So here are 22 photos of people in and around Hartlepool having fun in January across the years.
1. Monkeying around
Robin Jones, as the monkey, stands alongside Hartlepool United players Bob Newton and Billy Ayre during a pre-match walkabout in January 1978. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
2. Snow day
Youngsters enjoy a snow day in Hartlepool in January 2007. Photo: Frank Reid
3. A day in wartime Britain
Pupils from West View Primary School visit a wartime exhibition in January 2006. Photo: DP
4. Perfect ski weather
Brave Hartlepudlians out on the water in January 2008. Photo: TC