21 scenes from High School Proms which remember a generation of Blackpool kids leaving school back in the 00s
By Claire Lark
Published 9th May 2023, 15:45 BST
It was the time of their lives and the most highly anticipated event on the school calendar.
It’s all about the dresses, hair and make-up, sharp suits and modes of transport and is a finely tuned celebration which marks the end of an era. Theses pictures take in high schools across Blackpool and Fylde in the decade of the 00s. Are you pictured?
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Hodgson High School leavers ball at the Hilton Hotel. Natalie Hazlewood, Matthew Thomas, Bethany Waldhaus, Zoe Fordie, Ashley Dibb, Brittany Williams and Steven Woods Photo: Rob Lock
Collegiate High School leavers ball prom at the De Vere Hotel, Blackpool. Arriving by horse-drawn carriage L-R: Rebecka Brown, Nicole Lockett, Laura De-Ath and Darrelle Riley Photo: Rob Lock