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an animated character, a donkey, against a farmyard background, including real straw. Project features

The Cow and the Storm

The Cow and the Storm: an animation created by artist Fiona Taylor, narrated by artist Josh Dear.

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Trophy Tuesday

For the final time in this season, the teams of Hildesley High Flyers and Pakefield Pitch Invaders come together to spend a little Extra Time with each other and celebrate all that they

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Banner Headlines

The Extra Time teams meet up at Hildesley Court to continue stitching their pictures and having fun together.

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Cut outs of a cow and a smiling sun used for animation against a blue wash background. Artists' stories

Fiona’s Stop Motion Animation

Fiona has written a children’s story about farm animals and a cow who gets lost in a storm.

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From Bubbles to Embroidery

A happy morning at Hildesley, working on our embroidered pictures, followed by an equally delightful afternoon at Pakefield Primary School, where the children filled bubbles and stitched pictures

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Artist Josh with his pop art sculpture of a Sloppy Joes burger Artists' stories

Sloppy Joes and a video of Josh

Josh’s pop art inspired burger sculpture is looking fantastic.

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A woman dressed in dark clothes and wearing a large red bead necklace stands next to a woman with light hair and wearing a green top. They are holding up some embroidery and smiling broadly Blog posts

Sew Easy

Extra Time artists Kate and Caitlin bring the Hildesley High Flyers and the Pakefield Pitch Invaders together and soon everyone’s in stitches.

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So people in this time can see old time things. Blog posts

Factories, flourishes and fancy footwork

The Extra Time players chat about their visit to Suffolk Archives and finish off their worksheets, adding details and contrast to their artwork, ready for their next sessions with Kate Munro

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