So we thought we would raid our photo archives to remind you just how much the Hartlepool area loves having a laugh – and we hope it will not be too long before we will all do so again.
1. On your marks........
Youngsters pictured waiting to play in the green area at the Central Estate nursery, in Hartlepool, in 2011. Photo: JPIMedia
2. All smile
Pupils at Hartlepool's former Galleysfield School in either the 1960s or 1970s. Photo: TC
3. King of the castle
Noah William, six, enjoys taking part in the Hartlepool Carnival sandcastle contest in 2018. Photo: Stu Norton
4. Sing and dance
Visiting sailors sing and laugh at the 2010 Hartlepool Tall Ships Races. Photo: JPIMedia
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