Last week, we visited Britten Court, to run an introductory session for residents and learn a little about their connections to Lowestoft – and what an amazing session it turned out to be. From stories about working as a braider for the Great Grimsby Coal, Salt and Tanning Company, which was by the Bethel, where […]
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A New Year and a new Lowestoft Folk programme
It was lovely to meet some of the children at Roman Hill Primary School last Friday, where we started a brand new programme of Lowestoft Folk. The school was so welcoming and Ms Whiting really made us feel at home – we can’t wait to go back this week. We also welcomed artist Kate Munro, who […]
Lowestoft Folk tell it like it is
“It was brilliant – just brilliant!!” The final Lowestoft Folk session at Hildesley Court was a delight; finishing off the work, enjoying the Christmas decorations, the room buzzed with excitement and activity. It was also an opportunity to find out what the participants felt about taking part in the project – and what they’d learnt […]
Rock On rocks at the Seagull Theatre
Our Coppice Court Rock On band have played their first public gig – and they were totally fantastic. They performed at the Seagull Theatre as part of a Christmas show organised by Graeme Syed and Lee Johnson and to an audience of more than 100 people. Of course, there were the pre-performance jitters, but when […]
Rock On Rocktail Party
It was party time at CYDS last night, with the young DJs rocking their mixes, and the young people mixing the rocktails and Looby and Che setting the scene with lights, sound systems – and a chocolate fountain. It was a lovely way to finish this term – and I’d like to say a huge […]
Volunteer with us!
If you live in Babergh, you like to be creative and you’ve got a few hours to spare in the first couple of months of the New Year, why not come and volunteer to help out at our ‘Make, Do and Friends’ project? ‘Make, Do and Friends’ is our new programme for older people in […]
Lowestoft Folk – bringing people together
Lowestoft Folk really went for it yesterday – with a session at Broadlands in the morning, to introduce everyone to the Cabinet of Curiosity, and then a creative session at Hildesley Court in the afternoon, with much folding and decorating of our ‘Suffolk Puffs’. It was lovely to be back at Broadlands and see so […]
Meet the Artist: Colin Brinkley
The lovely Colin Brinkley is one of our JumpstART students, who also took part in our Step Up project, which allowed him to collaborate alongside another artist to create and exhibit new work. This month, Colin’s illustrations were chosen to feature on Suffolk County Council’s Christmas Card, which will be sent by the Chair and […]
Dates for your diary
We’re pleased to invite you to three celebration events, marking the successful conclusion of our most recent JumpstART term, during which our students have enjoyed exploring the art of storytelling. Over 12 weeks, our students have learned about character development, story structure and illustration. They’ve had the chance to harness their imaginations and create stories […]
Well done to Team Suffolk Artlink
We’d like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful Rachel, John, Clair, Matt and Keith for taking on the Adnams Southwold 10k in aid of Suffolk Artlink. Last Sunday, Team Suffolk Artlink donned their red t-shirts and after some dedicated training, took on the challenge with gusto. We were delighted to catch them […]