TAKE your hats off to them!

It was time for tea for a group of Mad Hatters who gathered for a special party in Moss Bank Park.

The event, organised by the local friendship group Leigh and Bolton Oddfellows, included stalls, face-painting and a prize for the maddest hat.

Oddfellows secretary Pam Casey said: "Despite the lashings of Eat Me cakes consumed, it was a super-sized success,

"Thank you to everyone who came down and took part.”

The party was the first of two, free, community-based events being held by the local friendship group during September as part of its annual Friendship Month campaign.

The second event was a Tea with Friends Morning held on Wednesday 14 September at the society's hall in Bromwich Street, Bolton.

As part of Friendship Month, the Oddfellows is also offering a chance to win a luxury afternoon tea for two and £100 spending money in a free prize draw. Enter online at www.friendshipmonth.com

To find out more call Pam on 0161 776 0945 or email pamela.casey@oddfellows.co.uk