11 ways you spent your Easter break in Sunderland over the years - a feast of eggs, bunnies and treasure hunts

Face painting at Herrington and treasure hunting at Doxford Park

We've got the Easter bunny, a treasure hunt and even some belly dancing.

If you're wondering what the link is, it's a whole gallery of retro ideas on how to spend your Easter break.

All these scenes come from the Sunderland Echo archives and they show scenes from 2006 to 2018.

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