RETRO: 20 photos of summertime fun
Our photographers have covered thousands of events over the years. Here are a selection of summer events, including fairs and fund-raisers in Wigan, taken from the 1970s onwards.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 16th Jul 2022, 12:30 BST
Fun in the summertime.
1. 1986
The pram race gets under way at Shevington Carnival on Saturday 28th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell
2. 1975
A young boy band on parade at Wigan Carnival on Saturday 7th of June 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell
3. 1979
Keeping in step are morris dancers of different codes with the Platt Bridge Debutantes and the Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men at Wigan Infirmary garden party on Saturday 18th of August 1979. Photo: Frank Orrell
4. 1972
Young schoolgirls Lorraine Ridyard, Christine Woods and Denise Sinclair splashing in the duck pond on a mild Spring day in Mesnes Park on Monday 20th of March 1972. Photo: Frank Orrell
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