Barrow welcomes Coronation Street icon to Christmas light switch on in 1992
BARROW’S Christmas of 1992 brought out the full spirit of the season as local residents saw a variety of events on offer to celebrate Christmas. In December, Coronation Street star Jack Duckworth (alias actor Bill Tarmey) arrived in Barrow to switch on the town’s Christmas Lights. His arrival attracted hundreds of residents to visit their icon. The hen-pecked character turned on the switch at the gazebo set up on Dalton Road and remained with the crowd to sign autograph after the ceremony. Malcolm Hartley, store general manager of Barrow Co-op, was delighted at capturing the maj...
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