Boys and girls of St. Barnabas church, Marsh Green, ready for their walking day on Sunday 9th of June 1974.Boys and girls of St. Barnabas church, Marsh Green, ready for their walking day on Sunday 9th of June 1974.
Boys and girls of St. Barnabas church, Marsh Green, ready for their walking day on Sunday 9th of June 1974.

RETRO: Walking Days in Wigan

Digging into our archives, we have found a selection of photographs of annual walking days in the borough from various years in the 1970s and 1980s.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 28th May 2023, 04:55 BST
Updated 30th May 2023, 10:46 BST

See also: REWIND: Revellers on the town in 2007 and RETRO: memories from The Three Sisters race track and nature reserve in decades past

The St. Catharines walking day under way in Scholes on Sunday 15th of June 1986.

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The St. Catharines walking day under way in Scholes on Sunday 15th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

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The banner girls of St. Michaels, Swinley, during their walking day on Sunday 15th of June 1986.

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The banner girls of St. Michaels, Swinley, during their walking day on Sunday 15th of June 1986. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Walking day under way for St. John's, Pemberton, on Sunday 9th of June 1974.

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Walking day under way for St. John's, Pemberton, on Sunday 9th of June 1974. Photo: Frank Orrell

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