Posts with tag: Older People
Lavender dolls and last goodbyes
This week saw our final session with the children at Edgar Sewter, and what nicer way to end the project than to sit round a table, making lavender hanky dolls […]
Find out moreDear friend I’ve never met before
Special Delivery at Britten Court was made very special indeed yesterday by the presence of Maurice, on piano, and Dancing Dean … Based on items chosen by residents for their […]
Find out moreA Celebratory Tea Party
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to meet you all, you are a credit to your generation.” So said one of the Beech House residents yesterday afternoon, during our second (and […]
Find out moreDark clouds over Roman Hill
A session of getting to grips with graphite, cloud formations – and headlines. After the storm – the relative quiet of the headline hunt, in which Dean encouraged the […]
Find out moreBeautiful boxes for treats and memories
Another wonderful afternoon of cutting and sticking – and lots of chat about all the things we’ve done over the past few weeks. The children chose excerpts from the Lincolne […]
Find out morePicnic plate poetry and a trip to the Museum
This morning, Kate and Dean visited residents at Britten Court, where they shared the children’s souvenir plates. The plates were decorated with images and text taken from their visit to […]
Find out moreCross-writing and Valentia Boxes
In January 1830, Mary and William Lincolne wrote to their son, also called William, who was apprenticed at the time in Witham. The letter is a fine example of ‘cross-writing’, […]
Find out moreA little souvenir of their trip to Suffolk Archives
Last week, the Special Delivery group of children from Roman Hill Primary school visited Suffolk Archives, and discovered a whole host of things. Many of the discoveries they made were […]
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