Are you pictured during a charity event? Take a look and see if you can spot someone you know.Are you pictured during a charity event? Take a look and see if you can spot someone you know.
Are you pictured during a charity event? Take a look and see if you can spot someone you know.

9 wonderful ways that you raised cash for charity on Wearside

Let’s hear it for the Sunderland and East Durham fundraisers who have done so much to help others over the years.

For decades, they have put themselves out to support worthy causes and done it in some wonderful ways – from wearing loud ties to cycling from Penshaw to Roker dressed as a pirate.

Here is just a small selection of photos of brilliant fundraisers from the Sunderland Echo archives. Are you pictured? Are you planning a fundraising event with a difference? We want to hear from you.

In the meantime, enjoy our retro photo selection.