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Witch pots, helmets and a handmade wedding dress

This week, the children visited the Beech House Bakers, to tell them about their trip to Halesworth and District Museum and some of the things they discovered there about their heritage.

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Musician Call-Out!

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Rediscovering myself through creativity

Listen to a participant’s creative journey of rediscovery in this interview with Suffolk Artlink’s Curious Minds programme lead, Jen Johnson.

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What’s Heritage?

Whilst the Beech House Bakers blow bubbles and create gold medals, the children return to Halesworth and District Museum, to explore their heritage a little further.

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How to kick, volley and swerve … and make poetry

With the children on half term holiday this week, Dean, Candida and Amanda visit Beech House with the Extra Time Kit Bag, for a bit of a poetic chat.

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Rolling Pins and Wedding Dresses

The Beech House Bakers get rolling with lumps of clay whilst the children rock up at Halesworth and District Museum, to research all manner of things related to football – and one or two that aren’t.

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Everyone’s a Winner

The children visit the Beech House Bakers at home, where they pair up to create unique origami Trophy Booklets, inspired and prompted by poet and part-time chanteur, Dean Parkin.

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Bingo – it’s a poem

This week, the poet Dean Parkin visited Beech House and, later, the school children at Edgar Sewter, to find out more about their special Extra Time skills and achievements and then weave them all into a poetic football team.

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