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Posts by Author: Candida Wingate

School child holding a decorated card on which she has listed her team skill as Never Being A Sore Loser Blog posts

Player’s Cards and thoughts on having fun together

Our second session at Roman Hill Primary School in Lowestoft, in which the children consider the skills they bring to the project – and what the residents at Britten Court Care Home might get out of meeting them and taking part in Extra Time.

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Hand written notes on a green piece of paper saying I like art and football and history and I want to learn more about football to impress my family aka brother Blog posts

Extra Time kicks off at Britten Court and Roman Hill Primary School

The first sessions of our brand new intergenerational project, Extra Time, starts at Britten Court Care Home, with residents creating their own personalised rosettes and then later at Roman Hill Primary School, with the children exploring a custom-made pack of Archive All-Stars footballing cards and talking about what they hope to get out of the project.

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A face of a man, wearing spectacles and a green jersey with the words Suffolk Artlink in red on the chest. Above the image reads Extra Time and below the name of the individual Blog posts

Around the Ground

A unique Extra Time poem, created by poet Dean Parkin in conversation with participants at the Around the Ground workshop at the Britten Day Care Centre in July.

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A monochrome image of a football match, with faces of the Extra Time artists and facilitators superimposed over the heads of the footballers Blog posts

Extra Time kicks off at Britten Day Care Centre Lowestoft

Personalised rosettes, Spot the Ball and a poem about living Around the Ground – all part of the Extra Time creative session at Britten Day Care Centre last week.

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A huge puppet, powered by a person inside, using long poles to manoeuvre the large hands. The figure is dressed in long flowing net gown, drapes of green fabric resembling seaweed and has the rising sun as a crown News

Greetings from First Light Festival in Lowestoft

It was a glorious day on the beach at First Light Festival – and here are just a few of the wonderful postcards made by participants in our Greetings from Lowestoft workshop in the Cosmic Pirate Zone.

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Long strips of blue and green felt and silver netting laid out on a table ready to be made into bunting News

First Light Festival Welcome from Hildesley Court

The folks at Hildesley Court have been busy, making beautiful blue bunting in time for the First Light Festival Parade on Saturday 17th June.

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Dear Family Please come to the First Light Festival at the beach on 17th - 18th June from Freddie Blog posts

Pakefield Postcards

Our final Greetings from Lowestoft session – before we meet on the beach at the Festival Light Festival Cosmic Pirate Zone on Saturday, 17th June.

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Nine collaged postcards depicting Lowestoft seaside Blog posts

Greetings from Red Oak Primary School

Beautiful postcards created by Year 5 pupils at Red Oak Primary School in Lowestoft – ready in time for the First Light Festival

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