Conga line... these four youngsters find there's a safety - and fun - in numbers as they try their hand at roller skating at Fulwood Leisure Centreplaceholder image
Conga line... these four youngsters find there's a safety - and fun - in numbers as they try their hand at roller skating at Fulwood Leisure Centre

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

Claire Lark
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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These gents prove that roller skating is not just for the children as they take a spin round the sports hall at Fulwood Leisure Centre

13. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

These gents prove that roller skating is not just for the children as they take a spin round the sports hall at Fulwood Leisure Centre Photo: RETRO

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A crowded swimming pool as children enjoy Fun Swim time at Fulwood Leisure Centre during the summer holidays

14. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

A crowded swimming pool as children enjoy Fun Swim time at Fulwood Leisure Centre during the summer holidays Photo: RETRO

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Eager beavers are proving right on the ball as far as top handicapped table tennis stars are concerned. For youngsters - aged from six to eight - from the 1st Broughton Beavers colony have taken on the back breaking job of picking up mis-hit table tennis balls during a fortnightly training session at Fulwood Leisure Centre. They are pictured with leisure centre administrative officer Barry Travis

15. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

Eager beavers are proving right on the ball as far as top handicapped table tennis stars are concerned. For youngsters - aged from six to eight - from the 1st Broughton Beavers colony have taken on the back breaking job of picking up mis-hit table tennis balls during a fortnightly training session at Fulwood Leisure Centre. They are pictured with leisure centre administrative officer Barry Travis Photo: RETRO

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Fulwood Leisure Centre pictured in 1988. See how empty the car park is!

16. 1980s Fulwood Leisure Centre

Fulwood Leisure Centre pictured in 1988. See how empty the car park is! Photo: RETRO

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