RETRO GALLERY: pictures of pupils, staff, events and visitors at Orrell St Peter's High School (1960s to 2000s)

In the last of our Wigan secondary school retro galleries for now, we have mined the archives for pictures of St Peter’s RC High School in Orrell.

By Charles Graham

Published 30th Oct 2023, 04:55 GMT

They cover the years 1969 to 2010 and feature staff, pupils, events and visitors.

1. St Peter's pupils before their sponsored four-mile walk home to Standish, in aid of Comic Relief instead of catching the bus

. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

2. Teachers from St Pete's were taking part in the Great North Run

. Photo: GARY KELMAN

3. Charity walkers at Orrell St Peter's in 1969

. Photo: GB

4. Pupils at St Peters High had set up a drama group - Theatre in Education Performance - and were touring schools in the borough showing their two plays: Friendship Matters and History in the Ages as part of a community project

. Photo: Paul Greenwood