And here’s what some of the folk who live on the Fylde coast were getting up to back then. Does it bring back memories for you? READ MORE: Pictures from 1997. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: More pictures from 1996. MORE MEMORIES: This time from 1995
. Fylde coast in 1998
Don O'Toole with pupils on his retirement from St Peter's RC Primary school in Lytham Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
She's more used to showjumping against the clock around the ring at Hickstead than having time against her in the kitchen, but international showjumper Sarah Bowen didn't flinch from the challenge. Sarah, 23, of Out Rawcliffe, near Garstang, was seen swapping saddles and bridles for ladles and food mixers on BBC2's Ready Steady Cook Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
Fylde electrician Nicholas Brandwood is gearing up for a journey of a lifetime across Israel. The 24-year-old from Greenhalgh, near Kirkham, is joining other cyclists from Britain for the five-day bike ride in aid of the Mencap Blue Sky Appeal Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
Newly opened hair salon i4 Style, on Bryning Lane, Newton with Scales. Anyone recognise the lady in the picture? Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
A man who suffered a massive heart attack when he was just 38 is getting on his bike to raise cash for the charity that has helped him back to fitness. Eddie De-Wilde, of Preston Old Road, Clifton, near Preston, is gearing up for a 140 mile cycle from Blackpool to Scarborough to boost the funds of Heartbeat Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
A beer named after the new born daughter of a brewer's friend has won the coveted best beer title at Fleetwood Beer Festival. John Smith, who runs the Hart Brewery at the Cartford Hotel, in Great Eccleston, came up with a special recipe to celebrate her birth. Her dad Andrew owns the popular pub. Pictured landlord Andrew Mellodew and his daughter Beth (centre), with CAMRA West Pennines regional director Ray Jackson and Hart Brewery owner John Smith Photo: Archive
. Fylde coast in 1998
A Blackpool theatre company are putting on a production of the swashbuckling adventure Pirates of Penzance, 50 years after it was first performed. However, Thornton Cleveleys Operatic Society promise a whole heap of changes from the traditional version and say the new show will be spectacular. The cast held an impromptu dress rehearsal at Preston Docks where the good ship Zebu was moored Photo: Archive
1. Fylde coast in 1998
She's more used to showjumping against the clock around the ring at Hickstead than having time against her in the kitchen, but international showjumper Sarah Bowen didn't flinch from the challenge. Sarah, 23, of Out Rawcliffe, near Garstang, was seen swapping saddles and bridles for ladles and food mixers on BBC2's Ready Steady Cook Photo: Archive
2. Fylde coast in 1998
Fylde electrician Nicholas Brandwood is gearing up for a journey of a lifetime across Israel. The 24-year-old from Greenhalgh, near Kirkham, is joining other cyclists from Britain for the five-day bike ride in aid of the Mencap Blue Sky Appeal Photo: Archive
3. Fylde coast in 1998
Newly opened hair salon i4 Style, on Bryning Lane, Newton with Scales. Anyone recognise the lady in the picture? Photo: Archive
4. Fylde coast in 1998
A man who suffered a massive heart attack when he was just 38 is getting on his bike to raise cash for the charity that has helped him back to fitness. Eddie De-Wilde, of Preston Old Road, Clifton, near Preston, is gearing up for a 140 mile cycle from Blackpool to Scarborough to boost the funds of Heartbeat Photo: Archive