"I remember Ozzy Osbourne and the Falklands War!" 37 amazing retro pics to take you back to Preston in 1982
By Jack Marshall
Published 10th Oct 2023, 06:00 BST
Updated 11th Apr 2024, 13:34 BST
From Ozzy Osbourne eating a bat live on stage, to the Falklands War taking place and a new British Prince being born, 1982 was quite the year.
But what was Preston like back in the early ‘80s. Take a trip down memory lane to find out by flicking through our best archive retro pictures of that bygone era in the city’s history.
It is often said that English football is all about stamina, and very little skill. This is not so, and to prove the point 28 young soccer hopefuls from Preston, Blackpool, Leyland and Kirkham, travelled to Brownedge High School, Bamber Bridge, to show off their talents. The youngsters, all aged under 13, had been selected by the North Western Region FA, the Lancs Schools FA and the LFA to improve their soccer skills Photo: RETRO
The mystery of the Orient took over Preston's St George's Shopping Arcade as part of the town's shopping festival. A troop of Chinese performers put on a show of traditional dances and martial arts exercises - some of them more than 800 years old. Photo: RETRO
A small school with big sporting ambitions - that is All Hallows RC High. Although only having two full-time physicall education teachers the school, situated in a beautiful corner of Penwprtham, Preston, is beginning to compete with the area's bigger outfits And for the boys under 14s and under 16s basketball teams pictured above, that means winning! Photo: RETRO
A woman mayor went to a fashion show with a difference. For the fashions had a distinctly Asian flavour as Preston Mayor Doris Scowcroft visited the annual meeting of the Asian Ladies Club in Preston's Lune Street Methodist Hall Photo: RETRO