And so, as galling as it may be to come to terms with the fact that the early 90s are now around three decades in the past, the memories from the heady era remain strong. Check out some of our best archive pictures from those years - can you spot any sights which jog the memory?
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1. Members of the 8th Fulwood Beavers took part in an Italian night at the Italian Orchard in Broughton where they learnt the basics of pizza making. Pictured are Beavers Paolo Bragagnin, Michael Nix and Jonathan Barwise, under the watchful eye of head chef Giovanni Maticheccia.
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2. Fit youngsters at a Preston school were put through their paces by members of the Army youth team. The team, based at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, visited Ashton High School and set up an exercise wth groups of pupils. More than 100 pupils took part in the half-day sessions
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3. Eager youngsters from all over Lancashire queued up outside the Opera House in Blackpool hoping to tap their way into the smash hit musical 42nd Street. Among the large contingent of Preston dancers were Melanie Cross, 16, of Victoria Parade, Ashton; Kerry Chandler, 16, of St Andrew's Avenue, Ashton; Dawn Holner, 14, of Dodney Drive, Lea; Sarah Morris, 17, of Beacon Grove, Fulwood; Ruth Abram, 13, of St Catherine's Drive, Fulwood; Vicky Buller, 13, of Margaret Road, Penwortham; and Katy Lansom, 13 of Garstang Road, Fulwood
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4. A Lancashire school which amassed £700 was the only one to take part in a money raising event for the Children's Society. Pupils from St Peter's Primary School, on Meadowfield, Fulwood, Preston, took part in "Across the Diocese" in which people from different areas of the county were sponsored to cross the diocese in different forms of transport. Pictured in the middle is Howard Cunningham-Smith with Christopher Hall, Nicky Bleasdale, Timmy Bowerman and Victoria Tennant, watched by all their classmates
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