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Posts with tag: Hildesley Court

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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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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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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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