This week is British Pie Week, and we have plenty of Wearside memories to get your taste buds going.
We have meat pies, Maws pies, and sweet mince pies. Yes they are included – we checked.
So as the big launch day approaches, let’s work up an appetite for memories with these Sunderland Echo archive pictures.
So as the big launch day approaches, let’s work up an appetite for memories with these Sunderland Echo archive pictures.
![Festive fun at the Pennywell Youth Project where children were helping to sell mince pies in 2008.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhhYWNlYzVhLTRlN2QtNGVkNi05Y2ZiLTdkZjY3OTI3ZWUzNTowYTdiYmI4MS0zNDBhLTQ1ZDktYjQ1Ni04YWFmYTA4ZjA1MDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Tucking in at Pennywell
Festive fun at the Pennywell Youth Project where children were helping to sell mince pies in 2008. Photo: CA
![Hidden Gem Cafe, in High Street West introduced cheesy chip pies ahead of Sunderland's Wembley game 4 years ago. Pictured from left are Francesca Aggio, cafe owner Craig Lynch and chef Naomi Goldsmith](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjgyMzQ4M2E3LTBhNmYtNDY0OC04N2M3LTc5ZmFhOGY3NTdkMzo2MWYxMjQ5Mi03ZDA0LTQ0MGYtOGZlMS03OGNiOTFhYWJkOTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. A gem of a 2019 memory
Hidden Gem Cafe, in High Street West introduced cheesy chip pies ahead of Sunderland's Wembley game 4 years ago. Pictured from left are Francesca Aggio, cafe owner Craig Lynch and chef Naomi Goldsmith Photo: Stu Norton
![Shop manager Dawn Marshall was waiting with a welcome smile and a choice of pies at The Ambry in Church Street, Seaham, in 2008.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhhODZjZWZiLTI5YTYtNDBkMy05MDliLWYwY2I1NWY1ODNlZDo2MWVmYTdlNS1lZDY4LTRlY2QtYTFlMC1lMTYyN2UyMTRlNDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. A warm welcome at The Ambry
Shop manager Dawn Marshall was waiting with a welcome smile and a choice of pies at The Ambry in Church Street, Seaham, in 2008. Photo: CA
![A pie and pea lunch at Barmston Community Centre in 2005 and it is Audrey Anderson, standing left, and Valerie Wilkes who were serving.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFlMDk4MmY4LWFhZDUtNDlkNS04Zjk3LTA2NjZjNDI1OTFkODozNWIwMzNjZC1hMjY2LTQ1ZDgtYjdiZi05NGNjNmFlZjg5OTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Serving in Barmston
A pie and pea lunch at Barmston Community Centre in 2005 and it is Audrey Anderson, standing left, and Valerie Wilkes who were serving. Photo: KB