Fitness Suite & Sports Hall

Sports Hall

At Bolton College, our brand new, full sized sports hall comes complete with Grade 2 Sports England Flooring, four badminton courts and cricket nets (four lanes). We also boast a 32 station fitness suite consisting of cardiovascular and resistance machines, power plate, weights area, aerobics area and substantial changing facilities. Both the sports hall and fitness suite act as classrooms during the day for the Sport and Public Service students.

During lunchtimes and after College they are used to host the student sport enrichment programme.  In the evenings, weekends and out of term-time, the sports hall is open for commercial hire whilst the fitness suite is open for students, staff members and their families in the evenings and out of term-time. You can buy membership from as little as £3 per month! See full details in Fitness Suite Membership section below. The sports hall is equipped for the following sports and classes below:

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Table Tennis
• Indoor cricket
• Indoor football
• Indoor hockey
• Indoor tennis
• Netball
• Volleyball

If your sport of interest is not listed above please contact the Fitness Suite, as we are able to accommodate most sports - email fitness.suite@boltoncc.ac.uk 

The sports hall also has a divider curtain down the centre to enable different activities to take place simultaneously. Disabled Access The College's sites are regularly assessed by AccessAble. For detailed information on accessibility of the Sports Hall and Fitness Suite from AccessAble:

Click here for the Sports Hall accessibility

Click here for the Fitness Suite accessibility

Enrichment Sports

Here at Bolton College, we understand that there is more to college life than just studying. We run an exciting and varied sport enrichment programme for all of our students to take part in – providing you with a great opportunity to get fit, have fun and meet new people!

Join us at lunchtime or after classes to play sport in a fun and friendly environment, whilst meeting and integrating with students from other courses.

What Sports Can I Play?

From Football to Zumba classes, we have a huge variety of different sports for you to choose from. If you enjoy playing team sports,we have a college basketball team which competes in the Greater Manchester Inter College League. We also run an internal 5-a-side football league for our students to compete in.

Looking for something not mentioned? You can download a full listing of our sports activities and times from the link below. What Will I Need? All of our sports activities are free to attend, with the exception of the fitness suite. Wear practical kit (shorts/t-shirt/jogging bottoms) and trainers (no jeans, outdoor shoes or fashion pumps) and turn up at the sports hall with your student ID card. It couldn’t be simpler! For more information view our enrichment leaflet below

• Enrichment Leaflet

University Of Bolton 

Bolton College also works in partnership with the University of Bolton in order to provide extra activities for our students. For a small fee of £1 per activity, Bolton College students can take part in sports activities at the Bolton University Sports Hall, also located on Deane Road.

How to Find Us - Sports Hall

The Sports Hall is located on the 2nd Floor of our Deane Road Campus. For accessibility information about the Sports Hall, please see details on the AccessAble website.

The Fitness Suite is located on the 1st Floor at our Deane Road Campus. For accessibility information about the Fitness Suite, please see details on the AccessAble website.

If you would like some information about the Fitness Suite, please contact our fitness instructors by e-mailing fitness.suite@boltoncc.ac.uk

Fitness Suite Membership

• Monday - Thursday

  4.30pm-9.30pm

• Friday

  4.30pm-5.30pm

• Out of Term Time

  As Above

Bolton College's superb fitness suite boasts 32 workout stations including cardiovascular and resistance machines, a power plate, weights area and aerobics area. We also have substantial changing facilities.

The fitness suite is open to college staff and their family members, adult learners and the public, for either a 6 month or 12 month membership. A compulsory induction will be carried out in your first gym session by one of the college’s friendly and professional fitness instructors.

Public & staff membership

12 months £60, 6 months £35

16-18 year old students 

12 months £25, 6 months £15

19+ students

12 months £40, 6 months £25

All:

Induction price £5 Payment is made at the Hair and Beauty Reception, either in full or in instalments through Direct Debit.

You can book your induction by emailing fitness.suite@boltoncc.ac.uk. Please also use this email for any enquiries you may have. 

Hiring the Sports Hall

• Monday - Thursday

  5.30pm-9.55pm

• Friday

  5.30pm-6.30pm

• Saturday

  9.45am-12.45pm

• From 8th July 2019 Full-Day Hire or Half-Day Hire

  Mon-Thu 9am-10pm

• From 8th July 2019 Full-Day Hire or Half-Day Hire

  Friday 9am-5.30pm

Are you looking to host a sporting event or conference? Why not hire Bolton College’s fully-equipped and multi-purpose sports hall located in the centre of town! Full disabled access and the fantastic facilities include changing rooms and showers. The sports hall has floor markings for a wide range of sports and also has 4 cricket lanes with carpets.

When Is The Sports Hall Available to Hire?  See above.

The sports hall can also be booked outside of these hours at an increased cost to cover the extra cost of staff and security. Please enquire for details.

How Much Does it Cost to Hire the Hall?

For more information on the cost of hiring the sports hall, please email fitness.suite@boltoncc.ac.uk

Please note, single session bookings or bookings that are less than 10 weeks long will be charged 20% VAT.   

Come and take a look at the excellent facilities the Sports Hall has to offer - it could become your new clubs ‘home’ venue! If you are a group or club and would be interested in hiring our fitness suite, please contact us for more details.