From navigating the seafront’s back alleys to avoid tourists or fond birthday party memories of children’s entertainers, these are things you will only understand if you grew up here in Scarborough.
5. Percy Parrots
If you have a hazy childhood memory of running round the Percy Parrot soft play in Olympia Leisure in a sugar-induced frenzy, or indeed of watching your child do so, then you are probably a Scarborough native. Photo: Richard Ponter
6. Skipping Day
A part of every child's youth in Scarborough, getting the afternoon off school on Shrove Tuesday to go skipping on the seafront. Photo: Richard Ponter
7. Dicky Harpers
You will know which road we are referring to here from its nickname, if you grew up in Scarborough. Photo: Richard Ponter
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