Using his loaf to sign his autograph for fans is actor Jonathon Morris who played Adrian Boswell in the television comedy "Bread". Jonathon was in Wigan to open a new branch of the Co-Operative bank in Market Street on Saturday 11th of February 1989.Using his loaf to sign his autograph for fans is actor Jonathon Morris who played Adrian Boswell in the television comedy "Bread". Jonathon was in Wigan to open a new branch of the Co-Operative bank in Market Street on Saturday 11th of February 1989.
Using his loaf to sign his autograph for fans is actor Jonathon Morris who played Adrian Boswell in the television comedy "Bread". Jonathon was in Wigan to open a new branch of the Co-Operative bank in Market Street on Saturday 11th of February 1989.

RETRO: take a step back in time to see what was making the Wigan news in 1989

News and events, including a royal visit, covered by our photographers in 1989.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 27th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST

RETRO – 1989

Princess Anne arrives at the Heinz Kitt Green factory on Friday 1st of December 1989 to be greeted by workers. She was there as part of the factory's 30th anniversary celebrations and to receive a £30,000 cheque for the Save the Children Fund of which she was president.

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Princess Anne arrives at the Heinz Kitt Green factory on Friday 1st of December 1989 to be greeted by workers. She was there as part of the factory's 30th anniversary celebrations and to receive a £30,000 cheque for the Save the Children Fund of which she was president. Photo: Frank Orrell

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1989 - Princess Anne is presented with a £30,000 cheque for the Save the Children Fund, of which she was president, by Derek Dollman, Chairman of Heinz Kitt Green Fund Raising Committee. Sadly Derek died of a heart attack shortly after the princess left the factory.

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1989 - Princess Anne is presented with a £30,000 cheque for the Save the Children Fund, of which she was president, by Derek Dollman, Chairman of Heinz Kitt Green Fund Raising Committee. Sadly Derek died of a heart attack shortly after the princess left the factory. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Princess Anne chats to workers at the Heinz Kitt Green factory on Friday 1st of December 1989.

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Princess Anne chats to workers at the Heinz Kitt Green factory on Friday 1st of December 1989. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Pupils at St. Andrews Primary School, Springfield, planting trees to create a wildlife area financed by Wigan Groundwork Trust on Thursday 9th of March 1989.

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Pupils at St. Andrews Primary School, Springfield, planting trees to create a wildlife area financed by Wigan Groundwork Trust on Thursday 9th of March 1989. Photo: Frank Orrell

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