Memories

Memories of long gone Wigan high schools: Aspull, Cardinal Newman and Whitley

Ted Dakin

Ted Dakin remembers Sir Billy Boston

The tranquil grounds of Wigan and Leigh Hospice.

Hospice's new twilight walk will be 'evening of remembrance'

In the pre-war years Wigan-born George Formby was the highest-paid entertainer in the world

Formby Society's 65th birthday performance

Memories rush back with 38 archive photos of Hindley J&I School

Ping Pong Parkinsons - Age UK Wigan's table tennis group for people living with Parkinsons

Storytelling programme encourages older people to share memories

New dads, with little ones aged up to four, show their affection most often through playing games

Dads have revealed key moments that shaped their fatherhood journey

Rugby Stars and Children supported by Derian House having a blast on Sports day

Rugby stars bring smiles to Derian House sports day

The study was commissioned by Mattel to explore how play is evolving for a new generation of children, following the launch of its Disney and Pixar ‘Toy Story 5’ line

Three quarters of parents are emotionally attached to childhood toys

Memories of nights out will be revived by this Wigan gallery from September '15

Former Bake-Off judge, Dame Prue, paid tribute to her brother Jamie.

Celebrities pay tribute ahead of nationwide memorial toast

Marketgate in 1990

Memories of Wigan town centre's former Marketgate shopping centre

Ad Feature Best portable power stations for adventures in the UK this spring

Brothers Antony Winnard, left, and John Winnard, right, present an Uncle Joe's hamper to former employee Mary Jolley, 90, after a guided tour around William Santus & Co sweet factory

Ex-Uncle Joe's worker gets VIP tour 70+ years after she first worked there

Marine Road West, West End, Morecambe, Lancashire, sometime between 1925 and 1930

27 nostalgic photos show how different life looked 100 years ago

A poll of 2,000 travellers revealed almost half enjoy comparing the number of destinations they've visited abroad with others

This new tool reveals how much of the world you've travelled
Ever wondered how much of the world you’ve really seen? Use this handy tool to find out.
Vicky Duncan

Some great pictures of old Wigan pubs, their regulars and celebrity guests

Denise George serves refreshments to passengers on board a 'Gay Hostess' luxury coach service between London, Blackpool and the Lake District in May 1960

31 fascinating photos taking you back to the 50s and 60s

Children play a game of 'cowboys and Indians', in Salford, Lancashire, in 1957

38 nostalgic photos capturing 50s and 60s childhood memories

Tesco Mobile encouraged the public to focus on meaningful moments by bringing a frozen van to King’s Cross to hand out complimentary frozen yogurts to passers-by.

The top 30 moments Brits would love to relive include their first kiss

These were some of the most popular nightclubs in the North West during the 90s and noughties

16 much-missed 90s and noughties nightclubs, including 'world's best'

RETRO 2007 Health and Beauty Therapy students and staff at Wigan and Leigh College, Parsons Walk, Wigan wore pink and collected money from fellow students in aid of Breast Cancer. Pictured with lecturer Norma Meadows (seated) with, from left, Kirstie Swift, Siobhan Ready, Coran Thomas and Laura Keggin.

It's 2007 in Wigan and we have schools, spirit mediums and the Grand Arcade laun...

ANGRY SQUAD: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers brings sharp humour and social satire to the big screen during Leigh’s Japanese film season

Japanese film season comes to Leigh this month

These photos show some of the big-name shops that have disappeared from the British high street over the years

40 photos chart rise and fall of UK high street giants

These photos capture the best of 90s nightlife in the North West, including much-loved pubs and nightclubs

32 photos capture best of 90s nightlife

Wigan church events captured on camera between the 1960s and '80s

People have shared their memories of drinking at some of the most-missed lost pubs across the North West

23 of the most-missed lost pubs, and your memories of drinking there
Britain has lost many great pubs over the years, but the memories and the friendships forged there live on.
Robert Cumber

These nostalgic photos show Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport as they used to look

31 nostalgic photos taking you back in time at busiest airports

There were some things you just had to put up with if you grew up in the 60s

5 things you simply had to put up with if you were a child of the 60s

If you grew up using the internet in the 90s, there are some things you'll remember

7 things you'll remember if you used computers in the 90s

How many of these discontinued sweet treats from the 80s and 90s do you remember?

8 lost treats your grandparents spoiled you with in the 80s and 90s

There are some things you saw all the time in the 70s but rarely see today

15 things you saw or did all the time in the 70s, but rarely do today

Some things were almost guaranteed to get the family fighting at Christmas in the 80s and 90s

7 things guaranteed to start a family argument in the 80s and 90s

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the North West during the 70s or 80s

11 things you'll remember doing if you grew up in the 70s and 80s

You got some brilliant things in party bags in the 80s and 90s

8 things you found in party bags during the 80s and 90s

These photos capture fun times at swimming pools around the North West between the 1930s and the early noughties

39 nostalgic photos capture fun at swimming pools

You could buy almost anything with Green Shield stamps during the 60s and 70s, even a car

9 of the best things you bought with Green Shield stamps

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Looking back at shopping centres in the North West during the 70s, 80s and 90s

39 nostalgic photos show shopping centres in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

A number of popular sweet treats have changed their names over the years

7 popular sweet treats you may remember by a different name

Some of the firework safety films of the 70s, 80s and 90s are seared into the memory of those who watched them as children

Firework safety films that terrified children of the 70s, 80s and 90s

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