Walking in a winter wonderland! 9 archive photos of the annual festive parade in South Tyneside

We’re walking in a winter wonderland as we cast our minds back to a colourful seasonal parade which brought the crowds out.

The Christmas wonderland event certainly produced some great scenes over the years and we have reminders from 2014, 2015 and 2018.

There are drummers, fantastic costumes, crowds galore and much more in these nine Shields Gazette archive images.

Take a look, enjoy the memories and then get in touch to share your own.

1. It's the big man himself!

Here is Santa Claus arriving in Hartlepool on his sleigh in 2017 but were you pictured with him? Photo: Kevin Brady

The Santa parade in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre in 2017. Were you there? Photo: Kevin Brady

Look at the crowds which welcomed Santa to Hartlepool 4 years ago. Photo: Kevin Brady

Santa meets his fans in this scene from 2017. Photo: Kevin Brady