The children have been studying a letter from Mary Lincolne, written when she was 13 years old and away at boarding school in Beccles. Unaccustomed to the beautiful copperplate writing, the children found it difficult to read – so they used a variety of magnifying glasses to hunt out words that looked familiar. As they […]
Older People
News from Beech House
We’ve just collected the cards from Beech House, and this is what the residents had to say: – We had such a lovely afternoon, we lost track of time, so we did this [activity] as a group. We all get so excited when we see the [Archive] Box arrive and can’t wait to see what […]
Getting to know you
Oh, the excitement of opening the envelope. Inside, there were more envelopes and inside those were the individually wrapped and labelled ‘I am from …’ poems, written by residents at Beech House. There was also that all important Invitation, which is to take tea with the residents in the garden at Beech House. Needless to […]
An Important Invitation
Last week, the children at Edgar Sewter sent little letters in huge envelopes to the residents at Beech House – and just look at what the adults sent back; this is, indeed, a very Special Delivery. The residents clearly enjoyed themselves creating and recording their ‘I am from …’ poems and making the envelope; apparently, […]
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 […]