Here are nine retro reminders of Halloween in South Tyneside in years gone by.
We have got ghosts, witches and the odd giant pumpkin or two from events at Ashfield Nursery, the Westoe Methodist Church toddlers group, Seaview Primary and more.
5. Costumes galore in 2007
Great costumes at the Young Carers Association Halloween day in 2007. Photo: IB | SG
6. Halloween hammer time
A Halloween auction for Children in Need at Tedco in Jarrow in 2008 with Susan Campbell, Darren Palmer and Janice Stott in the picture. Photo: SN | SG
7. Spooky at Ashfield
It's a scream of a Halloween day at Ashfield Nursery in 2008. Have you spotted someone you know? Photo: SN | SG
8. Hair-raising in 2009
Staff at Jazz Hairdressing were frighteningly good with their Halloween creations at their Frederick Street studio 14 years ago. Photo: SN | SG
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