In 1983 We sang along to True by Spandau Ballet and Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart. All the while, we were wearing shoulder pads, puffed sleeves, leg warmers and shell suits.
And while all that was happening in the world, all this was going on closer to home in South Shields.
You were having a first go on the new Aqua Blaster slide at Temple Park Leisure Centre, enjoying a drink with friends at Surfers and stocking up your freezer at Jr’s.
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You were having a first go on the new Aqua Blaster slide at Temple Park Leisure Centre, enjoying a drink with friends at Surfers and stocking up your freezer at Jr’s.
9. On stage
Some of the players of Mortimer Comprehensive school's production of Youth of Today in 1983. Left to right are: Andrew Hollins, Judge; David Miller, Policeman; Lalietha Palayam, Judge; and Nicholas Reynolds, Villain. | SG Photo: Shields Gazette