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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5. A rousing cheer from the pupils at Fulwood and Cadley School who have raised £850 for charity. On hand to receive the money were Maureen Bentham from Barnados (left), who received a cheque for £550 from Saima Patel, and Cath Galaska, who accepted a cheque for £300 from Victoria Stainton in memory of a former pupil at the school. The gift will help the intensive car unit at the Royal Preston Hospital
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6. Hundreds of relatives and friends of soliders in the 4th Battalian The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (Territorial Army) turned out for a families' fun day at Fulwood Barracks in Preston. Pictured above is the regular Queen's Lancashire Regiment band playing at the barracks
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7. Energetic pupils at Highfield Priory School in Fulwood Row, Preston, put their best feet forward in a sponsored "jog a dog" and rasised £2,670 for South Ribble Guide Dogs for the Blind association. Pictured are pupils Dominic Blake, five, Lucy Wilkinson, four and David Du-Pay, six, with Jenny Leigh, chairman of the South Ribble Guide Dogs for the Blind
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8. Artistic youngsters at a Preston primary school have won a competition, organised by Asda at Fulwood, Preston, which called on schoolchildren of all ages to enter with paintings of their choice. Children at Sherwood Primary School took up the challenge. The winners, pictured from left, are: Emma Watson, Graham Seymour, Jamie Hall, Nick Webster, Gemma Quin, and Carol Whitbourn
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