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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25. Kind-hearted pub regulars raised their glasses to the spirit of Christmas by throwing a children's party. Locals from the Clayton Brook pub, Great Green Lane, Clayton Brook, near Preston, collected £500 from a series of fund-raising events to pay for the Yuletide treat for 90 excited children. And the day was complete when Father Christmas made a star appearance to hand out toys and goodies to the children
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26. Kind-hearted pub regulars raised their glasses to the spirit of Christmas by throwing a children's party. Locals from the Clayton Brook pub, Great Green Lane, Clayton Brook, near Preston, collected £500 from a series of fund-raising events to pay for the Yuletide treat for 90 excited children. And the day was complete when Father Christmas made a star appearance to hand out toys and goodies to the children
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27. Lancashire was set to become a cleaner and tidier place under a new Tidy Up scheme launched by Lancashire County Council. The scheme kicked off at Ribbleton Community Centre on Chatburn Road, Ribbleton, Preston
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28. Lancashire's education committee chairman, Coun Josie Farrington, rolled up her sleeves and started digging to mark the start of work on the new Ribbleton Hall High School in Preston. The youngest pupil Lee Froom cuts the first sod assisted by head teacher Ray McDonald and Coun Farrington
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