What's on in Wigan (October 7-13)

Reporter Sian Jones with things to do in Wigan

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00:00Hello and welcome to What's Ant in Wigan this week. Why not take part in a fabulous Halloween

00:09wreath workshop over at Fair Clems on Thursday October 10th. You will learn the basics of wreath

00:14making over a two-hour session and will come away with your very own wreath. Book it is online.

00:22Did you know that Charlie Chaplin danced minted slapstick comedy many times in King Street with

00:26both Fred Karno's and Dan Leno's troops? Do you ever wonder if fame came his way on the

00:33back of everything he had learned from George Thornby Senior in the Wigan Music Halls?

00:37To discover more interesting facts about Wigan's place in the history of music

00:41join Ken Scully, musician and historian at Haywoodland Park on October 12th

00:46for a presentation full of songs and stories of King Street's proud history. Booking is recommended.

00:52Join Wendy from Dursbury Laboratory and Dan Worsley, children's author and storyteller

00:57as they collaborate to create an extraterrestrial event that mixes science fact and science fiction.

01:02Prepare to believe the unbelievable as Dan takes you on an interplanetary journey using

01:07his mind-boggling storytelling skills. The event is for ages 7 plus at Wigan Library

01:13on October 12th and tickets are available online and are free to enter.

01:18And finally, Chapels at the Caledonian in Ashton is hosting what they hope to be an

01:22annual fundraising event for Wigan and Leigh Hospice. There will be a range of local talent

01:28inside that have agreed to go back to back from opening until close and they're also doing a

01:33staff-sponsored mountain climb plus much more activities to raise money for the hospice.

01:38It takes place on October 13th and starts at 1pm.