Nine Christmas scenes from Sunderland's Southwick community over the years

Check out these Southwick Nursery and Southwick Primary photos

We're putting a great big Christmas smile on your face - by sharing seasonal memories from Southwick.

You just might like to see these 9 retro photos from the Sunderland Echo archives.

Have a look at the opening day at the Southwick Day Nursery where the children met an inflatable Santa in 1973.

You might in the picture at the Southwick Market Christmas singalong in 2006.

Have a look and find out more.

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