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.
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25. These sure footed youngsters certainly know their way around and they have medals to prove it. For pupils from St Pius X Preparatory School in Fulwood picked up a bevy of awards at the Preston Primary School's orienteering festival. Pictured: Felicity Thompson and James Mercer, overall winners, with other members of the St Pius X team. From left, Michael Wilson, Munisa Patel, Elizabeth Poskett and Neeraj Mathad
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27. Retiring firefighter Glen Swales got a great send off and is pictured here with his colleagues at Preston Fire Station
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28. Mums took a trip back in time to re-live their youth and help celebrate a Brownie pack's 30th birthday. The mothers of the 30 girls in the 7th Penwortham Brownies became honorary members of the pack for a day and enjoyed fun and games at a party at Whitefield CP School in Penwortham, near Preston
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