Steeplejack, steam enthusiast and cult television personality Fred Dibnah gets a bit steamed up as he meets the Ashton Carnival Queen Diane Galvin on Saturday 14th of June 1986.Steeplejack, steam enthusiast and cult television personality Fred Dibnah gets a bit steamed up as he meets the Ashton Carnival Queen Diane Galvin on Saturday 14th of June 1986.
Steeplejack, steam enthusiast and cult television personality Fred Dibnah gets a bit steamed up as he meets the Ashton Carnival Queen Diane Galvin on Saturday 14th of June 1986.

RETRO: See what news and events were making Wigan's headlines in 1986

A sporting legend, three royal visits, a carnival and other events that made the Wigan headlines in 1986.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 15th May 2023, 04:55 BST
Updated 15th May 2023, 11:09 BST

Take a look at these fabulous pictures from our archives …

See also: Wiganers on the town in 2002 and The Verve in Wigan: It's 25 years ago this month since The Verve played Haigh Hall

West Indian and Lancashire cricket legend Clive Lloyd under the bats held by Warren Aspinall, right, Everton and ex Wigan Athletic striker, and Gordon Bennett, captain for the day, before Lloyd's testimonial match at Orrell Red Triangle Cricket Club on Sunday 29th of June 1986.

5. 1986

West Indian and Lancashire cricket legend Clive Lloyd under the bats held by Warren Aspinall, right, Everton and ex Wigan Athletic striker, and Gordon Bennett, captain for the day, before Lloyd's testimonial match at Orrell Red Triangle Cricket Club on Sunday 29th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Viking marauders invade Ashton Carnival on Saturday 14th of June 1986.

6. 1986

Viking marauders invade Ashton Carnival on Saturday 14th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Princess Anne shares a joke with workers after performing the official opening when she visited Stuart Edgar's new tissue manufacturing factory on the South Lancashire Industrial Estate at Bryn on Tuesday 18th of March 1986.

7. 1986

Princess Anne shares a joke with workers after performing the official opening when she visited Stuart Edgar's new tissue manufacturing factory on the South Lancashire Industrial Estate at Bryn on Tuesday 18th of March 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The Platt Bridge Morris Dancers, in September 1986, whose Senior section were the first Wigan troupe to win the World Championship. The Juniors were runners-up in their section and the Tinies were fifth with Leader, Lisa Haigh, winning the Leaders Medal.

8. 1986

The Platt Bridge Morris Dancers, in September 1986, whose Senior section were the first Wigan troupe to win the World Championship. The Juniors were runners-up in their section and the Tinies were fifth with Leader, Lisa Haigh, winning the Leaders Medal. Photo: Frank Orrell

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