Catherine and Mark Hardy, from Whelley, with their daughter, born at 6pm on January 1, 2011, weighing 8lb 1oz

placeholder image — Catherine and Mark Hardy, from Whelley, with their daughter, born at 6pm on January 1, 2011, weighing 8lb 1oz

Take a look at these adorable New Year's Day Wigan babies born over the years

By Gaynor Clarke

Published 30th Dec 2025, 04:55 GMT

Any baby’s arrival into the world is a special occasion, but there’s something especially momentous when that happens in the first few hours of a new year.

This gallery celebrates some of the Wigan tots born on January 1 over several years when Observer photographers were there to welcome them.

21. FLASHBACK: Celebrating the babies born in Wigan on New Year's Day

Morgan Thomas Crowder was born on New Year's Day in 2013 Photo: Nick Fairhurst

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22. FLASHBACK: Celebrating the babies born in Wigan on New Year's Day

Theodore Charles Christopher Miller was born New Year's Day 2023 at 1.12am, weighing 8lb 12oz, to proud parents Emily Owen and Connor Miller, from Lowton Photo: Michelle Adamson

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Take a look at these adorable New Year's Day Wigan babies born over the years

Any baby’s arrival into the world is a special occasion, but there’s something especially momentous when that happens in the first few hours of a new year.

21. FLASHBACK: Celebrating the babies born in Wigan on New Year's Day

22. FLASHBACK: Celebrating the babies born in Wigan on New Year's Day

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