Almost half-a-century in the past at this point, 1975 was a year at the apex of a heady time in the UK, so here we put together a bumper collection of our best archive pictures from life in Preston during that exciting era.
33. Preston in 1975
Members of a voluntary civil defence organisation from Lancashire and the south of England gathered in Hoghton, near Preston, for a special church service. Twenty-five members of the Canadian division of the Legion of Frontiersmen took part in the service and a wreath-laying ceremony at the village's war memorial Photo: RETRO
34. Preston in 1975
"Sea Creatures" from Maria Goretti school have a quick rehearsal for the 30th annual music festival for Preston schools, outside Preston Guild Hall. They are (left to right) Judith Hardwick, Shirley Hesketh, Helen Walmsley, Ruth Yeulett, Nicola Marshall, Elizabeth Dunlop and Denise Bullen doing a cartwheel Photo: RETRO
35. Preston in 1975
Fans at Susie Quatro concert at Preston GuildHall Feb 1975 Photo: RETRO
36. Preston in 1975
British Rail Press Conference at Preston Station October 1975 Photo: RETRO