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Celebrate summer in Wigan Borough. This year Wigan Borough is celebrating a summer of culture, with a whole programme of cultural activities, events, shows and exhibitions that will continue through to September. Organisations across the borough are coming together to celebrate the wealth of creativity, innovation and heritage we have to offer. So why not come along and join us for concerts that’ll make you move your feet, art exhibitions that will inspire you, festivals that will lift your spirits and world class entertainment at every turn. There’s something for everyone to see, hear, create and discover, and whilst you’re in the borough, you’ll find some amazing shopping, beautiful parks and delicious food and drink - helping you spend a little longer absorbing the cultural atmosphere!

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Bazaar and Rummage • A play written by Sue Townsend. Wednesday 23rd May – Saturday 2nd June, 7pm - 9:30pm Wigan Little Theatre, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.wiganlittletheatre.co.uk Northern Soul and Motown • Resident DJ Deano is back with his band of merry men bringing you the very best classic Northern Soul and Motown. Great atmosphere, great people! Sunday 27th May, 7:30pm The Grand Vault, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com

Make My Own Pinata • Come and make your very own paper mache pinata. Tuesday 29th May, 10:45am or 1:45pm The Court Room, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com Wine Glass Painting and Charms • Tuesday 29th May, 12:30pm - 2:30pm Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley £6 per person (includes wine and cheese) Creative Writing Workshop • Week 8: Local Characters Wednesday 30th May Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley

The Gruffalo! • These wonderful characters are brought imaginatively ‘off the page onto the stage’ at The Old Courts for a fun show for all the family. Don’t miss out! Wednesday 30th May, 1:15pm The Theatre, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com For the latest events visit

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Carry on Cleaning • Volunteers from Wigan Archives and Leigh Local Studies will be cleaning Quarter Session Records. These fascinating documents record crimes being committed in Wigan during the Victorian era. Come along and find out how you can get involved in preserving the past. Wednesday 30th May, 9am – 12pm (drop-in session) Leigh Library, Leigh No need to book. For more details contact Wigan Archives and Local Studies on 01942 404430 or email [email protected] JUNE Summer Spruce Up • Help make the popular Three Sisters look its best for summer visitors. Friday 1st June Three Sisters Recreation Area, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 3rd June, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people Creative Writing Workshop • Week 9: Selection of pieces for presentation evening. Wednesday 6th June Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley Northern Uproar • A brilliant indie rock band that exploded onto the Britpop scene in 1995. Friday 8th June, 7:30pm The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com

Leigh Carnival • Town Centre procession and entertainment on the Civic Square. Sunday 10th June Leigh Civic Square/Leigh Town Centre


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Deal Day • Find out about the Council’s Deal programme. Sunday 10th June Leigh Town Centre

Creative Writing Workshop • Week 10: Rehearsal of readings for presentation evening. Wednesday 13th June Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley

Support Wigan Youth Brass Band your local • Sunday 10th June, 2:15pm brass band Open Mic Poetry • Open mic poetry session hosted Southport Botanic Gardens. by Wigan-based poet Louise For more details contact Wigan Music Fazackerley. Service on 01942 776169 or email Thursday 14th June, 7:30pm [email protected] The Court Room, The Old Courts, Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra Wigan • Wigan Youth Big Band and Wigan For more details and to book tickets, Schools Big Band in concert. visit www.theoldcourts.com Monday 11th June, 7pm St. John Rigby College, Orrell For more details contact Wigan Music Generations Concert • Celebrating the intergenerational Service on 01942 776169 or email work of Wigan Music Service [email protected] featuring Wigan Community Choir, Admission by donation on the door Wigan Age UK Silver Choir, The Gallery Residency Believe Voices and Wigan Youth Jazz • Exhibition by Cross Street Arts Orchestra. member Andy Smith. Friday 15th June, 7:30pm Monday 11th June – Tuesday 3rd July Hope Academy, Newton-le-Willows Cross Street Arts, Standish For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email • [email protected] • Tickets available at the door on the • night

• Northern Soul and Motown • Resident DJ Deano is back with his band of merry men bringing you the very best classic Northern Soul and Motown. Great atmosphere, great people! Saturday 16th June, 7:30pm The Grand Vault, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com For the latest events visit



