Take a look at some of our very best retro archive pictures from those heady days here.
9. RETRO CRICKET RETRO CRICKET RETRO 29th oct 1988 Leeds and District League presentation evening at The Irish Centre, York Road, Leeds From left, Jeff Pawson captain of Division 1 winners Nostell, Mick Clark, captain of Division 2 winners Great Preston, Jack Webster captain of Division 1a winners East Leeds, Doug Kaye captain of Division 2a winners Pool Mills
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10. Venture scouts from Preston who could not get to Everest over Whitsuntide made their own moutain nearer home instead. Hundreds of people watched the young men and women climb repeatedly up and down specially erected scaffolding in St George's Shopping Centre, and collect sponsorship money in support of the work of Sir Edmund Hillary
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11. Toddlers James Glennoe and Laura Edwards found they needed a helping hand when they presented a giant-sized cheque for £140 to Doctor Barnardo's. Luckily Preston councillor Frank McGrath was around to ease the burden on behalf of the charity. The three-year-olds, of Marylands Private School, Penwortham, were watched by their classmates who helped raise the money through a Christmas nativity play and raffle
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12. Friends and family took businessman Philip Walmsley by surprise with a fancy dress party to celebrate his 40th birthday. Once inside the restaurant in Avenham Street, Preston, Mr Walmsley, who runs a chain of furnishing stores in Lancashire, joined in the 'Allo 'Alo theme and dressed up himself - as a policeman
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