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Extra Time Season Opens in Halesworth

The start of a brand new Extra Time season, this time with residents at Beech House Care Home and pupils from the Edgar Sewter Primary School teaming up to explore the stories and traditions behind their local footballing history, using source materials from Halesworth and District Museum.

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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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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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Old boots and navy knickers

The children are on half term holiday this week, so we went along to Hildesley Court with the Extra Time Kit Bag, crammed with football memorabilia, to share some sporting moments with the residents.

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Celebrating the Extra Time Champions

With gold medallions, Christmas cards and cupcakes the size of puddings, the Roman Hill Football Club children and Britten Court Angels celebrate all their marvellous Extra Time achievements.

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Extra Time Anthems

It was a tuneful session today, as the Britten Court Angels wrote their own football chant, adding some slick chorus moves, whilst over at Roman Hill the children enjoyed creating their Extra Time footie anthem.

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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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A fond farewell to Make, Do & Friends News

A fond farewell to Make, Do & Friends

Earlier this summer, we said a fond farewell to Make, Do & Friends, our creative programme aimed at addressing rural isolation in older people throughout mid-Suffolk and Babergh. What a […]

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