Lionel Richie • Saturday 16th June, 4pm – 11pm Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Ticketed music concert Sea of Ink: Schools Exhibition • In response to the prints of Dave Pearson, local schools have been invited to participate in workshops with professional printmaker Alan Birch. The students will be exploring themes of magical maps and spectacular journeys, creating an exhibition for the gallery’s project space. Saturday 16th June The Turnpike, Leigh Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 17th June, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people

Code Up: Game Design for Total Beginners • Wednesday 20th June, 7pm - 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan Booking essential www.wigansteam.com Dave Pearson: Return to Byzantium • An exhibition of work by Dave Pearson, as compiled by a group of his friends and colleagues from his packed studio in Haslingdon, Rossendale, after his death in 2008. Thursday 21st June – Saturday 4th August The Turnpike, Leigh Reet Good Beer Festival • Wigan Youth Zone’s beer festival, hosted on Mesnes Field to raise funds for the Youth Zone. Thursday 21st June, 7pm – Sunday 24th June, 6pm Mesnes Field, Wigan RAF Military Band Performance • Sunday 24th June Band Stand, Mesnes Park, Wigan Greater Manchester Music Hub Celebration Concert 2018 • Dozens of young musicians from Wigan take to this world class stage as the borough’s ambassadors in the Greater Manchester Ensembles. Sunday 24th June Bridgewater Hall, Manchester For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email [email protected] For venue details visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk


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Creative Tech: Soldering for Beginners • Wednesday 27th June, 7pm - 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan Booking essential www.wigansteam.com Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Talk by Charlie Guy MA • The treatment of the dead throughout history has undergone an evolution spanning social, economic and religious domains – the historical treatment of the body runs concurrent to contemporary concerns of how best to deal with a corpse. Thursday 28th June, 1pm - 2pm Museum of Wigan Life, Wigan Booking essential, £2.50 per person (includes tea/coffee) Cinema Screening: The Shape of Water • Friday 29th June, 7:30pm The Turnpike Centre, Leigh For more details and to book tickets, visit www.leighfilmsociety.com £5 / £3 Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra with Pemberton ‘A’ Band • Friday 29th June, 7:30pm Pemberton Band Hall, Enfield Street, Pemberton For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Wigan Young Musician of the Year Final 2018 • An opportunity for solo performers to compete for the coveted title of Wigan Young Musician of the Year.

Saturday 30th June, 7pm St. Wilfrid’s Parish Church, Standish For more information call 01942 776169, or email musicservice@ wigan.gov.uk Tickets available at the door on the night Armed Forces Day • Saturday 30th June Wigan Town Centre

Faith: The George Michael Legacy Tour • International tribute artist Wayne Dilks together with his seven piece band. Saturday 30th June, 7:30pm The Edge, Wigan www.theedgewigan.com £22.50 JULY Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 1st July, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people

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Armed Forces Day • Saturday 30th June Wigan Town Centre


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Celtic Jewellery • Tuesday 3rd July, 12:30pm - 2:30pm Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley £4

Street Velodrome • Pop-up cycling velodrome event. 12th - 15th July Leigh Town Centre www.streetvelodrome.co.uk

One Man, Two Guvnors • Wednesday 4th July – Saturday 14th July, 7.30pm Wigan Little Theatre, Wigan Tickets £12 (concessions £10) For more details and to book tickets, visit www.wiganlittletheatre.com Rotary Showcase • Stall-based event for community groups and organisations. Saturday 7th July Wigan Town Centre Deal Day • Find out about the Council’s Deal programme. Saturday 7th July Wigan Town Centre Autyfest 2018 • Autism Festival #autismfriendlywigan. Saturday 7th July Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh Willow Platters • Tuesday 10th July, 12:30pm - 2:30pm Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley £4 Wellfest • Lots of events to help improve your health and wellbeing. 5th - 15th July Borough wide

This celebration of jazz takes place over four days, 12th - 15th July. It will take place in Robin Park in Wigan and promises to attract many recognisable names in jazz music. Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Curtis Stigers and the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band present Sinatra at the Sands • Thursday 12th July, 8pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £29.50 / £27.50 Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Pete Long with William Morrison, Harry Morrison and Patrick Danao • Friday 13th July, 12pm - 2:30pm Wigan Central, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk Free admission




Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Schools Concert featuring New York Brass Band • Friday 13th July, 1:30pm - 2:30pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £10 Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: California Jazz Conservatory Blue Ensemble (USA) • Friday 13th July, 3pm - 5pm Wigan Central, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk Free admission Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Champian Fulton Trio with Scott Hamilton (USA) • Friday 13th July, 8pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £25 / £23 Wigan String Orchestra (Junior/ Intermediate and Youth) • The orchestra will be playing pieces from Barber Adagio for Strings and Double Violin Concerto (Mov 1) Bach Friday 13th July, 7pm Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester More details available from Wigan Music Service call 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Tickets available at the door on the night

Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: NATO Jazz Orchestra / Paul Pashley and his band / Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra • Saturday 14th July, 11am - 5pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £15 / £13 Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: James Morrison Quartet (Australia) appearing as special guest of Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra (UK) • Saturday 14th July, 8pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £25 / £23 Leigh Grammar School Celebration Day • Saturday 14th July, 11am - 3pm Bedford High School, Leigh Rock ‘n’ Stroll • Free family music festival; music, stalls and fairground. Saturday 14th July, 12pm - 11pm Lilford Park, Leigh Activating Archives Exhibition • Drawn in part from content created in the workshops, the exhibition will be a mixture of interactive audio installations and photography. Saturday 14th July – Saturday 4th August Wigan Library, Wigan Ironman • Sunday 15th July Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh


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Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Tom Sharp Jazz Orchestra/ Alan Benzie Trio/ Georgina Jackson/ Karen Sharp Quintet • Sunday 15th July, 11am - 5pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £15 / £13 Wigan International Jazz Festival 2018: Jeremy Sassoon’s ‘Ray Charles Project’ (UK) with full 18 piece band • Sunday 15th July, 8pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan www.wiganjazzfest.co.uk £25 / £23 Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 15th July, 1pm Sunday 29th July, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people • Summer Street Entertainment • • Mid / Late July - Weekends of the Summer holidays • Leigh Town Centre • • • • • •

Wigan Youth Brass Band • Come and join David Little and celebrate the wonderful work of this award-winning band. Also performing will be the Beginner and Intermediate Brass Bands. Sunday 15th July, 3pm Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Tickets available at the door on the day • • • • RAF Military Band Performance • Sunday 15th July Band Stand, Mesnes Park, Wigan Wigan Schools Gala Concert Adventures in Music • The Wigan Schools Orchestra performs Hoedown by Copland and In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg. The Youth Orchestra will perform Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Dukas. Approximately 2,000 Wigan school pupils will be attending. Monday 16th July, 1:30pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Tickets available at the door on the day




Wigan Youth Orchestra and Wigan Schools Orchestra Summer Concert • Monday 16th July, 7pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan More details available from Wigan Music Service call 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Mosaic Coasters and Breakfast Trays • Tuesday 17th July, 12:30pm - 2:30pm Hindley Library and Community Centre, Hindley £4 Wigan Youth Ensembles in Concert • Tuesday 17th July, 7pm Robin Park Indoor Sports Centre, Wigan For more details contact Wigan Music Service on 01942 776169 or email [email protected] Admission by programme purchase on the door Code Up: Codebug • Wednesday 18th July, 7pm - 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan www.wigansteam.com Booking essential

Marvellous Maps • Get colourful and creative to create your own ‘journey drawing’ whilst exploring Dave Pearson’s artwork. Free family-friendly tour and workshop for children aged 4 yrs+. Saturday 21st July, 12:30pm - 2pm The Turnpike, Leigh Creative Tech: E-Textiles • Wednesday 25th July, 7pm - 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan www.wigansteam.com Cinema Screening: Airplane! • Friday 27th July, 7:30pm The Turnpike Centre, Leigh For more details and to book tickets, visit www.leighfilmsociety.com £5 / £3 Creative Club • Join us in the summer holidays for three mornings of arty fun, creating individual artworks and exploring big ideas. Workshops take place during school holidays and support young artists aged 7-13 to develop their creative skills in a range of media. Monday 30th July – Wednesday 1st August The Turnpike, Leigh


