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I have lived in Austalia for four years and all my family and friends are back in Wigan, Standish, Springview and it is great when I'm feeling a little homesick to log on and have a look at my home, makes me feel a little bit better.

My mother, grandparents, and many generations back came from Wigan and I have enjoyed your site especially the old news stories and the old pictures. Joyce

can you put more stuff on about
the history of winstanley,i cant
seem to find much anywhere about
it.
nice site..

exellent site mate good humour and well laid out forgive the spelling if i as spelt anything rong as being from wigan mesen i spell it as i say it hee hee talk to you soon mate pass my hellos on to your familly

Would be very interested in knowing more. E.G. where did Bonnie Prince Charlie Stay. Also apparantley when they were digging the foundations for our house, Roman coins were found. They are now in Wigan Reference library.

Great site,very easy to navigate. I will recommend it to people who want to know more about wigan, although many people still remember the all nighters at wigan pier.

Good luck with the site.

Really enjoyed your site Brian.Nice and easy to find your way around. Loved all the pictures, and there was so much information I didn't know.
I was born in Wigan and came out to Australia 38 years ago. I have had a lovely trip down memory lane, thankyou.

Very impressed with your site. I was born in Wigan and emigrated in 1963 and am now researching my family history. Particularly interested in the Wigan Observer stories and the photographs.

Sharon

I love your web page! Wonderful pictures. My great-great grandfather came to America from Wigan in the 19th Century. I hope to visit the city sometime soon. I would love to hear from anyone from Wigan. Great Page.

Great site...very professional

Thank you for your comments on my website. I, therefore, had to come and look at your site as I am very nosey. I have to say your site is fantastic. It all looks really professional and the content is excellent. I particularly loved your old photo gallery. I really knew nothing about Wigan before I visited your site but, despite this, found your site really interesting and enjoyable. You must have spent lots of time on the website to get it as good as this. Well done!

I laughed like crazy at the Wigan dialect stuff. Most of it I could understand, but I don't use it. I really like your web site.

Love the site, love Wigan, love my little brother, James.

i think wigan is great really he he

Hello every body
my name is Abdussalam from Libya
I like wigan very very much
I had lived in Wigan for more than 10 months and I studed english at Wigan and liegh college
it was very nice times
I still remember mesnse park ,town center,jjp stadium,wigan pier and alot of places there
thank you and good bye

I've only had a quick browse so far but it seems pretty interesting to me.
I lived in Wigan for 18 years, and liked it and its people. I'm not a Wiganer but was fonder of Lancashire than my own region, the north-east. My son Paul, now at university, is still a Latics fan despite not having lived in the town for many, many years.

Brian, thank you for the news. I've been reading for a couple of weeks. How about trotting out your camera for even more photos of the Wigan area? Would love to see them. Thanks for your hard work.

To Harold from Canada
I remember Joan Ellis`s parents ,they were on the swimming baths committee,very popular.
Their "baccy" shop was at the top of millgate
alttle higher up from the baths.

Enjoyed looking through your site. While not an ex-Wiganner(?), I did study geology at Wigan Mining & Technical College in 1954-55!!
Does anyone remember a Wigan lass named Joan Ellis whose parents had a "baccy" shop in Wigan in the immediate post-war years? Joan was a very good swimmer and swam competetively in the Wigan area in the late 40's, early 50's. She would be about 65 years old now.

Great site about wigan.Check out http://skem5060.50megs.com/ skem is not far from wigan just by bus,car.

Good site like your pics,guestbook.