Eight pictures from life in South Tyneside in 1987 as we rewind 37 years

Published 6th Feb 2024, 11:24 BST

Let's turn back the clock nearly 40 years and look at these 1987 scenes.

Were you pictured with St Oswald’s Primary School during a music festival?

Perhaps you were one of the children pictured at Toner Avenue nursery or taking a lesson at St Wilfrid’s School.

We have all this and much more for you to peruse.

Ian Hewitt and his friends launched a campaign to get a new playground for South Tyneside in 1987. Remember this?

1. Friends in focus

Ian Hewitt and his friends launched a campaign to get a new playground for South Tyneside in 1987. Remember this? Photo: Shields Gazette

Neil Hargreaves with Souter light in 1987.

2. An illuminating reminder

Neil Hargreaves with Souter light in 1987. Photo: Shields Gazette

Toner Avenue Nursery Infant School children were pictured with members of a dance group who came to school in 1987. Does this bring back memories?

3. A unique day at nursery

Toner Avenue Nursery Infant School children were pictured with members of a dance group who came to school in 1987. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Shields Gazette

A mystery classroom photo from the Shields Gazette archives. Can you recognise the pupils pictured in January 1987.

4. Recognise them?

A mystery classroom photo from the Shields Gazette archives. Can you recognise the pupils pictured in January 1987. Photo: Shields Gazette

South Tyneside Primary school

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