1. Preston in the 80s
Pupils at Holy Family School, Ingol, have been digging deep to spruce up their surroundings. Youngsters, joined by members of Preston's Keep Britain Tidy group, planted £200 worth of shrubs and trees in the school's garden. Four-year-old Lee Monks, centre, is pictured planting the first tree Photo: Archive
2. Preston in the 80s
A Spitfire has flown to its final resting place thanks to Preston apprentices. The lads at British Aerospace, Samlesbury, refitted the vintage plane in a three-year project. After the overhaul it once again roared into the Lancashire skies before taking its place in the Battle of Britain memorial flight at RAF Coningsby Photo: Archive
3. Preston in the 80s
There was no mistaking the new boy... Even without his black and white cat, Postman Pat was a definite hit with the youngsters at Chorley St James's School. He called in at the Devonport Way site in his vintage Austin Seven post van to launch the start of Book Week Photo: Archive
4. Preston in the 80s
Some very odd-looking characters turns up for lessons at St James's Primary School, Chorley. There was Spot the Dog, Fungus the Bogeyman, Little Bo Peep and Wise Old Owl. But it was all in good fun as more than 80 youngsters and staff from the Devonport Way school dressed up as story book characters as part of week-long activities organised to promote reading Photo: Archive
5. Preston in the 80s
Cilla Gardner, Roselyne Daley, Alexandra Hinton and Matthew Wright were treated to a VIP day at Lancashire Police's Hutton headquarters as a reward for their winning entries in a crime and accident prevention poster painting competition. Pictured: PC Geoff Dunnings (right) inspects his latest recruits Photo: Archive
6. Preston in the 80s
These eager water babies were all taking part in a schools swimming gala at Saul Street Baths Photo: Archive