43 glittering retro pics of high school proms in Preston when teenagers celebrated the end of an era

Emblematic of the end of the school year, prom is all about getting dressed up, spending an evening with friends, and celebrating the onset of summer. And - as demonstrated by one reader saying: “I loved my prom!” - what could be better than all those things?

So here we take a look at some of our best archive pictures of Preston proms from the early 2010s...

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