Factories, businesses and shops all closed for the grand occasion, as thousands of Wiganers, dressed to impress, took trains and buses to the seaside, Blackpool, Southport and North Wales for their annual family holiday. Pics by Gary Brunskill.
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Dressed to impress, Wiganers meet at the market square to board coaches to the seaside during the annual wakes weeks holiday July 1969 | jpimedia
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Buckets and spades at the ready for young lads waiting on the market square for their coaches to take them on the annual Wakes Weeks holidays | jpimedia
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Wiganers get ready to board trains to the seaside during the annual wakes weeks holiday, July 1969. | jpimedia
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All aboard! Wiganers board coaches to the seaside, during the annual wakes weeks holiday July 1969 | jpimedia