From the fashion, music, and culture, to the fact that it was a simpler time without social media, the 1980s was a coming-of-age era for countless people. With that in mind, take a look at some of our best retro archive pictures of what life in Preston, Penwortham, and Fulwood looked like back then...
9. The first ladies' wrestling march to be staged in Preston - at the Guild Hall. The match was between Klondike Kate and Miss Mitzi Mueller. Eventual winner - Miss Mitzi Mueller
10. This bunch of lads are up in the air about a new gift for their club. The sports enthusiasts at 1st Preston St David's Boys' Brigade in Inkerman Street, Preston, received a gift of an agility mat from Preston North Rotary Club
11. Some of the finalists in the singles events on the final day of the Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club's Open Junior Tournament. Left to right: Ann Hodgkinson, Vicky James, Susan Liver, Jill Spencer, Stephen Darlington, Austin Brice, Richard Lynch and Richard Higgins.
12. Some of the competitors who reached the final stages of Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club's annual open junior tournament. From left: Claire Hatersley, Lorraine Tarney, Michelle Noden and Susan Outhwaite. Unfortunately the boys weren't named. Do you recognise anyone?