THE world turned upside down for Carol Bates and her friends - but she still managed to get out an important message.
Carol, from Hartlepool, spent her birthday with her friends at Santa Ponsa in Spain.
Her stay included a visit to the House of Katmandu – also known as the upside down house – in Magaluf.
Our thanks go to them for helping to spread the word.
We want hundreds of readers to take our Tall Ships poster of the Mail on holiday with them and have photos taken to show the races are coming to town.
The Tall Ships Races are expected to attract a million visitors when up to 100 tall ships from around the world sail into Hartlepool from Kristiansand.
The town hosts the ships from August 7-10 next year.
You can pick up your copy of the poster from the Mail's reception in Wesley Square, any of Hartlepool's libraries as well as Hartlepool Civic Centre, Hartlepool's Maritime Experience, Hartlepool Art Gallery and Information Centre, in Church Square.
Send your photos to Chris Cordner at the Mail, either by post to New Clarence House, Wesley Square, Hartlepool, TS24 8BX or by email at
chris.cordner@northeast-press.co.uk