Let’s hear it for Fatfield Academy which is celebrating a wonderful award win.
It got us thinking about all the other great times that the school in Southcroft, Washington, made the headlines in years gone by.
Join us as we remember scenes including a picnic party, a day of recycling, World Book Day and the time when the world’s tallest basketball player came along.
Have a good browse through our retro gallery and then get in touch to share your own memories.
Or perhaps you would like to tell us about other types of nostalgia you would want to see in our retro section.
It might be memories of your favourite shop, club, nightclub or restaurant. Maybe you want to get back in touch with former workmates from a Sunderland factory, or with pals who you went to school with.
Or perhaps you would like to share memories of a sporting occasion in the past which you would like to revisit.
Tell us more by emailing [email protected]
9. Jubilee party time
Fun in the sun as the Fatfield Academy pupils enjoy a Platinum Jubilee party 4 years ago. Tell us if this brings back happy memories. | se
10. A chapter from 2022
Jude Hill decided to dress as Willy Wonka for World Book Day at the school in 2022. | se
11. Back to school
Pupils were pictured returning to school after the lifting of lockdown restrictions in 2020. | se