Have you sung in choirs around Suffolk over the years, or attended concerts featuring friends or family?

Stowmarket Mercury: St Mary's Church Choir in Bury St Edmunds in April 1986St Mary's Church Choir in Bury St Edmunds in April 1986 (Image: Archant)

Our latest Days Gone By gallery features choirs from around the area, from the 1960s through to the 2000s.

Stowmarket Mercury: War time favourites from the choir at Landguard Fort open day in Felixstowe in 2005War time favourites from the choir at Landguard Fort open day in Felixstowe in 2005 (Image: Archant)

The photos include church and school choirs, and some special events where singers got together to perform.

Stowmarket Mercury: Members of the choir at St Mary-Le-Tower Church, Ipswich, in December 1966.Members of the choir at St Mary-Le-Tower Church, Ipswich, in December 1966. (Image: Archant)

Can you spot any familiar faces in the line-ups?

Stowmarket Mercury: The school choir at the Edgar Sewter School, HalesworthThe school choir at the Edgar Sewter School, Halesworth (Image: Archant)

Choirs are in the news at the moment because of concern over the tightening of Covid rules around singing indoors, with gatherings of amateur singers currently being restricted to just six.

Stowmarket Mercury: St Cecilia's Girls Choir in Bury St Edmunds in December 1986St Cecilia's Girls Choir in Bury St Edmunds in December 1986 (Image: Archant)

The rules were tightened just a day after the reopening of indoor venues, and choir leaders have been expressing their concern and pressing for a rethink.

Stowmarket Mercury: Waterside Works male voice choir pictured in Ipswich, in February 1971Waterside Works male voice choir pictured in Ipswich, in February 1971 (Image: Archant)

If these photos bring back memories, email judy.rimmer@archant.co.uk

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Stowmarket Mercury: The choir at Sprites Junior School, Ipswich, with their Suffolk Music Festival certificate of distinction in October 1980The choir at Sprites Junior School, Ipswich, with their Suffolk Music Festival certificate of distinction in October 1980 (Image: Archant)