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Blackburn RUFC

Address Blackburn RUFC
Ramsgreave Drive
Blackburn
BB1 8NB
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Directions From M6 North bound:
Exit M6 at Junction 31 sign posted A59 Preston/Blackburn/Clitheroe. At the roundabout turn right taking the 3rd exit onto A59 Preston New Road. Go straight over at the next roundabout. At the next set of lights take the right hand lane onto the A677. Follow the road for approximately 4 miles, going straight through at the next set of traffic lights. At 3rd set of lights turn left onto Yew Tree Drive A6119. Follow this road for 1.5 miles and the rugby club is on your left immediately after the speed camera.

From M6 South bound:
Exit M6 at Junction 31 sign posted A59 Preston/Blackburn/Clitheroe. At the roundabout turn left onto A59 Preston New road. At the next set of lights take the right hand lane onto the A677. Follow the road for approximately 4 miles, going straight through at the next set of traffic lights. At 3rd set of lights turn left onto Yew Tree Drive A6119. Follow this road for 1.5 miles and the rugby club is on your left immediately after the speed camera.

From M65 Junction 6:

Head towards Blackburn N & E A678. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto A6119. Follow A6119 for 2.5 miles. The Rugby club is on your right. You will have to make a U-turn but there are gaps provided in the carriage way.

 

St Joseph's R.C. High School and Sports College, Bolton

Address

Chorley New Road
Horwich,Bolton, Lancashire
BL6 6HW

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Enter the school grounds and follow the one-way road along the front of the school building. As you see the exit to the grounds, turn left and you will see a car-park which doubles as some netball courts with a tall wire fence around it. Park in here or in the car park outside the fenced-off area. At this point, you will see the astrodome.

 

Ashfield Park, Standish

Address
Ashfield Park
Ashfield Park Drive
Standish
Wigan, LANCS
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Directions Ashfield Park is just off the A49 (Wigan Road) in Standish, Wigan. Take the turning into Ashfield Park Drive (you'll be surrounded by big trees). After a few yards, you'll see a sign for Ashfield House in front of you, which you should aim for. Just before you enter the house's grounds, you'll see a sign marked "To the playing fields" pointing you to the right. Follow this down the dirt track, and after a very short distance you'll see a car park on the left, and the fields beyond.

 

Christopher Park, Wigan

Address
Christopher Park
Woodrush Road
Wigan
Lancashire
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Directions From East:
  • Exit M61 at jct 6 (signposted Chorley, Horwich A6027) and take first exit at roundabout.
  • At next roundabout, take first left (signposted Westhoughton A6, Wigan B5238) into Chorley Road.
  • After 0.3 miles, turn right (signposted Wigan B5238).
  • After 1.8 miles, turn left at Aspull War Memorial (signposted Wigan B5238).
  • After 2.2 miles, just after Earl of Balcarres Pub, turn right at traffic lights and go down hill getting into right hand lane.
  • Turn right at lights onto Central Park Way, and follow this road past the hospital until you see The Cherry Gardens pub on right hand side.
  • Turn left at roundabout, then immediately get into the right hand lane. Cut across oncoming traffic then turn left into Spencer Road.
  • Follow Spencer Road for approx. 1.5 miles (road becomes Beech Hill Avenue) down the hill to major crossroads (with traffic lights).
  • Turn right here, then follow this road which has a sharp right band, follow by a sharp left. 100 yards after the second bend, turn right into Woodrush Road (signed Wigan Tech ARLFC) and ground is 100 yards on the left.

 

Hayward Leisure Centre

Address
Morris Green Lane
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 3LJ
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Holy Cross R.C. High School, Chorley

Address
Holy Cross RC High School
Burgh Lane
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 3NT
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Directions

From the M61:

Come off at Junction 8. Head into Chorley via the A6, past the hospital on your right, B & Q on your left, and go straight ahead through several roundabouts. The penultimate roundabout is the one with Morrissons on your left hand side. At the next and final roundabout, take your second exit, which is more or less a left hand turn. At the next set of traffic lights turn right into Pilling Lane. Carry on up Pilling Lane all the way to the top until you come to a roundabout. Take the 1st exit, which is a turning to the left onto Carr Lane. After 100 yards, turn right onto the Bowers Cul-De-Sac. Follow the road round to the right, and you’ve reached Holy Cross school.

From the M6:

Come off at Junction 27. Head towards Standish via the A5209. After 2 miles, turn a left onto the A49 at a set of traffic lights with the spar on your right and the somerfield on your left. After 2 or 3 miles on that road, going past the Cinnamon Indian Restaurant on your right along the way, take a right at the mini-roundabout to head into Coppull along Spendmore Lane (B5251). Stick to that road, going right through and into Coppull. After 2 or 3 miles again, you should start to see the beginnings of Chorley. After going down a big dip through the trees and then back up again, the road will kink to the right. The road will come to a set of traffic lights. At the lights turn right onto Weldbank Lane. Travel for a mile on the road. The road will bend round sharply to the left to become Carr Lane. Go straight ahead over the next roundabout. After 100 yards, turn right onto the Bowers Cul-De-Sac. Follow the road round to the right, and you’ve reached Holy Cross school.

 

Horwich Leisure Centre

Address
Victoria Road
Horwich
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 5PY
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Directions
Leave the M61 at junction 6, then at the roundabout take the exit onto the A6027 (signposted Horwich). At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A6027 (i.e. straight across). You should see the Reebok stadium on your left.

Go straight through the traffic lights and keep to the left lane, and at the Beehive Roundabout (Beehive pub in front of you) take the 1st exit onto Chorley New Road - A673 (signposted Horwich) (i.e. left).

Approximately the 10th street on your right is Victoria Road. Turn right onto Victoria Road and follow it to the very end, where it joins Chorley Old Road (the leisure centre is on the left). Turn left, and immedialtely left into the leisure centre. The multi-level car park is on your right (bring some change to pay for parking).

 

St Peter's High School, Orrell

Address
St Peters High School
Orrell
Wigan
WN5 8NU
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Directions Come off the M6 at junction 26, (the Orrell interchange), follow signs for the A577, at the roundabout at the end of the sliproad carry straight on up the hill (A577). Stay to the left as the road becomes two lanes near the traffic lights. Turn left at the lights, pass Priory Wood on right, through pelican lights (you will see signs for front entrance to school- ignore this). Turn right into Broxton Avenue, (before the traffic lights) which is the first proper turning after the school - there is what appears a turning next to Whittle's Bakery shop, but it isn't a road. At the second turning turn right, Douglas Drive and then turn left onto Mersey Road and first right into Gordonstoun Crescent. The school gates will appear on the right just after the turning.

 

Witton Astroturf Pitches, Blackburn

Address

293 Preston Old Road (A674)
Darwen, Blackburn.
BB2 2TP

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On the Google Maps view above we train on the two astro turf pitches seen beside the running track.

From M65:
Exit M65 at junction 3 sign posted Blackburn A674. Follow the A674 for 2.5 miles, and Witton Sports Turf is on your left, immediately after the speed camera. There is a free car park and changing rooms situated by the astro turf pitches.