00:00 Valentine's Day, don't you just love it? Plenty of people have done in Sunderland
00:05 over the years and we've got the photos to prove it. Cute pooches Flossie and
00:11 Perrie stole our hearts in this PDSA photo from Sunderland in 1974. Did you
00:18 try out the romantic seats in the Odeon? They were installed in time for
00:23 Valentine's Day in 1975. In 1980 you could see how 19th century people did it
00:31 when a display of sweethearts cards went on show at Sunderland Museum and they
00:37 were making hearts out of glass at the National Glass Centre in 2006. Some
00:44 people have used the day to show their love for fundraising. Children from
00:49 Fulwell Kindergarten marked the day with a balloon release in 2003 and so did the
00:55 youngsters at Townend Farm Nursery in 2008. Also in 2008 Sunderland College
01:03 students wore pink to raise money. However you plan to celebrate the day
01:08 remember to show your love for the Sunderland Echoes retro pages by
01:13 emailing chris.cordner@nationalworld.com
