Having fun on parade at South Hylton Carnival
WHO CAN YOU RECOGNISE IN THESE 40-YEAR-OLD PHOTOGRAPHS? DID YOU TAKE PART IN THE CARNIVAL AND WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES OF IT?
Don’t you just love a day out at the carnival?
The people of South Hylton in Sunderland certainly did in the 1970s and Lynn Wild – who is the Sunderland Echo’s own regional events manager – has got the photographs to prove it.
Here is a series of shots which Lynn thinks come from the 1978 South Hylton Carnival.
She should know. She was in the fancy dress parade at the time and said: “I was on the Vaux dray with Jenny Galey and we were supposed to be The Good, The Bad and The Ugly except we couldn’t get anyone to be the Ugly.”
The carnival was a big event.
“The whole of the village got together and the parade went from the top of the bank around the village,” said Lynn. “People put a lot of effort into the costumes and it was great to see the village packed.”
The pubs of South Hylton would be full on carnival day and that included the Railway Inn (which was also known as the Top House), The Jolly Potter and South Hylton Workingmen’s Club, said Lynn.
She added: “Maws pie shop must have also made a fortune on the day.”
Here are four photographs from the carnival.
One shows the Vaux dray with a real variety of costumes on it.
Another shows Betty and Bobby Jewitt with their ‘Stop Me and Buy One’ ice cream van.
The Hylton Tank was another favourite and second left in the photo is Andre Swinney, said Lynn.
Finally, we have Peter Barella on the right of our trio of nuns with their motto ‘Nun of this, nun of that, nun of the other’.
We would love your memo-
ries of the carnival so why not get in touch and tell us more.
Send your recollections by email to chris.cordner@jpimedia.co.uk and let’s share some really wonderful memories.