Westhoughton Local History Group

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Westhoughton Local History Group Westhoughton Local History Group - interest group for people about the history of our local area and related subjects.

Meets on 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:30 in Westhoughton Library.

D DAY BY GRAHAM STIRRUP - THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER 10.30AMOur monthly meeting will be held this Thursday in the Carnegie Ha...
13/10/2026

D DAY BY GRAHAM STIRRUP - THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER 10.30AM
Our monthly meeting will be held this Thursday in the Carnegie Hall, where we will be joined by Graham Stirrup.

Graham will be making his annual October trip to Westhoughton to talk about D Day, the events leading up to it and how it changed the course of WW2. He’s joined us many times before to deliver fascinating presentations, and this topic is particularly well timed as we head towards Remembrance Day.

All are welcome to join us, £2 including tea/coffee and biscuits.

Three new statues celebrating Westhoughton’s history will be officially unveiled on Monday 8th June at 10am. The statues...
03/06/2026

Three new statues celebrating Westhoughton’s history will be officially unveiled on Monday 8th June at 10am.

The statues commemorate three distinctive parts of the town’s heritage- the famous “keaw yed” folklore that gave Westhoughton residents their well known nickname, the former greyhound racing stadium that once stood on the site of the current Hewlett Way development, and the town’s proud cricketing tradition. Westhoughton Cricket Club was founded in 1856 and originally played on the site now occupied by Sainsbury’s.

Residents are invited to join Cllr Sarita Chohan, Mayor of Westhoughton, and Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, Mayor of Bolton, together with local councillors and members of the cricketing community, for the unveiling ceremony at 10am on Cricketers Way, near Sainsbury’s.

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Library Street
Westhoughton
BL53AT

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10am - 12pm

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