As the county basks in glorious sunshine, we’re turning back the clock through the decades to relive captured moments of fun in the sun on camera.
From picnics and paddling to queues of traffic heading off for bank holiday getaways, we take a look back at how people have made the most of bright days across the years.
Enjoy this selection of retro images, presented in no particular order, and don’t forget to share your own memories in the comments.
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5. Oswestry, 1976
A young Jackie Egerton proudly poses with her champion Jacob sheep ram at Oswestry Show in the scorching summer of 1976. Jackie, from Platt Mill Farm, Ruyton-XI-Towns, was pictured during one of the sunniest and driest Oswestry Shows on record. | Shropshire Star
6. Stirchley, Telford, 1974
Sunshine and hard work go hand in hand in this lovely springtime scene from Stirchley in May 1974. The picture shows Vera Gough and Suzanne Ward tending to potted shrubs at the Telford Development Corporation nursery. The pair were helping shape the green spaces of the new town as Telford continued to grow. | Shropshire Star
7. Alveley, undated
Happy holidaymakers outside wooden chalets at Alveley, on the site that is now Severn Valley Country Park. The undated photograph was uncovered during the Severn Valley Lives in the Landscape Project, which has been gathering memories of life along the River Severn. | Courtesy of Severn Valley Country Park
8. Combermere Abbey, undated
Evacuee pupils from St Helena’s School, evacuated from Eastbourne during the Second World War, are pictured taking an outdoor lesson in the grounds of Combermere Abbey near Whitchurch in 1943. With a teacher and classmates gathered beneath the trees, the children learn in the sunshine as part of wartime life at the historic country house. | Courtesy of Combermere Abbey