Yesterday, 190 pupils and staff at Oulton Broad Primary School watched and applauded as the Special Delivery group received certificates and the Newsletter, celebrating all that they had achieved over the past ten weeks. The group got to open the Easter cards sent to them by residents at Broadlands last week, but not before they […]
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A Special Delivery of Easter Cards
Yesterday was our final session at Oulton Broad Primary school, and what a whirlwind it turned out to be. But first, I had to pick up a very special delivery from Broadlands. Each parcel contained a beautifully collaged Easter card made by residents – but I can’t show you what they looked like, as I […]
The Marvellous Collections
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 the children’s turn and then Dean took all of the individual archives and turned them into The Marvellous Collections If we had the strangest magical […]
Personal Archives and the Joy of Collage
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 and something that made them smile, the group obviously enjoyed it, as Lee – the activity co-ordinator – explained. “A great session this morning with […]
Special Delivery Illustrated News
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 scene from Lowestoft Fishing Village SECOND LOAD Obviously a good drying day … MAN ON EDGE The colouring in this picture makes it look like […]
Special Delivery Archive Headlines
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 reveals changes in Park bridge. Following their trip to Suffolk Archives, the children were keen to share some of the things they’d discovered during the […]
A Memorable Visit to the Archives
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 Broadlands, the children had a fabulous time at the Archive office in Lowestoft on Monday afternoon. Armed with a reporter’s pad, a ‘press’ pass and […]
Punctuation and a Penguin Poem
Who knew that using upper case letters in a text meant you were shouting, and punctuation must mean you’re angry, because otherwise you wouldn’t write like that? Well, I didn’t, until it was pointed out to me by the Special Delivery bunch, who clearly thought I must still be roaming the land of the dinosaurs, […]
Early mornings and doily envelopes
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 week, the children sent booklets, in which they recorded memories of their first days at school. The residents responded with their own thoughts on getting […]
Say it with flowers
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 Caitlin in this film https://vimeo.com/562729722 In her letter, Jessie writes about getting up at 5:30am to start her chores, and this prompted the residents to […]