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AUGUST Summer Street Entertainment • Enjoy local shopping and family entertainers. Weekends of the summer holidays Wigan and Leigh Town Centres Past Forward Issue 79 launch (local history magazine) • Wednesday 1st August Borough wide Email [email protected] for more information £2 per issue Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 5th August, 1pm Sunday 19th August, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people Solo exhibition by Jo Guile • Solo exhibition by London based artist Jo Guile. There will be accompanying public workshops and artist talks to be announced. Sunday 5th August – Monday 27th August Cross Street Arts, Standish The Manchester Drag Ball: Local history talk by Thomas McGrath • Join Thomas McGrath for a fascinating talk about the Manchester Drag Ball of 1880. The drag ball was held in Hulme, Manchester and was raided by the police in which many men were arrested, almost half of whom were

in female dress. The talk will also look at rare archives of cross-dressing during the Victorian era in the Wigan Borough. Friday 10th August, 1pm – 2pm Leigh Library, Leigh To book contact Wigan Archives and Local Studies on 01942 404430 or email [email protected] £3 (booking essential) All proceeds to go to the improvement of Wigan Archives and Leigh Local Studies Pizza & Pint Night • The award-winning Two Left Feet Tap present artisan pizza and craft beers. Friday 10th August, 6pm - 10pm Kitchen Courtyard, Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan

Activating Archives Exhibition • Drawn in part from content created in the workshops, the exhibition will be a mixture of interactive audio installations and photography. Saturday 11th August – Saturday 25th August Leigh Library, Leigh Wigan Pride • Annual Pride celebration. Saturday 11th August Wigan Town Centre Leigh Community 10k • Be part of this superb 10k in Leigh town centre, now in its second year. Sunday 12th August Leigh Town Centre For more details visit www.fyldecoastrunners.com




Wigan Pride • Annual Pride celebration. Saturday 11th August Wigan Town Centre


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Memory Walk • Join in to raise awareness of dementia. Friday 24th August Pennington Hall Park, Leigh Deeper Purple • You’ll be treated to Hush, Black Night, Speed King, Child in Time, Strange Kind of Woman, Fireball, Demon’s Eye, Smoke on the Water and many more! Friday 24th August, 7:30pm The Grand Vault, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details and to book tickets, visit www.theoldcourts.com

Cinema Screening: 24 Hour Party People • Friday 31st August, 7:30pm The Turnpike Centre, Leigh For more details and to book tickets, visit www.leighfilmsociety.com £5 / £3

Activating Archives Exhibition • Drawn in part from content created in the workshops, the exhibition will be a mixture of interactive audio installations and photography. Friday 31st August – Saturday 22nd September Cross Street Arts, Standish Leigh Canal Festival • Celebration of the canal and its heritage. Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th September, 10am – 5pm Twist Lane, Leigh SEPTEMBER Continental Street Market • An eclectic mix of trades from around the world featuring the best quality food and quirky craft items. 1st week of September Wigan And Leigh Town Centres Diggers Festival • Annual event held to celebrate Gerrard Winstanley. Saturday 8th September The Wiend / Believe Square / walled area, Wigan

Proms in the Park • A fantastic evening of open air band music. Saturday 1st September, 6pm - 10pm Mesnes Park, Wigan




Wigan 10k • The fifth Wigan 10k will start and finish in Wigan Town Centre. Sunday 9th September Wigan Town Centre

Proms in the Park • A fantastic evening of open air brass band music. Saturday 8th September, 6pm - 10pm Pennington Hall Park, Leigh

Ashton Summer Festival • Early September Ashton, Wigan

Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 9th September, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people

Pictures in the Park Series 2018: Sing-A-Long-A Grease • Friday 7th September Haigh Woodland Park, Haigh For further information visit www.haighwoodlandpark.co.uk Tickets £6 adult and concession (5-15 years/65 years and over) £5 - please note: no under 5s allowed Leigh for All Heritage Day • Saturday 8th September, 10am - 4pm Leigh, Civic Square, Leigh

We Fight for the Future of Our Nation Exhibition • Exhibition by Anna FC Smith exploring the contents of a speech given in Wigan by Keir Hardie. Sunday 9th September - Saturday 29th September Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan www.wigansteam.co.uk

Pictures in the Park Series 2018: Sing-A-Long-A Mamma Mia • Saturday 8th September Haigh Woodland Park, Haigh For further information visit www.haighwoodlandpark.co.uk Tickets £6 adult and concession (5-15 years/65 years and over) £5 - please note: no under 5s allowed All information correct at time of going to press. Please contact the venue in advance to confirm details.

