Here’s a sample of the fun from the 1970s and ’90s.
5. Television star, Keith Chegwin, with the 1984 Standish Carnival queen and retinue
. Photo: STAFF
6. John Green, 15, of Colllingwood Street, left, holds off friend James Fowler, 15, of Moors Lane, in the big bouncy boxing
. Photo: Nick Fairhurst
7. A little girl enjoys a donkey ride at the carnival in 1984
. Photo: STAFF
8. The Glamorous Grandma competition winner and Carnival Queen in 1984
. Photo: STAFF