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Community Dog Show
Community Dog Show
Come and join us for our annual Community Dog Show. We have a number of categories including Best Rescue, Prettiest Bitch, Handsome Male, Golden Oldie (Age 8+), Catch a Sausage, Child Handler, Cutest Pup and Waggiest Tail. Only £2 to register per category. You can register on the day from 5:15pm. Please come along and join in the fun even if you don't have a dog - It's free to attend There will also be a raffle with fantastic prizes […]
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Crooke Hall Inn charity Beer Boats & Music festival
Crooke Hall Inn charity Beer Boats & Music festival
We are proud to announce, the welcome return to the local music scene of the iconic Crooke Hall Inn, Charity Beer, Music and Boats festival, The beneficiaries ot this years bash are The Wigan and Leigh Hospice. As well as a host of high-quality real ales, lagers and craft beers, licensee Libby Huddart has some lovely, varied food on offer, to suit all tastes at reasonable prices. Also, a host of quality bands duos and singers of all genres have […]
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Haigh Bubblefest
Haigh Bubblefest
Following the success of our first Bubble Festival last year, Haigh Parish Council brings you another day of family fun and bubbles. Hosted at Haigh Woodland Park in the Walled and Walker Gardens. You have the chance to experience the biggest bubbles you have ever seen. Bubbles for blowing, popping, and running through. Come as a family and watch the show and join in by making your own bubbles. Let’s fill the park again with bubbles! There will be food […]
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Funny Money
Funny Money
Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier! Henry A. Perkins, a mild mannered C.P.A, accidently picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. He plans to leave the country with his wife and as they prepare a detective arrives thinking Henry is dead as a man with bullet holes in his head and Henrys briefcase were found in the Thames. This amateur production is presented […]
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Folk in The Bailiff
Folk in The Bailiff
Join brilliant local singer-songwriter Lawrence Hoy for a relaxed evening of song and storytelling, accompanied by fantastic fellow musicians. Doors – 7pm Performance time – 7:30pm Featured artist – 9pm. Free entry, musicians & singers welcome. Lawrence Hoy has been writing songs for as long as he can remember; like thousands of others in the 60s he played in a rock band, but only rarely deviated from the standards to put in a song or lyric of my own. Hoy […]
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Heritage Open Day – Wigan Museum of Life
Heritage Open Day – Wigan Museum of Life
Heritage Open Day at the Museum of Wigan Life is back! Let our curators guide you through our wonderful building and permanent displays. The Museum of Wigan Life and Wigan Local Studies Library offer a fantastic opportunity for learning and discovery. The museum is housed in Wigan’s first public library, and it was the town's first public building with electric lighting. Opened in 1878, it is an Alfred Waterhouse designed building who also designed the Natural History Museum in London […]
Heritage Open Days – Leigh Town Hall Tours
Heritage Open Days – Leigh Town Hall Tours
Leigh Town Hall will be opening its doors to the public for a behind the scenes tour of the historic town hall building. The annual Heritage Open Days will be returning in September. Leigh Town Hall will be opening its doors to the public and inviting you to Join a member of the Archives: Wigan & Leigh team for a behind the scenes tour of the historic town hall building. It's a free event but availability is limited so you […]
Headsticks | Ticnotoc | Cherry & Peesh
Headsticks | Ticnotoc | Cherry & Peesh
Fantastic Folk Punk band Headsticks return to Wigan for a not to be missed show. Doors open 17.30 Headsticks. 19.30 - 20.30 https://www.facebook.com/headsticksmusic/ Ticnotoc. 18.45 - 19.15 https://www.facebook.com/ticnotoc100/ Cherry & Peesh. 18.00 - 18.30 https://www.facebook.com/cherryandpeesh/ Tickets £10 or £12 on the door.
