WELCOME to the 1990s – the decade when Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa (and four years later became its president), and when the European Union was created by the Maastricht Treaty.
But what was happening on the home front? From carnivals to Christmas carols, school magazines to Gilbert & Sullivan, here we have another rummage in The Whitehaven News picture archives for a snapshot of what was happening on our doorsteps.
Were you or a loved one in the picture? Share your memories with us – email letters.wn@cnmedia.co.uk
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