26 archive images of Shevington scenes, youngsters and sports

By Michelle Adamson

Published 8th May 2025, 15:45 BST

More senio readers’ memories might be jogged by this collection of pictures taken in the village of Shevington several decades ago.

Enjoy!

1. Pictures of Shevington in years past

. Photo: STAFF

Helping to make a model village are Alan Benton, Angela Gaskell, Emma Spencer and Susanne Eastham at Shevington Primary School in November 1976.

2. RETRO

Helping to make a model village are Alan Benton, Angela Gaskell, Emma Spencer and Susanne Eastham at Shevington Primary School in November 1976. Photo: Frank Orrell

RETRO 1970 A group of residents protest against a nearby development which would congest Shevington's already narrow lanes.

3. RETRO

RETRO 1970 A group of residents protest against a nearby development which would congest Shevington's already narrow lanes. Photo: Wigan Today - National World

Action from a charity football match between the the Plough and Harrow and ladies at Shevington on Sunday 14th of May 1978.

4. RETRO

Action from a charity football match between the the Plough and Harrow and ladies at Shevington on Sunday 14th of May 1978. Photo: Frank Orrell

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