The year 1996 was a year of football – or so it felt, as England hosted the UEFA European Football Championship. And soccer schools popped up all over the town. But what else were the people of Preston getting up to? Judging by these images – all sorts! Can you spot yourself? Or any of your friends? READ MORE: Go back to 1995 with these pictures. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: More pictures from 1994. MORE MEMORIES: Look back at Preston in 1993
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![Children from Queens Drive Primary School's football team celebrate getting a new kit, bought for them by British Aerospace](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4YTk0ODM3LWE1YjYtNGFlMy04YTM1LTI3ODVmYzlkNTc3Mjo5YmQ3MWM2ZC05MDEyLTRkM2EtODYxMS04NmU5ZTY5ODYxN2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Preston in 1996
Children from Queens Drive Primary School's football team celebrate getting a new kit, bought for them by British Aerospace Photo: Godfrey Birtill
![Tulketh walkers put their best feet forward before setting off on a trek](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ5N2NmOGFiLWMxMzctNDU3Yy05Mjc1LTdmY2QxMGVlZDc4Nzo1YWFmZGM3Zi0zMzIwLTQ1Y2UtYWI5Ny1kMzJlNjlmMDBiZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Preston in 1996
Tulketh walkers put their best feet forward before setting off on a trek Photo: Archive
![Preston College trainee chefs conduct a pizza taste test](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlkODJmMjE4LWQ1NGQtNGU5OC04NzQ0LWYxOGYxMzA0ZmQ5ZDo5MGI1MWVkYS1iYzEwLTQ5MDctYWQ5Yy1jNTU0YTQ5N2JiN2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Preston in 1996
Preston College trainee chefs conduct a pizza taste test Photo: Archive
![The Preston Barbershop Singers warming up their vocal chords](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0MTI2ZTJmLTk2YWQtNDY2OS1iNzhhLTBkMDA3NzM0ZjgwOToxMmEwZWYyZS0wM2EwLTRhODQtODg2Ny1iYWE1YmEyM2U3Nzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Preston in 1996
The Preston Barbershop Singers warming up their vocal chords Photo: Archive