So take a trip back in time to those heady days by having a flick through our best archive pics of life in Broughton during that era.
Also, be sure to check out some of our other recent retro content…
9. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
The Shuttleworth Arms, Broughton. June 20th 1980. Collection of R. Johnston. Kindly provided by Mark Barlow and the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group. Preston Digital Archive Photo: Preston Digital Archive
10. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
Eager beavers are proving right on the ball as far as top handicapped table tennis stars are concerned. For youngsters - aged from six to eight - from the 1st Broughton Beavers colony have taken on the back breaking job of picking up mis-hit table tennis balls during a fortnightly training session at Fulwood Leisure Centre. They are pictured with leisure centre administrative officer Barry Travis Photo: RETRO
11. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
A Christmas pantomime has led to the launch of a new junior drama club involving about 30 keen youngsters. So many children said they wanted to keep acting after the Broughton Club Players' Christmas panto that it has now set up an evening meeting for them. The group is working on basic movement, play and poetry reading, improvisation and mime Photo: RETRO
12. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
With just a few shopping days to Christmas, the record industry is waiting to see which record will be the Number One on December 25. The new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas is odds on favourite. But some pupils at Broughton High School had a listen to some of the others. The Juke Box Jury were Katherine Keane, 15; Barrie-John Williams, 15; Liz Bulman, 15; Sarah Devaney, 15; Chris Swarbrick, 16; and Michael Staniforth, 16 Photo: RETRO