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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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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Wiganers get ready to board coaches at the Market Square, going to the seaside during the annual wakes weeks holiday July 1969 | jpimedia
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