GROUPS working with children are celebrating a share of a £3.6million funding boost. Last year, Bolton was one of 40 areas chosen to run the first wave of the Government's Children's Fund. Its aim is to improve the lives of five to 13-year-olds.

Pictured showing off the distinctive Children's Fund logo T-shirts are three of the youngsters taking part. From left: Bethany Hardman; Laureen Donnan, Children's Fund programme manager; Jeremy Glover, vice-chairman of the partnership; Nabil Atcha; Sheridan Gayle and Nicola Schofield, involvement and partnership support co-ordinator