And so here are some of our best retro archive pictures of the sights and faces which characterised Leyland back in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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17. More than 50 children from Warwick Road, Leyland, joined in the fun to celebrate Andrew and Fergie's big day, with games, a disco and plenty of sandwiches, jellies and pop
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18. Twenty-two men and women limped their way into hockey history... and raised around £500 for club funds into the bargain. But organisers of the marathon at Fox Lane Sports and Social Club, Leyland, called a halt to the match just 105 minutes short of the 24-hour target, fearing for the health of some of the players
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19. Volunteers put their backs into fund-raising and took a fire engine through the streets of Leyland the hard way to bring in cash for the Magic Million appeal. Members of the Chorley Province of the Royal Anti-Diluvian Order of Buffaloes have chosen the Lancashire Evening Post appeal as their main charity for the year
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20. Charnock Richard patrol leader Frank Wilson gives his opinion of the cooking of 3rd Leyland Guides (from left) Jacqueline Rhodes, Susan Weedall, and Patricia Walmsley, at a cooking competition between scouts and guides from the Chorley and Leyland areas, as they faced each other during a "cook-off" in Worden Park, Leyland
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