Wigan Coat of Arms at Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Bands

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George Fairhurst and Derek Green, right, at Pemberton Old Wigan Brass Band, with the Wigan Coat of Arms, made in 1922, it was sent to the group by Wiganer Derek Winstanley, who now lives in America, in memory of his grandad John Winstanley who was a miner at Blundell's Collieries and played cornet for Pemberton Old Band when they won the prestigious title of British Open Champions in 1903.