23 old school retro pictures of Chorley in the mid 1980s, including police, theatre, runners, and ping pong
By Jack Marshall
Published 26th Jul 2023, 09:46 BST
Updated 6th Feb 2024, 10:32 BST
The 1980s was actually a revolutionary decade.
It was an era which saw the UK go from miners’ strikes and Maggie Thatcher to fast food, sun-soaked holidays abroad, the dawn of widespread computer use, and decidedly quirky fashion choices. And so, take a look at a few of our best archive pictures of life in Chorley back in the mid-1980s.
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A village sports centre has banished half-term boredom for hundreds of local children. A "get your skates on" invitation had the youngsters flocking to the Clayton Green Sports Centre, near Chorley, for a roller disco. More than 150 children packed into the centre's sports hall for the skating to pop records session Photo: RETRO
Little seems to have changed for a Chorley theatre which is reviving a play which was first produced there 15 years ago - The Odd Couple. Many members who worked on the original show are involved this time round roo. The production marks the 25th anniversary of Chorley Little Theatre Photo: RETRO
Pupils at Bishop Rawstorne High school at Croston, near Chorley, proved 'good buddies' to disabled sportsman 14-year-old David Alcock when they raised more than £400 in a sponsored CB radio marathon. Nearly 40 people joined a 12-hour non-stop talk-in on Citizen's Band Radio to help David buy a special high-speed wheelchair Photo: RETRO