Ahead of the upcoming bank holiday weekend from March 29-April 1, we thought we would dust down these photographs of Easter celebrations in Hartlepool over the years.
5. Getting crafty
Kids get crafty in Central Library as they make Easter chicks in 2006. Photo: DP
6. Family affair
Sarah Barton poses alongside her grandparents Mary Framingham and Rita Barton during Holy Trinity Church of England's Easter bonnet competition in 2013. Photo: Other, third party
7. Easter egg appeal
Middleton Grange customer services manager Jade Trundley and retail executive manager Suzanne Chaney at the launch of the Easter egg appeal for the Hartlepool Refuge in 2015. Photo: David Allan
8. Family time
Jayden Facchini poses alongside his cousin Lorenza as they wait to take part in an Easter egg trail in 2013. Photo: Frank Reid