HUNDREDS of smiling children who have just embarked on the first rung of the education ladder have been photographed in recent weeks as we have travelled around the county.

Photographer Andy Abbott has visited infant and primary schools in Woodbridge, Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, as well as the smaller towns and villages surrounding them. He has captured this very special time in their lives, recording an important milestone in their education. And today we have published a 20-page supplement, free with your copy of the EADT.