Marching through the centre of South Shields
William Dunnington said: “I played in the band for many years, from the age of 10. I played the clarinet, back row” while Peter Metcalfe told how: “I was in the DLI in 1958. I must have been there.”
Carole Elms took to social media to say: “I marched on Good Fridays down Fowler Street then along King Street with The Glebe Methodist Church, banner flying.
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Hide Ad“We always received an orange at the end of our March, I thought it was so special” while Adriaan VandeLang said: “I remember the Easter parades.”
Another photograph, this time from February 1989, showing pupils at a South Shields comprehensive school taking part in a live link-up with children in France, also brought back memories.
Anthony Spink posted: “A lot of familiar faces here”, something which Kirsty Rockett confirmed, by naming many of them – “Kirsty Rockett, Emma Rose, Gemma Laurie, Dave Ogle, Kirsty Elizabeth Galbraith, Aidan Lannen, Mark Young Lisa Gray, Kathryn Cowen and Stephen Shieber.