32 pictures of Wigan and Leigh Hospice's Light For a Life event from 2004 to 2022

By Gaynor Clarke

Published 8th Nov 2026, 15:45 GMT

Wigan and Leigh Hospice’s Light For A Life service is a popular way to honour those who have died and look back at those cherished memories.

Ahead of this year’s ceremony on Sunday, November 29, we delved into our archives to find photographs from previous events dating back to 2004.

Enjoying the service in 2018 Photo: Rob Lock

Joanna Steele, Ellen Forkin and Jessie David John Steele, three, admire the tree at the Light for a Life service in 2019 Photo: Michelle Adamson

Beau Lily Dennis, six, with the tree in 2019 Photo: Michelle Adamson

Chairman of trustees Pauline Payne switched on the tree lights in 2019 Photo: Michelle Adamson

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