It being half term, Special Delivery did not visit Pakefield Primary school this week – but we did go to Hildesley Court, where we were greeted by a room full of residents (and guests) keen to take part in the session. Having read out the children’s statements about achievements – and aspirations – at certain […]
Archives for October 2021
Christmas shop now open!
We’re delighted to announce that our charity Christmas cards are now available to pre-order from our online Christmas shop. For the second year running, our Brave Art students have created some really beautiful designs that will bring cheer to many a mantle this festive season. Pre-orders are open until Sunday 21st November, and cards will […]
Friends Around the Table Launch
Following a recent farewell to both Make, Do & Friends and our Around the Table creative programmes, we are thrilled to have been awarded funding to continue our work bringing creative get-togethers to people in rural Suffolk into 2022. We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new Friends Around the Table programme (can you […]
First jobs – and a wish for the future
In Lowestoft, Special Delivery is based on a collection of letters sent to Trevor Westgate, a journalist on the local newspaper. Readers wrote in with their stories about the town and each week Trevor published one or two in his ‘Westgate on Friday’ column. After he retired, the letters were given to the Suffolk Record […]
Blending, layering – and splodging
I have just spend a glorious day with the Brave Art students, staff and textile artist Shelly, in Lowestoft. First, Shelly introduced the group to some simple watercolour techniques and everyone mixed and blended and generally had a great time creating all sorts of patterns and images whilst discovering ways to work with the paint. […]
We are recruiting early years musicians!
We are recruiting early years musicians! Are you an early years musician or a musician with an interest in moving into early years music? We are looking for musicians who are keen to explore the world of early years music to take part in our Little Beats programme. Little Beats is a partnership project between […]
Now you see me …
Our magnificent volunteer, Amanda, has not been able to join us on our current Special Delivery programme, but that hasn’t stopped her joining in the fun. Hopefully, she’ll be able to join us next term, when we’ll be working with two more Lowestoft primary schools.
Laminated likenesses
Who would think we could go from this … … to this? or from this … to this …? Photographs of the participants were printed onto sheets of acetate and then used as a template to draw round and decorate. These drawings, complete with embellishments of colourful lighting gels, phrases, names and, of course, the […]
Greetings and Goodbyes
This week, residents at Hildesley Court got to read the responses to the postcards they wrote last week to the Pakefield Primary school children. As Libby noted, it felt strange writing to someone she had never met, and part of the session was spent chatting about different ways of addressing letters, from ‘Dear Sir or […]
Special Delivery in Lowestoft
It was lovely to be back at Hildesley Court and Pakefield Primary school last week, for the first session of Special Delivery in Lowestoft. Working with community poet, Dean Parkin, we first went to Hildesley Court, where residents regaled us with stories of their first days at school. One adult recounted that, on her first […]