Mrs Louisa Peake, 56, from Lea in Preston, is the longest serving worker at the Springfields site of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. Now a catering supervisor, she started in the kitchens in 1943 - before she should even have left school. Then the staple canteen diet included "savoury duck" - a dish which included all the kitchen odds and ends and NEVER any duckplaceholder image
Mrs Louisa Peake, 56, from Lea in Preston, is the longest serving worker at the Springfields site of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. Now a catering supervisor, she started in the kitchens in 1943 - before she should even have left school. Then the staple canteen diet included "savoury duck" - a dish which included all the kitchen odds and ends and NEVER any duck

9 brilliant picture memories that show the people of Preston in 1986

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 11th Jan 2026, 09:00 GMT

Recognise anyone?

This clutch of people pictures go back 40 years to 1986. Are they familiar faces?

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The clowning Kirkby family turned a few heads as they raced through the streets pushing a pram. The Kirkby's of Studholme Crescent, Penwortham, were raising money for the children's spinal unit at Royal Preston Hospital, where 16-year-old Spencer Kirkby, has been a patient. Seven members of the family trekked 15 miles in fancy dress through Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham. They were waved off by the Mayor of South Ribble Coun Jerry Jenkinson

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The clowning Kirkby family turned a few heads as they raced through the streets pushing a pram. The Kirkby's of Studholme Crescent, Penwortham, were raising money for the children's spinal unit at Royal Preston Hospital, where 16-year-old Spencer Kirkby, has been a patient. Seven members of the family trekked 15 miles in fancy dress through Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham. They were waved off by the Mayor of South Ribble Coun Jerry Jenkinson Photo: Archive

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