Children at a Lancashire school are boldly going where no other school has gone before. Wide-eyed pupils at Inskip Primary School, Inskip, near Preston, watched in amazement as a helicopter circled their school and landed in the playground as part of a project on search and rescueChildren at a Lancashire school are boldly going where no other school has gone before. Wide-eyed pupils at Inskip Primary School, Inskip, near Preston, watched in amazement as a helicopter circled their school and landed in the playground as part of a project on search and rescue
Children at a Lancashire school are boldly going where no other school has gone before. Wide-eyed pupils at Inskip Primary School, Inskip, near Preston, watched in amazement as a helicopter circled their school and landed in the playground as part of a project on search and rescue

18 candid pictures taking you right back to 1994 to see what life was like in Blackpool

By Naomi Moon
Published 8th Feb 2023, 15:45 BST
Bring back memories of 1994 with this collection of pictures.

They were all taken in and around Blackpool, showing what ordinary folk were doing in their everyday lives. There may even be an odd celebrity thrown in for good measure. Who do you recognise? READ MORE: Look back at life in Blackpool in 1993. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pictures of Blackpool in 1992. MORE MEMORIES: You’re not really from Blackpool unless…

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The Blackpool Grand Theatre team - the ones who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help produce the quality productions that take place on-stage

7. Blackpool in 1994

The Blackpool Grand Theatre team - the ones who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help produce the quality productions that take place on-stage Photo: Garth Hamer

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Female basketball players from Blackpool were celebrating after beating off rivals in a North West college tournament. Blackpool Sixth Form College were the victors in the North West Ladies College Basketball Tournament, at Preston's West View Leisure Centre, after beating South Trafford College 15-10 in the finals. Pictured: Jeremy Mannino and his successful Blackpool Sixth Form College basketball team

8. Blackpool in 1994

Female basketball players from Blackpool were celebrating after beating off rivals in a North West college tournament. Blackpool Sixth Form College were the victors in the North West Ladies College Basketball Tournament, at Preston's West View Leisure Centre, after beating South Trafford College 15-10 in the finals. Pictured: Jeremy Mannino and his successful Blackpool Sixth Form College basketball team Photo: Archive

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Road safety could soon be part of the curriculum for these schoolchildren. The county council has launched a new document Road Safety and Schools - a Guide for Teachers and Governors, in a bid to incorporate it into day-to-day teaching. The guidelines were welcomed by pupils and teachers at Archbishop Hutton School, Warton. Pictured is Pat Kendrew with headteacher David Ingram and pupils

9. Blackpool in 1994

Road safety could soon be part of the curriculum for these schoolchildren. The county council has launched a new document Road Safety and Schools - a Guide for Teachers and Governors, in a bid to incorporate it into day-to-day teaching. The guidelines were welcomed by pupils and teachers at Archbishop Hutton School, Warton. Pictured is Pat Kendrew with headteacher David Ingram and pupils Photo: Archive

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Teacher Sammy Clarke has been rubbing shoulders with the stars. Sammy swapped her role as deputy head teacher at Overton St Helen's School, near Morecambe, for a week in the spotlight at Blackpool's Opera House as part of a placement scheme. Pictured: Sammy Clarke teaches Jospeh Edmondson, 11, the song Any Dream Will Do, as pupils watch

10. Blackpool in 1994

Teacher Sammy Clarke has been rubbing shoulders with the stars. Sammy swapped her role as deputy head teacher at Overton St Helen's School, near Morecambe, for a week in the spotlight at Blackpool's Opera House as part of a placement scheme. Pictured: Sammy Clarke teaches Jospeh Edmondson, 11, the song Any Dream Will Do, as pupils watch Photo: Archive

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Students from all over Lancashire at the 1994 Lawtec Students Business Conference. Seated (left to right) Emma Armstrong (Blackpool Sixth Form College), Fiona Lyon (Our Lady's High School, Preston), Sarah Gili-Ross (Lytham St Annes High School), Vicki Jones (Ormskirk Grammar School). Standing (Left to right): Fatima Ahmed (Newman College), Pauline Taylor (assistant manager customer services, Natwest, Blackpool), Theodosis Fessas (Lancaster and Morecambe College), Matthew Ward (King Edward VII School, Lytham), Dr Barry Hankinson (managing director, Creative Training plc), Derek Gibbs (Preston College), Gavin Blackstone (Carr Hill High School, Kirkham), Robert Booth (St Mary's RC High School, Blackpool)

11. Blackpool in 1994

Students from all over Lancashire at the 1994 Lawtec Students Business Conference. Seated (left to right) Emma Armstrong (Blackpool Sixth Form College), Fiona Lyon (Our Lady's High School, Preston), Sarah Gili-Ross (Lytham St Annes High School), Vicki Jones (Ormskirk Grammar School). Standing (Left to right): Fatima Ahmed (Newman College), Pauline Taylor (assistant manager customer services, Natwest, Blackpool), Theodosis Fessas (Lancaster and Morecambe College), Matthew Ward (King Edward VII School, Lytham), Dr Barry Hankinson (managing director, Creative Training plc), Derek Gibbs (Preston College), Gavin Blackstone (Carr Hill High School, Kirkham), Robert Booth (St Mary's RC High School, Blackpool) Photo: Archive

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School kids at Weeton Barracks, near Blackpool

12. Blackpool in 1994

School kids at Weeton Barracks, near Blackpool Photo: Archive

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