Those heady days will be remembered very fondly indeed by countless people, so why not take a trip down memory lane to transport yourself back in time to those distant but nostalgic days.
These pictures will have you saying ‘I miss the 1980s’ in no time.
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17. Nearly 100 children made quite a splash when they took to the water at a special life-saving gala at Preston's Saul Street Baths. It is the first time that the annual event organised by the Lancashire branch of the Royal Lifesaving Society has been held outside Blackpool
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18. These Preston youngsters reckon they have got an old tradition cracked. For more than 90 children from the Faringdon Park County Primary school scrambled over a town centre park to demonstrated the old custom of egg rolling
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19. Hot-foot Ken Taylor romped home first in a work's mini-marathon... and received a trophy and a rewarding kiss from Post Model Girl Linda Bottomley. Ken, a 33-year-old architect's assistant, finished ahead of the pack in the annual Moor Park run organised by employees of the Preston firm Building Design Partnership
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20. Young guides and brownies of Preston made light work of a marathon bulb planting project. They braved cold winds to plant more than 5,000 crocus bulbs at the entrance to the Threefields estate, Ingol. The sponsored plant-in was to help raise cash for the Harriet Trust. Pictured are the 1st Tanterton Guildes on the bulb planting session
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