The early 1980s are a distant memory now but here are some pictures we have unearthed from our achive to take you back to the royal wedding, street parties and miners.
9. Final farewell
Hundreds visited the British Rail workshops at Hexthorpe, Doncaster to say farewell to the Deltic engines in February 1982 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
10. Askern Colliery Band
The Askern Colliery Band get together for rehearsals in February 1982 Photo: Doncaster Post
11. Vulcan bomber
Craig Bulman who was on the decomissioning flight from RAF Waddington on April 2, 1982. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
12. The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman pictured in Doncaster - February 26, 1983 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers