The 1970s was an exciting time to be around, with social developments continuing apace. From music and film to sports and education, it was an era when society was making leaps and bounds.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a collection of our best archive pictures of life in Chorley and Leyland back some 55 years in the past.
What are you recollections of Chorley and Leyland and even the wider South Ribble area back in the 1970s?
See if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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1. Old Chorley pixs for 140 year old birthday 030 - Market Street, similar view, circa 1970's. Stu
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2. Retro 1973 Local Leyland St Ambrose Players peform a musical in St Ambrose Hall
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3. Charnock Richard patrol leader Frank Wilson gives his opinion of the cooking of 3rd Leyland Guides (from left) Jacqueline Rhodes, Susan Weedall, and Patricia Walmsley, at a cooking competition between scouts and guides from the Chorley and Leyland areas, in Worden Park, Leyland
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4. Lancashire teenagers and their families converged on a Southport holiday camp for a day of special events organised by the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association. Members of the Withnell Youth Club, Chorley, discuss tactics for the next race
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