So if you went window shopping at Rogers, had a go at the raft race or hid under an umbrella during the rubbish August weather, we have it all.
Take a look at nine Shields Gazette archive photos from 1985 and then share your own recollections by emailing [email protected]
1. Rubbish weather in August 1985
Kenneth Rickenton was sheltering under the umbrella from the poor weather in South Tyneside in August 1985. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
2. A warm welcome
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, opened the Tyne Coal Terminal, in November 1985. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
3. Seeing off the Ark Royal
Did you watch from the coast as aircraft carrier Ark Royal left the North East in 1985? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
4. Start of the race
The South Tyneside raft race in 1985. Did you take part? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
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