41 retro pics to take you back to 1993 Preston, from Princess Diana & Alfie Boe to local schools & North End
By Jack Marshall
Published 7th Sep 2023, 10:44 BST
Updated 8th Mar 2024, 11:05 BST
Let’s take a trip down memory lane...
… to Preston in 1993. Princess Diana is in the news as the new decades slowly moves towards the new Millennium, and there’s plenty going on in Preston. Take a look at some of our best archive pictures from that time.
Top scientific brains got their heads together at an environmental think tank at Preston's Tickled Trout Hotel. About 30 leading researchers into natural environmental clean-up methods were invited. Pictured are BNFL officials at the meeting, from left: Jenny Little, Harry Eccles, Chris Holroyd, Geoff Garnham and Kay Eckersley Photo: RETRO
Artistic youngsters at a Preston primary school have won a competition, organised by Asda at Fulwood, Preston, which called on schoolchildren of all ages to enter with paintings of their choice. Children at Sherwood Primary School took up the challenge. The winners, pictured from left, are: Emma Watson, Graham Seymour, Jamie Hall, Nick Webster, Gemma Quin, and Carol Whitbourn Photo: RETRO
A South Ribble school's hockey team is the tops after thrashing the opposition in a seven-a-side competition. The under-13 team from Penwortham Priory High took part in the Preston and District Tournament and won the final against Garstang High School, 3-0. The victorious team is pictured above: Rachel Orton, Karen Learmonth, Adele Rawcliffe, Caroline Lightfoot, Sarah Smith; Lindsay Mekie, Shona Mekie, Kathryn Payne, Claire Lee and Karlyn Hinchcliffe Photo: RETRO