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 […]
Older People
Braiding, bags – and bottles full of messages
Last week, we visited Britten Court, to run an introductory session for residents and learn a little about their connections to Lowestoft – and what an amazing session it turned out to be. From stories about working as a braider for the Great Grimsby Coal, Salt and Tanning Company, which was by the Bethel, where […]
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 […]
Lowestoft Folk – bringing people together
Lowestoft Folk really went for it yesterday – with a session at Broadlands in the morning, to introduce everyone to the Cabinet of Curiosity, and then a creative session at Hildesley Court in the afternoon, with much folding and decorating of our ‘Suffolk Puffs’. It was lovely to be back at Broadlands and see so […]
Coloured pigments, wax resist – and candles
It was lovely seeing everyone at Hildesley Court yesterday where, with a just a few weeks of Lowestoft Folk remaining, we were soon hard at work, creating images of Lowestoft Folk art – and each other. Using wax crayons, pastels and indelible ink, everyone set to, drawing the person opposite them, their names, and then […]
Lowestoft Museum trip – and mark-making to music
Just before half term, the pupils taking part in Lowestoft Folk visited Lowestoft Museum, to look at examples of folk art. Museum volunteers were on hand to take part in the activities, as artists Caitlin and Vicki set the children off to look at patterns and materials and find their favourite pieces – which they […]
The Ballad of Nan’s Quilt – and a new coat of arms for Lowestoft Folk
Last week, the group selected scraps of fabric and made up some fabulous stories about where they might have come from and who wore them, including one about a nightdress mislaid during the War, a veil that was too long, a black dress worn by a sailor’s widow, and a cushion, chewed up by the […]
Patchwork stories
Lowestoft Folk stories come from all sorts of places; yesterday, they came from small squares of fabric. Inspired by the Suffolk Puff quilt on display in Lowestoft Museum, the group set about making their own patchwork of stories, both real and imagined. Lynn Whitehead led the group, as we explored a variety of different types […]
Lowestoft Folk – singing up a storm
As well as the story bags and fortune tellers, we also got to sing a lot in the Lowestoft Folk session. First of all, Lynn taught the group a traditional folk song, all about going out fishing on a stormy night; you can listen to it here: – Lynn also made up a special Museum […]
Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers
Last week, the students from Pakefield Primary school came along to Hildesley Court Sheltered Housing Unit, to meet the residents taking part in Lowestoft Folk. The session started with a story, created and told by Lynn Whitehead, that involved lots of singing and working out of clues, as the principle characters explored Lowestoft Museum, in […]