The Star Women's Circle trip to Paris, April 15, 1970. Members of the party are seen making friends with a gendarme while visiting Notre Dame Cathedral.The Star Women's Circle trip to Paris, April 15, 1970. Members of the party are seen making friends with a gendarme while visiting Notre Dame Cathedral.
The Star Women's Circle trip to Paris, April 15, 1970. Members of the party are seen making friends with a gendarme while visiting Notre Dame Cathedral.

Are you one of the happy Sheffield people setting off on holiday in these snaps taken down the years?

As the end of lockdown looms, many of us are wondering if we dare to book summer holidays this year – or maybe you’ve just taken the plunge and done it?
By Julia Armstrong
Published 9th Mar 2021, 12:30 BST

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We’re looking back here at how Sheffielders holidayed in the past – including the days when the whole of the city seemed to empty out when big firms closed down their works for summer maintenance. Or maybe you remember Star Readers’ Club holidays, which often started with a queue to board a coach outside the York Street offices. Many members of the paper's Women’s Circle went abroad for the first time on group trips.

Please share your holiday members on our Facebook page, Retro and Memories – Sheffield Star.

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The Star Women's Circle trip to USA in April 1973. Group members taking in the foyer of the Roosevelt Hotel, New York

1. Trip to the Big Apple

The Star Women's Circle trip to USA in April 1973. Group members taking in the foyer of the Roosevelt Hotel, New York Photo: Julia Armstrong

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The Star Women's Circle trip to USA in April 1973 - fun times at the Statue of Liberty

2. Meeting Lady Liberty

The Star Women's Circle trip to USA in April 1973 - fun times at the Statue of Liberty Photo: Julia Armstrong

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Residents from the Littledale area setting off for their annual summer holiday in May 2007, on a trip arranged by the Tenants and Residents Association.

3. Littledale on tour

Residents from the Littledale area setting off for their annual summer holiday in May 2007, on a trip arranged by the Tenants and Residents Association. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Youngsters at the Rotary Centre in Castleton in 1977, enjoying a week-long holiday organised by the Rotary Club of Sheffield. In 1920 the first camp was held in Bridlington. All the boys attending had lost their fathers during the First World War. The camps proved so successful that the Rotary Club of Sheffield decided to look for more permanent base a little closer to home.

4. Having a great time

Youngsters at the Rotary Centre in Castleton in 1977, enjoying a week-long holiday organised by the Rotary Club of Sheffield. In 1920 the first camp was held in Bridlington. All the boys attending had lost their fathers during the First World War. The camps proved so successful that the Rotary Club of Sheffield decided to look for more permanent base a little closer to home. Photo: Sheffield Rotary Club

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