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

Nostalgia: Red Nose Day celebrated in Wigan through the years

By Sian Jones
Published 14th Mar 2024, 15:45 BST
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!

Some of the pupils at RL Hughes with Joanne Millett and Sarah Roberts from Sainsburys celebrating Comic Relief

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Some of the pupils at RL Hughes with Joanne Millett and Sarah Roberts from Sainsburys celebrating Comic Relief Photo: Martin Bostock

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Pupils from Cansfield High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, take part in a variety of sporting challenges to raise funds for Comic Relief in 2017

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Pupils from Cansfield High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, take part in a variety of sporting challenges to raise funds for Comic Relief in 2017 Photo: MA

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Fireman Dave Waite is plastered with kisses by Bodyshop, Wigan, manageress, Coralie Jackson-Smailes, and deputy, Kay Crosby, who were selling kissing kits on Red Nose day in aid of Comic Relief in 1997.

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Fireman Dave Waite is plastered with kisses by Bodyshop, Wigan, manageress, Coralie Jackson-Smailes, and deputy, Kay Crosby, who were selling kissing kits on Red Nose day in aid of Comic Relief in 1997. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Javi, nine, Leo, seven, and Seb, six, cycled 173 miles on a virtual ride from their home in Hertfordshire to their grandad's house in Wigan to support Comic Relief in 2021

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Javi, nine, Leo, seven, and Seb, six, cycled 173 miles on a virtual ride from their home in Hertfordshire to their grandad's house in Wigan to support Comic Relief in 2021 Photo: submit

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