And so why not take a trip down memory lane by exploring our collection of the very best archive pictures from Preston schools back in the 1980s.
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45. Teenager Fiona Haworth often finds herself the centre of attraction with the lads... especially when it comes to making a splash in the swimming world. Fiona, 13, is the only girl in Lancashire playing competitive water polo. Fiona, of Factory Lane, Penwortham, stepped into the Preston Piranha under-16 side in an emergency, but is now a regular
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46. First-year high school pupils took part in a strenuous PE test to see who would go through to the final of a Krypton Factor style IQ and fitness contest, organised by police juvenile liaison officers in Preston
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47. Showbiz star Bonnie Langford gave youngsters an impromptu demonstration of her stage routine at a Lancashire school. Bonnie took time off from rehearsals for the Pirates of Penzance in Manchester to hand over the keys to a new minibus for the 58-pupil Coppice School, Bamber Bridge, Preston. While she was there she also presented swimming awards to the children and stayed for lunch
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