Nostalgia and Memories

EXPERIMENT Trying out the talking bench outside Barrow Town Halll in May 2002.

Can you remember what year talking benches were introduced in Barrow?

Dance troupe never failed to bring smiles to spectators of Barrow's summer carnival

Society to delve into cemetery history

How Barrow’s oldest and most distinctive buildings have evolved over the years

Why Ulverston earned the title of the home spectacular events

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Nostalgia: Thoughtful Furness pupils have been trying to tackle climate change for years

Do you remember when pupils recorded their own rap for their school's answerphone message?

Can you guess how long ago it was when a semi-detached house in Ulverston cost just £3,395?

Can you remember what year B&Q opened in Barrow?

Full steam ahead: Miniature locomotive is a park attraction

Do you remember? TV presenter Michaela Strachan visits Dalton’s South Lakes Wild Animal Park

Youngsters step back in time to a very different era - the 1950s

Do you remember when the first chemist shop in Ormsgill was opened

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Giant dragon steals the show at Barrow Carnival 25 years ago

Do you remember when petrol was just 31p per gallon

Nostalgia: It's never too early to put on your dancing shoes

Do you remember? Furness police officers issued with American-style batons

Did you brave the rain to watch the Walney RAF parade in 2003?

Do you remember when? The unemployment rate for Barrow and Dalton was 2.9 per cent

Do you remember when a new religious movement saw the young and old march the streets of Ulverston in fancy dress?

Children go back in time for a lesson in the Victorian era

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History talk: The Victorian development boom

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Do you remember: Firemen rescue a seagull which had been impaled on a television aerial

Do you remember when Barrow Sea Cadets were building a new sailing centre?

Community helped FGH to save lives

Were you a pupil in 2003 when this school closed as part of a merger?

Don't look down: Bungee jumpers take the leap at park

Do you remember when you could buy a house for £2,500?

Do you remember when this warning was issued?: 'Think twice before going into the licensing trade'

Can you guess what year staff and pupils said an emotional goodbye to Newbarns Infant School?

How long ago did a Fiat 1100 cost £150 in Furness?

Were you there when Princess Royal toured assault ship Albion at BAE Systems?

Do you remember? X Factors star were heading to Barrow

Lights, camera, action as art show Smart comes to class

Do you remember? More than 1,000 salmon and young trout killed in slurry tragedy

Pupils from 2002 prove they had just the nose for the school production

Can you guess how long ago it was that a bottle of Coca Cola cost just 4p?

Youngsters hit all the right notes to become national choral champions

There was not always such a variety of ice cream flavours available

The King Charles spaniel which swept the boards at competitions

Discover more about the father and son duo who documented life in Barrow for decades

There's few places better to be than Walney beach in the summer sun

Barrow Sea Cadets bring home the trophy

Do you remember when a cleaning job paid £3.81 an hour?

The unexpected items we can find in our attics

D-Day...The amphibious assault that left the Nazis on their knees

Have you ever wondered about the history of where you live?

Can you guess how long ago it was when a terraced house in Barrow cost just £26,500?

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Operation Clean Beach: Tins of lager and plastic cans found on Walney beach

Do you remember? Morecambe Bay barrage was on the cards back in 1969

Do you remember when Walney School on Ocean Road closed its doors for the final times in 1993?

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Do you remember when Furness Lions held a series of fun events to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee?

Do you remember when St Bernard's School opened its doors in 1990 to show off the work of its talented pupils?

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