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Get crafty this week with Archives|: Wigan & Leigh! We've got some fun, FREE, spooky-inspired arts and crafts projects to get you ready for Halloween! 🎃 If you drop in between 11am-12pm a member of the team will be on hand to help! 🕸

We've had a great week with all the Halloween crafts! Tomorrow (Saturday 28th) is your last chance to create your own spooky dream (or nightmare) catcher! 👻 This is a FREE event and if you drop in between 11am-12pm then a member of the team will be on hand to help! 🎃

Sunday 12th Nov is Remembrance Sunday. We've created a window display to share some stories & objects about the First & Second World Wars. Inside the Town Hall we have many resources which can help trace the lives of ancestors & relatives who fought in these conflicts.

Join us at Leigh library on Saturday 11th November at 11.02am to commemorate Remembrance Day when author, Vincent Atherton, will read from his book, "Billy's War". Please book your place via our Wigan Libraries Eventbrite page bit.ly/WiganLibraries…

Harwoods Patisserie, transforming an icon and an intriguing tale of the Banksy-style mystery at Pennington Flash... Our new edition of Borough Life has it all! Coming soon to a leisure centre, library or home near you! 👉 Wigan.gov.uk/boroughlife 👉 wigan.gov.uk/BoroughLifePlus

Elfelred is taking a peek at our Wigan Quarter Sessions collections. He's been naughty as these court records are from 1927 & access is restricted for 100 years! We hold the Quarter Session records from 1733-1971, when the Courts were abolished & superseded by the Crown Courts📚

Thank you for all your support this year!

Object 5 – Millgate flint flakes - Wigan Museum Archives: Wigan & Leigh 100objectsfrommanchester.wordpress.com/2024/01/15/obj…

YOUNG PEOPLE 📢 We are taking submissions for articles about a person, place or thing in our local area 11-18 year old - 500 words or fewer 11 and under - 200 words or fewer Gift voucher prizes available as well as seeing your work in print. Please email [email protected]

Thank you mark reid for showcasing our exhibition! We've done a little bit of digging:- James William Mayall (1863-1942) was the groundsman at Leigh Cricket Club and he also played. In 1901 he was considered to be the 'best batsman in the district.' 🏏

A DISCOVERY OF A NEW WORLD or a DISCOURSE Tending to prove, that ‘tis Probable there may be another Habitable WORLD in the MOON - John Wilkins (1684). 340 years later & Wilkins was correct in his theory about the earth but we’re no closer to living on the moon! #WorldBookDay

Y5 historians enjoyed a fascinating trip to Leigh Town Hall Museum and Archives. They explored diary entries for the past and looked for clues about what life was like for ordinary people through the ages #Woodfieldhistory Archives: Wigan & Leigh

A new exhibition telling the story of the last 50 years of Wigan Borough will open from 28th March at Archives: Wigan & Leigh. Forward, Together celebrates the people, places & communities that have shaped the borough since its formation in 1974. More info 👉 ow.ly/VzI350QYW83

Today marks 50 years since Wigan Council was formed, following the Local Government Act 1972, which came into place on April 1, 1974. The move brought together several former local government districts to create Wigan Borough. #LocalGov50

Thank you for hosting us Everything Human Rights Community Group ! We had a great time and look forward to working together 😀

Ever wondered what #objects are held in the #museum #collection? Our new #WhatsInStore #exhibition showcases so many pieces never seen before, so why not visit to #discover more? Tues-Fri 10-4pm Sat 10-2pm Entry is #FREE 😍 #Wigan #FamilyFriendly

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Glenys tells her father in law’s story, illustrated by her personal family archive. Part 1

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Glenys tells her father in law’s story, illustrated by her personal family archive. Part 2

Who was Madame Ratcliffe?! Join us as we travel through Tyldesley, Atherton and Leigh to discover more about her. You might have spotted the ghost sign in Tyldesley which has been restored by Historic England For Tyldesley

Brilliant session at Heathise care home. Find out more about our brand new Reminiscence Workshops here: Reminiscing Together Workshops (wigan.gov.uk)