17. Preston in 2006
Crowds line the street as Father Christmas tours Preston city centre from the Fishergate Shopping Centre Photo: David Hurst
18. Preston in 2006
'Makin Music' winners, Samlesbury CE School, perform at the Lancashire Evening Post Carols By Candlelight event held at St Johns Minster, Preston Photo: David Hurst
19. Preston in 2006
Hutton Grammar School upper and lower sixth form students, with teacher Lawrence Lonergan, who performed a song and dance show to raise money to help Galloways to repair their vandalised buses Photo: David Hurst
20. Preston in 2006
Year 6 pupils and teaching staff from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Preston celebrate their sustained improvement Ofsted rating Photo: Ian Robinson