Wigan and Leigh Hospice garden parties in the 1980s and '90s

By Charles Graham

Published 3rd Sep 2023, 04:55 BST

The Wigan and Leigh Hospice garden party has long been one of the charity’s most important fund-raising events. It held one again only a few weeks ago and here we dip into our picture archives for memories of such events in the 1980s and 1990s, some held at its former base in Poolstock and the later ones at its current home in Hindley.

Hospice garden party memories.

1. John Fellowes, appeals officer, and fund-raiser Marina Anglesea who raised £2,000 for the hospice

. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON

2. Vicki Holstead, seven, auxiliary nurse Sandra Crook - alias Madame Tellafib - and six-year-old Tracy Holstead

. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON

3. Coronation Street character Ivy Tilsley played by actress Lynne Perrie visits the garden party

. Photo: Gary Brunskill

4. Wigan Hospice held its last garden party at the Poolstock site in 1996. Nurse Gill Brook from Hawkley hall enjoys the fun of the fair on the merry-go-round

. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON