Another chance to experience our audio trail of Eye at this year's Heritage Open Days Festival!

Saturday 7th September, starting 11am at The Bank Arts Centre

The Suffolk town of Eye is the inspiration for this community ‘sound collage’ created using words contributed by the local people who know and love this place.

Starting at The Bank Arts Centre, this 30-minute audio trail takes the listener on a circular walk down Castle Street, along Church Street, up Lambseth Street to the Crinkle Crankle wall, and then back down to Broad Street.

On the way, a digital tuning dial scans the imaginary airwaves picking up memories of shops and parties, celebrations of ancient buildings, sounds from nature, plus beautiful, informative and funny poems specially written by local school pupils.

This Heritage Open Days Festival we're hosting a free group tour sharing the Streets Aloud experience for a second time! Join us as we pop on some headphones, explore the town, and experience Eye from a unique perspective.

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A few photos from the trail...

Photo of Eye Castle has the ruins on top of a hill in the background and an entrance column with Eye Castle written on it in the foreground

Photo of Eye town centre of a black & white thatched house in the foreground next door to the church

Photo from Eye Town Centre, a black and white building / shop front has a sign for Church Street above the shop window

Photo of Eye Town Centre shows an old brick house with black and white window details and a sign of Magdalen Street

Streets Aloud! was made possible thanks to Abbie Schug at The Bank Arts Centre, the people of Eye and the teachers and Year 7/8 pupils of Hartismere High school.

Sound Designer: Jack Baxter

Creative Producer: Karen Goddard

Words read by: Radhika Aggarwal, Sally Ann Burnett, Rosalind Burt, Ivan Cutting, Seamore Nelson & Greg Wagland

Writers: Amelia, Ava, Erin, Florence, Harrison, Harry, Isaac, Isabella, Solomon from Year 7/8 Hartismere High School Years, also Anne Willoughby, Chris Willoughby, Joy Matthews, Oliver Green, Roger Lay, Simon Hooton & Simon Knott.

Also, huge thanks to: Amber, Archie, Ashleigh, Charlotte, Chloe, Edith, Eira, Elizabeth, Emily, Grace, Harriet, Henry, Iris, Isabella, Jacob, Jed, Leo, Lexi, Maisie, Maizie, Max, Millie, Neve, Olivia, Ruby, Rueben, Sophie, Violet, Will & Zi from Years 7/8 Hartismere High School and their teachers, Ms Dickinson and Ms Craven Lamb.

Streets Aloud! is part of our Market Town Bound project featuring a series of community events in market towns across Babergh & Mid Suffolk. These projects celebrate the heritage of each town and bring residents together to enjoy communal activities. This project has been made possible thanks to funding from Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Council Community Development Grant.