Young rugby players are celebrating the competion of a £150,000 improvement scheme at their home ground at Moss Side Recreation Area. Pictured: Coun Betty Greenland starts the ball rolling for the Leyland Warriorsplaceholder image
Young rugby players are celebrating the competion of a £150,000 improvement scheme at their home ground at Moss Side Recreation Area. Pictured: Coun Betty Greenland starts the ball rolling for the Leyland Warriors

19 amazing retro pictures of life in Leyland back in the 1990s, including sports, schools, and theatre

By Jack Marshall
Published 14th Jul 2023, 12:00 GMT
Updated 23rd Jan 2024, 09:27 GMT

For most of us, the ‘90s are a time to be remembered fondly.

And so, here we take a look back at some of our very best archive pictures of life back in the 1990s in Leyland...

While you’re here, be sure not to miss some of our other retro article…

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How many beavers can you get in a Mini? The answer is 21, according to the beaver colony of Leyland United Reformed Church. The six-to-eight-year-olds crammed themselves into a Mini owned by a member of the Venture Scout Group, in order to raise money for group funds

17. Leyland in the 1990s

How many beavers can you get in a Mini? The answer is 21, according to the beaver colony of Leyland United Reformed Church. The six-to-eight-year-olds crammed themselves into a Mini owned by a member of the Venture Scout Group, in order to raise money for group funds Photo: RETRO

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Banners and bands representing churches from throughout Leyland were paraded throughout the town to mark walking day. A total of 10 churches took part in the Leyland Churches Fellowship

18. Leyland in the 1990s

Banners and bands representing churches from throughout Leyland were paraded throughout the town to mark walking day. A total of 10 churches took part in the Leyland Churches Fellowship Photo: RETRO

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Volunteers put their backs into fund-raising and took a fire engine through the streets of Leyland the hard way to bring in cash for the Magic Million appeal. Members of the Chorley Province of the Royal Anti-Diluvian Order of Buffaloes have chosen the Lancashire Evening Post appeal as their main charity for the year

19. Leyland in the 1990s

Volunteers put their backs into fund-raising and took a fire engine through the streets of Leyland the hard way to bring in cash for the Magic Million appeal. Members of the Chorley Province of the Royal Anti-Diluvian Order of Buffaloes have chosen the Lancashire Evening Post appeal as their main charity for the year Photo: RETRO

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