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'''Wigan''' is a town and metropolitan borough in [[Greater Manchester]]. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre. | [[File:Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.jpg|thumb|Wigan Pier and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal]]'''Wigan''' is a town and [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre. | ||
The current borough includes other towns such as [[Leigh]]. | |||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
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There was a Wigan [[CHE group]] in the 1970s. | There was a Wigan [[CHE group]] in the 1970s. | ||
The Wigan LGBQ young people's group meets weekly at Brook Wigan and Leight.<ref>http://www.lgf.org.uk/whats-on/event-detail/?event_id=351</ref> | The [[Wigan LGBQ young people's group]] meets weekly at Brook Wigan and Leight.<ref>http://www.lgf.org.uk/whats-on/event-detail/?event_id=351</ref> | ||
[[ByoU]] is a project for young LGB people,<ref>http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/EducationLearning/Youth/ByoULesbianGayBisexualYouthWorkProject.htm</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Manchester]] | [[Category:Greater Manchester]] | ||
[[Category:Metropolitan boroughs]] | |||
[[Category:English towns]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 July 2026
Wigan is a town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester. It was formerly a mill town and coal mining district. Wigan Pier, on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, has become a heritage centre.
The current borough includes other towns such as Leigh.
LGBT history
There was a Wigan CHE group in the 1970s.
The Wigan LGBQ young people's group meets weekly at Brook Wigan and Leight.[1]
ByoU is a project for young LGB people,[2]