Nine summer sun reminders from Hartlepool and East Durham as we get ready for a hot spell

Nine summer sun reminders from Hartlepool and East Durham as we get ready for a hot spell - hopefully!

June is almost here and that means sun, sun, sun – fingers crossed.

Published 1st Jun 2022, 17:18 BST

But before you settle down to bask in the heat, take a look at these sun seekers enjoying the Hartlepool warmth in years gone by.

Were you surfing the Seaton waves in 2004 or dressing up as a pirate at the 2010 Throston summer fete.

Find out by checking out these great archive photos and then getting in touch with memories of your own.

5. Bathed in sunshine

Summer smiles from Eric Grundy (left) and Mark Jarvis on the beach at Seaton Carew in 2021. Photo: Frank Reid

Fun at the Throston Primary School summer fete in 2010. Photo: FLR

Back to 2006 for this sunny scene. Photo: TC

We arrrghh going back to the Throston Primary School summer fete in 2010 for this pirate themed photo. Photo: FLR