A TIME-travelling flash mob will take place in Hexham Marketplace on September 24.

Everyone is invited to Hexham Marketplace and join an afternoon of what is said will be 'high japes and fun entertainment' by Hexham Town Council.

Prepare to be amazed as time travellers from the last 800 years come forth to join in celebrations of 800 years since the first Hexham Market Charter was signed.

There will be famous Hexham people, such as Hannah Glasse and the Duke of Somerset dropping by and there will be everyday people from the past too. 

A spokesman for the Town Council said: "Will George Lee get caught washing his pants in the pant again? What on earth is going on with all the pigs running around the marketplace?

"All these questions and many other questions you did not know you had will be answered in an afternoon of history, fun, frivolity and a touch of poignancy because Hexham's history wasn’t always a happy one."

The Town Criers and Hexham Mayor Derek Kennedy will be there as well. 

Also attending are Boho Arts, Newcastle Array, Stage Fright, Tynedale Community Choir, A Batida da Rua, Orla Doogan School of Irish Dance, The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Studio K and a very special memory being shared by Gateway into the Community and the High Sheriff of Northumberland.

The afternoon of street theatre will be happening right in the middle of the marketplace. People are advised to bring a chair if needed.

There will also be displays in the Old Gaol and a display in Hexham Abbey by Northumberland Archives, the Guides and Brownies will be sharing some traditional games on the market and there will be activities in the Library.

A street artist will be immortalizing the scene and you will be able to watch and interact with them. The Town Council said the event is going to be a lively day.

The spokesman said: "Please don't be put off by any rain – we will be ploughing on through despite any bad weather, with a few undercover options if it gets really bad.

"The event will be filmed and photographed, if people do not want to be in the photos and film they need to just get a purple ribbon from the Mayor's table in the centre of the marketplace and wear it to let us know to make sure you do not appear in photos and film."