What an amazing week of Lowestoft Folk fun. First, story teller Lynn and artist Kate went to Elm Tree Primary School, where they worked in the specialist deaf and speech and language units. The children really enjoyed the story and all joined in with making their very own boats-in-bottles and silver darlings. On Saturday, as […]
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Lowestoft Folk at the library
The sun sizzled, the temperature soared – and Lowestoft Folk sailed into the main library in town, for a story time of Maritime Tales and a creative session, making tiny seascapes in petri dishes. Lynn told the Maritime Tales whilst Sue – a BSL signer – interpreted the story. Everyone said how much they enjoyed […]
Lowestoft Folk goes out and about
Last week, Lowestoft Folk was at Lowestoft Museum in the morning, working with their wonderful Cabinet of Curiosity and making tiny figures inspired by their collections, followed by a quick dash across town and an exhilarating double session at the Maritime Museum – where the glorious Lowestoft Folk Sea Chest was unveiled for the first […]
Lowestoft Folk summer activities
Our regular sessions may have finished, but we’ve got a really exciting programme of FREE storytelling and creative activity sessions happening in Lowestoft this summer. No booking is required – all the creative activities run on a ‘drop-in’ basis and are limited only by the number of chairs we can get round the table. Stories […]
Lowestoft Folk; the final session
Friday was the final regular session in our Lowestoft Folk programme – and it was such fun, all the artists cried. First off, Lynn got everyone thinking about what the project meant to them, the things they had done and what were their favourite bits. Then they had to come up with a really short […]
Painting to music and playing the sea
What a lovely session on Friday. The children from Pakefield Primary School visited residents at Hildesley Court for the first time and within minutes it was like they’d always known each other. There was much excitement as the children ripped off the masking tape to reveal the patterns on their Lowestoft Folk Story Bags and […]
Tote bags and scallop shells
Last Friday, the Cabinet of Curiosity was returned to Lowestoft Museum, having spent the last couple of months in the Record Office in Lowestoft Library. Whilst at the Museum, it was lovely to see that they have put up the Suffolk Puff panels in the Domestic Room, alongside the original Suffolk Puff quilt. Then […]
Lowestoft Folk and the Great Trinket Box Stick Up
This half term, Lowestoft Folk delivered the Cabinet of Curiosity to the Record Office at Lowestoft Library. If you don’t know already, the Cabinet has six small drawers, each lined with gold leaf, and each drawer contains a hint relating to parts of the collections held by Lowestoft Museum. And so, by way of introduction, […]
Lowestoft Folk celebrates
Last week saw the Lowestoft Folk celebration event for residents at Hildesley Court and pupils from Pakefield Primary school – and what a celebration it was. The afternoon started with residents creating fortune tellers in which they wrote good luck messages for the pupils; by the time the pupils arrived, there was a real buzz […]
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 […]