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Nine miles of documents zoom into the classroom

November 26, 2020 by Candida Wingate

A photo of the Eye Charter with a magnifying glass held over the word Eye

Originally, we intended to take the school children to visit the Bury St Edmunds Record Office but, of course, that isn’t possible right now. So we were thrilled when Hannah Salisbury, the Community and Learning Officer (West Suffolk) from Suffolk Archives, offered to do an online presentation. It was fascinating; did you know that there […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abbots Green Academy, Dunkirk Letters, Suffolk Record Office, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

Acting your Age and enjoying jigsaws

November 24, 2020 by Candida Wingate

A collection of self-portraits in pencil

Special Delivery began with some jigsaws, as the children pieced together copies of the Dunkirk Letters. After this, the children created postcard self-portraits, cut them up into jigsaws and, using handmade envelopes, posted the puzzles to members of the Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal Act Your Age group. The group was thrilled to receive them […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abbots Green Academy, Act Your Age, Dunkirk Letters, Suffolk Record Office, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

It’s the little things that matter

November 21, 2020 by Candida Wingate

A decorated card with smaller cards attached with images of cake, and saying my tooth fell out

Here are some of the cards created by the children, to celebrate the little things in life that matter so much.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abbots Green Academy, Letter writing, School, Suffolk Record Office

Something softer than soil

November 19, 2020 by Candida Wingate

A handrawn picture of a bird with the caption Birds in my garden

We’ve been thinking about ‘little things’ – as in the little things the soldiers wrote about in their letters home from Dunkirk – and also the things they asked for, like shaving soap and writing paper. Exploring the letters like this, looking for clues about what it was like, really brings the letters – and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abbots Green Academy, Dunkirk Letters, School, Suffolk Record Office, Young People

Make Do and Friends Connect in Laxfield

November 17, 2020 by Candida Wingate

The artist, Caitlin, standing outside Laxfield Church, behind a table set out with clay moulds

Inspired by an exhibit in their local museum, we invited residents in Laxfield to share with us some of the treasures they have stashed in their sheds – and the results were both fascinating and bizarre. Participants gathered outside the church and, using what looked suspiciously like sponge cake moulds, made impressions of their individual […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Laxfield Museum, Older People, Plaques, Visual Art

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