Pop group "Wigan's Ovation" sign copies of their hit single "Skiing in the Snow" in Woolworths store on Standishgate in March 1975. The record got to number 12 in the hit parade and saw them appear on "Top of the Pops". They also got to number 38 with "Per-so-nal-ly" in June and number 41 with "Super Love" in November of 1975.placeholder image
Pop group "Wigan's Ovation" sign copies of their hit single "Skiing in the Snow" in Woolworths store on Standishgate in March 1975. The record got to number 12 in the hit parade and saw them appear on "Top of the Pops". They also got to number 38 with "Per-so-nal-ly" in June and number 41 with "Super Love" in November of 1975.

RETRO: Wigan news in 1975

By Michelle Adamson
Published 19th Aug 2023, 15:45 GMT

The latest excavations from our photographic archives take you back to Wigan in 1975, when our photographer Frank Orrell met Scouts, visited schools and took pictures of some familiar faces.

Wigan in 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.

5. 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. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A 1975 class picture of Bryn St. Peters.

6. 1975

A 1975 class picture of Bryn St. Peters. Photo: Frank Orrell

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A 1975 class picture of Bryn St. Peters.

7. 1975

A 1975 class picture of Bryn St. Peters. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Margaret Thatcher arrives at the Brocket Hotel, Wigan, as Leader of the Opposition Conservative Party, for a meeting with local traders on Monday 5th of May 1975.

8. 1975

Margaret Thatcher arrives at the Brocket Hotel, Wigan, as Leader of the Opposition Conservative Party, for a meeting with local traders on Monday 5th of May 1975. Photo: Frank Orrell

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