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Poetry and typewriters Blog posts

It being half term, Special Delivery did not visit Pakefield Primary school this week – but we did go to Hildesley Court, where we were greeted by a room full […]

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First jobs – and a wish for the future Blog posts

In Lowestoft, Special Delivery is based on a collection of letters sent to Trevor Westgate, a journalist on the local newspaper. Readers wrote in with their stories about the town […]

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A drawing of the face, with the words Special Delivery stamped on it Blog posts

Our magnificent volunteer, Amanda, has not been able to join us on our current Special Delivery programme, but that hasn’t stopped her joining in the fun. Hopefully, she’ll be able […]

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Laminated likenesses Blog posts

Who would think we could go from this … … to this? or from this … to this …? Photographs of the participants were printed onto sheets of acetate and […]

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Greetings and Goodbyes Blog posts

This week, residents at Hildesley Court got to read the responses to the postcards they wrote last week to the Pakefield Primary school children. As Libby noted, it felt strange […]

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Special Delivery in Lowestoft Blog posts

It was lovely to be back at Hildesley Court and Pakefield Primary school last week, for the first session of Special Delivery in Lowestoft. Working with community poet, Dean Parkin, […]

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Lowestoft Sandwich Blog posts

As part of the recent Heritage Open Days, Special Delivery popped up at Lowestoft Record Offices for a one-off session exploring this year’s theme; Edible England with poet Dean Parkin. […]

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