Wigan Athletic players deliver Christmas presents on Rainbow Ward at Wigan Infirmary. Patient Elliott with Joanne Brown and players Antonio Amaya, Won Hee Cho and Momo DiameWigan Athletic players deliver Christmas presents on Rainbow Ward at Wigan Infirmary. Patient Elliott with Joanne Brown and players Antonio Amaya, Won Hee Cho and Momo Diame
Wigan Athletic players deliver Christmas presents on Rainbow Ward at Wigan Infirmary. Patient Elliott with Joanne Brown and players Antonio Amaya, Won Hee Cho and Momo Diame

RETRO: How Wigan residents have celebrated Christmas over the years

By Gaynor Clarke
Published 30th Nov 2023, 15:45 BST
Christmas is fast approaching, so we opened our archives to see how Wiganers have marked the festive season over the decades.

We found footballers visiting Wigan Infirmary, Father Christmas dropping into Wigan town centre, Christmas fairs, nativity plays and more.

This selection of photographs covers 1976 to 2010 and is sure to get you into the festive spirit.

Phoebe Robinson and Nicole Williams at the Christmas fair at the end of Enterprise Week at Westfield Community School, Pemberton

5. RETRO: How Wigan residents have celebrated Christmas over the years

Phoebe Robinson and Nicole Williams at the Christmas fair at the end of Enterprise Week at Westfield Community School, Pemberton Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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Coun George Fairhurst, left, in Standish with business people Steve Parr, Christine Martin, Martin Ainscough, Ian Thompson, Liza Stapleton and Shirley Taylor, who helped pay for Christmas trees and lights on buildings around the village

6. RETRO: How Wigan residents have celebrated Christmas over the years

Coun George Fairhurst, left, in Standish with business people Steve Parr, Christine Martin, Martin Ainscough, Ian Thompson, Liza Stapleton and Shirley Taylor, who helped pay for Christmas trees and lights on buildings around the village Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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Wigan College pre-care students with soft toys they made for Christmas treats for youngsters

7. RETRO: How Wigan residents have celebrated Christmas over the years

Wigan College pre-care students with soft toys they made for Christmas treats for youngsters Photo: Submitted

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Millbrook Primary School, Shevington's key stage one nativity A Christmas Story, for which the children wrote their own script

8. RETRO: How Wigan residents have celebrated Christmas over the years

Millbrook Primary School, Shevington's key stage one nativity A Christmas Story, for which the children wrote their own script Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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