Red Nose Day 2024 is taking place on Friday, March 15, and is supported by people across the globe to help tackle poverty and discrimination.
On this day, schools, businesses and individuals take part in fundraising activities for Comic Relief, often donning the popular red nose.
To mark Red Nose Day 2024, here are 21 retro photos of people across Hartlepool and East Durham taking part in the fundraising efforts.
9. T K Maxx gets behind the cause
T K Maxx sells Comic Relief tops and red noses to raise money for the charity in 2007. Photo: Frank Reid
10. Having fun
Pupils at Lynnfield Primary School don red noses for Comic Relief in 2005. Photo: Frank Reid
11. Mariners
Staff at Mariners fish and chip shop get dressed up for Comic Relief in 2007. Photo: TC
12. Brierton School
Brierton School pupils Sarah Theobald, Vikki Nobel, Joanne Wales, Kellie Stamper, Elaine Morrow and Louise Pollock raise £80 for Comic Relief in 1989. Photo: Hartlepool Mail