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...
17. Four Preston youngsters showed team spirit when they took on a sporting challenge and netted up to £70 for Comic Relief. Brother and sister teams Mark and Clare Shirley and Christopher and Louise Allen, neighbours in Muirfield Close, took on a mammoth table tennis game lasting over 12 hours in the family garage
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18. Youngsters from Roebuck CP School entertained sick children at the Royal Preston Hospital's with a puppet show. It was the culmination of a project linked with Preston Area Industry Education Liaison Group and involved parents, high schools and several local industries
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19. Every facet of country life was on display at a two-day bonanza Guild event on Moor Park, Preston. The Living Countryside Show was packed with a host of activities, including the maypole dancing seen above
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20. These youngsters are enjoying a party held to celebrate Preston Guild '92
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