An open air youth club in Jarrow and music in the park were other treats you may remember from balmy summers of the past in the borough.
We looked through the Shields Gazette archives to find these photos which all come from the summers of 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973.
But how many do you remember. Let’s warm up the memories with a look back at sunshine scenes from a time gone by.
9. Lessons outside at Ashley Road School
Ashley Road School playground in July 1971. Were you a pupil there in the 1970s? Photo: Shields Gazette
10. Share your memories
It's a sun-soaked line-up of recollections but what do you remember of South Tyneside summers in the early 1970s? Tell us more by emailing [email protected] Photo: sg
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