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Posts with tag: Laxfield Museum

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Old photographs and new beginnings

Whilst pupils at All Saints C of E Primary school in Laxfield enjoy a pre-half term session with poet Dean, creating the Museum of Us full of favourites sights, sounds and personal joys, children at Kessingland Primary Academy spend a post-half term period finding out about Extra Time, and telling us why they would like to be involved.

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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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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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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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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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Golden moments

The Extra Time children from Roman Hill visit residents at Britten Court Care Home, to tell them all about their visit to Suffolk Archives, and put the finishing touches to some small gold discs.

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