From young lads playing with conkers to Bing Crosby at Preston Railway Station, it truly was all happening in Preston back in those days...
9. Lancashire horse riders saddled up and rode off into the distance to take part in a marathon relay-ride to Banbury Cross. And the Mayor of Preston, Coun Harold Parker, raised a few horse laughs when he leapt on to a vacant steed and jogged around the Flag Market. The ride, organised as part of "Sport For All Week" is the longest ever to be held in Britain
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10. Following the success of their U13 team in the Preston Challenge Cricket Cup, the Catholic College U15 team, pictured above, completed the cricket double for the season by winning the Hoghton Shield in a hotly-contested final at West Cliff against Walton-le-Dale Secondary School
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11. Nearly 200 canoeists from the North West took to the water for an exciting race on the River Ribble. They were taking part in the Ribble White Water Race for scouts, sponsored by the Preston and District Scout Council. The scouts battled through nine miles of water from Edisford Bridge in Clitheroe to Ribchester
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12. Retro Conker Contest takes place at Market Square,Preston September 25th 1976.
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