The destination? Penwortham in the early 1980s. With change afoot across the country, here we’ve put together our best archive pictures of what was going on locally in the first half of what was to prove to be a very dynamic decade indeed.
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9. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
Spring sprang a surprise in a Lancashire primary school's bulb growing competition. The children of Middleforth Church of England Primary School, Penwortham, took the bulbs home to grow and so many of the bulbs grew so quickly they had to be marked early to make the contest fair Photo: RETRO
10. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
Mayor of Penwortham, Coun Dorothy Marsden, pictured with three pupils from Penwortham Priory High School, who won in a recent litter campaign poster competition, Rebecca Brownjohn (far left) with her poster, and the runners-up, Michelle Forrest (centre) and Linda Jackson Photo: RETRO
11. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
Elizabeth Sibbering, Jennifer North, Michelle Poole and Juliet Ralph, the winners of the South Ribble Under 16 doubles tennis tournament. All four players are pupils at Penwortham Girls' High School Photo: RETRO
12. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
A troupe of young ballet dancers at St Leonard's Church Hall, Penwortham Photo: RETRO