Easter bonnets and chocolate eggs as Derbyshire children and grown-ups roll back the years in 14 awesome retro photos

Fancy bonnets and treats galore – children and grown-ups in Derbyshire know how to have fun at Easter time.

Published 26th Mar 2024, 14:27 BST

A search through our archives has uncovered home-made hats and winners with their chocolate eggs.

Roll back the years and see if you can spot anyone you recognise among our fantastic retro photos.

Joseph Kerry and Charlotte Wagstaff, both aged 4, at Swanwick Pre-School's bonnet parade which formed part of an Easter fayre.

1. 2007

Joseph Kerry and Charlotte Wagstaff, both aged 4, at Swanwick Pre-School's bonnet parade which formed part of an Easter fayre. Photo: Marisa Cashill

Rohan Haddon-Brown, 15 months, and Ezra Barker, 23 months, proud of their haul in the Easter egg hunt at Matlock's All Saints Infants School nursery group.

2. 2007

Rohan Haddon-Brown, 15 months, and Ezra Barker, 23 months, proud of their haul in the Easter egg hunt at Matlock's All Saints Infants School nursery group. Photo: Paul Robinson

Carly Needham with her daughter Annabel, 4, from Chesterfield, show off the rewards of their Easter egg hunt at Chatsworth House on Good Friday.

3. 2017

Carly Needham with her daughter Annabel, 4, from Chesterfield, show off the rewards of their Easter egg hunt at Chatsworth House on Good Friday. Photo: Anne Shelley

Children in their Easter bonnets at the ABC nursery in Inkersall.

4. 2012

Children in their Easter bonnets at the ABC nursery in Inkersall. Photo: Terry Walden