And so, in the spirit of nostalgia, here we take a look back at life in Walton-le-Dale throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Here are our best archive pictures from eras gone by.
17. Walton-le-Dale in the '70s, '80s, and '90s
A recent Government report stated that too many teenagers leave school without being able to write intelligble messages. The Evening Post put this group of fourth formers at Walton-le-Dale High School, near Preston, to the test - they had to write a letter to Miss Marilyn Smith, training officer in the personnel department at Preston Council. Pictured are some of the participants: Julie Caldwell, Louise Plumbley, Michael Potter, Julian Knowles, Jill Rigby, Timothy Worsley, Paul Marshall, Eleanor Thorpe and Ian Roberts Photo: RETRO
18. Walton-le-Dale in the '70s, '80s, and '90s
Friends and neighbours from Queen's Road and Prince's Road, Walton-le-Dale, watch the children perform their version of Aladdin. The performances have become something of a tradition in the area following the success in past years of The Wombles and Rumpelstiltskin Photo: RETRO
19. Walton-le-Dale in the '70s, '80s, and '90s
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 Photo: RETRO
20. Walton-le-Dale in the '70s, '80s, and '90s
Mature "students" took to the streets of Bamber Bridge and Walton-le-Dale for a fancy dress pub crawl to raise money for a child with cerebral palsy. Dressed as pupils of the legendary St Trinian's, the football team of Walton-le-Dale's Sir Robert Peel pub, plus the parents of wheelchair-bound Joshua Newsham and frends, toured the area's pubs to boost an appeal to send the seven-year-old to Hungary's Peto Institute so he can receive their revolutionary intensive physiotherapy treatment Photo: RETRO