All the fun of the fair in Wigan during the May bank holiday 1982All the fun of the fair in Wigan during the May bank holiday 1982
All the fun of the fair in Wigan during the May bank holiday 1982

RETRO: Wigan in 1982

By Michelle Adamson
Published 24th Jun 2023, 15:45 BST
Summer fun, shop closures and a soccer star were among the events and people caught on camera by our photographers in Wigan in 1982.

Wigan – 1982

All the fun of the fair in Wigan during the May bank holiday 1982

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All the fun of the fair in Wigan during the May bank holiday 1982 Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1982

. 1982

RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1982 Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1980s

. 1982

RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1980s Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1982

. 1982

RETRO - Wigan youngsters enjoy fun and games during school holidays in 1982 Photo: Gary Brunskill

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All the pomp and circumstance enthusiastically conveyed by younger members of the audience at a Proms concert with the Cecillian choir and orchestra at the Queens Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 18th of September 1982.

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All the pomp and circumstance enthusiastically conveyed by younger members of the audience at a Proms concert with the Cecillian choir and orchestra at the Queens Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 18th of September 1982. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The fire on Tuesday night 16th of March 1982 at the famous Wigan Casino.

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The fire on Tuesday night 16th of March 1982 at the famous Wigan Casino. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wigan mayor, Coun. Tom Jones, lays the foundation stone at the old Wigan Hospice off Poolstock Lane on Thursday 20th of May 1982.

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Wigan mayor, Coun. Tom Jones, lays the foundation stone at the old Wigan Hospice off Poolstock Lane on Thursday 20th of May 1982. Photo: Frank Orrell

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All the pomp and circumstance enthusiastically conveyed by younger members of the audience at a Proms concert with the Cecillian choir and orchestra at the Queens Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 18th of September 1982.

5. 1982

All the pomp and circumstance enthusiastically conveyed by younger members of the audience at a Proms concert with the Cecillian choir and orchestra at the Queens Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 18th of September 1982. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The fire on Tuesday night 16th of March 1982 at the famous Wigan Casino.

6. 1982

The fire on Tuesday night 16th of March 1982 at the famous Wigan Casino. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wigan mayor, Coun. Tom Jones, lays the foundation stone at the old Wigan Hospice off Poolstock Lane on Thursday 20th of May 1982.

7. 1982

Wigan mayor, Coun. Tom Jones, lays the foundation stone at the old Wigan Hospice off Poolstock Lane on Thursday 20th of May 1982. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Participants in a charity soccer match organised by the Railway Hotel on Moss Lane playing fields, Platt Bridge, in aid of MENCAP on Sunday 17th of October 1982.

8. 1982

Participants in a charity soccer match organised by the Railway Hotel on Moss Lane playing fields, Platt Bridge, in aid of MENCAP on Sunday 17th of October 1982. Photo: Frank Orrell

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