9 photos to get you thinking back to 2011.9 photos to get you thinking back to 2011.
9 photos to get you thinking back to 2011.

Life in Sunderland and County Durham in 2011 - 10 archive photos bring back memories

What’s the link between Hogwarts, moustaches, keen boxers and lanterns?

The answer is they all made the headlines in Sunderland and County Durham in 2011 and here’s a reminder.

That was the year when staff at Red House Academy grew moustaches for charity and the first women’s boxing class was held at Olympian Boxing.

A Harry Potter lookalike visited Dalton Park and and the Southwick lantern parade was also pictured.

Were you at any of these events? The only way to find out is by taking a look through these photos.