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Red Nose pirates - Christine Rennie gets the wet sponge treatment from Ben Audsley, Andrew Looker, James Thompson, Andrew Newton and Andrew Troupe, all in aid of Comic Relief. 17th March 1995
Meet Gipsy Magarite, who has been busy predicting the futures of folks from her base at the Lunn-Poly travel shop in Eston High Street
Karaoke clowns Peter Watson (right) and Stephen Brooks entertain shoppers in Stockton. 15th March 1995
40-year-old Alyn Mitchinson is taking a day off from work to raise money for Comic Relief by taking to Northallerton High Street with a pot of red paint to give people instant red noses
Clown Muriel Jessop, of Marske Kiddigrams, is helped out at Yarm by Rebecca Ford (left) aged five, and Caroline Duckett, four. 6th February 1988
Bookie John Sexton had his punters in stitches when he turned up at Corals in Tedder Avenue, Thornaby, in a mini skirt and suspenders to raise £ 150 for Comic Relief. 9th MArch 1989
Paula Hardcastle and Tina Russell were Bill and Ben at Mirfields Salvation Armys fancy dress party. 25th January 1986
Helme CE School steps back to Tudor times. 28th November 1991
Clough Head J&I School stages an old time music hall event in Slaithwaite Civic Hall. 29th November 1991
Three-year-old Helen Place of Saltburn looks on as children from Northtrifts play school model costumes made for them by pupils of Saltburn JUnior School
Festival of Queens held by the National Childrens HOme at Huddersfield town hall. 6th December 1985
To celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Saltburn lift children turned out in Victorian costume, with dancing and Punch & Judy shows. 28th June 1994
Heagneys staff ready for Saltburns Victorian Week. 3rd August 1992
A lady poses by Saltburn Pier in Victorian clothing. 18th August 1991
Procession through town during Saltburns Victorian Week. 8th August 1993
Residents of Saltburn watch as Janet Williamson, 19, is buried in the sand during rehearsals for next months world record attempt at building the longest sandcastle ever
Father Christmas took time out to receive a few tips on how to touch down successfully on Christmas morning from top American football star Joe Montano alias Daniel Lucas
Father Christmas arrives at Lewiss store in Liverpool, to the cheers of a large number of youngsters of all ages who had waited for up to an hour on both sides of Ranelagh Street for his arrival
Tiny terrors left to right Sara Robson, brother Jonathan and Laura Dale seen here celebrating Halloween at Stockton Library 26th October 1988
John Helm as Guy Fawkes seen here promoting the Guisborough annual firework display. 30th October 1982
Brewing up in the Witches Couldron in readiness for the Belasis Business Centre Bistro, Halloween lunch are Abigal Makin (left and Rebecca Hutchinson both aged 9. 28th October 1996
Richard Branson seen here at the entrance of the tunnel leading to the Heathrow terminals dressed as a pirate on the day the first Virgin airways flight arrived at Heathrow
Villagers dance to the Ilmington Fiddler, Warwickshire. Circa 1945
St Lawrence Fair 6th August 1953 The three strangely dressed gentlemen who came to her fathers pub down three pints of ale as part of the three day St Lawrence Fair
The Aquamanic show 8th July 1953. One of the stunt divers appearing at the Scarborough Pool is Jack McCrae, showing how one can skip 50 feet above water level
The annual Battle of Flowers carnival held on the Channel Island of Jersey. Horses made of plants on display. 5th August 1958
Bernard Manning dressed in a Policemans Uniform, 11th August 1992
League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City. Albion Fans with banner outside the stadium before kick off. 7th March 1970
Happy and glorious; Children in fancy dress for a 1953 Coronation party in Arlon Avenue, Nuneaton 2nd June 1953
A pancake race at Newcastle Central Station on 15th February 1983
Staff from Northumbrian Waters offices at Gosforth, Newcastle. raised 113 for the Evening Chronicle cervical cancer appeal by holding a fancy dress Shrove Tuesday Pancake race 27 February 1979
Neptunes Dream GEC AEI entry into the 1960 Coventry Carnival Circa June 1960
Caribbean Festival, Alexandra Park, Manchester, 28th May 1973
Pupils from Heaton School in Newcastle, put on a pageant, July 8, 1970 as part of their centenary celebrations. Pupils dressed from the 2010 Space Age era (that what the caption said!)
North East Festivals A dancing fancy dress procession through Newcastle to Launch Newcastle University Theatre Young Peoeples Festival 27 March 1976
North East Festivals Students Ceinwen Morgan- Jones, right, and Julia Robson, left, lead to procession through Newcastle to Launch Newcastle University Theatre Young Peoeples Festival 27 March 1976
Coronation Day Celebrations, Plymouth, 2nd June 1953
Southampton FC front line warriors from L2R Peter Osgood, Ted MacDougall, Alan Ball and Mick Channon. And right behind them is their master strategist and manager Lawrie McMenemy, 24th February 1977
A float in the Newport carnival. 12th August 1954
Boy dressed as Dan Dare astronaut for a Reveille feature on dressing up 2nd December 1957
Boy dressed as cowboy Jeff Arnold for a Reveille feature on dressing up 2nd December 1957
The Row and Flea Market Pancake Race around the stalls of the market in Birmingham City Centre. 27th February, 1990
Sandwell Mail Pancake Race in west Bromwich High Street. Number 222, gary Lockley of the MacDonalds Team, all bandaged up on the way to winning the race with number 7
England footballers pose in the studio dressed as John Steed, a character in from the British spy series The Avengers ahead of their European Championships Quarter Final second leg international
Five smiling dancers who were breaking new ground with the Caprian Amateur Operatic and Drama Society, back in April 1970
Pupils from Bailey First School in Killingworth in fancy dress on Geordie night 6 July 1975
This wasn t the only open air operation during the Rag Week parade in Newcastle on 26th October 1963, but the students had thoughtfully provided a trombonist to drown out the cries of the impatient
