We are talking about 1997 and it’s the year under the spotlight in our retro look at Hartlepool and East Durham.
Closer to home, Joe Allon was celebrating a goal for Pools against their fiercest rivals Darlington and we had school scenes from Dyke House and Ward Jackson Primary School.
But the question is … what were you doing back then? What are your recollections of 1997?
Take a look through our archive selection and see if it jogs some memories.
5. Getting festive at Stranton
Pupils from Stranton Primary School were pictured during a wreath-making session. They invited Foggy Furze and Burn Valley residents along to create their own and hoped to get through 300 wreaths by the end of the season. Photo: hm
6. An oriental occasion
Pupils crowd around a plan of the Japanese Garden at Dyke House School but who can tell us more about it? Photo: Hartlepool Mail
7. A day out for these Ward Jackson Primary pupils
Pupils from Ward Jackson Primary School aged four to six visited the brick workshop at Stockton Street Campus of Hartlepool Further Education in 1997. Left to right are: Samantha Smith, Aaron Brady, Scott Dolman, Paul Thompson, Joe Langley, Vincent Matthews, Jodie Robinson with lecturer Peter Kirkpatrick and teacher Alison Fisher. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
8. The times were changing for this factory
The year 1997 was a landmark one for the Cerebos plant at Greatham which was when it was taken over by Sharwoods. It made chutneys until it closed down in 2001. Did you work there? Photo: hm