Harold Wilson, who had resigned as Prime Minister 4 days earlier, speaking as guest of honour at the English Schools Swimming International organised by local teachers at Wigan International Pool on Saturday 20th of March 1976.Harold Wilson, who had resigned as Prime Minister 4 days earlier, speaking as guest of honour at the English Schools Swimming International organised by local teachers at Wigan International Pool on Saturday 20th of March 1976.
Harold Wilson, who had resigned as Prime Minister 4 days earlier, speaking as guest of honour at the English Schools Swimming International organised by local teachers at Wigan International Pool on Saturday 20th of March 1976. | jpimedia

RETRO GALLERY: Famous faces visiting Wigan in the 1970s

We've had a dig in our vast archive and found some great pictures featuring a selection of celebrities who came to Wigan in the seventies.

Do you remember them coming and were you there?

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