South Tyneside has changed so much in 50 years, but how much do you remember?
Here’s a look back at life in the borough fifty years ago.
So much has changed since then, but memories remain.
Did you go skiing on Cleadon Hills? Or maybe paraded through the South Tyneside streets?
Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
5. Up for a bit of Morris dancing?
A group of Morris dancers outside South Shields Town Hall before the start of the Sports Week carnival parade in June 1976. Does this bring back happy memories? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Taking a break
These trainee nurses at South Shields General Hospital were pictured taking a break in May 1976. They are left to right: Ruth Willis, 19; Jacqueline Hutchinson, 20; Elizabeth Charlton, 20. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
8. In the classroom
Back to January 1976 and here's a scene at Springfield Comprehensive School. Pictured left to right are Simone Nesbitt, 15; Gillian Pollard, 15; Trevor Form, 17; Pauline Tulip, 16; Susan Eggleton, 15. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette