Fire up the barbie as we tuck in to a whole gallery of Sunderland outdoor recollections.
National Barbecue Week is under way and we are celebrating with a look back at a 9-course menu of Sunderland Echo photo memories.
They stretch from 1992 in Horatio Street to 2014 at St Peter’s Church in Monkwearmouth.
National BBQ Week in the UK first began in 1997 and it’s the perfect weather to enjoy it in 2026.
Met Office experts predict that the Sunderland weather will stay warm throughout the week even though the blazing sunshine may hide behind some cloud cover at times, before the temperatures climb once more as next weekend approaches.
Tell us if you spotted someone you know in our barbecue bonanza of photos. Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
5. Healthy with Lorraine
Lorraine Johnson was promoting healthy barbecue food in Sunderland in this look back to July 2008. | se
6. Joy for Joyce in 2005
Joyce Milner had every reason to smile after she won a barbecue in a competition at Homebase in June 2005, with store manager Mark Simanis also pictured. | se
7. All new for Christine
Christine Dryden was the proud owner of a new barbecue in a competition which encouraged recycling in 2003. | se
8. Happy times in Horatio Street
City of Sunderland Status was celebrated with a part and barbecue in Horatio Street in Roker in 1992 | se