Summer is often a time for fun in the sun, but sometimes, when we experience a heatwave, the temperatures take us by surprise, making it feel more like the Mediterranean than Mansfield.
Here’s a closer look at hot days of the past across the area…

1. Happy faces
Clipstone Lido was popular with families until it closed in 1984. Photo: National World

2. Kirkby family
Pictured is a family from Kirkby in Ashfield enjoying the summer sun in 2010. Photo: Mark Fear

3. Titchfield Park
Ethan Cordon from Skegness visited relatives in Mansfield back in 2009. He is pictured enjoying the sunshine at Titchfield Park on Monday with his Aunt Sabrina Cordon of Mansfield. Photo: Jane Hilton

4. Summer 1981
Splashing around in the early eighties - can you spot any familiar faces? Photo: Chad