Bolton" is a 12-berth ocean going ketch built jointly by the School and volunteers; it is available for commercial hire

Sporting Facilities

• playing fields used by local sports clubs
• Sports Hall: available to local community groups after school hours
• Swimming Pool: available to local organised swim schools after school hours
• Children from local schools are offered swimming lessons with three organisations
• RLSS training courses and First Aid available throughout the year
• Leverhulme Pavilion offers 19 tennis courts to local clubs for federation matches