And so today we're journeying back in time to 1966 - the year that England won the World Cup and a time which is rapidly retreating in the rear-view mirror given that it's almost 60 year ago at this stage. Here are some of our best archive pictures from those bygone days...
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37. Submitted pictures of projectionist Norman Brown, who is now 61, at Empire Cinema, Wigan, he has been in the job since 1966, but began projecting films at the young age of seven.
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38. Back in 1966, the 9F No 92058 train can be seen drifting through the west side of Preston with a north-bound freight. Picture courtesy of Preston Digital Archive.
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39. Preston trucker Mike Wedgwood-Benn's first driving job for George Arrowsmith in 1966 in a Bedford truck
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