RETRO GALLERY: Twelve pictures of Wiganers having fun in the 1970s
Enjoy the photos ...
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Young schoolgirls Lorraine Ridyard, Christine Woods and Denise Sinclair splashing in the duck pond on a mild Spring day in Mesnes Park on Monday 20th of March 1972.
2.
A Canadian uni-cyclist known as Wobbling Wally Watts pedals his way along Ashton Road, Newton-Le-Willows, watched by 3 year old Patrick Morgan on his three wheeled trike on Wednesday 5th of May 1976. Wally was on the English leg of a round the world trip by uni-cycle eventually covering 12.000 miles between 1976 and 1978.
3.
Local policemen and children in Abram in August 1976. It had just been announced that bobbies on bikes were to be reintroduced in the Wigan area.
4.
The latest fashion craze of hot pants caused quite a stir in Wigan town centre in February 1971.