Turning the clock back to Temple Park in 2005. Remember this?placeholder image
Turning the clock back to Temple Park in 2005. Remember this?

Christmas: 9 photos of the day South Tyneside children joined forces for a massed Christmas carol service

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for looking back on a memorable day in 2005.

Seventeen years have passed since students from across South Tyneside joined forces for a massed Christmas singalong at Temple Park leisure centre.

It was a cast of hundreds and we hope these photos bring back memories of a great day.

The only way to find out is by having a look through these scenes from the Shields Gazette archives.

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