So take a trip back in time to those heady days by having a flick through our best archive pics of life in Broughton during that era.
42. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
Lessons are fun when you are kidding around - as a group of Lancashire schoolchildren found out when they came face-to-face with a baby goat. The youngsters, from Broughton High School, left their classrooms to go down on the farm as part of a special project. Andrew Porter, 12, is pictured holding the goat Photo: RETRO
43. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
Maree Mason (left), of Church Farm, Broughton, near Preston, who was runner-up in the Dairy Maid 1971 contest at the Lancashire Young Farmers Club Ball, held at Top Rank in Preston. She is pictured with Anne-Marie Teasnall, from Glazebury, near Warrington, who was crowned winner, and the present County Queen Margaret Bailey of Hurst Green, who is presenting Anne-Marie with her award Photo: RETRO
44. 1970s and 1980s Broughton
More than 70 pupils from Broughton C of E Primary School will take part in a production of the famous musical The Wind in the Willows at Broughton and District Club Hall Photo: RETRO