The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Hairdressing Championships
Staffordshire's top heads of hair put on show.
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Overview
Staffordshire's top hairdressers are put through their paces in a competition at the Crystal Ballroom in Newcastle-under-Lyme. A few years before the bee-hive it's the shorter Italian inspired cuts that dominate as the hairdressers tease, curl and set their creations. For the men it's Brylcreem and sensible cuts - no rock 'n' roll quiffs for the fashion conscious chaps of the Potteries.
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