Queues were building outside fish and chip shops across South Tyneside throughout the day as households picked up their traditional Good Friday meals this Easter weekend.
The coastline was packed with families and these are some of the top photos from throughout the day.
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Connie Firth from Whitburn enjoys her Colmans chips. Photo: Ian McClelland
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Matt Logan from Low Simonside with his Good Friday fish and chips from Colmans. Photo: Ian McClelland
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Sienna Hewitt, 6 and her father Martin Hewitt enjoy their Good Friday Chips. Photo: Ian McClelland
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Good Friday fish and chip customers queued a long way along Ocean Road. Photo: Ian McClelland
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