Chu Chu Deng, three, from Penwortham, during the Chinese New Year workshop held at the University of Central Lancashire in Prestonplaceholder image
Chu Chu Deng, three, from Penwortham, during the Chinese New Year workshop held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston | National World

19 celebratory pictures of Chinese New Year in Preston back to the 1990s

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 20th Jan 2025, 12:01 GMT

This week celebrates Chinese New Year and the Year of the Snake

We trawled the archives to see how Blackpool celebrated Chinese New Year in past times from children learning about the festival to full-blown celebrations with dragons, lanterns and great food. You might be pictured...

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