And so what better way to indulge in a spot of nostalgia than to check out our best archive pics of Preston scenes from back in those halcyon days?
5. Nearly 100 children made quite a splash when they took to the water at a special life-saving gala at Preston's Saul Street Baths. It is the first time that the annual event organised by the Lancashire branch of the Royal Lifesaving Society has been held outside Blackpool
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6. Young invaders tookover the store at Owen Owens, Fishergate, Preston, to show of their own fashions. The junior fashion models were displaying the autumn range of clothes by Ladybird. Only instead of a catwalk they used the whole store as their stage - groups of them mixing and mingling with the shoppers
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7. The first ever Preston shopping festival wound up with a grand finale on the Flag Market after a week packed with events to attract the shoppers into town. Hundreds turned up in brilliant sunshine to watch the displays - including this one from the Longridge Majorettes
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8. The big freeze has been an unexpected bonus for Preston's champion curlers. Instead of travelling to Lockerbie in Schotland, they have been able to practise on a frozen pond in Fishwick Bottoms. Preston Curling Club members, from left: Mike Thompson, John Kett and Ron Thornton
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