Maurice Cohen wearing a World War One German steel helmet and sister Michelle sporting a German Pickelhaube which they spotted at a flea market in the Queen's Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 24th of May 1975.Maurice Cohen wearing a World War One German steel helmet and sister Michelle sporting a German Pickelhaube which they spotted at a flea market in the Queen's Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 24th of May 1975.
Maurice Cohen wearing a World War One German steel helmet and sister Michelle sporting a German Pickelhaube which they spotted at a flea market in the Queen's Hall, Wigan, on Saturday 24th of May 1975.

RETRO: celebrities, sport and a rescued cow were all making Wigan's news back in 1975

Famous faces, sports, celebrations, annual events and a rescued cow all feature in the mix of news and pictures retrieved from the Wigan Today archives filed under 1975.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 11th Mar 2023, 04:55 BST

RETRO: 1975

Firemen from Hindley and Wigan rescue one of the six young cows that broke through fencing bordering the Leeds and Liverpool canal near Ince Moss sidings, Springview, in July 1975.

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Firemen from Hindley and Wigan rescue one of the six young cows that broke through fencing bordering the Leeds and Liverpool canal near Ince Moss sidings, Springview, in July 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wigan scout troops building rafts ready to float on Orrell Reservoirs during one of the first raft racing events in October 1975.

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Wigan scout troops building rafts ready to float on Orrell Reservoirs during one of the first raft racing events in October 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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One of the more successful Wigan scout troops paddle their hand built raft on Orrell Reservoirs during one of the first raft racing events in October 1975.

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One of the more successful Wigan scout troops paddle their hand built raft on Orrell Reservoirs during one of the first raft racing events in October 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Television entertainer Roy Castle joins bandsman, Harry Mortimer, and Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary School brass band for a recording of his BBC television show "Roy Castle Beats Time" on Friday 4th of April 1975.

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Television entertainer Roy Castle joins bandsman, Harry Mortimer, and Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary School brass band for a recording of his BBC television show "Roy Castle Beats Time" on Friday 4th of April 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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