And so what better way to indulge in a spot of nostalgia than to check out our best archive pics of Preston scenes from back in those halcyon days?
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![A woman mayor went to a fashion show with a difference. For the fashions had a distinctly Asian flavour as Preston Mayor Doris Scowcroft visited the annual meeting of the Asian Ladies Club in Preston's Lune Street Methodist Hall](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRmOGNiYjVkLTNmYmQtNDQwMy05MTViLWFjYmMyYjYyMWQ4Zjo5MGVhZDk1Ny1mNDE4LTQ5OTAtYTM0Mi1lNzk0MzRmMWNiYjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Early 1980s Preston
A woman mayor went to a fashion show with a difference. For the fashions had a distinctly Asian flavour as Preston Mayor Doris Scowcroft visited the annual meeting of the Asian Ladies Club in Preston's Lune Street Methodist Hall Photo: RETRO
![The first ever Preston shopping festival wound up with a grand finale on the Flag Market after a week packed with events to attract the shoppers into town. Hundreds turned up in brilliant sunshine to watch the displays - including this one from the Longridge Majorettes](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmViZmI0MDBiLTExYzEtNDNiZi04ZjliLWJjOTdkY2MzMjkwMjoxMzE5ZGNlOS1kZWU1LTQxMTUtODg5MS1kNWJlNWE4MDUwYzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Early 1980s Preston
The first ever Preston shopping festival wound up with a grand finale on the Flag Market after a week packed with events to attract the shoppers into town. Hundreds turned up in brilliant sunshine to watch the displays - including this one from the Longridge Majorettes Photo: RETRO
![The first ever Preston shopping festival wound up with a grand finale on the Flag Market after a week packed with events to attract the shoppers into town. Hundreds turned up in brilliant sunshine to watch the displays - including this one from the Longridge Majorettes](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE4MDNlYjExLTViNGItNDUwZi1hZjQzLTliNDI4ODQyYzRhYTo4YzE5MjIwMC1iMTBlLTQxNjMtYWU1Zi1mMzE3ZjFkN2ZjZTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Early 1980s Preston
The first ever Preston shopping festival wound up with a grand finale on the Flag Market after a week packed with events to attract the shoppers into town. Hundreds turned up in brilliant sunshine to watch the displays - including this one from the Longridge Majorettes Photo: RETRO
![Holy Cross High School netball team got in some useful practice for their big test in two months time when the finished runners-up in the Schools Knockout Tournament the Guild Hall in Preston. Chorley's Holy Cross were beaten 6-5 in the final by Blackburn's Billinge High School, who won the tournament last year](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ3ZTY1ZmJiLThlMDgtNDhjZS05YmUwLTUyNzhjMGY2ZmU4Mzo3OGY1NTU2Zi03NzljLTQ0ODYtYWU1Ny01MWQyNDA5ZDUwZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. Early 1980s Preston
Holy Cross High School netball team got in some useful practice for their big test in two months time when the finished runners-up in the Schools Knockout Tournament the Guild Hall in Preston. Chorley's Holy Cross were beaten 6-5 in the final by Blackburn's Billinge High School, who won the tournament last year Photo: RETRO