Each week we delve deep into our archives to bring you a selection of images taken in and around Watford by our staff photographers throughout the decades. We would love to hear from you if you are in any of these pictures. This week we take you back to May 1986.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored car wash for Chipperfield Youth Club

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Watford Marafun

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Holy Rood School celebrate centenary

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Band 'The Odd Eccentric' at the band stand outside Watford Town Hall

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Watford FC's ground Vicarage Road under development

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Check out some of our other nostalgia galleries:

Flashback to May 1697 - Foxes, eggs, baths, and ballet

Flashback to April 1990 - Giant eggs, Gary Mabbutt, marches, and morris dancers

Flashback to April 1964 - Easter, snooker, a Beat Show, and a Dairy Queen

Flashback to March 1970 - Sheep trials, snow, and Sweeney Todd

Flashback to March 1984 - BMX, babies, badminton, computers, and whiskey

Flashback to February 1969 - Fashion, fans, biking, boxing, and a beggars ball

Flashback to February 1979 - Pickets, pancakes, fitness and football

Flashback to January 1975 - Scouts, pantos, and yards of ale

Flashback to January 1988 - Valentines girls, Comic Relief, and a pub crawl

A broken leg wedding at St Michael's Church in West Watford

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The Queen visits Caledonian School in Bushey

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Watford Festival parade

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And finally, Chipperfield Youth Club heads off camping

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