Young stars of the sports field and stage

A scene from "Plutonium Paul" a musical presented by St Gregory's Junior Mixed Infants School. The production tells a modernised version of the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Showing sporting prowess were youngsters from St James Junior Mixed and Infants School, Hebburn, who emerged as the top cross country team in local championships, in an unspecified year. Do you know when it was?

And the school’s netball side were also winners when they competed in a knock-out tournament in 1978.

Youngsters from St James Junior Mixed and Infants School, Hebburn who emerged as the top cross country team in the South Tyneside Minors' Schoosl Cross Country Championships.

Three years later, and the school was staging a version of Oliver, while in 1987, children from St Joseph’s Junior School, Hedworth, were rehearsing for Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Also treading the boards were pupils from St Gregory’s JMI School, in South Shields, who in 1989, were retelling the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.