From fashion and culture to sport and global events, it was a famously busy time. And so, with that in mind, take a trip down memory lane and check out some of our very best retro archive pictures showing what life in Preston looked like back in the ‘70s...
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9. Retro Conker Contest takes place at Market Square,Preston September 25th 1976.
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10. Retro reader Frank Smith sent in this photo showing some of the Preston Wanderers championship side enjoying their win in 1976. They are, Frank Ashcroft, Frank Smith, Eddie Brown, Ray Taylor, Fred Ashcroft, Tommy Banks, Tony Coates
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11. Dancing days are here again as crowds of office girls in Preston town centre get off their desk-bound chairs once a week determined to get some exercise. For the disco beat doesn't just attract dancers, it also attracts the keep-fit brigade. Pictured: Mrs Carol Atack (right) leads pupils at the Dancers Studio in a lunchtime disco session
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12. Preston headmaster Frederick Green is pictured here with staff and pupils at Brookfield Primary School. They were gathered together for surprise celebrations to mark his selfless work at the school since it opened in 1958
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