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BeWILDer
BeWILDer
BeWILDer - join us on an immersive, music-led, woodland walk, BeWILDer is a site-specific, immersive, outdoor performance about the place it’s happening in. An intimate and transformative, music-led walk, combing deep ecology songs and eco-centric stories that aim to deepen your experience of your place in the inter-connected ecosystem we are all a part of. Audiences will be guided through Wigan Flashes in small groups, into the woodland and finding hidden trails. Along the way the audience will be encouraged […]
Groove Into The Woods
Groove Into The Woods
Groove Into the Woods is an animated and live-action magical, musical adventure which follows three friends into a fairy-tale forest where they learn some important lessons about who you can trust, who your friends are, and which troll might eat you! Specially designed to be a midpoint between kid shows and ‘regular’ adult concerts, this show has something for everyone (in the kingdom). High energy interactive theatre meets top quality gig. Blending electro jungle rhythms, infectious pop themes, and a […]
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Little Boxes
Little Boxes
Little Boxes is a one-woman show, taking the audience on a journey through Joann’s life and the ‘boxes’ that have made her who she is today. The hopes and dreams of a child, the frustrations of an acting career, the tensions of being a parent, the grief in losing loved ones, the fear of being… herself. Described as “funny, touching and at times heartbreaking,” by London Pub Theatres, Joann uses personal anecdotes to highlight assumptions and judgements made about her […]
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Bruise Control | The Butters Aliens | The Strangerz
Bruise Control | The Butters Aliens | The Strangerz
A heavier line up for us but something were VERY excited about! 3 new bands to us and 2 bands new to Wigan! Headliners Bruise Control are a band that have been killing it all over the country and recently supported Amyl & The Sniffers. The Butters Aliens are a Birmingham based band and have been highly recommended by our headliners so we’re really pleased to have them on! The Strangerz are a band from Manc/Doncaster and doing exciting things […]
Tommy Jones & Megan Wyn
Tommy Jones & Megan Wyn
We welcome you to enjoy free live music, every Friday & Saturday in the Bailiff Bar. Grab a drink and bask in the great ambience of our local artists. Friday 23rd September we present Tommy Jones & Megan Wyn Tommy Jones – Tommy has played main stage with artists from all over the world and even held a residency in Japan. With extensive musical knowledge of all genres behind the performance there is bound to be something for everyone to enjoy! Megan Wyn – Megan Wyn is […]
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Twin Lizzy – A Tribute To Thin Lizzy
Twin Lizzy – A Tribute To Thin Lizzy
A fantastic evening of all Thin Lizzys greatest hits, brought to you by Twin Lizzy. Tickets only £5 or £7 on the door. Over 16s event, Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Penelope Carpenter & John Anderton
Penelope Carpenter & John Anderton
We welcome you to enjoy free live music, every Friday & Saturday in the Bailiff Bar. Grab a drink and bask in the great ambience of our local artists. Saturday 24th September we present Penelope Carpenter & John Anderton Penelope Carpenter – We’re pleased to welcome Welsh born artist, Penelope Carpenter, who typically covers from range from late 90’s early 2000″s MTV and Kerrang style music. Artist influences such as Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, Green day, Jack White, and Ed Sheeran, and many […]
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John Peel’s Shed
John Peel’s Shed
In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel’s Radio 1 show. His prize was a box of records that took eight years to listen to. This is an ode to radio, those records and anyone who’s ever sought solace in wireless. This show features a selection of records previously owned by the late John Peel. Many are very rare recordings by obscure and now defunct bands, and this is a unique opportunity for any Peel fans. A version […]
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AUTOS AND ARTISAN WEEKEND
AUTOS AND ARTISAN WEEKEND
AUTOS AND ARTISAN WEEKEND at Haigh Woodland Park. Saturday October 1st & Sunday October 2nd. 10am - 4pm. Mac Auto Challenges presents an amazing FREE weekend of: Classic Cars, Bikes and Customised Cars. A Craft Marquee and Artisan Courtyard. Traders Village. Chainsaw Carving Demos. Live Children’s Entertainment. And so much more... For information on Car attendance or to book a stall at this event, contact John on: admin@mac-auto-challenges.co.uk HAIGH WOODLAND PARK. GREAT FUN. GREAT VALUE. GREAT OUTDOORS.