Dozens of schoolchildren armed with spades battled through the rain to plant 700 trees in a day. Youngsters from Garstang County Primary, Garstang St Thomas, St Mary and St Michael schools gathered at the flood basin, along with older children from Garstang High School, to plant the trees with a little hep from the British Trust for Conservation volunteers
Dozens of schoolchildren armed with spades battled through the rain to plant 700 trees in a day. Youngsters from Garstang County Primary, Garstang St Thomas, St Mary and St Michael schools gathered at the flood basin, along with older children from Garstang High School, to plant the trees with a little hep from the British Trust for Conservation volunteers

9 photo memories of Fylde folk in the 80s

This week we are bringing you photographs from 35 years ago, in 1987

By Naomi Moon
Thursday, 10th March 2022, 3:45 pm

If you have old images you would like to share with us, email them with a description to: [email protected] READ MORE: More photos of life in 1987. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Blackpool life in 1987

1. Folk of the Fylde

Students look on as lecturer Len Bagley directs Ann-Louise Painter and David Sumner in holding and bottle feeding lambs at the Lancashire College of Agriculture and Horticulture

Photo: Archive

Photo Sales

2. Folk of the Fylde

More than 6,000 people turned out at Lytham in a bid to set up a new world record for the longest line of hand-held lit candles, raising more than £5,500 for Children in Need at the same time

Photo: Archive

Photo Sales

3. Folk of the Fylde

A peek inside the world of Fleetwood Glass

Photo: Archive

Photo Sales

4. Fylde folk in the 80s

South Ribble MP Robert Atkins pulls the switch to start production at ICI's new Victrex plant at Thornton Cleveleys. With him are (left to right) Wyre MP Keith Mans, section manager Dr Tim Walker and site manager John Smith

Photo: Archive

Photo Sales
FyldeBlackpool
Next Page
Page 1 of 2