May Day Rally All smiles from the platform party who opened Ther NULSC May Day Gala at Haigh Hall Ian Mc Cartney and Hazel Blears Health Minister lead the waving.

Rewind: May Day Galas at Haigh Hall in years past

By Sian Jones

Published 21st Apr 2024, 04:55 BST

With May Day almost upon us, we look back at one of the many Wigan events celebrating this bank holiday with its sometimes political connections.

The May Day Rally and Gala at Haigh Hall was a very popular event for thousands of Wiganers and many a Labour Party grandee appeared there over the years.

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Cousins Vicki Dennis, 11, from Standish, left, and Samantha Acton, 8, from Horwich, try their hand at plate spinning in the main arena Photo: NICK FAIRHURST

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Following the crowds to The May Day Rally at Haigh Hall Photo: John Leatherbarrow

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