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.

The pram race gets under way at Shevington Carnival on Saturday 28th of June 1986.

1. 1986

The pram race gets under way at Shevington Carnival on Saturday 28th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

A young boy band on parade at Wigan Carnival on Saturday 7th of June 1975.

2. 1975

A young boy band on parade at Wigan Carnival on Saturday 7th of June 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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.

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

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.

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