Aycliffe Village

A Fox Dorman Production

for

Aycliffe Village Local History Society

In 2008 Aycliffe Village Local History Society successfully applied to Awards for All for a grant of £10,000 to fund a project enabling the Society to produce a DVD recording 'A Social and Economic History of Aycliffe Village' based upon the art of local memory.

Ken Fox filmed and interviewed over 200 members of the community, both young and old, who played their part in the making of his film by way of face-to-face interviews, providing many treasured photographs and footage, and delving into their memories so that he could record their recollections.

Ken Fox and Phil Dorman spent many hours editing Ken's footage and creating the film from the wealth of information provided by the members of the community. A DVD will be delivered free to every household in Aycliffe Village.

Not all the information garnered has been able to be put into the film, so Pam Fox has created a 60 page booklet to accompany the DVD.

Below are photographs taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the formal launch of the DVD. The DVD was shown to Aycliffe Village Local History Society members, participants in the film, and invited guests, including the Mayor of Sedgefield District Council and the Mayor of Great Aycliffe.

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