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15/10/2026

✨Weekend Fun Alert! ✨
Looking for something exciting to do this Saturday?
Join us at Wigan Borough Libraries on Saturday 17th October for a day full of creativity and games!
🎲 Board Games & Chess
🧱 LEGO Building Challenges
🎨 Craft Activities for All Ages
🤝 Community Fun & Family Time
📍 Happening across our libraries – bring the family and make memories!

🌟Do you have a talent that deserves the spotlight? 🌟Whether you sing, dance, perform comedy, play an instrument, magic t...
13/10/2026

🌟Do you have a talent that deserves the spotlight?

🌟Whether you sing, dance, perform comedy, play an instrument, magic tricks, or have another amazing skill to share, we want to hear from you!

Enter Leigh’s Got Talent, a family-friendly talent show inspired by BGT, taking place at Leigh Library on:

📅 Sunday 24th January 2027

🕑 2:00pm - 6:00pm

🎭 Open to both children and adults

🎤 Perform in front of our judges, including a Simon Cowell lookalike!

🏆 £100 voucher prize up for grabs!

Think you've got what it takes?

Simply scan the QR code to complete our Expression of Interest Form by 9th November 2026👌🏻

🎃👻 Halloween Boo Box Competition! 👻🎃Borrow and win this Halloween at Hindley Library & Community Centre!📚 Adults: Borrow...
13/10/2026

🎃👻 Halloween Boo Box Competition! 👻🎃

Borrow and win this Halloween at Hindley Library & Community Centre!

📚 Adults: Borrow 3 horror books
📖 Children: Borrow 3 spooky stories

Borrow before 25th October 2026 and you'll be entered into our prize draw to win a fantastic Halloween Boo Box!

Start your Halloween fun off on the day by dropping into the free Spooky Halloween Craft Club at Wigan library, Saturday...
09/10/2026

Start your Halloween fun off on the day by dropping into the free Spooky Halloween Craft Club at Wigan library, Saturday 31st October - call in between 9.00am to 1.00pm to create a range of Halloween themed crafts (while stocks last)

Wigan library will host an extra special Halloween Baby Bubbles & Rhymes on Tuesday 27th October 10.30-11.30am - all und...
09/10/2026

Wigan library will host an extra special Halloween Baby Bubbles & Rhymes on Tuesday 27th October 10.30-11.30am - all under 5s welcome to this free event, no booking required, Halloween fancy dress is encouraged!

08/10/2026

✨Weekend Fun Alert! ✨
Looking for something exciting to do this Saturday?
Join us at Wigan Borough Libraries on Saturday 10th October for a day full of creativity and games!
🎲 Board Games & Chess
🧱 LEGO Building Challenges
🎨 Craft Activities for All Ages
🤝 Community Fun & Family Time
📍 Happening across our libraries – bring the family and make memories!

07/10/2026

🌍 What if you discovered that half of your family was on the other side of the Atlantic?

For David Yeates, that discovery led to an extraordinary journey from Ashton-in-Makerfield to Atlanta.

Growing up in the 1970s, David knew he was different but didn’t understand why. In adulthood, he discovered that his father was Steve Belcher, a Black American GI who had been stationed at Burtonwood Air Base.

Then, in 2002, David travelled to Atlanta to meet his father for the very first time.

Join us for From Wigan to Atlanta, as David shares his inspirational and deeply personal story of identity, family, discovery and belonging.

📅 Saturday 10 October
🕥 10.30am–12.00pm
📍 Wigan Library

🎟️ FREE, but booking is essential via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/wigan-libraries-34198031163

Come along and hear an extraordinary family story spanning two continents and generations.

Remembrance Candlelit Concert at Leigh library Thursday 12th November 7.00-9.00pm. Join us for a poignant and uplifting ...
06/10/2026

Remembrance Candlelit Concert at Leigh library Thursday 12th November 7.00-9.00pm. Join us for a poignant and uplifting evening of music featuring Callum Carter, Grace Duggan, Nicole Pastore and All Singers Great and Small choir with our wonderful event space dressed and gently illuminated by electric candlelight for this special occasion. Tickets are FREE and can be booked via Wigan libraries Eventbrite page. Funded by UK Government

The Dark Side of Leigh and District - Join Brian Joyce at Leigh library on Thursday 15th October 6.00-8.00pm to examine ...
06/10/2026

The Dark Side of Leigh and District - Join Brian Joyce at Leigh library on Thursday 15th October 6.00-8.00pm to examine 4 cases of homicide in the Leigh area between 1927 to 1951 with the opportunity to consider for one of the cases if the verdict would be the same in 2026. Rest assured that Brian will avoid gruesome detail in his talk. Tickets at £7 include chippy supper and can be booked via Wigan libraries Eventbrite page

Join Computer Xplorers for an extended 2 hour Minecraft social on Friday 30th October, Wigan library 10am-12pm, Leigh li...
06/10/2026

Join Computer Xplorers for an extended 2 hour Minecraft social on Friday 30th October, Wigan library 10am-12pm, Leigh library 1.30-3.30pm to design and build a maze complete with spooky twists, turns and surprises! A lovely opportunity to create, problem solve and socialise. Tickets £15 can be booked via the QR code.

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