PEOPLE in a North-East village will be transported back to the Forties when they attend a wartime wedding with a difference.

The nostalgic presentation looks at the rationed fashion that commemorates the makedo- and-mend era and focuses on a Land Army girl rustling through her bridal trousseau.

A Wartime Wedding, which is presented by History Wardrobe and has been organised by Red Ribbon Events, will be held in St Mary’s Church, Norton, near Stockton, on Saturday, October 30, at 3pm.

Dawn Seymour, of Red Ribbon Events, said: “A Wartime Wedding is a marvellous celebration of the Forties women who kept old-fashioned glamour alive on the home front.”

A Wartime Wedding, which is performed by Lucy Adlington and Gillian Stapleton, who established a History Wardrobe, focuses on Land Army girl Annie Barrow, who is getting married.

Mrs Seymour said: “The original Forties wedding dress has had quite a history of its own. It’s been altered to fit different girls, possibly making do for several weddings, at a time when not everyone could afford their own dress, but also to serve in a women’s travelling theatre troupe after the war. “ Tickets are priced £8, which includes refreshments.

To book, call 01642-355383 or email info@redribbonevents.co.uk