Relaxing with a picnic at the Sunderland Air Day in 1967.
But one very specific part of a picnic was picked out in the poll. It is the chequered rugs.placeholder image
Relaxing with a picnic at the Sunderland Air Day in 1967. But one very specific part of a picnic was picked out in the poll. It is the chequered rugs. | se

13 things you love about a Sunderland Summer - in retro pictures

What do you love most about Summer? A new poll has listed some of the traditionally British things we adore in the hotter weather.

We’ve combined them with these great Sunderland Echo archive memories of our own wonderfully warm Wearside.

The research was commissioned by A.F. Blakemore, the parent company of SPAR and here are some of the favourites, accompanied by our local twist.

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