Past Forward


The latest issue of the local history magazine is available online for free - Link
If you haven’t seen it already it’s well worth a read. Other archive editions are also available.
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Not forgetting: Free eMagazine service available to all Wigan library card holders - Link
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* All Write Up North Short Story Anthology 2020 is now available online - LINK *
It includes all the stories & winning art work entered into a competition earlier this year.
The theme was ‘All Things up North’ & winners were announced at Wigan Library in February.
Congratulations to:
Ian McLoughlin - 1st place short story ‘The Woman Behind the Bar’
Natasha Tingle - runner-up short story ‘#Homeless but Still Human’
Elaine Phipps - front cover art competition winner
Graham Roberts - front cover art runner up
Anthology PDF
Replied: 26th Apr 2020 at 16:54


BWCN is a guide to local news, projects, services, groups and events.
There’s a weekly newsletter - online every Wednesday - and you can email contributions: info@bwcn.org.uk
Links: Latest Newsletter (29th Apr) / www.bwcn.org.uk / @borough_wide
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A recent BWCN article - Wigan Libraries eMagazines
* You can become a Wigan libraries member online during the lockdown *
• Fill in the ‘Apply for a library card’ form - Link
• You will receive an email with a temporary membership number
• Email wigan.library@wigan.gov.uk to request your permanent membership number
• You will then be ready to join the free eMagazine service
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Museum of Wigan Life - Facebook (27th Aug):
We are releasing the current edition of our popular local history magazine, Past Forward, as a free digital edition.
Download the magazine here: www.wigan.gov.uk
Replied: 28th Aug 2020 at 08:29


There’s news in the magazine of an interesting competition:
Submit entries to pastforward@wigan.gov.uk
Or Local History Writing Competition, Past Forward,
Museum of Wigan Life, Library St, Wigan. WN1 1NU
Closing date: Tuesday 1st February 2021
Replied: 28th Aug 2020 at 08:32


@WiganMuseum (11th Dec):
The latest edition of Past Forward, the 'people's history' magazine is now out, and you can read it for free online here
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@ WiganMuseum:
Good news for rainy day readers, our Local History publication Past Forward have added 65 more issues to read for FREE - Link
Replied: 21st Jan 2021 at 07:35
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