The brighter weather should be on the way and so should the thrills of a day at the fair, just like these scenes from Sunderland and South Tyneside’s past.
We have memories from 1948 to 2009 taking in Seaburn and South Shields shows so grab a candy floss and join us for some great memories.
5. Easter in 1984
Easter Sunday at the South Shields fairground in a great scene from 1984. | img Photo: Shields Gazette
6. The Big Dipper in Seaburn
Here is the Big Dipper pictured in 1984 in a photo which comes to us from Bill Hawkins of Sunderland Antiquarian Society. | Bill Hawkins Photo: Bill Hawkins
7. Deserted in 1982
A deserted Seaburn amusements in a 1982 Sunderland Echo photo. Tell us if you loved to go there in its heyday. | img
8. Fairground memories from 1981
Tell us if you were pictured on a fairground ride in South Shields in April 1981. | img Photo: Shields Gazette