It was a summer which no one who lived through it will ever forget.
This retro photo gallery takes you back to that long, hot period where people flocked to Seaburn or Roker on the coast to cool down.
Families enjoyed the sun during events including the East End, Penshaw and Washington Carnivals.
In case you missed it;
9. Great in Grangetown
Pupils at Grangetown Junior School lined up at mock traffic lights for cycling proficiency instruction. Who remembers this from the early summer of 1976? | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
10. Tennis anyone?
St Aidan's tennis players, left to right: Paul Jacob, 14, Alan Stockdale, 16 and Liam Jacob, 15 in 1976. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
11. 20 pence a deck chair
Back to 1976 when Sunderland Borough deck chair seller Geoff Bailey was pictured taking a break at Roker beach. | se Photo: se
12. Gala time at the baths
The Newcastle Road swimming baths Cubs and Scouts gala in 1976. Were you there? | se Photo: se