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Wigan 10k • The fifth Wigan 10k will start and finish in Wigan Town Centre. Sunday 9th September Wigan Town Centre




Colour Run • Back in a burst of colour! Sunday 16th September Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh

Royal Children in Ancient Egypt: talk by Dr. Campbell Price • The lives of royal children are perhaps the best known from ancient Egyptian society. This lecture traces the experience of being a child using archaeological evidence before illustrating the special status of the Pharaoh’s offspring. Thursday 13th September, 12:30pm - 1:30pm Museum of Wigan Life, Wigan Booking essential. £2.50 per person (includes tea and coffee) Pizza & Pint Night • The award-winning Two Left Feet Tap present artisan pizza and craft beers. Friday 14th September, 6pm - 10pm Kitchen Courtyard, Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan RAF Military Band Performance • Sunday 16th September Band Stand, Mesnes Park, Wigan

Code Up: Introduction to Python • Wednesday 19th September, 7pm – 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan www.wigansteam.com Booking essential Trencherfield Mill: Steaming Sunday • Sunday 23rd September, 1pm Trencherfield Mill, Wigan Adults £4, children under 12 and concessions £2, family ticket (two adults/two children) £10, group bookings - 20% discount for parties of more than 15 people Creative Tech: Drone Coding • Wednesday 26th September, 7pm 9pm Wigan STEAM, Library Street, Wigan www.wigansteam.com Booking essential Cinema Screening: Downsizing • Friday 28th September, 7:30pm The Turnpike Centre, Leigh For more details and to book tickets, visit www.leighfilmsociety.com £5 / £3


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Child’s Play – a Celebration of Childhood • A free, interactive experience, giving families an insight into Victorian life through dress up, games and education. Throughout the summer Monday - Saturday Museum of Wigan Life, Library Street, Wigan For more details contact Museum of Wigan Life on 01942 828128 or email [email protected]

Creative Sunshine Writers Group with Louise Fazackerly • Mondays (weekly), 1pm - 3pm Sunshine House, Scholes £5 For the latest events visit



Wigan Family History Society Helpdesk • Ask the experts for help with your family tree. Mondays (weekly), 10:30am – 12:30pm (drop-in session) Museum of Wigan Life, Wigan For more details and to book, contact Wigan Archives and Local Studies on 01942 404430 or email [email protected] Leigh Family History Society Helpdesk • Ask the experts for help with your family tree. Mondays (weekly), 12pm – 2pm (drop-in session) Wigan Archives and Leigh Local Studies, Leigh Town Hall, Leigh For more details and to book, contact Wigan Archives and Local Studies on 01942 404430 or email [email protected] Tuesdays Watercolour Classes by Tony Bretherton - beginner, intermediate and advanced levels • Tuesdays (weekly), 10:30am 12:30pm Sunshine House, Scholes £5 Sewing Club • Tuesdays (weekly), 10am - 12pm Golborne Library, Golborne WI Knit and Natter Group • 2nd Tuesday of the month, 2pm 3pm Golborne Library, Golborne

Live Lounge: Open Mic • Tuesdays (weekly), 7:30pm The Old Courts, Wigan

Wednesdays Evening Reading Group • Wednesdays (every 6 weeks) Atherton Library, Atherton Carry on Cleaning • Volunteers from Wigan Archives and Leigh Local Studies will be cleaning Quarter Session Records. These fascinating documents record crimes being committed in Wigan during the Victorian era. Come along and find out how you can get involved in conserving the past. Last Wednesday of the month (dropin session) Wigan Archives and Leigh Local Studies, Leigh Town Hall, Leigh No need to book. For more details contact Wigan Archives and Local Studies on 01942 404430 or email [email protected] •


