Not Latics - Wigan-Various Pics

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Junior Health Minister Edwina Currie samples a Wigan meat pie at ​

Wigan Infirmary after officially opening the Acute Unit on ​

Wednesday April 1 1987.​

 

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Band members of Hear'Say (including our own Kym Marsh - back left) try some Wigan pies in 2001.​

 

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Gary Lineker, samples a Wigan pie before teeing off at the ​

JJB charity golf day.​

 

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Dave Whelan, with support from Steve Bruce, tries to explain to ​

Amr Zaki the benefits of Poole's pies during a Wigan Athletic team​

photocall in 2008.​

 

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Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan, manager Paul Jewell and players Josip Skoko, Gary Teale and David Cotterill launch the sale of Poole's pies at Asda Wigan.​

 

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David Murphy, owner of Countrywide Catering at Lower Ince, with one of his pies bound for Springfield Park in 1998.​

 

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Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan, manager Paul Jewell and players Josip Skoko, Gary Teale and David Cotterill launch the sale of Poole's pies at Asda Wigan.​

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I wonder what David Cotterill's thoughts on the pies are? Probably thinks the foil trays are blocking phone signals or something.

 

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Market Square .
Thanks to. Ozy on Wiganworld.


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Blinder !….that must be early 30’s or even earlier…as the latest Grammar School building (1937) isn’t on there,… the earlier one is still in situ

 

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Wigan Galleries Development.
Photo: Colin Traynor

 

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Library St to Market Place.
Photo: Veronica B

 

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Market Place, Wigan.
Photo: Veronica B

 

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Marus Bridge roundabout in 1997.

 

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Scholes in 1968.

 

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Station Road, Wigan,

 

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The Deanery High School being built in 1970.

 

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Zodiac of the popular Saturday night TV series Gladiators was on hand to open the new KFC restaurant in Hindley in 1996.

 

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Haigh Hall model village in 1981.

 

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Wigan carnival parade through the town centre in 1996.

 

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Oompah band at Wigan's popular Beer Keller in 1969.

 

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Bickershaw Colliery in 1985.