Relive the 90s and other fun things to do in Bolton this week

Step back in time and relive the 80s and 90s this weekend.

Ant and Dec at Kiss nightclub, Bolton in July, 1994. Picture by the Bolton Evening News (Image: NQ)

The Georgian House in Blackrod is putting on the themed night on Saturday night to run into Sunday.

Dust off your neon leg warmers and acid-washed jeans for a night filled with the greatest hits frm the 80s and 90s and enjoy a nostaligic trip down memory lane.

The party starts at 7pm and ends at 1am.

For tickets and more information visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/80s-and-90s-night-tickets-1978826805243?

The Angry Brigade (Image: Agency)

THEATRE

The Angry Brigade is set in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment, and increasing inequality, focusing on the hunt for the anarchist group “The Angry Brigade” by a special police squad.

The play contrasts the contrasting perspectives of the establishment and the young urban guerrillas, exploring themes of political engagement, rebellion, and the human cost of pursuing a radical vision for a fairer world.

The play for those aged 14 and over will show on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at the Octagon.

For tickets visit the Octagon website.

Eagley Band (Image: Supplied)

CONCERT

Music from some of the best-known musicals ever is on offer when Eagley Community Band and Eagley Community Choir stage their Spring Concert this Saturday (April 25).

Expect everything from Miss Saigon, to Anything Goes, and Gershwin and Matt Monro to Bon Jovi and Mariah Carey at the event at The Bridge Church, Bradford Street Bolton.

There will be plenty of audience participation at Eagley at the Bridge which runs from 7.30pm to 9.45pm with refreshments available.

Tickets are £5 each from Booth’s Music on Churchgate in the town centre, tel 01204 522908 or pay at the door.

Mass Observation Please note copyright credit requested by BoltonCouncil (Image: Bolton Council)

TALK:

Talk on Mass Observation in Blackpool.

In the 1930s, Blackpool was Britain’s most popular seaside resort, attracting thousands of millworkers from Bolton and other Lancashire cotton towns.

The strange and wonderful world of 1930s Blackpool is captured in the photographs of Humphrey Spender and Julian Trevelyan, taken for Mass Observation.

This talk explores what Mass Observation discovered when they followed local holidaymakers to Blackpool.

It will take place oin Tuesday 5 May, 1 pm in the Lecture Theatre, Bolton Central Library

Free, no need to book

Funfair (Image: Unsplash)

FUNFAIR

A children’s fun fair will set up at Bolton Cricket Club on Green Lane this weekend, April 25 and 26, open daily from 1pm till 7pm all rides £2.