A Royal Celebration - Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust

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HERITAGE SERVICE
Contents
3 Walker Brothers
4/5 The 1938 Royal Visit
6 Archives News
7 Thomas Darwell
Harrison
8/9 Holidays at Home
10/11 Events and
Exhibitions
12-14 Clogs
15 Mark Thomas Hughes
16 Collections Corner
17 Something New/
Exhibition Review
18/19 Royal Celebrations
20 The Stained Glass
21 Heritage Service News
24/25 Mary Tomlinson
26/27 Margery Booth
28 Burney’s and
other memories
29-31 Can you Help/
Reader’s Letters
32/33 The Glory
of Benjamin
34 Society News
35 Probing Pictures
FRONT COVER
Clockwise from top right:
Leigh royal visit, 1977;
Sharron Brennan celebrates the
marriage of Charles and Diana;
Coops workers celebrate the
coronation of George VI;
Royal wedding street party on
Belle Green Lane, Ince in 1981;
Royal visit to Wigan, 1954.
Letter from the
Editorial Team
With the royal wedding on 29 April and the success of the ‘King’s
Speech’ at the Oscars, this edition celebrates all things royal. Read
Hannah Turner’s article on page four about George VI’s visit to Leigh
in 1938. Turn to page 16 for our royal-themed Collections Corner or go
to pages 18 and 19 for our royal photographs centre-fold.
On 23 April, at the Museum of Wigan Life, there will be a Super Saturday
event called ‘Celebrate: St George and the Royal Wedding’. There will be
objects to handle, craft activities, a very special performance by the
Abram Pace Eggers and much more. Also, coming soon at Leigh Local
Studies is a new royal-themed display.
There are plenty of non-royal articles and events too. You should now have
completed your 2011 census forms, turn to page 22 and 23 to discover
some of the problems historic censuses pose for family history researchers.
And finally turn to page ten for the Heritage Service events calendar. A new
exhibition opens at the museum on 23 April and runs until 30 August.
‘Seeds of Change’ will look at how the Borough’s environment has changed
over time. Why not bring your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews
along to this fun, interactive family exhibition in the school holidays?
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