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 incredible nostalgic photos of Preston which wrap up a year in the 1980s

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 29th Jan 2025, 11:16 GMT
Updated 29th Jan 2025, 11:35 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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These cheery children are brushing up for this year's school panto at Grimsargh Parochial C of E school, near Preston. The school's children are giving three doses of fun with performances of Cinderella, Our Favourite Characters and The Musicians of Bremen

29. Preston in 1987

These cheery children are brushing up for this year's school panto at Grimsargh Parochial C of E school, near Preston. The school's children are giving three doses of fun with performances of Cinderella, Our Favourite Characters and The Musicians of Bremen Photo: RETRO

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Twins Carla (left) and Kirstie Ellithorn (right) eating candy floss with their sister Cheryl (centre) at Preston's Spring Fair on the Flag Market

30. Preston in 1987

Twins Carla (left) and Kirstie Ellithorn (right) eating candy floss with their sister Cheryl (centre) at Preston's Spring Fair on the Flag Market Photo: RETRO

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It's a knockout! Preston's newest boxing club got a thumping good civic welcome when the Mayor of Preston Gerry Walmsley pulled on a pair of gloves at the launch of Preston Red Rose Amateur Boxing Club. Red Rose, formed after the closure of Bamber Bridge ABC, opened its new gym upstairs at Lou's Long Bar in the town centre

31. Preston in 1987

It's a knockout! Preston's newest boxing club got a thumping good civic welcome when the Mayor of Preston Gerry Walmsley pulled on a pair of gloves at the launch of Preston Red Rose Amateur Boxing Club. Red Rose, formed after the closure of Bamber Bridge ABC, opened its new gym upstairs at Lou's Long Bar in the town centre Photo: RETRO

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Miss Jennie Lee of the South Preston appeals branch of the Guide Dogs for the Blind, receives a cheque from Anita Noblett and the children of Moorfield school, Preston

32. Preston in 1987

Miss Jennie Lee of the South Preston appeals branch of the Guide Dogs for the Blind, receives a cheque from Anita Noblett and the children of Moorfield school, Preston Photo: RETRO

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