Six wonderful pictures from the Bridlington Free Press archives

By Phil Hutchinson

Published 4th Jul 2026, 09:00 BST

This week, we showcase an air raid shelter at Bridlington in 1939; the British Town Crier Championships in 2010; a new inshore lifeboat in 2009; Bridlington Railway Station workers in 1895; children enjoying donkey rides on North Beach; and the £6m seafront regeneration scheme in 2009.

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Burlington School's choir at the Christmas Tree Festival in 2016. PA1648-8m Photo: Paul Atkinson

Hilderthorpe School pupils head to Lightwater Valley as part of the Rotary Kids Out Day. NBFP PA1724-4b Photo: Paul Atkinson

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