So let’s get in the groove with a look back at these Echo archive pictures of your children bowling their hearts out in 2005, 2009, 2018, and 2019.
We have 11 retro photos so get browsing as you get ready for another great day of bowling.
![Plenty of excitement in this Penshaw scene from 5 years ago.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQzODRmZmFlLTI1ZGUtNDkzYy1iMDNhLTNiY2NkYTQ2ZDEyMjpmMmY1ZGM0OS02OGZlLTQwOGEtYTMwMi01OWE3YTEwYTgwMDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Fun in 2018
Plenty of excitement in this Penshaw scene from 5 years ago. Photo: Kevin Brady
![Doing the bowling in style at the 2009 event.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmNlMTg4ZWU5LWMzMjQtNGNmNy1hOTdjLWJhOTY4Yjk0YzEwZDoxNWQ4ZDVlZS04ODU3LTQxMTAtYTZkMy05YjFjYWJiYmJhN2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Now that's how you do the Penshaw Bowl in style. A photo from 2009.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5ODU5NmQxLTliZDgtNGM0Ni1hYWIxLWQ2ODU4MzNjMDFiZTozZjVhNWYwMC1iODQ2LTQxYTktOWNiZi04NTIxZTAwNWFmYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Bunny power
Now that's how you do the Penshaw Bowl in style. A photo from 2009. Photo: se
![Huge crowds for the Easter egg roll 18 years ago when mums and dads joined in the fun.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmViNmY0M2U3LTFjYjQtNDlkOC05YjlkLWMzYTcxODExYzZhMTphZjg5NjE3Ni00YWFkLTQwZGItYmVlMi05ZTY2MDVjN2M5YjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Ready to roll
Huge crowds for the Easter egg roll 18 years ago when mums and dads joined in the fun. Photo: TC Sunderland Echo
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