And so, with that in mind, what better way to take a trip down memory lane properly than by checking out some of our best retro pictures of Preston life back in the day.
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6. A Lancashire MP called for better provision for working mums when she opened a new creche in the county. Preston MP Audrey Wise was opening a new pre-school centre for staff and students at Lancashire Polytechnic. She is pictured above with some of the young charges
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7. Girls from a Preston dance school are rehearsing hard for a big moment on stage with a professional ballet company. The girls, all members of the Barbara Saunders-Jones Dance School, Fulwood, have been chosen to supplement the Lewis London Ballet Company when it performs Sleeping Beauty at the Charter Theatre. Girls taking part are: Emma Arkwright, Catherine Anticliffe, Lisa McDade, Amy Craig, Jennifer Stirrup, Joanne Taylor, Marie Cuffe, Sarah Green, Helen Carter, Janine Cunnington, Helen Latham, Elizabeth Barber and Nicola Crossley
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8. Shoppers in Preston were entertained by the town's award-winning youth marching band. The Avenger Corps staged musical displays on the flag market. The corps, who won third prize in the British Drum Corps Championships 'A' class final, went through their paces for nearly four hours
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