Do enjoy this selection of pictures from the Wigan Observer archives of 1975.

By Michelle Adamson

Sunday, 1st May 2022, 12:30 pm

Look out for a couple of them because they feature the much loved and much-missed entertainer Roy Castle who was on a visit to the town.

1. 1975

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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2. 1975

Retro 1975 - Musician, dancer, singer, comedian, actor, and television presenter, Roy Castle in the centre of this picture at Wigan annual school music festival 1975.

Photo: STAFF