As you’d imagine, it’s like stepping through a time machine into a different era altogether, so take a look at some of our best archive pictures of those heady days.
As one reader commented: “I can't believe it's that long ago.”
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![The annual Leyland pram race got off to a good start when the event was kicked off by skipper Graham Hawkins, Alan Kelly and George Ross from Preston North End. The race, held in Worden Park, was to raise money for the Leyland and District Committee of the Cancer Research Campaign](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmExZGExZWE5LTE4YjAtNGFjMi05NDRkLTMxMWY2YjE5YWRhNTo3ZWEyODdlOC00NDBkLTQ0YzItYWI4Ny00ODk0YTU5ZGFjNjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Early 1970s Preston
The annual Leyland pram race got off to a good start when the event was kicked off by skipper Graham Hawkins, Alan Kelly and George Ross from Preston North End. The race, held in Worden Park, was to raise money for the Leyland and District Committee of the Cancer Research CampaignPhoto: RETRO
![The gloomy forecasts of the weather men were happily proved wrong, as thousands of holidaymakers poured on to the sunny slopes of Avenham Park for the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling festival. Though anybody who felt like cooling themselves could paddle in the large pools of rain water - the aftermath of a wet weekend](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyMTFhZjRkLWM1ODEtNDY0OS1hMmNjLTkyOGNjNTZmMjJjNjpjYjQwYmFkZS0wY2QwLTRlYTUtOWZmNS02MjEzODZjNTY4N2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Early 1970s Preston
The gloomy forecasts of the weather men were happily proved wrong, as thousands of holidaymakers poured on to the sunny slopes of Avenham Park for the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling festival. Though anybody who felt like cooling themselves could paddle in the large pools of rain water - the aftermath of a wet weekendPhoto: RETRO
![The gloomy forecasts of the weather men were happily proved wrong, as thousands of holidaymakers poured on to the sunny slopes of Avenham Park for the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling festival. Though anybody who felt like cooling themselves could paddle in the large pools of rain water - the aftermath of a wet weekend](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZlZGVjYTMxLWE0N2ItNDhmOC1hYjQwLWUyMTMzNzI2N2YzZDpkNTg2YjQwOC01OTgwLTQ5YjQtYmU1Mi05N2Y5ZjBkNWYxYmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Early 1970s Preston
The gloomy forecasts of the weather men were happily proved wrong, as thousands of holidaymakers poured on to the sunny slopes of Avenham Park for the traditional Easter Monday egg-rolling festival. Though anybody who felt like cooling themselves could paddle in the large pools of rain water - the aftermath of a wet weekendPhoto: RETRO
![Whitsuntide Fair, Preston, 1970s photographed from Cheapside by Terry Martin. Image courtesy of Nicola Martin](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjViYjk3ZWQ2LTUyNjgtNDU5Mi1iNDRjLWQ3NGZkNjI5YTc4OTo5ZjA1ZjM0ZC01NDE2LTQyNmItYTdhZS01ZmE0ZjFlYmFlMjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=742)
8. Early 1970s Preston
Whitsuntide Fair, Preston, 1970s photographed from Cheapside by Terry Martin. Image courtesy of Nicola Martin Photo: RETRO