Gordon Turnock remembered 'pillow fights after lights out, and after being warned by Mr Harrison and other teachers ( Castle View Senior School Hylton Castle in Sunderland) on several occasions.
"We were told at about 12 o’clock at night to get dressed and walk about 2 miles by which time we were very tired and stopped carrying on and went straight to sleep."placeholder image
Gordon Turnock remembered 'pillow fights after lights out, and after being warned by Mr Harrison and other teachers ( Castle View Senior School Hylton Castle in Sunderland) on several occasions. "We were told at about 12 o’clock at night to get dressed and walk about 2 miles by which time we were very tired and stopped carrying on and went straight to sleep." | Sunderland Antiquarian Society

Your best Sunderland memories of Middleton Camp including pillow fights in the middle of the night

Ghosts, pillow fights and glorious walks. You got it all if you were a Sunderland youngster who enjoyed a visit to Middleton Camp.

The famous venue in the countryside has hosted hundreds of Sunderland youngsters over the years and we asked some of them to share their memories.

Here’s what they had to say and to enjoy more Wearside nostalgia, visit the Sunderland Echo website and click on the retro section.

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