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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21. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
Fears that the fifth annual Penwortham Gala would be a wash-out were dispelled when crowds turned out in their thousands, despite heavy rain. This group were representing Preston Pirhana Swimming Club Photo: RETRO
23. Penwortham from 1980 to 1985
Mr Peter Healey of Bradshaws Motor House, hands over the keys of a new school minibus to headmaster Mr Pearce, watched by Mr David Saul, PTA chairman (left), Canon David Rees, Mr Mike Slater, PTA secretary and some of the pupils at Priory High School in Penwortham Photo: RETRO