Did it include a visit to Frankies, or buying a Minchella ice cream – or perhaps getting the latest movie from EB Videos.
Did you shop at Cowans or Rippons – or enjoy a refreshing drink at Dexters or the Surfers bar?
Or did you have a different itinerary? We want to know. Tell us how your 1980s Saturdays panned out.
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9. Teenagers section of South Shields Central Library
Older children might prefer a visit to the teenagers section of South Shields Central Library, seen here in 1981. Did you love to pay a visit? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
10. Getting the latest hairstyle at Au Soleil
A Saturday treat could be a visit to Au Soleil in Sunderland Road. Here it is in 1982. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
11. One last visit
And there may be just enough time for a visit to the new Surfers' theme bar at the Sea Hotel. Here it is in 1983. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette