Do you recognise yourself or anyone else in these pictures? Let us know. READ MORE: Last week we looked at pictures from 1980. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A look at some of Blackpool's favourite pubs in the noughties
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Long distance swimmer Julie Bradshaw took a chilly New Year's Day dip in the Irish Sea - and vowed 1981 will be the year she conquers the cruel sea. The 16-year-old Blackpool schoolgirl aims to be the first person to complete a three-way Channel swim this summer
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Teresa Sullivan had the chance meeting of a lifetime - all because of her husband's injured leg. And her face-to-face encounter with Pope John Paul II became the real highlight of a New Year holiday in Rome. The chance meeting saw the Pope shake hands with Mrs Sullivan, and she kissed his Papal ring, as is tradition. Mrs Sullivan, from St Thomas Road, St Annes, is pictured above with her husband and a crib made years ago by her children
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Judges were delighted by the high standard of entries at the sixth annual open exhibition at Garstang and District Arts Centre. Pictured above: Mr Geoffrey Davies, chairman of the Garstang Arts Centre, presents prizes to the exhibition winners
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Teresa Sullivan had the chance meeting of a lifetime - all because of her husband's injured leg. And her face-to-face encounter with Pope John Paul II became the real highlight of a New Year holiday in Rome. The chance meeting saw the Pope shake hands with Mrs Sullivan, and she kissed his Papal ring, as is tradition. Mrs Sullivan, from St Thomas Road, St Annes, is pictured above with her husband and a crib made years ago by her children
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Judges were delighted by the high standard of entries at the sixth annual open exhibition at Garstang and District Arts Centre. Pictured above: Mr Geoffrey Davies, chairman of the Garstang Arts Centre, presents prizes to the exhibition winners
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A council-run theatre could not afford to pay the staggering £18,000-a-week fee demanded by one of Britain's leading comedians for a seven-week summer show. Instead, Southport Theatre chiefs auditioned a cast of thousands... all youngsters still at school. And they picked out 50 budding actors and actresses for a musical review. Awaiting their call to action are (from left) Mandy Whelan, aged 10, of Blackpool; Jane Ellis, nine, of Wigan; Sharon Foster, 11, and Sarah Morris, seven, of St Helens; and Nicola Bolton and Maxine Whalley, both nine, of Skelmersdale
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A magnificent 35lb cod - believed to be the best boat-caught specimen from the Fylde Coast area - was landed by Garstang angler Harry Pilkington. Harry, 32, a builder who works in Preston, of Croston Road, Garstang, landed the impressive cod while fishing nearly two miles off Cleveleys with friend Don Berry
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The International Slipper fair launched at Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool and the models stepped out in style. Everything you could possibly need for your feet was on display. Pictured - Donna Rooney, two, of Fleetwood, takes a fancy to some hedgehog slippers
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Blackpool schoolteacher Bryan Smith has marked the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme's 25th birthday in a special way - by writing his first novel. Blizzard is based on the adventures of four youngsters in the Lake District attempting one of the stages in the Duke's Award. Pictured above, Bryan imparts his Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme knowledge on more youngsters