And so what better way to mark the resumption of the school year than to look back on a few heart-warming pictures of Preston schoolchildren back in the 1990s. After all, all these kids will be in their 20s or 30 by now
13. 1990s Preston primary schools
Kennington Primary School pupils, from left, Francis Hills, nine, Kimberley Horton, 11, and Lucy McHale, nine, who along with schoolmates sang carols and gave food parcels to the residents of Poole Road Sheltered Accommodation in Fulwood, Preston Photo: RETRO
14. 1990s Preston primary schools
St. Matthews Primary School deputy head and class teacher Jean Parry with pupils Abubakar Javed, Mohammed Nawaz and Amnia Anwar Photo: RETRO
15. 1990s Preston primary schools
The head teacher at Sherwood CP School, Fulwood, Preston, Jean Havard, with pupils (from left) Lydia Dears, Chloe Hesketh, Daniel Benson and Steven Dudley, and the Sherwood Shocker newspaper Photo: RETRO
16. 1990s Preston primary schools
The children of St. Mary's Primary School, Leyland, with the Green Flag that will fly over Worden Park, Leyland Photo: RETRO