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Bingo – it’s a poem

This week, the poet Dean Parkin visited Beech House and, later, the school children at Edgar Sewter, to find out more about their special Extra Time skills and achievements and then weave them all into a poetic football team.

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Game On

The Super Sewter Dudes visit residents at Beech House to finish their football games and play a match together

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Preparing the Pitches and Spectators

Extra Time visits Beech House and Edgar Sewter primary school in Halesworth and the teams prepare the football pitches for their match next week.

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Extra Time Season Opens in Halesworth

The start of a brand new Extra Time season, this time with residents at Beech House Care Home and pupils from the Edgar Sewter Primary School teaming up to explore the stories and traditions behind their local footballing history, using source materials from Halesworth and District Museum.

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Trophy Tuesday

For the final time in this season, the teams of Hildesley High Flyers and Pakefield Pitch Invaders come together to spend a little Extra Time with each other and celebrate all that they

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Banner Headlines

The Extra Time teams meet up at Hildesley Court to continue stitching their pictures and having fun together.

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From Bubbles to Embroidery

A happy morning at Hildesley, working on our embroidered pictures, followed by an equally delightful afternoon at Pakefield Primary School, where the children filled bubbles and stitched pictures

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Sloppy Joes and a video of Josh

Josh’s pop art inspired burger sculpture is looking fantastic.

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