29 memorable pictures of people keeping fit in the 1980s in Preston

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 15th Dec 2025, 18:00 GMT

While the fitness craze that currently occupies such a prominent part of life is more of a recent phenomenon, people in the past certainly recognised the importance of working up a good sweat, too...

And so, with that in mind, take a trip down memory lane to the 1980s and check out our best archive pictures of Fulwood Leisure Centre back in that era.

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9. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

The main entrance to Fulwood Leisure Centre on Black Bull Lane in Preston Photo: RETRO

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10. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

A serious game of squash taking place at Fulwood Leisure Centre Photo: RETRO

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11. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

This trio have really got the hang of roller skating at Fulwood Leisure Centre Photo: RETRO

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12. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

Some of the Fulwood Leisure Centre staff members pictured in 1981. From left: Manager Hugh Evans, Michael Denham, Robert Fisher, and Alan Robertson, assistant manager Photo: RETRO

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