We asked them for their views on everything from sport to pancake fillings and they were all happy to share.
Here are those faces again after we found these great photos in the Echo archives.
See if you can spot someone you know.
![Pancakes, sport and health - all on your mind in these 2012 Echo photos.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/19/16/38/MixCollage-19-Jan-2024-04-44-PM-7389.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. A flashback to 2012
Pancakes, sport and health - all on your mind in these 2012 Echo photos. | se
![Joseph and Florence Howe who had their view on why The Bridges was doing so well in 2012.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/19/16/48/v1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Sharing their view
Joseph and Florence Howe who had their view on why The Bridges was doing so well in 2012. | se
![Ben Hall had his thoughts on a good read when we chatted ahead of World Book Day in 2012.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/19/16/35/v4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=496)
3. A chapter from 12 years ago
Ben Hall had his thoughts on a good read when we chatted ahead of World Book Day in 2012. | se
![Stacey Dyson with her son Thomas Hart. Thanks go to them for speaking up on pancakes 12 years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/19/16/46/v7.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Food for thought
Stacey Dyson with her son Thomas Hart. Thanks go to them for speaking up on pancakes 12 years ago. | se