Featuring everything from a visit from Bing Crosby to a handful of less celebrity-tinged everyday happenings, it was quite the year, so check out our best archive pictures from that era.
17. Preston in 1977
Preston Drama Club members rehearse their latest production When We Are Married, which starts a week-long run at the town's Playhouse. Pictured, from left (seated) are: Jean Hardman, Beryl Stirziker, Beryl Toulmin. (Standing): Allan King, Ken Nightingale, Des Critchley, Pat Regan and Bert Nicholls Photo: RETRO
18. Preston in 1977
All the pomp and glitter of a 'Last Night at the Proms' performance has been captured on record by a Preston school orchestra. The 75 keen young pupils at Ashton High School have just become recording musicians with the release of their record - called The Ashton Promenade Concerts Photo: RETRO
19. Preston in 1977
One thousand Lancashire brownies and guides formed a vivid symbolic backcloth to the diamond jubilee celebrations of the guiding movement The 60 year celebrations at Preston North End's football ground marked the growth of the area's guiding movement from 500 members at the birth of 1917 to the present 13,000. About 8,000 guides, brownies and rangers were present. Pictured are part of the large Chorley contingent who presented a moving tableau Photo: RETRO
20. Preston in 1977
Bravery awards at Hutton Police HQ. Pictured, left to right are: Chief Inspector TW McClure (Chorley), Ins A Roberts (HQ), PC D Ashton (Blackpool), PC D O'Neill (Blackpool), PC E Bennett (Blackpool), Mr J Moody (Act Chief Constable), PS J Green (Preston), PC B Peers (Preston), DS T Valiant (Chorley), DS D Martin (Chorley), PC J Wilkinson (Lancaster), PC H D Forrest (Chorley) and PC Mather (Blackpool) Photo: RETRO