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.
25. Splashing good memories
The leisure pool at Temple Park. Did you love a trip to the pool back then? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
26. Going green
Pupils from Ridgeway Junior School began the mammoth task of cleaning up Shields beaches in 1978. Were you in the picture? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
27. A right royal reminder
Guides of the 30th South Shields Company who received the Queen's Guide Badges in 1978 were, left to right: Lindsey Reah, 15; Barbara Thompson, 14; Janet Halligan 17; Alison Judd, 15; Heather Abernethy, 17 and Susan Thompson, 17. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
28. Skating back
All dressed up with nowhere to go. That was the problem facing South Shields skateboarders in 1978 but were you in this photo? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette