Old boots and brick works
When head coach Jen Johnson visited Britten Court this week, she took along the Extra Time Kit Bag, full of leather boots, games and football memorabilia.
The bag also included a very special Spot the Ball picture, featuring members of the ‘Board of Management’; residents had a great time, trying to guess where the ball was.
The items sparked lots of chat and memories, not least about how heavy the boots and footballs were, and led to one of the care staff finding out about ‘dubbin’, which he’d never heard of before.
In the afternoon, the children from Roman Hill visited Suffolk Archives in Lowestoft, to find out more about some of the Archive All-Stars characters.
The children were fascinated by the microfiche, press cuttings and old maps and made notes and drawings to illustrate their findings.
Amongst these was a description by one pupil of what existed on the site before Roman Hill Primary school was built, explaining in great detail all about a ‘Bricks Works’, and a beautifully drawn image of Terry Butcher, to take back to one of the residents.
Inspecting the kit
He's given a red card - but what for?
A figure from an early version of Subbuteo, just one of the items in the Extra Time Kit Bag
Where did you get that hat?
Finding out about the Waves winning the WFA in 1982
Tribute to a true Blue reveals the story behind the All-Stars character, Ethel, and how she made herself heard at matches
Not only is he finding out about one of the Archive All-Stars but he's reading microfiche and -film
Discovering what was there before her school was built
The children got to work with Archive staff as they researched the Archive All-Stars
Reporting back on some of the things they've discovered, including the old Brick Works
Collecting information from an old press photo to share with residents later
Using old documents, including programmes and press cuttings, to find out more about Lowestoft Town Football Club
The 'Board of Management' featuring, among others, Don't Dive Dean, Feisty Free-kick Pigtails and Just in Time Jen
‘I can remember wearing leather boots like these … I used dubbin to keep them maintained and polished them after every game. I had to walk over a mile to get to the playing field in these leather boots, my legs were tired before I even started to play.’
‘It’s been really interesting to look at the old objects, I have enjoyed it so much.’
‘I loved singing the old football songs, it makes me happy.’
‘I really liked looking at the old football pictures, I saw myself in them.’
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