And so, while it can be incredible to think that the mid-1980s are now some 40 years in the past, it’s always nice to take a trip down memory lane to explore what Fulwood life looked like back then. And so, without further ado, check out some of our best archive pictures from those great days.
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7. Eager beavers are proving right on the ball as far as top handicapped table tennis stars are concerned. For youngsters - aged from six to eight - from the 1st Broughton Beavers colony have taken on the back breaking job of picking up mis-hit table tennis balls during a fortnightly training session at Fulwood Leisure Centre. They are pictured with leisure centre administrative officer Barry Travis
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8. 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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