It was the time when preparations were being made to open the Sandcastle Waterpark and when Keith Chegwin brought Saturday Superstore to the seafront. It was all going on! Take a lookback at the year through these fantastic pictures...
In case you missed them: 17 pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1975
25. Blackpool, 1986
Hundreds queue to be the first in the newly opened Sandcastle Photo: Submit
26. Blackpool, 1986
Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester opening of Trinity Hospice May 1986 Photo: Submit
27. Blackpool, 1986
Russ Abbot and the Cabbage Patch Kids at North Pier in June 1986 Photo: Submit
29. Blackpool, 1986
Keith Chegwin, watched by local schoolchildren and their families, rehearses Sue Turner's Cocotot's for their live spot on Saturday Superstore on Blackpool Promenade Photo: Submit
30. Blackpool, 1986
Greenlands High School, Bispham , Blackpool 1986. Submitted by Lesley Morris Photo: submit
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