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Thursdays Dementia Reading Group • Thursdays (weekly) Atherton Library, Atherton Drawing Group • Thursdays (weekly), 10am - 12pm Golborne Library, Golborne Watercolour Classes by Tony Bretherton - beginner, intermediate and advanced levels • Thursdays (weekly), 10:30am 12:30pm Sunshine House, Scholes £5 Art Tea Afternoons • Work with an artist to develop your skills in this relaxed and sociable workshop. Thursdays (weekly), 1pm - 3pm The Turnpike, Leigh 50p donation (includes a cup of tea) Tallula Vintage Does Wigan • An evening of dressing up and getting festival ready with Tallula Vintage! They specialise in unique, one-off garments, accessories, retro style pieces and pre-owned and reworked customized fashion. 1st Thursday of the month, 4pm 11pm The Bailiff Bar, The Old Courts, Wigan For more details visit www.oldcourts.com Wigan WOL Open Mic Poetry • At Write Out Loud Wigan Open Mic people crowd in to listen to bawling, old, young, new and subtle poets. Some funny, some melancholy, some

political and some absurd. Come on down, all welcome! 2nd Thursday of the month, 8pm 10pm The Old Courts, Wigan For more details visit www.oldcourts.com Book Chat • Last Thursday of the month, 12pm 1pm Golborne Library, Golborne Thursdays and Fridays Craft Market • Last Thursday and Friday of the month Wigan Market Hall, Wigan

Friday Expression Leigh: Fallen Angels Dance Theatre • Dance and movement workshops for anybody in recovery from addiction or adversity. All abilities welcome. Fridays (weekly), 10:20am - 12:30pm The Turnpike, Leigh




Watercolour Classes by Lea Nixon – intermediate and advanced levels • Fridays (weekly), 10am – 12pm Sunshine House, Scholes For more details visit leanixon.co.uk £5 Dementia Café • An event to support people living with dementia and their carers. 3rd Friday of the month Atherton Library, Atherton Haigh Foodie Friday • A foodie festival, featuring a variety of street food and drink traders. Last Friday of the month, 6pm - 10pm Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan Afternoon Classic Cinema Club • Screenings of classic and older films for a more mature audience. Last Friday of the month, films usually start at 1pm The Derby Room, The Turnpike, Leigh Suggested donation of £2 per person

Wigan Auction House Artisan Market • A unique shopping and trading experience with stall holders selling organic meat and dairy, homemade artisan pies and cakes, arts and crafts, bespoke handmade children’s clothes, vintage traders, vinyl records and more. 2nd Saturday of the month, 10am – 4pm Wigan Auction House, Miry Lane, Wigan Sundays Machine Embroidery Group • 1st Sunday of the month Sunshine House, Scholes

Saturdays Soapbox Youth Theatre • Our youth theatre is friendly, informal and lots of fun. Open to all 6-18 year olds, it is a great way to develop skills, build confidence and meet new friends. Every Saturday during term time 10am – 11:30am (ages 6 - 12) and 12pm – 1:30pm (ages 13 - 18) The Turnpike, Leigh

Artisan Market • Over 100 traders delivering the very finest, mouth-watering foods, unusual, lip smacking drinks, quirky, intricate crafts and exquisite, design led art, all housed in gazebos within the park. 3rd Sunday of the month, 10am – 4pm Haigh Woodland Park, Haigh, Wigan


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www.leighrl.co.uk The Old Courts Gerrard Winstanley House, Crawford Street, Wigan, WN1 1NA www.wiganwarriors.com

www.wiganathletic.com

The Old Courts is a multi-arts centre which aims to bring innovative art, music, comedy, dance and spoken word to Wigan and the surrounding areas. They have a packed calendar of live music gigs, various children’s shows and interactive activities, visual arts exhibitions, touring and local theatre events, comedy and a whole lot more. For the latest events visit www.oldcourts.com

To find more local events, community groups, activities and volunteer opportunities visit www.communitybook.org

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It’s easy to get around

Plan your journey

Wigan Borough has excellent transport links, situated in the middle of Liverpool and Manchester. With two trains from Manchester every hour and easy access to the M6 its convenient location makes it the perfect leisure destination for those days out with the family.

To find where nearby public transport stops are, view timetables and more using accurate and up-to-date information visit www.tfgm.com/journey_planning

Wigan has two railway stations, Wigan North Western and Wigan Wallgate, whilst the guided busway links Leigh and surrounding towns to Manchester city centre. Bus links are great and there are plenty of car parks across the borough to help you get to the action.

Greenheart Over two-thirds of Wigan Borough is made up of green space. Don’t take our word for it come and explore. Get some fresh air and get active in our parks, woodlands and green spaces. Search Greenheart at www.wigan.gov.uk

Don’t feel left out - Wigan Borough includes the large towns of Wigan and Leigh, as well as Haigh Woodland Park in the north and Pennington Flash in the south of the borough.

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