REWIND: 14 pictures from events in Aspull over the decades including an escaped flamingo

We have taken another dip into our archives and found pictures of Aspull dating from the 1960s through to the ’90s.

By Charles Graham

Published 22nd May 2023, 15:45 BST

Clowns, awards, church events and even an escaped flamingo from Haigh Zoo were all making the news back then.

1. Haigh and Aspull Churches annual walking day in 1982

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2. The demolition of Aspull High School in the early 1990s

. Photo: sent in

3. Aspull Morris Dancers entertaining the crowdsat Ashton Carnival in June 1982

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4. Haigh and Aspull Churches annual walking day in 1982

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