These 18 photos show people enjoying the beaches in South Shields over the years. Can you spot yourself or anyone you know in the photos?
9. Learning to surf at Shields
1977. Posing on surfboards at South Shields beach Photo: Shields Gazette
10. Crowded beach on a hot summer’s day
A crowded beach on a warm day at South Shields Photo: Shields Gazette
11. Tidying up
June 1977. Workmen load rubbish and driftwood onto a lorry during the South Shields beach clean-up Photo: Shields Gazette
12. Sleeping in the sunshine
August 1978. Dozing in the sunshine at South Shields beach Photo: Shields Gazette