Friday, 03 September 2010

Wigton people

Wigton Carnival, Longthwaite Pre-School

We want to know what you think about the town. What is its best feature? What would you change? How would you sum up Wigton in three words? We've been out and about finding out what you think about your town.

"There is still a real community spirit in Wigton."

PCSO Lyndsay Tuck for Wigton with colleagues Lindsey Noblet, Silloth and Naomi Maughan for Aspatria Lyndsay Tuck, Police Community Support Officer, Wigton

"Wigton is in a great spot, near the lakes and the coast"

Liz Chapman, Wigton Theatre Group Liz Chapman, member of the Wigton Theatre Group

13-year-old Nathan feels at home as a champion

AT JUST 13 years old Nathan Grainger can hold his own at Hopes Auction Mart and he is already leading champions into the ring.

Some familiar faces

DC hose18 Here are some photos from around Wigton. Photos taken by the Times & Star. If you want to display your own images here, then why not get in touch and we can organise it for you.

Wigton nostalgia: A history in pictures

Young Farmers Wigton - 1965 A selection of Wigton images fom our history photo archive

The Rockets have a blast in Benidorm

Rockin’ all over the world: Rue and the Rockets

A WIGTON band which has been gigging for 47 years went down a storm on one of Europe’s biggest stages at Benidorm Palace. Drummer Rueben Slater had just celebrated his 60th birthday when Rue and the Rockets were invited to play in the country where they had a number one hit with Sticky Vicky two years ago. “We stormed them,” said Rue. “We got applause twice as loud as anyone else, and when we mentioned Carlisle the place erupted.

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