Plenty of us will remember the celebrations as the year on the calendar ticked over from beginning with a 19 to a 20 as if it was just yesterday, but as is always the case, time marches on. With that in mind, here we’ve put together a collection of our best archive pictures of Preston life back in 1999 and 2000.
See if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
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5. Fulwood and Cadley Primary School took part in the Preston Schools Music Festival
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6. Sophie Jackson, 17, Matt Bispham, 16, Steve Pearce, Laura Worden, 18, Naomi Smith, Gerard Flynn, 18, and Dani Gallagher, 15, prepare for the play 'The Little Shop of Horrors' at the Preston Playhouse.
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7. Nicole Annereau and Daniel Matthews with fellow Beavers from the 15 colonies of Preston and District Beaver Scouts who made up boxes for the Kosovo refugees
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8. Performers from the local amateur dramatic groups who have recently won awards. (From left) Christine Johnstone, Jane Tudor and Melvyn Carter from Preston Drama Club, Kath Longworth and Jane Rawkins representing the Grimsargh Players, Don Stephenson, and David Colley from the Broughton Players
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