Ceremony remembering the Battle of Britain is held in Wigan is held - although major festival is axed

A ceremony remembering the heroes of the Battle of Britain has been held in Wigan town centre.
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The Mayor Coun Marie Morgan, and the authority’s leader Coun David Molyneux led the commemorations in Believe Square.

It is now 82 years since fighter pilots from Britain and Allied nations repelled attacks from Hitler’s Luftwaffe despite being heavily outnumbered in the second half of 1940.

There was to have been a Battle of Britain celebration day in Wigan town centre on Saturday September 17.

But it was cancelled following the death of the Queen.

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