Youngsters from Hexham Avenue on the inflatables organised by South Tyneside Council in August 1985.placeholder image
Youngsters from Hexham Avenue on the inflatables organised by South Tyneside Council in August 1985. | SG

13 things you might have done in South Tyneside in 1985

Take your minds back to South Tyneside life as it looked 40 years ago. You might have done all of this.

We scoured the Shields Gazette archives to find 13 scenes and we are wondering if you were at any of this great events from 1985.

Tell us if you were raft racing, window browsing at Rogers, marching in Westoe or making memories at Redwell Comprehensive.

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