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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. |
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| + | The current borough includes other towns such as [[Leigh]]. | ||
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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> |
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| + | [[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 17:49, 20 May 2015
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]
