The North East Film Archive is one of a network of regional film archives established to collect, preserve and show film made in, or about the North East of England. Our collections are non-fiction, and date from the early 1900s to the present day, providing a rich record of life in the region over the 20th century. Many of our films are available to watch, free of charge, on our website.
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Sedgefield Medieval Fayre
Travelling back to the Middle Ages in 1970s Sedgefield.
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Overview
The ‘me decade’ meets the Middle Ages at the flamboyant Sedgefield Medieval Fayre, held every May at the historic village green since 1970. The clash of centuries is memorably weird. A not so medieval maiden flashes a pink garter to attract chivalrous knights, and a juvenile jazz band and steam traction engine vie for attention with a dunking stall, fake stocks and pantomime horse race, one steed named 'The Ceddesfeld Streaker'.
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