Nostalgia: Red Nose Day celebrated in Wigan through the years

By Sian Jones
Published 14th Mar 2024, 15:45 GMT
On the eve of Red Nose Day we look at the annual fun-filled events Wigan Today has covered over the years, as people in the borough raise funds for the Comic Relief charity.

Putting the fun in fund-raising!

Pupils at RL Hughes Primary School, Ashton, dressed in red for their Red Nose Day 'Danceathon' in aid of Comic Relief

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Pupils at RL Hughes Primary School, Ashton, dressed in red for their Red Nose Day 'Danceathon' in aid of Comic Relief Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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Electrical engineering tutor Arthur Rutherford dyed his hair and beard bright colours for Comic Relief, pictured with students at Wigan and Leigh College

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Electrical engineering tutor Arthur Rutherford dyed his hair and beard bright colours for Comic Relief, pictured with students at Wigan and Leigh College Photo: Michelle Adamson

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Darcie Rae Campbell aged 4 from Atherton made cup cakes for Comic Relief Red Nose Day in her Great -Grandma's kitchen and sold them at Meadow Bank Primary School in 2015

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Darcie Rae Campbell aged 4 from Atherton made cup cakes for Comic Relief Red Nose Day in her Great -Grandma's kitchen and sold them at Meadow Bank Primary School in 2015 Photo: Paul Simpson

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Staff and students gathered to throw paint balloons at Lecturer in Photography at St John Rigby College, Mike Towey, pictured, in aid of Comic Relief.

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Staff and students gathered to throw paint balloons at Lecturer in Photography at St John Rigby College, Mike Towey, pictured, in aid of Comic Relief. Photo: David Hurst

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