These old school retro pictures will have you reminiscing about the good old days in 1980s Preston...

25. Sponsored walkers put their best feet - and their best paws - forward to raise cash to send a four-year-old Preston girl to America for medical treatment. The five walkers and Biscuit the dog staged the 25 mile hike from Preston to Lancaster to raise more than £200 for Yvonne Shelstone who was born with mild brain damage.
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26. Military hardware, worth the best part of £1m, has rolled into Lancashire on the latest leg of a journey to the front line. The 10 Saxon armoured personnel carriers which arrived at Weeton Camp, near Preston, will be used to train soldiers for their role in a conventional war in Europe. Pictured: Captain Eric Smith (left) welcomes the vehicles at the gate of Weeton Camp
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27. There was music in the air when 900 female barbershop singers descended on Blackpool. They were taking part in a national convention to pick the top harmony singers in the UK. Pictured are The Preston Chorus
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28. These spring chicks are alive and pecking thanks to the tender loving care of this proud group of youngsters at a Preston school. Class three at Kingsfold Primary School, Penwortham, have spent the past few months keeping a watchful eye on the chicks as they incubated. And a competition to find a name for the first one into the world helped raise money for the school's chosen charity - Action Aid
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