Turning back the clock 10 years with 37 photographs from Wigan's Race for Life event in 2016

By Gaynor Clarke

Published 26th Apr 2026, 04:55 GMT

The popular Race For Life fund-raising event has been held at Wigan’s Haigh Woodland Park for many years.

Many people pull on pink clothes and trainers to run or walk through the park and raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Ahead of this year’s event on Friday, May 8, we have opened our archives and found this collection of photographs from Race For Life 2016.

Staff from the Winstanley ward at Wigan Infirmary Photo: Julian Brown

Laura Brown and Aimee Nugent Photo: Julian Brown

Lisa Worrall and Alison Evans Photo: Julian Brown

Claire Conway and her four-year-old son Riley Photo: Julian Brown

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