Step back in time to the Noughties: Here are 13 retro photos of people out and about in Hartlepool

The Noughties is a popular time period for many.

From meeting the late Queen Elizabeth II to taking part in a raft race, people in Hartlepool certainly had a lot of fun during the Noughties.

Here then, are 13 photos of people out and about in Hartlepool from 2000 to 2009.

5. Reunion

Pictured enjoying a reunion in 2004 are Andrew Sherry, David Tighe, Ian Wilson, Maxine Gilhepsy and Darren Gilhepsy. A FEW PERSONAL DETAILS ABOUT ME/US ARE AS FOLLOWS: MYSELF; DENISE BRANFOOT (NEE GILHESPY) AGED 33 MARRIED TO JOHN BRANFOOT AGED 34. WE BOTH ATTENDED HIGH TUNSTALL AND WERE IN THE SAME YEAR, ALTHOUGH NOT CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS; WE ENDED UP TOGETHER IN OUR LATE 20’S AND MARRIED AT 30. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN WILLIAM (5) AND BETH (8 MONTHS). WE LIVE IN THE BISHOP CUTHBERT AREA OF THE TOWN AND I WORK PART TIME AND AS A TRAVEL CONSULTANT AND JOHN IS A LAB TECHNICIAN, WORKING FULL TIME. THE LAST REUNION WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WERE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE THERE, ALTHOUGH WE DIDN’T HAVE THE HELP OF FACEBOOK THEN, SO THIS TIME WE ARE EXPECTING MANY MORE. MANY TURNED UP AFTER READING THE ARTICLE WRITTEN BY THE HARTLEPOOL MAIL BACK THEN SO WE ARE HOPING THE COVERAGE WILL ALSO CREATE SIMILAR INTEREST. I THINK THE OVERALL HIGHLIGHT OF THE LAST GET TOGETHER WAS JUST HOW BRILLIANTLY EVERYONE SEEMED TO GET ALONG, IT WAS LOVELY TO ALSO SEE ANOTHER COUPLE FROM SCHOOL IN OUR YEAR ARE ALSO MARRIED, DARREN GILHESPY AND MAXINE STURROCK (NOW GILHESPY). A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELLED FROM SOME FAIR DISTANCES AND IT WAS LOVELY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE SUCH AN EFFORT, AND ALL SAID IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. MEMORIES FROM SCHOOL; MR MAXWELL, SHOUTING FROM ONE END OF THE PLAYGROUND TO THE OTHER…IF HE SPOTTED A SPECK OF MAKE UP ON ANY OF THE GIRLS! HAVING TO DO CROSS COUNTRY IN THE FREEZING COLD AND JUMPING OVER THE BECK AT WEST PARK AND NEARLY Photo: TC