Some date back half a century.
1. Wigan Pancake Day retrospective
. Photo: STAFF
2. A pancake race by Wigan Rates office staff in 1973
. Photo: STAFF
3. Staff from the Asda Depot at the Wheatlea Industrial Estate, from left, general manager Gail Jordan, warehouse operative David Costello, planning manager Louise Taberner and warehouse operative Karl Rajcza show their skills in a pancake tossing competition, to celebrate pancake day
. Photo: Michelle Adamson
4. Tracy Pilling in full flow during a pancake race in the WIgan Asda car park in 1998
. Photo: JL