Recognise any familiar faces from Powys life in the 1980s?

Today we venture back to the 1980s to offer a handful of gems from our archive which cast some light on what was making the news in Powys during the decade.

As ever we encourage all readers to share their own pictures from the past by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk today and to join our Facebook group Powys in the Past.

Arddleen Carnival Queen Carol Morgan in 1981. (Image: Archive.)

OTHER NEWS:

• Police force apologises to family of man who died in Powys train crash
• New £49m Powys 'super-school' given go-ahead by council
• Police name two men who died in motorcycle crash on A40 near Powys

Ysgol Maesydre pupils at the Powys Eisteddfod in Welshpool in 1983. (Image: Archive.) Eisteddfod memories from Welshpool in 1983. (Image: Archive.) Organisers of the 1983 Powys Eisteddfod in Welshpool. (Image: Archive.) Welcoming a new vicar to Llanfyllin in 1984. (Image: Archive.) Villagers celebrate Llandinam being crowned the best kept village in Wales in 1985. (Image: Archive.) Buttington Christmas Fayre memories from 1986. (Image: Archive.)

A Gungrog Primary School trip to Llanfair Caereinion Light Railway in the 1980s. (Image: Gavin Grosvenor)