And here are some pictures of what was going on in Wigan that same year: 1957.

13. A display in a Wigan shop window for a Heinz Salad Festival which celebrated the company's 57 varieties in 1957
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14. Former employees of the Coops factory on Dorning Street are seen arriving at Blackpool for an outing
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