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Posts with tag: Older People

A Special Delivery of Easter Cards Blog posts

Yesterday was our final session at Oulton Broad Primary school, and what a whirlwind it turned out to be. But first, I had to pick up a very special delivery […]

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The Marvellous Collections Blog posts

Last week, the residents produced their own tiny archives, into which they placed a thing, a sound, a smell – and something that made them smile. This week it was […]

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Personal Archives and the Joy of Collage Blog posts

Last week, we invited Broadland residents to take part in a guided activity to create a personal archive. Limited to just four items – a thing, a smell, a sound […]

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Special Delivery Illustrated News Blog posts

WOMEN WORKERS FOUND WORKING A photograph of nurses from Lowestoft Hospital, hand coloured by a resident at Broadlands. WASHING FOUND DRYING Wax resist techniques used by Eve to recreate a […]

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Special Delivery Archive Headlines Blog posts

READ ALL ABOUT IT The Penguin Post brings you the latest news on visit to Suffolk Archives. Lily Silly News spills the beans on half term mayhem. Daily Jolly News […]

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Greetings from Lowestoft Blog posts

During half term, Special Delivery ran a family workshop at Lowestoft library, inviting participants to create their own postcards. Inspired by examples of old postcards from collections in Suffolk Archives, […]

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A Memorable Visit to the Archives Blog posts

From tracing the history of the Maconochie brothers (who knew they invented Pan Yan pickle?) to browsing newspaper headlines in the 1930’s and studying maps that predated the building at […]

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Punctuation and a Penguin Poem Blog posts

Who knew that using upper case letters in a text meant you were shouting, and punctuation must mean you’re angry, because otherwise you wouldn’t write like that? Well, I didn’t, […]

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