It was 1981 to be precise and they remember the people and places of the time. They are actually 44 years old!

29. Life in Preston in 1981
Hundreds of Lancashire schoolchildren braved wet weather to help keep the county's folk heritage alive by joining in the Preston Country Dance Festival. Children from 30 school in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble took part Photo: RETRO

30. Life in Preston in 1981
Young invaders tookover the store at Owen Owens, Fishergate, Preston, to show of their own fashions. The junior fashion models were displaying the autumn range of clothes by Ladybird. Only instead of a catwalk they used the whole store as their stage - groups of them mixing and mingling with the shoppers Photo: RETRO

31. Life in Preston in 1981
Dancers putting their best feet forward for a disco marathon at Preston Polytechnic. Photo: Retro

32. Life in Preston in 1981
Holy Cross High School netball team got in some useful practice for their big test in two months time when the finished runners-up in the Schools Knockout Tournament the Guild Hall in Preston. Chorley's Holy Cross were beaten 6-5 in the final by Blackburn's Billinge High School, who won the tournament last year Photo: RETRO


