For many people, the early 1980s will be a time when they were coming of age properly, exploring the world, and finding their feet as adults. It was an exciting era as well, so take a look at some of our very best archive pictures from Preston in 1983 and 1984 to reminisce about what life looked like back in those days...
These pictures will have you thinking ‘I miss those days’, so see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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21. The Neptune "nutters" have a head start when it comes to madcap capers. And to prove it, two regulars of the Preston pub on Strand Road had a hair-raising experience - all in aid of charity. Fitter Ian Walsh and Martin Kirkham, a poultry processor, had their beards shaved off by Preston's Festival Queen, hairdresser Julie Shorrock
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22. Parishioners at St Andrew's Church, Longton, near Preston, will see their vicar the Rev Tom Thompson in a whole new light when he joins forces with his "sister" Asphyxia as one of the ugly sisters in their performance of Cinderella. From left: Mr Thompson, Ugly Sister; Shelagh Worsick, Cinderella; and the other Ugly Sister Harry Hunter
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23. It was a case of heave-ho me hearties as six eight-strong teams dragged a beached inshore lifeboat up Lancashire's A6 road - all in aid of a new Arran class lifeboat for the RNLI. It was a money-raising event run by the Lancashire Evening Post in the run up to Local Newspaper Week
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24. A wild west night held at the Wellington pub in Preston. Do you recognise anyone in the photo? Let us know.
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