The pictures summing up your year as Northumberland marks 12 months since first lockdown
By Graham Murray
Published 23rd Mar 2021, 06:00 BST
It has been a difficult and, for many, tragic 12 months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
All around the world, people’s daily lives have changed in ways they couldn’t have imagined at the beginning of 2020.
We couldn’t have made it this far without moments of light on the dark days, and humour in adversity.
We asked the Northumberland Gazette readers to share their favourite photos taken since the first national lockdown was announced on March 23 last year.
We had an enormous response, with a variety of great pictures.
Here is a selection of them.
We asked the Northumberland Gazette readers to share their favourite photos taken since the first national lockdown was announced on March 23 last year.
13. Much missed
Lynn Henderson says: "My beautiful fur baby, taken four weeks before we lost him in July." Photo: Lynn Henderson
Ian Maggiore says: "I've took lots of scenic shots of our area but for me this is a very moving, poignant photo from last November of a lone veteran soldier paying his respects at the Mowbray cenotaph." Photo: Ian Maggiore
Marion Jolliff - Sunderland's first confirmed coronavirus case - sent us this picture from her return home. She adds: "I kicked Covid's butt." Photo: Marion Jolliff