MPX5103727: Nineteen year old Elaine Maidment pulls along her giant teddy bear on a trolley through the streets of Longparish as she moves it from her home to be stored in a village outhouse. Elaine makes toys for a hobby and the teddy "King Koligula", known to friends as Kelly, at 12 foot high is the biggest she has ever attempted. 22nd July 1973 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5103930: The source of the attraction was the Radio One disc jockey, Emperor Rosko, who opened the fashion shop. More than 500 girls turned up within minutes of Roskos arrival. The crowd was swelled by the one-day closure of South Shields schools by the council workers strike, October 23 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5104007: The highest distinction in the Guiding movement, the Queens Guide Award has gone to two Tyneside girls. Christine Thompson 14, of Benton and Jane Wood, 16 of Forest Hall who belong to the 1st Benton Company which Christine is a Guide and Jane a Guide leader in November 1974 / Bridgeman Images