July is here again in Aberdeen, and with them come the summer holidays and the promise of family fun and (hopefully) a lot of sunshine.
We’ve hunted through our archives to see what was going on in decades gone by throughout July in Aberdeen.
We found photographs from all throughout the years of Aberdonians making the most of the good weather having fun around the Granite City and the wider region of Aberdeenshire.
Some of them include snaps from places you can’t visit anymore, like the long-gone Littlewoods in Aberdeen, and other feature familiar scenes like the Stonehaven Open Air Pool, which is thankfully very much still as popular today as it was back in 1999.
One image shows a completely packed-out Union Street, as crowds filled the Granite Mile to celebrate its 200th birthday and enjoyed a carnival at the Castlegate.
And another shows youngsters from Hilton Academy taking part in a good-natured pillow fight battle.
Read on to see these photographs and more from our archives.
1986: The queues wait their turn inside the restaurant of Littlewoods, Aberdeen.
1980: Aberdeenshire president Basil Parrish, right, presents Under-13s captain Gregor Davidson and team with the National Playing Fields Association Shield.
1981: Ian Stuart and Johnny Johnstone push their horses towards the finish line during a hotly-contested chase at Insch Races.
1994: A crowd of 90,000 gather for the 200th anniversary of Union Street.
1985: Robert Gray demonstrates a kick down on his BMX during a clear summer’s day.
1992: Aunt and niece, Wendy Bruce and Shonagh Bruce, 7, practise together at the Scottish Fiddle Workshop at Aberdeen Arts Centre.
1987: Two youngsters take their best shot at each other during the pillow fight at Hilton Academy gala day.
1999: Jen Sutherland and fiddler Alastair Fraser strike up a tune at Stonehaven open air pool.
1982: Dutchman Hans Daams gives his victory signal while he crosses the finishing line at the end of the fourth stage of the Health Race.
Gallery: Union Street’s 200th birthday and other July memories in Aberdeen
