The Fox children and their friends the Parkinson twins were faced with a six-foot problem when collecting for their charity jumble sale at Longridge. How to get a wardrobe to the Fox home in Severn Street? Uncle Joe to the rescue! The kind-hearted children, who organised the jumble sale to raise money for disabled children, are pictured above, from left to right: Susan Parkinson, Edward Fox, Judith Parkinson, Helen Fox, Elizabeth Fox and Kathleen Foxplaceholder image
The Fox children and their friends the Parkinson twins were faced with a six-foot problem when collecting for their charity jumble sale at Longridge. How to get a wardrobe to the Fox home in Severn Street? Uncle Joe to the rescue! The kind-hearted children, who organised the jumble sale to raise money for disabled children, are pictured above, from left to right: Susan Parkinson, Edward Fox, Judith Parkinson, Helen Fox, Elizabeth Fox and Kathleen Fox

This is how Lancashire looked in 1971 through 15 amazing old photos

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 7th Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT

A selection of your photographs from days gone by.

This week we are looking at 1971. Do you recognise yourself or anyone else in these pictures?

ICYMI: 47 amazing old pictures of life in 1970s and 1980s Broughton, faces and places you will recognise

20 memorable photos showing some of Preston's long lost and forgotten shops

19 fascinating pictures from 1937 that remember an era in Preston we hardly know about

Andrew Middleton of Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, makes friends with Jamie the six-weeks-old baby donkey at the Blackpool Horse Show

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Andrew Middleton of Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, makes friends with Jamie the six-weeks-old baby donkey at the Blackpool Horse Show

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Lancashire Artillery Band performing at St George's Shopping Centre in Preston

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Lancashire Artillery Band performing at St George's Shopping Centre in Preston

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Crowds in Fleetwood watch the resumption of the Isle of Man Steam Packet sailings

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Crowds in Fleetwood watch the resumption of the Isle of Man Steam Packet sailings

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Gilbert and Sullivan fans enthusiastically received "Patience", the latest production of the Preston Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Picture shows the cast members

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Gilbert and Sullivan fans enthusiastically received "Patience", the latest production of the Preston Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Picture shows the cast members

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