History of Wigan   (Help with ancient and recent history.)

Sliding down the spoil heaps from the pits on a piece of belting or such like. Buying loose butter from the local co-op for my gran, having it wrapped in grease proof paper and put on tab till pay day. Going with the local farmer to get the cows in for milking, haymaking in summer. Making go carts ( trolleys ) and throwing arrows, not forgetting catapults or arrows from bulrushes. Happy days