Early Wigan Rugby

‘It is this website’s aim to champion, research and tell the stories that have been forgotten or have been undocumented.’

www.earlywiganrugby.co.uk / Facebook / @EarlyWiganRugby

Early Wigan Rugby Virtual Museum - now open!



Website: www.earlywiganrugby.co.uk/virtual-museum

*Please be patient whilst the Virtual Museum downloads - may take several minutes*

For the free Apple or Android app:
Download the “Artsteps” app and search “earlyWIGANrugby”

Apply by Sun 21st March 2021 - Link

Sat 23rd Oct, 3pm
Museum of Wigan Life: Link

Wigan Rugby Heritage Society

Membership opens Mon 1st Nov



@Wigan_Heritage:
What your Membership means:

• Help preserve items to be kept for the people of Wigan and the RL family
• Fund exhibitions and future events
• Reinvest monies in our projects
• Simply: be a part of looking after the heritage of WRL

Membership Fees:
Under-16s - Free
Standard Membership: £5/yr
Past Player: £3/yr (contact us)
2 years Membership: £8

”We are non-profit and totally open - and all monies raised goes back into preserving the history and heritage of our Club.”

Links:
wiganrugbyheritagesociety.co.uk (Under construction )
@Wigan_Heritage

WRHS Memberships

Link: docs.google.com

(No payment until 1st Jan, 2022)

On Sat 27th Nov, the Museum of Life reopens with a new free exhibition:

'gerrumonside! the passion of rugby league past present and future'

Opening times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm

Link: www.wigan.gov.uk

maybe they can come up with a decent design for the badge instead of the costa coffee lookalike ? .

You could make that suggestion, Whups, but I don’t know whether they’d be up for changing it.

@WiganCouncil (21st Nov):

@earlyWIGANrugby:



Link: wrhs-shop.square.site/s/shop

Meet the Legends
The Museum of Wigan Life
Fri 21st Jan, 7pm
£10 per person



@WiganMuseum / www.wigan.gov.uk

The latest edition of Past Forward is available to buy from the Museum of Wigan Life & The Archives at Leigh Town Hall.



Free online archive (21 - 87): www.wigan.gov.uk

Fri 21st Jan, 7pm - £10 pp


@WiganMuseum (11th Jan)

The Museum of Wigan Life - www.wigan.gov.uk / Facebook / @WiganMuseum

An Audience with Martin Offiah
30th March
The Old Courts



Link: The Old Courts

Whups,

On that, like I suspect many others in Wigan, I agree with you.

A few seasons ago when it was suggested that Wigan should have a new badge, the then Wigan Chairman Maurice Lindsay said that Wigan supporters should be proud to wear the Ancient and Loyal Crest of the old Wigan Borough on their shirts.

If they had to change the badge, the club should have asked its supporters to submit designs and I am sure that something better would have been produced even by the kids than the one they have got now.

jo anne,

Should be a sell out as not only Offiah was a outstanding player, but a nice guy who always was willing to talk to supporters as I found out when I met him in the players bar at Central Park.

And he still supports Wigan even living in a Union district of London.

International Women’s Day Event
Sat 12th March

@WiganMuseum:

@WomenInRugbyLG (15th Feb):



www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk

Sorry Owd Codger, I missed your post in January. I watched Wigan in the late 80s/early 90s with my rugby-mad friend & her family. The game never gripped me until along came Martin Offiah sprinting down the pitch - brilliant! You’re right, from TV appearances I’ve seen he seems like a really nice guy as well.

Wigan Rugby Heritage Society Launch
Saturday 2nd April
10am - 4pm
Museum of Wigan Life

@Wigan_Heritage:

Wigan_Heritage

gerrumonside! FREE Exhibition Tour

Museum of Wigan Life

• Wed 6th Apr, 12 noon
• Wed 1st Jun, 12 noon
• Wed 3rd Aug, 12 noon
• Wed 5th Oct, 12 noon

Link: Eventbrite

Meet the Women Rugby League Stars
Wed 20th July, 7pm
Museum of Wigan Life



www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Museums-archives

Museum of Wigan Life - Instagram



Tues 26th July, 12-1pm.

The Challenge Cup and some of the Warriors team will be at the museum.

Come down to see the cup, meet the players, grab an autograph and have your photo taken!

* CANCELLED *

Meet the Legends event with Leigh Centurions
Wed 3rd August, 7pm
Museum of Wigan Life

Tickets (£5 pp) and can be booked by contacting wiganmuseum@wigan.gov.uk or 01942 828128



* CANCELLED *

@WiganMuseum (1st Nov):



The free Gerrumonside! exhibition finishes on 19th Nov

Links:
www.wigan.gov.uk / Facebook / @WiganMuseum

Links:
www.ancientandloyal.com / @AncientLoyal_

Silent Auction of Wigan Warriors Memorabilia

Wigan & Leigh Hospice
New Year Fayre
Sat 28th Jan, 12pm - 4pm St Peter’s Pavilion, Hindley WN2 3DN

Link: www.wlh.org.uk

Will not be long now before the start of the proper game!

No cheating, cynical tackles and lack of respect for match officials and obscene chanting like we see every week in the so called beautiful game of football.

Yes, not be long before watching thugs like Ben flowers beat the hell out of a player,

or players like John Fitzpatrick at United.

Flower was only a one off!

* TODAY, Sat 28th Jan, 12 - 4 *



Silent Auction of Wigan Warriors Memorabilia

St Peter’s Pavilion, Hindley WN2 3DN

The rugby exhibition finished last Nov, but this upcoming talk will interest fans:

The Rugby League Time Tunnel with Tony Collins



Friday 2nd June, 7pm, £5 per person
Museum of Wigan Life - Link

Wigan Rugby League - The Early Days
By Wigan Rugby Heritage Society
Mon 12th June ‘23, 7pm, at Real Crafty


@WiganLocalHist1

wiganrugbyheritagesociety.co.uk