Mothers and children packed the toy department at Binns in South Shields when Pierre the Clown visited in 1966.placeholder image
Mothers and children packed the toy department at Binns in South Shields when Pierre the Clown visited in 1966.

Roll up for a dazzling display of South Tyneside circus skills - 1965 to 2021

Ladies and gentleman, we present for you our tribute to the circus in South Tyneside over the years.

We have 60 years of Shields Gazette archives in time for World Circus Day which is held every April, on the third Saturday of the month.

We juggled a few photos and came up with this selection from Binns in 1966 to Planet Circus in South Shields in 2021.

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