Nine retro food scenes from Sunderland to help mark the annual Big Lunch

Feeling peckish? Enjoy these retro Sunderland lunch scenes.

We hope you are ready for lunch - because there's a big one on the way.

The annual Big Lunch will be held on June 5. It has been held across the UK each year since 2009.

The whole idea is to celebrate your local communities by having a lunch together in your street or garden.

So why not get into the spirit of The Big Lunch with a look back at these tasty Sunderland Echo archive scenes from Hylton Castle Workingmen's Club, Grangetown Primary School, Quarry View School and Rainton Meadows.

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