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Posts with tag: Young People

I think they felt exhausted because all we did was chat. They go out dancing after they win a match Blog posts

A stitch in Extra Time

At Manor Farm, the residents chat about last week’s visit from the children and their thoughts on what they need to flourish in the game of life, whilst over at the school that afternoon, the children discuss the impact of their visit and then begin to stitch their pictures.

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Three brightly coloured wooden figures on a handmade football pitch Blog posts

There’s a lot of everything out there

As residents at Manor Farm choose their team name and prepare their players, the Wild Kessingland All-Stars tie themselves in knots and discuss team colours and tactics.

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A gentleman concentrates on drawing round an object inside a cardboard box Blog posts

Football pitches and roaring crowds

It was all hands on deck this week, as Manor Farm residents constructed a series of Extra Time football pitches and rows of spectators to line the sides. The afternoon was spent at Kessingland Primary where the children engaged in some energetic pen football, before creating their own football grounds in readiness for the forthcoming match.

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A cut-out figure of a man wearing a bowler hat and long grey coat holding a timer in his hand Blog posts

Extra Time in Leiston

The Extra Time team visit Year 5 at Leiston Primary school to chat about the connection between Garretts Engineering and football in the town and make some football characters of their own.

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Close up of football figures on green background including one player with word Extraordinary written on the base Blog posts

Kick off at Poplars

A glorious afternoon at Poplars Primary School in Lowestoft, where Year 5 children learnt about the Archive All-Stars and then brought them to life through their cardboard figures.

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A pink background and two figures, one seated, one standing, drawing in biro pen Blog posts

Everyone’s a Winner

The children visit the Beech House Bakers at home, where they pair up to create unique origami Trophy Booklets, inspired and prompted by poet and part-time chanteur, Dean Parkin.

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Two rows of school children, each holding a colourful brochure in front of them. Behind them is a screen with the National Lottery Heritage Fund logo clearly visible Blog posts

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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Table top football games with players, spectators and white ball Blog posts

Game On

The Super Sewter Dudes visit residents at Beech House to finish their football games and play a match together

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