As the famous saying goes, the only constant in life is change - with that in mind, take a look at some of our best retro archive pictures of life in Penwortham across the decades from 1970 to the late 1990s.
These pictures will have you thinking ‘I miss those days’, so see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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25. Bowled over... Penwortham Cricket Club junior section trophy and medal winners with Paul Calladyn of the club's sponsors Panasonic
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26. Penwortham Girls High School Dungeons and Dragons team, back row from left Sumaya Dancey, Kim Thorpe, Sarah Walker, Sarah Richardson, front row from left, Sarah Flaherty, Kate Sullivan and Emma Dancey who will compete in the national finals of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons competition
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27. 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
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28. A South Ribble school's hockey team is the tops after thrashing the opposition in a seven-a-side competition. The under-13 team from Penwortham Priory High took part in the Preston and District Tournament and won the final against Garstang High School, 3-0. The victorious team is pictured above: Rachel Orton, Karen Learmonth, Adele Rawcliffe, Caroline Lightfoot, Sarah Smith; Lindsay Mekie, Shona Mekie, Kathryn Payne, Claire Lee and Karlyn Hinchcliffe
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