With that in mind, take a look at some of our very best retro archive pictures of Preston sports clubs back in the heady days of the 1970s & 1980s.
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...

33. The Mayor of Preston, Nancy Taylor, hits 12-year-old John Hudson, of Leyland, with her famous left hook at the opening of Preston and Fulwood Amateur Boxing Club's new headquarters at the Catherine Beckett Rooms, Deepdale
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34. Whittingham Hospital, near Preston, threw its doors open to the public as part of national MIND week. The public were invited to tour the hospital and look at an exhibition staged to give them a better understanding of how mentally ill patients are helped. Picture shows Mark, Sean and Moira Conlan being given a lesson in anatomy by nurse Dianne Thomas
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35. Broughton A won the Preston and District Cub Scout swimming gala with a total of 32 points. Broughton B were second with 26 and 6th Fulwood J were third with 21. Sixteen packs took part and Mrs Dorothy Greener, ADC, presented the winners with the Laura Berry Trophy. Some of the competitors are pictured above
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36. A group of top riders from Ribble Valley cyling club used a lot of pedal power to break their own record in a sponsored relay marathon. The event took place in the Rotunda of St George's Shopping Centre, Preston. Taking part in the relay were Andrew Tabernacle, Tim Lawson, Dave Winship, Chris Towart, Peter Slater, Sam Halshaw and Ian Hodges
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