Wigan's ABC Cinema Minors Club gang with their home made bonfire Guy Fawkes in 1974Wigan's ABC Cinema Minors Club gang with their home made bonfire Guy Fawkes in 1974
Wigan's ABC Cinema Minors Club gang with their home made bonfire Guy Fawkes in 1974

What a time it was to be young in Wigan in the 1970s

Check out these amazing photos from our Retro archives...
By Henry Widdas, Communities Content Page Manager
Published 24th Dec 2020, 12:30 BST

Recognise yourself in any of these photos? Let us know if you do!

Up Holland Grammar School rugby team in 1974

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Up Holland Grammar School rugby team in 1974

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The hoola hoop craze takes over Wigan ABC Cinema on a warm Saturday morning in the summer of 1976

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The hoola hoop craze takes over Wigan ABC Cinema on a warm Saturday morning in the summer of 1976

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Aspull Labour Club party fun in 1974

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Aspull Labour Club party fun in 1974

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Marsh Green CP School six-a-side football tournament champions in 1974

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Marsh Green CP School six-a-side football tournament champions in 1974

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