Nine photos of South Tyneside in the late 1980s- how much can you remember?

Nine photos of South Tyneside in the late 1980s, featuring The Drifters- how much can you remember?

Dancers, The Drifters and dedicated artists – we’ve got it all in a flashback to South Tyneside in the late 1980s.

Published 22nd Jun 2023, 08:32 BST

Here are nine photos you might remember if you lived in South Tyneside between 1986 and 1989.

It’s the era of Roseanne and the Wonder Years on TV and Tiffany in the charts.

Back in the borough, we had scenes from Bents Park, South Shields Cricket Club and Simonside Junior Mixed School.

Read on if you want to find out more

1. Cheers to the memories

An August 1988 scene and it shows customers and staff at the New Ferry Tavern, South Shields. Who do you recognise? (Photo: Shields Gazette)

Pupils from Simonside Junior Mixed Infant School with their end of term artwork in July 1989. Photo: Shields Gazette

A huge audience greeted The Drifters when they came on stage for their concert in Bents Park in 1989. Were you there? Photo: Shields Gazette

Pupils from Brinkburn Comprehensive who presented a performance of "Happy Families" in December 1987. Who do you recognise? Photo: Shields Gazette