Take a candid peek at what life was like on the Fylde Coast back in 1983. Do you remember this time? Do you recognise anyone? Let us know. READ MORE: Pictures from 1982. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Go back to 1981. MORE MEMORIES: Photos taken in 1980
![Another float during St Annes Carnival, this time for St Annes Youth Club](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2MDJiOWYyLTBiOGEtNDFkMi1iZmU2LThjYzZhYjY3YmNjNzozY2EwN2FkOS1jNTdiLTRhZmItYjdiOC05NTU0ZTU1Zjk3ODc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Fylde Coast in 1983
Another float during St Annes Carnival, this time for St Annes Youth ClubPhoto: Archive
![The Lancashire Evening Post stand advertising the balloon race at Morecambe High School gala](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM3ZjliMWY2LTIyNzktNDIwYi1hY2M3LTFhNmNjNzlmMmQ1MTowZGQwMjY2Yy1lMDRkLTRiODMtYWI4MS1lZjExODk3MjgxMjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Fylde Coast in 1983
The Lancashire Evening Post stand advertising the balloon race at Morecambe High School galaPhoto: Archive
![Gala days are for having fun, and three-year-old Christopher Beswick thought the one he visited at Morecambe High School was a splashing success. Christopher, of Westgate, Morecambe, found a delightful new sport in throwing soggy sponges at one of the girls in the stocks](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZkNTc3Nzk5LTY1NTMtNDYyOC1iZGNiLWEyM2Q5N2Y5ZjhhMTowNmFkNWMyNi1iNWVkLTQzMGMtYWVjYS0xOGNmNWY1MTlmYWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Fylde Coast in 1983
Gala days are for having fun, and three-year-old Christopher Beswick thought the one he visited at Morecambe High School was a splashing success. Christopher, of Westgate, Morecambe, found a delightful new sport in throwing soggy sponges at one of the girls in the stocksPhoto: Archive
![To be world champions before reaching their 21st birthdays... that is the ambition of Garstang canoeists Ian McKay and Simon Warden](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkM2JmODk0LTZlZDQtNDExNS1hYjkwLWViNTkxNTQxYmFiNjplNDRhZjFmYS0zMjhmLTQwM2ItODMzNS1lOGFhNjU1MThkNzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Fylde Coast in 1983
To be world champions before reaching their 21st birthdays... that is the ambition of Garstang canoeists Ian McKay and Simon WardenPhoto: Archive
![Having a little boogie down at the front during the Radio One Roadshow held at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRmMWI2ZjE2LTQyYTgtNGE0ZC1hMDNiLWYzMjk3ZTM4YTBkNzo4MDc0NTU1MC1jODU5LTRjYjEtYjIyZS1mZmE0ZGU3YzRiNzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
17. Fylde Coast in 1983
Having a little boogie down at the front during the Radio One Roadshow held at Happy Mount Park in MorecambePhoto: Archive
![Enjoying the music and entertainment from the Radio One Roadshow at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc5YmY1NDYxLTE1YjEtNGRiYi1hMTZkLWJmZWRhMzJiZjc0Njo0NmE4MGFlZi1jYzJhLTRlZmEtOTEzNy05ZmE0MTAyNGE2NmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. Fylde Coast in 1983
Enjoying the music and entertainment from the Radio One Roadshow at Happy Mount Park in MorecambePhoto: Archive