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Charlotte Jolly and a child are sitting on rugs on the floor. They are building a tower from coloured,stackable, plastic cylinders. Blog posts

Little Beats sessions at Riverside Family Hub, Lowestoft.

Musician Charlotte Jolly and author Kayleen Shani working with families at Riverside Family Hub, Lowestoft.

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Three cardboard panels covered with cut out self portraits and words Extra Time Supporters Club Blog posts

Extra Time at First Light Festival

The Extra Time team was thrilled to spend Saturday afternoon at the First Light Festival, inviting families to join our Supporters Club, award themselves a personalised medal, and fashion football players inspired by the Archive All-Stars

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Close up of trophies on cardboard box stands with children behind Blog posts

Hacksaws and toilet rolls

The residents at Beech House spent a happy morning cutting up cardboard tubes and fashioning a series of trophies, after which the children spent the afternoon decorating them with art work created over the last ten weeks.

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Hand coloured image of a helmet with wording It was made of metal, not comfortable, less room Blog posts

Witch pots, helmets and a handmade wedding dress

This week, the children visited the Beech House Bakers, to tell them about their trip to Halesworth and District Museum and some of the things they discovered there about their heritage.

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What’s Heritage?

Whilst the Beech House Bakers blow bubbles and create gold medals, the children return to Halesworth and District Museum, to explore their heritage a little further.

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How to kick, volley and swerve … and make poetry

With the children on half term holiday this week, Dean, Candida and Amanda visit Beech House with the Extra Time Kit Bag, for a bit of a poetic chat.

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An old advertising poster Ives for Football Boots We shall be pleased to quote any Club for 6 PAIRS or over. Blog posts

Rolling Pins and Wedding Dresses

The Beech House Bakers get rolling with lumps of clay whilst the children rock up at Halesworth and District Museum, to research all manner of things related to football – and one or two that aren’t.

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Everyone’s a Winner

The children visit the Beech House Bakers at home, where they pair up to create unique origami Trophy Booklets, inspired and prompted by poet and part-time chanteur, Dean Parkin.

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