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The Marvellous Collections Blog posts

Last week, the residents produced their own tiny archives, into which they placed a thing, a sound, a smell – and something that made them smile. This week it was […]

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Let’s Get Creative in Stradbroke News

The people of Stradbroke have been turning out in droves to support Suffolk Artlink’s Let’s Get Creative project! Expressing their talent in embroidery and the arts, the local community, led […]

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One World with Brave Art News

What a beautiful, happy morning. But don’t take my word for it – here’s what the students said: Adventurous Fun, fun, fun Very exciting A big smile Thumbs up Awesome […]

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Personal Archives and the Joy of Collage Blog posts

Last week, we invited Broadland residents to take part in a guided activity to create a personal archive. Limited to just four items – a thing, a smell, a sound […]

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Special Delivery Illustrated News Blog posts

WOMEN WORKERS FOUND WORKING A photograph of nurses from Lowestoft Hospital, hand coloured by a resident at Broadlands. WASHING FOUND DRYING Wax resist techniques used by Eve to recreate a […]

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Special Delivery Archive Headlines Blog posts

READ ALL ABOUT IT The Penguin Post brings you the latest news on visit to Suffolk Archives. Lily Silly News spills the beans on half term mayhem. Daily Jolly News […]

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Greetings from Lowestoft Blog posts

During half term, Special Delivery ran a family workshop at Lowestoft library, inviting participants to create their own postcards. Inspired by examples of old postcards from collections in Suffolk Archives, […]

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A Memorable Visit to the Archives Blog posts

From tracing the history of the Maconochie brothers (who knew they invented Pan Yan pickle?) to browsing newspaper headlines in the 1930’s and studying maps that predated the building at […]

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