All these Echo archive photos were taken at open days - from Gill Bridge to the Empire Theatre.
It’s a 40 year span of open days. See if there’s a scene which grabs your attention.
1. An eye-opening experience
9 wonderfully retro Sunderland open days from the past. Tell us if you went to any of them. | se
2. You're nicked
An open Day at Sunderland Police Station in Gill Bridge Avenue in 1979. David Machin nabbed Sgt Jack Walker of Sunderland police. | se
3. Behind the wheel in 1982
Thorney Close youngster John Richardson enjoyed his time at the Tyne and Wear PTE Wheatsheaf workshops open day in 1982. | se
4. Memories from Ford Community Centre
Plumbing was one of the subjects demonstrated at Ford Community Centre's Women's Open Day in 1983. Showing how to change a tap washer is Community Art project worker Caroline Thomas. | se
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