These old school retro pictures will have you reminiscing about the good old days in 1980s Preston... if you can remember those times some 40+ years on!
In the mood for some more retro nostalgia? Be sure not to miss these recent pieces...
In the mood for some more retro nostalgia? Be sure not to miss these recent pieces...
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5. Twins Carla (left) and Kirstie Ellithorn (right) eating candy floss with their sister Cheryl (centre) at Preston's Spring Fair on the Flag Market
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6. Tulketh High School, Preston, enjoyed plenty of success at the Lancashire Schools Table Tennis Championships held at Clayton Green Sports Centre. The under 13s and under 16s girls teams managed to qualify for the Northern Area Final next January. The participating pupils are pictured above
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7. Talbot Trekkers John Lee (left) and Chairman Andy Bagot (right) with the 'chariot' Marc Smith, Martin Bagot and Bryn Jackson pulled from Preston to Whitehaven to raise more than £3,000 for Children in Need. The lads from the New Talbot pub at Euxton near Chorley walked the 140 miles, towing their charity chariot, in six days
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8. School dinners were never like this! Pastry was flying and lips smacking at a very special geography lesson for 30 primary school children. This is the fun way to find out about Italy, tucking into a good pizza. The children, eight and nine-year-olds from class 7 at St Theresa's Primary School, Penwortham, had gone along to Angelo's pizza restaurant in Avenham Street, Preston, to see how real Italian pizzas are made - and what they taste like
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