So let’s celebrate with a look at the fun you had on New Year’s Day in years gone by.
Did you go to a football match or take a ride on a model train. Did you go for a sponsored dip or perhaps you were busy working?
We have it all in this round-up of nostalgic New Year’s Day reminders from Sunderland, South Tyneside and Hartlepool.
1. Taking a train journey in Roker Park
Back to 2004 for this view of Sam, Sophie and Rosie Scott taking a ride with their gran on one of the model trains in Roker Park. Photo: TC
2. Out for a walk in South Tyneside
A mild start to the New Year on South Tyneside in 2016 as dog walkers take a stroll on the South Pier. Photo: Tim Richardson
3. Taking in a Hartlepool United match
Fans at the 2018 Hartlepool United v Gateshead game at Victoria Park, Hartlepool, on New Year's Day two years ago. Are you pictured? Photo: Kevin Brady
4. A day to remember in Blackpool
Sunderland fans dancing along the Blackpool tram lines before their New Years Day game last year. Picture by FRANK REID Photo: Frank Reid