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A woman dressed in dark clothes and wearing a large red bead necklace stands next to a woman with light hair and wearing a green top. They are holding up some embroidery and smiling broadly Blog posts

Sew Easy

Extra Time artists Kate and Caitlin bring the Hildesley High Flyers and the Pakefield Pitch Invaders together and soon everyone’s in stitches.

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So people in this time can see old time things. Blog posts

Factories, flourishes and fancy footwork

The Extra Time players chat about their visit to Suffolk Archives and finish off their worksheets, adding details and contrast to their artwork, ready for their next sessions with Kate Munro

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Old brown leather football boots circa 1940's, shin pads, a small silver trophy and a monochrome photograph of a football team Blog posts

Old boots and navy knickers

The children are on half term holiday this week, so we went along to Hildesley Court with the Extra Time Kit Bag, crammed with football memorabilia, to share some sporting moments with the residents.

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A woman in a pink jumper leans over a map looking closely at an area and pointing something out to the school girl beside her Blog posts

Extra Time at Suffolk Archives

Extra Time participants visit Suffolk Archives in Lowestoft to find out about the All-Stars, and much more besides.

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A man stands, arm outstretched, reading from a yellow piece of paper Blog posts

Poetry Slam An-Them

The two teams meet up again for a bit of a poetry slam and a good chat about the Archive All-Stars

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A cartoon drawn in red ink showing a figure diving for a football Blog posts

In it for the glory? You bet your boots

The Extra Time players get to meet goalie poet Dean for the first time, and he demonstrates just how mean and lean he can be when faced with a penalty kick.

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AJ smiles happily and holds up his painting to the camera. Artists' stories

New Year: New Brave Art

Sean loves portraits, Fiona is exploring book illustration, Josh likes Pop Art, AJ is creating his own show with himself as the star…

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Rows of colourful cut-out paper figures on a green background Blog posts

Match Day

The Pakefield Pitch Invaders visit the Hildesley High Flyers for the first match of the season.

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