RETRO 2007 Health and Beauty Therapy students and staff at Wigan and Leigh College, Parsons Walk, Wigan wore pink and collected money from fellow students in aid of Breast Cancer. Pictured with lecturer Norma Meadows (seated) with, from left, Kirstie Swift, Siobhan Ready, Coran Thomas and Laura Keggin.placeholder image
RETRO 2007 Health and Beauty Therapy students and staff at Wigan and Leigh College, Parsons Walk, Wigan wore pink and collected money from fellow students in aid of Breast Cancer. Pictured with lecturer Norma Meadows (seated) with, from left, Kirstie Swift, Siobhan Ready, Coran Thomas and Laura Keggin.

It's 2007 in Wigan and we have schools, spirit mediums and the Grand Arcade launch caught on camera

By Michelle Adamson
Published 4th Mar 2026, 15:45 GMT

To think that almost two decades have elapsed since 2007 now. Memories for some will still be fresh and here’s a reminder of some of the things that were happening in Wigan that year

They include the celebrity launch of the Grand Arcade, school events, spirit mediums at Haigh Hall and the opening of a new town centre restaurant.

RETRO 2007 Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan - Marketplace Wigan is transformed into a concert venue for the Grand Arcade event

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RETRO 2007 Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan - Marketplace Wigan is transformed into a concert venue for the Grand Arcade event Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO 2007 Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan - Crowds flock to see Lemar and Jamelia on stage

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RETRO 2007 Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan - Crowds flock to see Lemar and Jamelia on stage Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO 2007 - Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan Shoppers at the Grand Arcade share the stairs with Marylin Monroe.

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RETRO 2007 - Opening of the Grand Arcade Wigan Shoppers at the Grand Arcade share the stairs with Marylin Monroe. Photo: Gary Brunskill

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RETRO 2007 - Irish cob horse Jack The Lad, who trotted around Wigan town centre to promote the opening of Forbes restaurant, bistro and wine bar on Millgate, with his owners Keith Halliwell and David Lloyd, restaurant owner Paul Forbes and waitress Stacey Hanbury

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RETRO 2007 - Irish cob horse Jack The Lad, who trotted around Wigan town centre to promote the opening of Forbes restaurant, bistro and wine bar on Millgate, with his owners Keith Halliwell and David Lloyd, restaurant owner Paul Forbes and waitress Stacey Hanbury Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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