School dinners were never like this! Pastry was flying and lips smacking at a very special geography lesson for 30 primary school children. This is the fun way to find out about Italy, tucking into a good pizza. The children, eight and nine-year-olds from class 7 at St Theresa's Primary School, Penwortham, had gone along to Angelo's pizza restaurant in Avenham Street, Preston, to see how real Italian pizzas are made - and what they taste likeplaceholder image
School dinners were never like this! Pastry was flying and lips smacking at a very special geography lesson for 30 primary school children. This is the fun way to find out about Italy, tucking into a good pizza. The children, eight and nine-year-olds from class 7 at St Theresa's Primary School, Penwortham, had gone along to Angelo's pizza restaurant in Avenham Street, Preston, to see how real Italian pizzas are made - and what they taste like

33 era-defining pictures to take you back to Preston in 1987 including schools

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 13th Jan 2025, 13:37 GMT

From record heavy snow to the re-election of Margaret Thatcher, 1987 was quite the year

Take a look at some of our best archive pictures from Preston in that heady age...

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A soccer club which encourages youngsters to take up cricket held its first awards presentation. Preston North End players Stephen Wilkes and Shaun Allen went along to Brownedge St Mary's School in Bamber Bridge to congratulate the first graduates of the course held under the new Deepdale Community Programme. Pictured are Stephen (left) and Shaun presenting bats to Farouk Munshi and Mark Nicklin

9. Preston in 1987

A soccer club which encourages youngsters to take up cricket held its first awards presentation. Preston North End players Stephen Wilkes and Shaun Allen went along to Brownedge St Mary's School in Bamber Bridge to congratulate the first graduates of the course held under the new Deepdale Community Programme. Pictured are Stephen (left) and Shaun presenting bats to Farouk Munshi and Mark Nicklin Photo: RETRO

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A day at the zoo proved to be a real winner for a group of Lancashire youngsters. Children from St Andrew's Primary School, Blackpool Road, Preston, have just been given a special award from the World Wildlife Fund for their outstanding efforts in a sponsored walk. A representative from the organisation came to St Andrew's School with a special shield which will now take pride of place in the main hall

10. Preston in 1987

A day at the zoo proved to be a real winner for a group of Lancashire youngsters. Children from St Andrew's Primary School, Blackpool Road, Preston, have just been given a special award from the World Wildlife Fund for their outstanding efforts in a sponsored walk. A representative from the organisation came to St Andrew's School with a special shield which will now take pride of place in the main hall Photo: RETRO

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A cheque for £500 has been presented by the Preston Pirates American Football Club to Yates Brothers Ltd to aid leukaemia research. The Pirates, who are sponsored by the Manchester-based company's Preston Grey Horse pub, raised the money when their biggest players pulled a 32-ton truck on a 10-mile tug around the town

11. Preston in 1987

A cheque for £500 has been presented by the Preston Pirates American Football Club to Yates Brothers Ltd to aid leukaemia research. The Pirates, who are sponsored by the Manchester-based company's Preston Grey Horse pub, raised the money when their biggest players pulled a 32-ton truck on a 10-mile tug around the town Photo: RETRO

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The schoolboy soccer starlets of St Gregory's are the toast of Preston. St Gregory's emerged triumphant from a spcial seven-a-side tournament featuring 16 local primrary schools, sponsored by SSS Sports and held at Deepdale. Organiser Mick Baxter is seen handing the winner's prize to St Gregory's captain Chris Borwick. Looking on, from left to right, are the winners Keith Aspinall (coach), Paul Dean, Stephen Ratcliffe, Kevin Kilbane, Tommy Kirkby, David Lucas, Andrew Collins and Michael McGowan

12. Preston in 1987

The schoolboy soccer starlets of St Gregory's are the toast of Preston. St Gregory's emerged triumphant from a spcial seven-a-side tournament featuring 16 local primrary schools, sponsored by SSS Sports and held at Deepdale. Organiser Mick Baxter is seen handing the winner's prize to St Gregory's captain Chris Borwick. Looking on, from left to right, are the winners Keith Aspinall (coach), Paul Dean, Stephen Ratcliffe, Kevin Kilbane, Tommy Kirkby, David Lucas, Andrew Collins and Michael McGowan Photo: RETRO

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