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…
9. 2007
Children enjoyed the bouncy castle at the Saplings Summer Play Scheme fun day held at St Peter and St Paul Church on Ruffs Drive in Hucknall, 2007. Photo: Shirley Watson
10. Skegby sisters
Sisters Paige and Nikki Unwin enjoyed ice cream at the Fun Day held on Skegby recreation ground in 2007. Photo: Roger Grayson
12. 2010
Sutton's Croft School held its annual Summer Fair in 2010. Pictured is Jill Robinson, the Year 3 and 4 teacher, in the stocks while being sponged by students. Photo: Jane Hilton
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