But fear not - here we love nothing better than a trip down memory lane to explore the old school pubs, workplaces, sights, and scenes from your fondest memories. So take a look at some of our best archive pictures of life in Preston, Penwortham, Chorley, and Fulwood back in the early 1980s.
Still hankering for a bit more retro? Check out these other recent pieces...
Still hankering for a bit more retro? Check out these other recent pieces...
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5. Chorley Carnival Queen Janice Platt presents the Bamber Bridge Under 13s five-a-side team with their trophy. From left: Iain Heyes, Bill Campbell, Mark Webster, Peter Shuttleworth, Sean Bradshaw and Lee Cuming.
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6. The Preston Under 15 schools team which took on Chorley and Leyland at Deepdale in a North-West Inter-Counties game. Can you name any members of the team? Let us know.
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7. Hundreds of Lancashire schoolchildren braved wet weather to help keep the county's folk heritage alive by joining in the Preston Country Dance Festival. Children from 30 school in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble took part
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8. Swimmers took to dry land... and raised £100 for Dr Barnardo's homes. Eleven youngsters from Chorley firm Onslow Textiles' swimming club went on a 10-mile sponsored walk in aid of the charity. And the cheque was handed over to Barnardo's respresentative, Mr Gordon Jones, at Brinscall baths
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