A POSTER from 1918 showing some of the Consett men who gave their lives during the First World War is to go on display.

The page, taken from the Consett Guardian newspaper, has pictures of soldiers who died during the conflict.

It will be framed and put on display in the foyer of the town's Empire Theatre, as part of an exhibition of local history to run along side Consett Junior Theatre Workshop's production of the musical, Oh What a Lovely War.

The poster was discovered this week in a box of family memorabilia by Audrey Richardson, of Ebchester, who helps to run the theatre group.

She said: "We are hoping to get it framed so we can display it with some poppies. A lot of the names on here are very familiar and we think most of them will be related to families who still live in Consett today." The exhibition will also include the story of Mrs Richardson's grandfather, Henry Taylor Clark, who died fighting with the Anzacs in Gallipoli.

Mrs Richardson took 30 of the children taking part in the play to the Durham Light Infantry Museum to give them a flavour of what life was like for the frontline troops.

The youth production will be staged at the Empire from Monday to Wednesday, June 16 to 18, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £3 from Margaret Darroch on (01207) 505619.

The exhibition will be in the theatre foyer from Saturday, June 14, to Wednesday, June 18.

Anyone with memorabilia contact Michael Curran on (01207) 505566.