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Portman Road to the Dell, by way of Broadlands Blog posts

Portman Road to the Dell, by way of Broadlands

The Extra Time Footballing Story box gets put through its paces at not one, not two but three different fixtures – and wins every time.

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Frank's mum knitted socks from scrap wool for welly boots Blog posts

Fish knives, knitted socks – and the sound of children playing

Residents at Harleston House in Lowestoft listen to some Extra Time stories, and share a few of their own.

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A pencil drawing of a football match Blog posts

Curious Minds unpick Extra Time stories – and share some of their own

Members of the Curious Minds Legacy group get to listen to some of the Extra Time footballing stories – and share a few of their own.

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A woman knitting a scarf Blog posts

Fantastic Journey

“If I had to give this interview a title I’d call it ‘Fantastic Journey’”

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Listening to each other and understanding and working towards peace Blog posts

Taking some Extra Time to volunteer

We took along the Extra Time football banner and story boxes to a volunteer event in Halesworth, to explore how it might be used by support staff and carers in the community.

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A plaster shield, with 9 individual discs each bearing a different face and the letters GFC Blog posts

How we work with heritage

We’re delighted to share a short video illustrating how we work with heritage to inspire creativity, nurture confidence and foster connections between people and the places they live.

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A slab of clay, marked in a circle with the word PEACE under the image of a flower and a bird Blog posts

Extra Time at the Heritage Open Days

As part of the national Heritage Open Days festival, Extra Time visited the Leiston Long Shop Museum, to exhibit participants’ work and make clay medals and the Heritage Skills Market at the Triangle in Lowestoft, to do a bit of giant knitting and table top weaving.

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A graphite drawing of a figure with arms in air and clock face. Photo of footballer beside. R Garrett & Sons Leiston Works Suffolk England Blog posts

Watercolours and floor drawings

Our final session with the Extra Time participants in Leiston, as Jo invites us to use all our senses to draw, paint – and create life-sized football characters.

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