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Gold medals and top scorers

6th March 2025

After a week in the boiler room, the clay discs have dried and are ready to be transformed into shining gold medals.

It was a beautiful spring morning, and as the sun shone brightly outside, inside the room glowed with gold paint.

The lining paper ‘table cloth’ was useful for trying out different brush strokes and techniques.

A group of people, most seated, and all wearing blue plastic aprons, around a table with plates of gold paint and assorted brushes
Everyone engrossed in painting the medals
A picture made with gold paint
A practice run on the lining paper covering the table produced some beautiful, spontaneous creations
Overhead shot of a whitehaired gentleman with a sponge in his right hand apply gold paint to one of two clay medals on a paper plate in front of him. A small round palette with a smudge of gold paint centre is to his right
The surface is patterned and embellished, making a dabber necessary to ensure it’s all evenly covered with paint

GOAL GOAL

When asked what they’d most like to share with other people, the children chose a variety of different goals, including, starting top left:
Ethel the Bell; The Hooter (Eastern Coach Works magazine); Lowestoft Town Supporters Club; the Waves football team on Crown Meadow and, bottom right, their triumphant captain, complete with WFA trophy and sun-lounger, enjoying herself on the beach.

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