10 Sunderland barbecue and picnic scenes from years past to get your taste buds going

Get the dates in your diary! There are two special events on the way for lovers of the great outdoors.

National Barbecue Week starts on Monday and if that’s not enough to tempt you outside, it’s International Picnic Day on Saturday, June 18.

To celebrate, we found these 10 great picnic and barbecue scenes in the Sunderland Echo archives.

So stick a burger on the barbie and enjoy these photos which include a barbecue at the Pennywell Youth Project in 2013, and the Space 2 Grow communty garden project barbie in 2014.

9. Food and face paint in Pennywell

There was lots going on at Pennywell Youth Project when the centre held a special day to promote its summer project. While the adults gathered around a barbecue these youngsters took part in balloon sculpturing and face-painting in 2013. Photo: Picture by David Allan