We welcomed the Queen Mother and Princess Diana and there was plenty more going on as well.
Young trainees were pictured after reaching the final of a competition while Redwell Comprehensive students were pictured after making a difference to leisure activities in the area.
A fundraiser in a South Shields nightclub was also pictured but in which year?
Can you guess the answer before that final clue when we will reveal the year? Take a look and see how you do.
Want another challenge?
See if you can guess the year all these photos were taken.
5. Free fun at Bolingbroke Hall
As part of National Playgroup Week, South Tyneside Playgroup Association held a free fun day in the Bolingbroke Hall, South Shields. Pictured is Laura Simpson, on horseback watched by playmate Jenny Benson but in which year? Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Ready to race
Under starers orders for a South Tyneside raft race. Can you guess the year from this photo? Photo: Shields Gazette
7. The Queen Mother at the Port
The Queen Mother unveiling the plaque at the Port of Tyne, with Gordon Carr, chairman of the Port also pictured. Photo: Shields Gazette
8. So talented at I Tech Hebburn
Young engineers at I Tech Hebburn with the hypothermia apparatus they made. Pictured are Martin Ainslow, Chris Beard, David Hogg, Peter Lewis and Paul Arnott but in which year? Photo: Shields Gazette