THIS photograph was taken on Central Methodist Sunday walking day in Atherton.

The picture was snapped in 1979.

The 40-year-old image shows a group of girls dressed in their finery walking in front of a large banner that is being held aloft.

Other people can be seen following in the background.

Do you have any old pictures of walking days or parades that you would like to send to us?

Or do you have another type of old photograph that you would like to share with us that you think would fit well on this page?

If you do, please email your picture to newsdesk@leighjournal.co.uk with your name, what the image shows and what year it was taken.

We will consider using pictures taken in Leigh, Atherton, Tyldesley and surrounding areas from a different era.

To view pictures from the Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies collection visit archives.wigan.gov.uk.

Leigh Library is the temporary home of the town’s archives service.