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Suffolk Artlink’s Brave Artists and Staff Gain Inspiration at Asylum Studios

“Awesome, new experience…Razzle, Dazzle and Vibrant.”

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Old brown leather football boots circa 1940's, shin pads, a small silver trophy and a monochrome photograph of a football team Blog posts

Quizzes, dances, and day dreams

It’s half term, and Jen leads the Extra Time session at Britten Court, in which the team completes quizzes, enjoys some elemental earth dancing and goes on a guided meditation of a post-match football stadium.

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Brave Artists get into Costume

Brave Art was joined by Emma Mordue from the Kentwell Players who taught us all about life in Tudor Times.

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Suffolk Artlink on Tour

The Friends Around the Table Craft Group in Stowmarket created their own flock of paper birds with artist Jac Campbell, using recycled or natural materials.

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Digital Photographic Magic with Curious Minds

Participants of our Curious Minds photography course were inspired by artefacts curated by Katherine Bridges from Suffolk Food Museum and learnt aspects of digital photography with professional artist Gillian Allard.

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Dream Team and Roman Hill Angel verses

The Extra Time group from Roman Hill Primary school visit residents at Britten Court and together they make footballing poetry along with goalie poet, Dean Parkin.

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A group of adults, some wearing Ipswich Town Football Club T-shirts standing in front of displays of Town memorabilia. In the foreground, two women, one in a blue and white glittery wig, crouch holding a football Blog posts

Enter the Archive All-Stars

Local poet (and erstwhile goalie) Dean Parkin introduces the Britten Court Angels and the Extra Time Roman Hill Football Club to the Archive All-Stars, a collection of Lowestoft footballing legends, including Ethel the Bell and a gentleman who played for Roman Hill in 1910.

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Opening match of the season

The first Extra Time intergenerational session, in which the children from Roman Hill Primary school visit residents at Britten Court Care Home and together they play magnetic football and discuss their favourite teams, players – and half time snacks.

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