ISSUE No. 34 SUMMER 2003 The Newsletter of Wigan Heritage Service FREE From the Editor AS seems to be the case of late, there’s good news and bad news. Sadly, the Heritage Service has recently lost two very good friends and supporters, Ted Cheetham and Events Donald Anderson (see p4). WELCOME to the new Events and Activities page of I had the privilege of getting to know Donald in Past Forward. We’ve had a busy few months with the 1980’s, and well remember his amazing knowledge on anything to do with mining. I organised visits from groups, and events at The recall one instance when I showed him a History Shop and around the borough. Read on for an photograph of miners working underground, which I naturally assumed to be local, but he update on what’s been happening and we hope you pointed out straight away that it definitely was will join us at our future events (listed below). If you not, and almost certainly Staffordshire - all on would like further information about events and the evidence of the shape of the toe of the miner’s footware! activities, or about our Education and Outreach On a happier note, the main events during the service, please contact Claire Hawkins, Heritage past few months have been the two new exhibitions in the History Shop. Wigan on the Officer (Community Outreach & Education) on 01942 Map was given a rousing launch in March, 828124 or email
[email protected] We will also be when the History Shop was jam-packed, and taking part in the NW Archives Festival and Family since then there has been a steady number of visitors to view this unique achievement (see Learning Weekend in September – for details of all our p5).