Huge collection of 47 retro pictures of life in 1970s and 1980s Broughton, from theatre and schools to celebrities

The ‘70s and ‘80s certainly were a lot of fun for a lot of people.

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.

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33. 1970s and 1980s Broughton

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls attend a Victorian Tea Party at Broughton Park. August 1983 Photo: RETRO

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34. 1970s and 1980s Broughton

After more than 30 years as a primary school teacher Mrs Marian Frake has taken early retirement from her post as head of the infants department at Broughton CofE Primary School, Preston. At a ceremony held at the school, headmaster Mr Alan Barker presented Mrs Frake with a wall clock and two suitcases on behalf of the school governors, past and present colleagues and pupils Photo: RETRO