All these people were pictured at the East End Carnival in 1976.placeholder image
All these people were pictured at the East End Carnival in 1976. | se

Faces from the East End Carnival in the 1970s as we rewind back to Sunderland's past

Ice cream, jazz bands, floats: The East End at its best

What a day that must have been in the East End.

Carnival day in 1976 was full of activity and local characters and the Sunderland Echo was there to capture it all for posterity.

Re-live the memories of the jazz band parade, fancy dress floats and horse back rides.

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