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School children dressed in black leggings and blue tops hold their arms up in the air. Behind them is an adult in an orange top, with her mouth open and her tongue out. There's a row of large windows behind them and they appear to be in a hall of some sort Blog posts

Football moves and factory spaces – Extra Time kicks off in Leiston

The opening session at Leiston Primary school gave us the opportunity to meet the children and find out why they wanted to take part in Extra Time. It also gave the children a chance to meet us, in particular Hatty our theatre-maker, who soon had the children being football pitches and making factories.

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Fused glass making workshop News

Making Fused Glass Tiles

“I loved this session, and I loved the way that everybody in the group threw themselves into it.”

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Suffolk Artlink Project Officer Gabrielle and a resident from Manor Farm Care Home reminisce about Suffolk Artlink’s football heritage. News

Good news, but lots still to do.

Suffolk Artlink’s funding news

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A school girl in a dark top, her hair swept away from her face, and holding a cardboard football figure in her hands on the table A Trawler Boy looks across the table towards another person Blog posts

Extra Time to Celebrate

Our final celebration session with the children from Kessingland Primary School and residents at Manor Farm Care Home, in which we gallop through the amount and variety of work they’ve created together, and the children receive gold medals for being so completely brilliant.

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Limbering up for the final match

The Manor Farm Corncrakes polish off the medals and prep their pictures whilst the children continue to sew their archive drawings whilst telling Dean all about heritage football.

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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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A hand holds up a painted picture of a football scene whilst on the table in front of it is a pencil drawing of Lowestoft Town Football Club crest and trophy Blog posts

Match of the Day

The children visit residents at Manor Farm Care Home to share their stories and pictures from the footballing archive.

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A painted picture of a football match with players central and fans in stands with a pair of floodlights either side Blog posts

Gold medals and cracking goals

The Manor Farm Corncrake create stunning gold medals whilst the children reflect on what they learned about Suffolk Archives and finish off their artwork.

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