And, looking through some of our best archive pictures of life at a handful of Preston schools throughout the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, it’s easy to see why.
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![Gym-slipped Helen Davies, 11, is about to strike a blow for women's lib - in a 430-year-old bastion of male chauvinism. The vet's daughter from Garstang, near Preston, will be crumbling five centuries of tradition when, for the first time since its foundation, ivy-clad Kirkham Grammar School will resound to the sound of a girl's voice. Pioneer Helen is the only girl boarder at the school now. And she joins her brother Ian, 12](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE4MGY4MjViLTc2ZTAtNDIwNC1hNDczLWYxZGZlZjM3NTMwODo0YmJiZWMyNy1mM2EwLTQ0YjktOTYxNS1jYWExM2Q2MDYxMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
33. Preston schools through the ages
Gym-slipped Helen Davies, 11, is about to strike a blow for women's lib - in a 430-year-old bastion of male chauvinism. The vet's daughter from Garstang, near Preston, will be crumbling five centuries of tradition when, for the first time since its foundation, ivy-clad Kirkham Grammar School will resound to the sound of a girl's voice. Pioneer Helen is the only girl boarder at the school now. And she joins her brother Ian, 12Photo: RETRO
![Making a splash are these youngsters from the Ribbleton Hall High School playscheme. Playleaders took the merry band for a dip at Fulwood Leisure Centre as part of their programme of summer fun.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwOTViYmMyLTliYzUtNDU5ZS04YmMxLTk4MzI2NzBlODEwNTo0ZmE1N2I0Yi0xZmRkLTQ3N2YtOTFkMy05OGUzYzY5ZmE5ZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
34. Preston schools through the ages
Making a splash are these youngsters from the Ribbleton Hall High School playscheme. Playleaders took the merry band for a dip at Fulwood Leisure Centre as part of their programme of summer fun.Photo: RETRO
![Preston Guild Hall boss Vin Sumner, PNE commercial manager David Bradshaw and PNE president Tom Finney with the collection of material submitted by four schools at Preston North End for the Dairy Crest Challenge. Pupils from Fulwood's St Cuthbert Mayne RC High School won the competition, which saw them write essays, short poems, produce pictures and then display them all](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUxY2YyMWU2LTRkOTItNGVhMi04ZmYzLTZkODdlYTM1MzU1YzpiMTc4MGI4Yi02ZDZkLTQyNjItOGUxNS03NTExMTI0MTM5ODk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
35. Preston schools through the ages
Preston Guild Hall boss Vin Sumner, PNE commercial manager David Bradshaw and PNE president Tom Finney with the collection of material submitted by four schools at Preston North End for the Dairy Crest Challenge. Pupils from Fulwood's St Cuthbert Mayne RC High School won the competition, which saw them write essays, short poems, produce pictures and then display them allPhoto: RETRO
![Fat Sam's gang finally caught up with the slickest schoolboy in town, Bugsy Malone. But the "gunning down" of Bugsy was just part of the fun as youngsters at St Thomas More High School, Fulwood, look forward to their fothcoming play](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3YTRmNDQwLTAwODItNDEzNS04NTUxLTRlYTExM2E1ZjhkMDo1ZTdhMDQyZS1mZjNmLTQ4MWYtOThmYS1kOGRjOWE1MmU1ZTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
36. Preston schools through the ages
Fat Sam's gang finally caught up with the slickest schoolboy in town, Bugsy Malone. But the "gunning down" of Bugsy was just part of the fun as youngsters at St Thomas More High School, Fulwood, look forward to their fothcoming playPhoto: RETRO