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Early mornings and doily envelopes Blog posts

We’ve got quite an exchange of information and artwork going between the children at Oulton Broad Primary and residents at Broadlands, including postcards, booklets and bunches of flowers. The other […]

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Say it with flowers Blog posts

We’ve been looking at the letter written by Jessie Stockdale, and thinking about the hard life she led, as a ‘tweenie’ maid; her story is beautifully illustrated by Lynn and […]

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Special Delivery certificates and news updates Blog posts

It was a joy to visit Pakefield Primary School yesterday, to present certificates to the children who took part in Special Delivery last term. More than 450 children and staff […]

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Postcards about budgies and booklets about memories Blog posts

Yesterday, I got to play postman, as I delivered postcards from residents at Broadlands to the children at Oulton Broad Primary School. The postcards were written in response to the […]

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A day full of very special deliveries Blog posts

Yesterday was a day full of special deliveries – and what fun it was. First, Caitlin and I met up at Suffolk Archives in Lowestoft, to put up an exhibition […]

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The importance of local heritage – and making friends Blog posts

“My local heritage seems much more important than I ever thought. Loads of things have changed and it’s been super exciting to find out all [about] the things.” So wrote […]

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Pakefield Pupil finds Certificate Blog posts

‘See if they can find the newspaper cutting of me, when I was the youngest skipper in Lowestoft,’ suggested Derrick, a resident at Hildesley Court. This challenge was added to […]

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Coloured handwritten strips of paper being arranged to create a poem Blog posts

This week’s session produced two very Special Delivery parcels, with poet Dean Parkin giving some hints and tips on what to pack. First, each group had to think of a […]

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