And when you look back at how many photos the Echo has taken on May 18 in history, it’s quite an eye-opener.
We got the Bridges shopping centre being developed in 1988 and bird spotters by the dozen watching a tiny but rare creature in Mowbray Park in 1989.
There’s the Redby School concert from 1977 and a youth pilgrimage to Durham in 1948.
Intrigued? We’ve got all them and more in our photo spotlight.
There’s the Redby School concert from 1977 and a youth pilgrimage to Durham in 1948.
![Deputy Mayor of Sunderland Coun Tom Scott was held up outside Sunderland Disablement Centre in Southwick Road, by "Shane" the Town End Farm cowboy during the centre's flag week in 1986.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjE5OGRlMmY2LTg5ODktNGUyMi05NGI4LWQwMTY4NGE1M2E2NzpjOGUzMThkOS00ODI5LTQ4NzgtYjYxMS1jZWQ3ZDM2ZGM0YjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Held up for charity
Deputy Mayor of Sunderland Coun Tom Scott was held up outside Sunderland Disablement Centre in Southwick Road, by "Shane" the Town End Farm cowboy during the centre's flag week in 1986. Photo: se
![Dennis Bulmer rings out the beating of the bounds in Monkwearmouth. Members of the Wearside Field Club revived the ancient ceremony in 1987.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0YTMzNzcxLTEwOTQtNDZhOC1hNWFlLTQ1ZWYyOWQ0OGY1Zjo3Nzk1NzljYS0zZDJkLTQ0OGEtOTc5Yi00OGEzOGI1ZTlkOTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Oyez! It's 1987 in Monkwearmouth
Dennis Bulmer rings out the beating of the bounds in Monkwearmouth. Members of the Wearside Field Club revived the ancient ceremony in 1987. Photo: Sunderland Echo
![The new Bridges complex taking shape in 1988, with Dewhursts and other shops behind it.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjA5ODNjOGFjLTAwYWQtNGE1Yi04MWZkLTU3YTIzYzk3YmZhODoyZGQ1MWU3Mi0zZjVjLTQxY2MtODk3ZS0xZWNhNWJjYTU4MTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. New in Sunderland
The new Bridges complex taking shape in 1988, with Dewhursts and other shops behind it. Photo: se
![Hundreds of bird spotters from all over the country came to Mowbray Park in 1989 to catch a glimpse of a very rare visitor - a young Baillon's Crake.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjdjZjVmYWQ1LTk1ODAtNGJkNS1iYmNjLWRlNGU1NzU5ZGY0Yjo0MTBjMjExNi0wYmM4LTRlODYtOWQzMS1kZTMzZjdkNTU5ZDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)