Wigan Local History and Heritage

Sadly I missed it jo anne. Video is unavailable:(

Thanks for alerting me, Lolly. Hopefully it’ll be available again soon.

The video is still missing, hope it’s on YouTube again soon:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RzqNeb92ZvpPPxWyUlnng/videos

jo anne wrote:The video is still missing, hope it’s on YouTube again soon:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RzqNeb92ZvpPPxWyUlnng/videos

Fingers crosses jo anne


Postcard of Wigan Little Theatre, published by Smiths of Wigan

While we’re waiting there’s a great WLT Youth Theatre video from Dec 2020



https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCdCxAjGeF2v_WFZ7i5U5ypw/videos

Lolly wrote:Postcard of Wigan Little Theatre,  published by Smiths of Wigan

I’ve tried to recreate the scene today

Where's the Pigeon?

Facebook post - 21st Feb:

The Origins and History of Wigan Pier
By Derek Winstanley
Mon 8th March at 7pm - Facebook



Book here - www.wiganlocalhistory.org/contact

This free talk is a few months away, but should be great!

Wigan Pier - The Way We Were by Jim Holian
Thursday 20th May, 1 pm - 2pm Tickets

This talk is available now - for those on Facebook - Facebook Video

" my Mam had gone to visit a relative who was also my Dads relative "

I heard that sort of thing occurs quite a lot in Wigan?

The History of Wigan Pier by Derek Winstanley is now on YouTube

The History Beneath our Feet: Wigan's Geological Heritage
By Simon Davies on Friday 26th March, 1pm - 2pm: Eventbrite

How can anyone possibly claim that Wigan has ever been the coalmining capitalof the north? I've never heard anything as ridiculous!

It's no wonder people regard Wiganers as fools!!

Next presentation is Monday 12th April at 7pm
The Barbarous Murder of Wigan Lane by Jim Meehan



https://www.wiganlocalhistory.org / Facebook / @wiganlocalhist1

Heritage & Local Food
Wed 21st April, 11am - 12.30pm Tickets



Wigan Archives Service - Facebook / www.ageuk.org.uk/wiganborough / archives.wigan.gov.uk

A Barbarous Murder

The History of our Hospice
Archives: Wigan and Leigh
Free

Wed 12th May, 6pm - Eventbrite



“Join us as we host Wigan & Leigh Hospice Nurse Lisa, who will talk about the history of our hospice.

In honor of International Nurses Day, Lisa will be talking about the history of the hospice and how nursing has changed over time.”

For more information on the Hospice, please visit: www.wlh.org.uk

A Wigan Local History and Heritage Society Zoom Presentation

Timberlakes of Wigan by J Meehan
Mon 14th June, 7pm - 8.30pm



King Street, The Street That Was Project Series.
Presentation One: Timberlakes of Wigan ... “High Riders to Rolls Royces”. 
HH Timberlake dominated local motoring for nearly 100 years and left an indelible mark on the Town Centre with a number of iconic buildings. 

Register: Eventbrite Link

Wed 16th June at 2pm - Link


@wiganlocalhist1

Further reading: Discovering Coccium: The Archaeology of Roman Wigan

Sorry, I’d missed this presentation till now:

The History of the Jireh Chapel by Pam Thomas

Presentation to the Wigan Local History and Heritage Society via Zoom on Monday, 10th May, 2021

FREE online talk - Sat 18th Sep, 1pm till 2pm - Book here

Wigan's Railways and A 19th Century Station Master
By Marianne Howell



Peter Peters – a life given to the London and North Western Railway. This illustrated talk sketches the development of the railways in Wigan but focusses more particularly on one stationmaster at Wigan North Western station whose working life was spent on the railways and who met an untimely death because of it.