For your enjoyment we have some of Sunderland's wonderful history, and some
wonderful Pictures which may bring back some memories of the past and present.
You will find out how Sunderland started at the end of the seventh century, then
how it was built up and started to grow.
Due to Sunderland's long history and contribution to the nation Sunderland
became Britons 54th City. As all towns and cities have crime, we thought you
would enjoy reading some true
Crime from Sunderland's history. We have 56 pages
of heinous crimes committed in the Sunderland and Wearside Districts over the
past 200 hundred years some very interesting some very nasty, Also for those of
you who believe in the supernatural,
Mysteries and U.F.O's we have included some
stories from around the region.
There are those who always wanted to meet someone famous, well find some of them
from Wearside and surrounding areas in our
Famous People pages, you might even
recognize some of them. Perhaps you want to cook a special meal join us in the
Wearside kitchen or you may want to get rid of bad odours try the
handy hints
section.
Also the Sunderland
International Airshow how it started as a small one-day event in 1988 and
It's now the biggest free airshow in Europe. The event attracts over one million
spectators. By the end of the two day event over a million visitors every year
crowd on to the seafront at Seaburn to watch the thrilling displays by the jet
fighters, vintage aircraft, helicopters and aerobatic teams.
For friends from far and near who cannot quite remember where a street or place
in one of the stories are you can always check out the
Street Map to help jog
your memories. There's lots to see and lots to do at Sunderland, enjoy your
visit. Remember your views count. If there is something you would like to see on
the web site, please feel free to contact us.
Wear Recycling More than 60% of the waste produced by households in
Wearside can be recycled, by taking part in recycling you can help to reduce the
amount of waste going to landfill. The materials you
Recycle could be passed on
to reprocesses so they can turn them in to new products.
