Great Britain had one of its warmest, sunniest and driest summers of the 20th century that year and we’ve dug out some great photos from 1976 to help relive it.
Of course, there was more to that year that just baking heat, as this gallery shows
See who you can spot in our gallery of great photos from yesteryear.
There are even more pictures from yesteryear on the dedicated section of our website: www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/retro
We also love to see your pictures of by-gone times, and the stories that go with them and it’s never been easier to get them to us.
We have a new way for people to submit their stories to us via a new online portal which goes straight into the system and means your stories are published much quicker.
Simply follow the link at https://submit.nationalworld.com/ and choose the Derbyshire Times as the site to upload your pictures to – you can even upload video content through the portal.
2. Retro Derbyshire
The low level of water in the Ladybower Reservoir - 2nd November 1976 Photo: Julia Armstrong
3. Retro Derbyshire
Collecting buckets of water in the drought of 1976 Photo: Derbyshire Times
4. Retro Derbyshire
Trying to keep the fields watered during the drought of 1976 Photo: Derbyshire Times