 More usual sporting activities are also catered for including golf at Lobden Golf Club, crown green bowls at Festival Park Bowling Club and fishing care of Whitworth Angling Club.Construction of a new civic hall on Market Street in Whitworth began in early 2006 after the previous hall was destroyed by an electrical fire on 6 December 2003.The new hall is called "The Riverside" and is run by the Community Leisure Association of Whitworth (CLAW).