So here are some more snowy images dating from the 1960s through to a decade ago.
1. Children playing in the Wigan snow in February 1970
. Photo: gb
2. Claire McAffery and son Elliott, five, built a family of snowmen at Mesnes Park
. Photo: Michelle Adamson
3. Groundsmen lay hay on Central Park pitch to protect against frost ahead of a floodlit cup game Wigan v St Helens on December 16 1968
. Photo: Gary Brunskill
4. Pupils from Shevington Community Primary School which was able to open, despite the weather, after a team of volunteers responded to an appeal to clear snow from footpaths
. Photo: Nick Fairhurst