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hi well what a good site this is :-)
its a bit of home , any one rember marsdens butcheners , used to work there making pies , back in the 60s was near the rialway station . i rember paying a penny to use the tiolet how mutch is it now :-)
was a room at the top regualar wow lots of stiars up thier was to tiered to dance bye the time we were up to the top . any one rember that place was across from the buss station , and the traford mill wwere i packed so manny orders well best wishes from 3 500 milles away

When I first began researching my 'wigan' ancestors some years back, there wasn't a single site anywhere for Wigan, and now I've found yours, I must say, it's really great !!

So, if there are any DUNN'S, McNULTY'S, GILMLORE'S or LYON'S out there, why not look up my ancestory queries on the 'Genealogy' page.

Well done Brian - keep up the good work !!

So nice to see a picture of my grandad, Thomas Grundy in pits section with his horse King, unfortunately I never got the chance to meet him, but heard many a story about him and King! Many thanks, i've got something to show his Great Grandchildren.

Its a great site. I was just searching to see if google had anything on wigan and i've managed to see a pic of my old street (Hornby Street, Swinley) thanks so much brian i moved away at 16 to live with my bf in CA and im still here 6 years later. Do me a favour and get a shot of 19 Hornby Street ^_^ Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!! XxXxX

I HAVE REALY ENJOYED LOOKING THROUGH WIGAN WORLD A LOT OF EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS SITE WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED

thanks LQQK u hav helped me a lot,i hav a friend in malta and i saved the pics so that i could show her were i lived thanks!

Hi, I'm maltese but my husband, Michael McNamara, is a Wiganer and living in Malta for the last 15 years. It was lovely to see from where my husband is from. I heard a lot about Wigan but never visited. I hope I will soon. Lovely site keep it up.

Been working in the USA since 1999. Been craving for a chip butty ever since.
Enjoyed the website. Would appreciate a photograph of the inside of a chippy or a Pie shop for my American friends.

Lived Norley Hall from 1950-1967,moved to Tunstall lane, Pemberton. Married in 1978. Went to pemberton sec modern, Worked Leyland Motors 7yrs. been a truck ever since.
Anybody who remembers me and would like to get in touch,that would be fine.....

Good site, Found your New forum part of the site, VERY FUNNY, It gave me an image of you all turning up at your members meeting wereing white macs & dark glass

What a great site, love the pictures of the town. I left Wigan as a 11 year old when me Mam uprooted us to the Midlands. I still have Family in Wigan and its always great to come home and visit. I miss the Pies, decent chippies and the friendly people that make Wigan a unique town. Well done to both the Latics and Wigan Rugby (I'll never associate the name Warriors as this amounts to the b*****disation of a British sport by Americanising it) Those two teams make me proud. Any lads from the Springfield Area who went to Sacred Heart school between 1971 and 1976 please e-mail if you remember me.

I left Wigan in 1980 and emigrated to Sydney. I have many fond memories of Wigan. I served my appenticeship at Gullick dobson in Ince and Bulldog tools, Ince was involved in the dismanting of the Parks Forge when it closed, I remember the 200 ton press shown in the industry pictures section. I was a regularly at the Wigan Casino in the early to mid 70,s would love to see a section on the Casino,empress Ballroom. A history of that Old building would be a real memory jerker to many generations of Wiganers.
To put it a nutshell I love your site, Keep up the good work.
Cheers Steve Lowe

To Jim from Scotland
May I suggest you click on the Wigan Directory Link (just one of the sections that wasn't here 12 months ago) and then go to Health and Beauty Click on OPTICIANS and there you will find information which may help you to view ALL the other changes to this site over the last 12 months, also I suggest you click on the link to Forum, which was only started in March this year and has at present 127 members. I hope you find this advice useful.

Jim from Scotland....How does it go?.."If you cant think of "OWT" useful to say ... Then..Log off.Do us all a favour...I think this site is excellent..It may be old stuff to you,but that would depend on "how old you are/feel" I'm only 32 and have already gained a vast knowledge/understanding, about..Wigan/Mining/Heritage....Something I have surprised myself at being interested in...If you're bothered enough to make a negative comment,why not use this energy to submit something topical yourself..Ugggh!

Nothing has changed on this site in the last 12months


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I was born in Southport and raised in Wigan. It was great to see the old street again after nearly 50 years (found it on Wigan Streets) Must say I'm very disappointed about the local news being lifted from your site spoil sports !! Thanks just the same for the links, shame it had to be this way.
I love this site ...... hope you keep up the
wonderful work.

im from a place called worthington standish i was born there and raised on a farm called amos field farm..god them were the days intrested in anyone who knows of me..

i used to live in wigan a place called spring veiw i live there for 18 year my bro still live there he is called paul aaron some one must know us

What no more news!!!!!!!! That suxs big time. I love reading the news I always check first for news I know more about my town from your site WHAT A BUNCH OF CRYBABYS !!!
Oh well i guess i will have to visit the links thanks for putting them here and thanks for trying to keep us updated :^)

Great site, loads to look at, really interesting.