In January 2002, working in close consultation with
both Abram Community Link and Abram Morris Dancers, Wigan Council erected
new boundary signs on the three roads that enter the village, one at the
boundary with Platt Bridge, one opposite the Queens hotel in Bickershaw
Lane and the third at the bridge over Aye Brook on Warrington Road near
the Dover Lock Inn. |

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The Maypole logo is based on the
portable Maypole carried by the Abram Morris Dancers, but is also intended to act as a reminder of Abram's past as a mining community, in particular by remembering the Maypole Colliery. The design also features flowers in 'canal art' style, a pointer to Abram's proximity to the
Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool canal which runs parallel to the
main road through the village until the road crosses the canal at Dover
Lock. |

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The sign at the Platt Bridge boundary |
Waiting to cross the road to get to the
Queens Public House! |
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