Although the lockdown means we can’t venture out in numbers for a while, we can at least enjoy these memories of beer festivals in the Sunderland and County Durham areas.
We have 11 archive photographs to share with you and perhaps you are pictured in one of them.
Take a look and re-live the memories, and why not get in touch to tell us more.
1. Fine times in 2009
This photo was taken in advance of the 2009 Sunderland Beer Festival. Are you in the picture? Photo: PB
2. All smiles at the Houghton festival
Members of Houghton-le-Spring and District Round Table pictured behind the pumps on the opening night of their popular Beer Festival. Are you pictured in this 2014 scene? Photo: Picture by David Allan
3. A reminder from 2010
The launch of a three day beer festival at the Bonded Warehouse, in Low Street, Sunderland. Do you remember this? Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady
4. An arrival with a difference in 2011
Shaun West, John Moss and Nick McCarthy from the British Bodyguard Association who sponsored the jump by the Parachute Regiment Red Devils into the Ashbrooke Beer Festival in 2011. Remember this? Photo: Picture by Peter Berry