With that in mind, if you have fond memories of the early 1970s - if you were a young child coming of age back in those days or if you were a young adult finding your place in the world - this is the picture collection for you.
These pictures will have you saying: “I’d love to go back just for a day”, so take a look at our best retro pics from 1970s Preston below...
Still fancy a bot more nostalgia or a few other trips down memory lane? Be sure not to miss some of our other recent retro picture collections...
21. These youngsters with an "Alpine Air" are not from the Swiss mountains but from Proud Preston. They are the successful recorder group from Moor Nook primary school. They are (back row from left to right): Nadine Thimmaya, Bryan Smith, Ayo Adwais, Nicholas Lockyer, Karen Oates, Janet Bradshaw. Middle row: Wendy Pendlebury, Kathleen Bamford, Diane Jepson, Jean Jackson. Front row: Janet Ward, Deborah Knowles
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22. Lancashire Artillery Band performing at St George's Shopping Centre in Preston
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23. Preston Marine Cadets, R.N.R Drill Hall, Hartington Road. c 1970 Armistice day 1971 Back Row L to R: Howard Rutledge, Jim Bland, ?, Alan Thomas. Front Row L to R: Jock McLeod, Tommy Parker, Steve Shaw, Jack Smith, Brian Beardsworth.
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