It’s 38 years since Live Aid at Wembley Stadium and Jennifer Rush’s ‘The Power of Love’ was the UK’s best-selling single.
On the sports front, Boris Becker won Wimbledon at the age of 17 and Dennis Taylor won the World Snooker Championships after an epic encounter with Steve Davis.
Here are 16 pictures from Northumberland in 1985.
1. Tweedmouth Middle
Tweedmouth Middle School County Hockey Champions, March 1985. Photo: National World
3. King Edward VI School
Coffee and carols at King Edward VI School in Morpeth. Photo: Northumberland Gazette
4. Alnwick Golf Club
Alnwick Golf Club's annual presentation dinner at the White Swan in October 1985. Photo: staff
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