You aren't a true Wiganer if you haven't done at least half of the things listed belowYou aren't a true Wiganer if you haven't done at least half of the things listed below
You aren't a true Wiganer if you haven't done at least half of the things listed below

You aren't a true Wiganer if you haven't done at least half of these things

Wigan is famous for many things – Wigan Pier, rugby and football, pies, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls to name just a few, but how many of these Wigan-specific things have your done that cement your standing as a true Wiganer?
By Jon Peake
Published 5th May 2023, 17:13 BST
Updated 10th May 2023, 12:16 BST

If you can’t say yes to at least half of these, are you a true Wiganer? Only you can answer that.

Let’s get cracking …

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Almost as much of a tradition as Wigan's Boxing Day fancy dress night, watching England lose on penalties in one of the fine establishments on King Street is par for the course for a true Wiganer

5. Watched England lose on penalties 'down King Street'

Almost as much of a tradition as Wigan's Boxing Day fancy dress night, watching England lose on penalties in one of the fine establishments on King Street is par for the course for a true Wiganer Photo: NW

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It's a pretty impressive mush - why wouldn't you take a selfie in front of it. Call yourself a Wiganer?

6. Taken a selfie in front of The Face of Wigan

It's a pretty impressive mush - why wouldn't you take a selfie in front of it. Call yourself a Wiganer? Photo: NW

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If you're old enough to have visited the old Olympic-size pool, chances are you weren't brave enough to leap off the top board. Or were you?

7. Leapt off the top diving board at the old Wigan baths

If you're old enough to have visited the old Olympic-size pool, chances are you weren't brave enough to leap off the top board. Or were you? Photo: NW

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If you managed to get past the legend that was Babs in her jeep outside, you had the delights of warm lager and sticky carpets to look forward to. True Wiganers know what we mean.

8. Been glued to the sticky carpet in Pemps drinking warm cans of Red Stripe

If you managed to get past the legend that was Babs in her jeep outside, you had the delights of warm lager and sticky carpets to look forward to. True Wiganers know what we mean. Photo: NW

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