They depict two years - 1992 and 1993. It was the year of Black Wednesday when the pound crashed, John Major’s Conservative Party narrowly won the general election and when the Queen famously called the year her ‘annus horribilis’ due to royal family scandals and crises. But locally, we look back at life in Preston from kids of stage to snooker tournaments. It You might be pictured...
13. Six apprentices at British Aerospace in Warton, near Preston, potted the black for charity when they rook part in a 24-hour snooker marathon. They managed to raise £700 in sponsorship and collections and will hand the cash to the NSPCC. The players are pictured, left to right: David Hiles, Colin Whalley, Mark Murray, Mark Jackson, Martin Joyce and Russell Apsinall
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14. Fit youngsters at a Preston school were put through their paces by members of the Army youth team. The team, based at Fulwood Barracks, Preston, visited Ashton High School and set up an exercise wth groups of pupils. More than 100 pupils took part in the half-day sessions
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