27 amazing retro pictures of Preston back in 1999, from local schools and North End to gyms and firefighters
By Jack Marshall
Published 28th Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Updated 26th Feb 2024, 13:37 BST
It’s just a year away from the new Millennium, the Euro has just been launched, and Preston North End are on the verge of topping the old Second Division to seal their return to the second tier of English football.
The year 1999 was an exciting one in general, defined by New Labour verve and widespread anticipation in Britain, so here we take a look back at some of the best pictures of life in Preston and Lancashire from that heady era...
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A major junior soccer tournament took place in South Ribble following last year's mini world cup in the borough. Bamber Bridge Leisure Centre, near Preston was the venue for the six-a-side junior football competition for players in categories under 11s and under 13s Photo: RETRO
Staff and pupils from Howick CE School in Penwortham, near Preston, left their usual clothes at home and donned fancy dress to help raise money for schools in Mozambique. Among the characters wandering around the Liverpool Road school were the Worst Witch, Little Red Riding Hood, Robin Hood, Superman and Batman, as well as a host of other fairytale characters and other ficticious and novel characters Photo: RETRO