AUDIENCE participation will be encouraged at an historic photographic exhibition in a bid to find out more about the people, events and industries which has shaped the last 100 years of a market town.

AUDIENCE participation will be encouraged at an historic photographic exhibition in a bid to find out more about the people, events and industries which has shaped the last 100 years of a market town.

Scores of old photos depicting Sudbury's past will be shown at the town's Quay Theatre following the latest acquisitions of Caught on Camera - the Sudbury Museum Trust's photographic archive.

The townscape and pastimes of the town in the last century will be highlighted in more than 70 photographs on the theatre's big screen - with visitors encouraged to share their experiences and offer photos for future exhibitions.

Museum trustee Val Herbert said: “One of the aims is to discover more photographs, particularly of the town's now mostly-defunct industries including brick making, marine engineering and the production of stays and corsetry.

“The audience will be encouraged to react to the photographs shown in order to increase knowledge of the town's past.”

Caught on Camera will be held at the Quay Theatre on March 11 from 7.30pm and anyone who can offer photos for future projects or the archive can visit museum trustees at the Sudbury Heritage Centre in Gaol Lane on March 17 from 10am until noon.

More information is available from www.sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive.