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Mashed potatoes were an essential component of many school dinners in the 60s and 70s. They were essential for soaking up the gravy, and many of you remember them being served using an ice cream scoop.

13 of the best and worst school dinners of the 60s and 70s

The long, hot summer of 1976 will never be forgotten by those who lived through it. Yes, there were standpipes in some, as reservoirs ran dry during the drought. But for most children growing up then, the abiding memories are of endless days down the park or cooling off at their local lido, in a time when most people were blissfully unaware of the impending climate crisis.

9 reasons why 1976 was officially the best year to be alive

There are some things everyone who grew up in the 60s or 70s will remember

9 things to make you feel young again if you grew up in the 60s or 70s

These are some of the most-missed cars of the 1980s. Do you remember driving any of them?

9 of the most-missed cars of the 80s, and why you loved driving them

These photos tell the rags-to-riches story of Tesco founder Jack Cohen and the retail empire he built

27 photos tell rags-to-riches story of supermarket giant Tesco

There are some things almost every 80s and 90s teenager wanted in their bedroom

9 things every teenager wanted in their bedroom in the 80s and 90s

There are some things we miss from the 60s and 70s that are never making a comeback

5 things you miss about the 60s and 70s that we'll never get back

There are some things about growing up in the 70s and 80s that younger generations find it hard to believe

7 things children today won't believe you did in the 70s and 80s

Workers standing in the bottom section of the Queensway Tunnel, Liverpool, in September 1929, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete, which would form the roadway.

Britain's biggest construction projects in photos

There are some things almost everyone who grew up in the 60s or 70s remembers fondly

7 things you miss if you grew up in the 60s and 70s

There are some dishes that everyone who grew up in the 60s or 70s will remember, for better or worse

7 foods from the 60s and 70s that children today wouldn't understand

Did your school tuck shop sell any of these snacks during the 60s or 70s?

9 school tuck shop favourites you'll remember from the 60s and 70s

Some of the most popular comfort foods of the 80s and 90s have been discontinued

7 of the most-missed comfort foods from the 80s and 90s

What was the best thing you remember buying with your pocket money in the 60s or 70s?

9 of the best things to buy with your pocket money in the 60s and 70s

These stars were many people's first crush as a teenager during the 60s or 70s

28 of the biggest teenage crushes of the 60s and 70s
Was one of these 60s and 70s stars your first crush?
Robert Cumber

Some drinks could be found in almost any cocktail cabinet during the 70s and 80s

7 drinks everyone had in their cocktail cabinet during the 70s and 80s

These are some of the lost tinned or dried foods people would love to see brought back

9 forgotten tinned and dried foods

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s
If you got married in the 70s or 80s, you probably received at least one of these
Robert Cumber

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

There are some bathroom products you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

9 bathroom products that cleaned up in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Children using dustbin lids and broomsticks as shields and lances during a game of knights in Liverpool in May 1956

When the streets were our playground

These photos capture the happiest side of the 60s and 70s

28 of the most joyous photos from the 60s and 70s

Many things that seem like they've been around forever didn't exist before the 1950s

9 things it's hard to believe didn't exist in our lives before the 50s

A youngster tucks into a bag of crisps in the 80s

9 of the best lost crisp flavours we once loved

These were some of the best-loved puppets on children's TV in the 80s and 90s

6 of the best-loved children's TV puppets of the 80s and 90s

If you were around in the 60s and 70s, you will remember some of these adverts

30 adverts for popular products you'll remember from the 60s and 70s

People often look back upon the 60s through rose-tinted glasses, but some things really were better back then

6 ways in which the 60s really were better than today

There are many popular myths from the 80s that have been disproved

6 popular myths we grew up believing in the 80s

There were plenty of ways for children to keep themselves entertained after school in the 80s

7 after-school activities you'll remember if you grew up in the 80s

There are some things everyone used in the 60s and 70s, yet many people today would struggle to identify

8 things we all used in the 60s and 70s but you rarely see

These were some of the most popular perfumes and aftershaves of the 80s

9 of the most popular 80s perfumes and aftershaves

The contents of a Quality Street tin have changed considerably over the years

11 of the most popular lost sweets from chocolate selection boxes

Many once-popular biscuits have been discontinued or are much harder to find in the shops today

7 forgotten biscuits we once loved

These photos show some of the ways in which school in the 60s and 70s was very different from today

15 ways school today is very different to the 60s and 70s

These are some of the most magnificent Victorian landmarks sadly lost to time in the UK

15 of the UK's most magnificent lost Victorian buildings

These great noughties photos are sure to bring back memories

25 photos to leave you pining for the noughties, and feeling very old

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