Beccles Library The Blank Page Project

A series of creative workshops for teens

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Location address: Beccles Library, Beccles
Chosen age group:

Ages: 10 - 18 years

Available tickets:
Paid non HAF child £15 per session Free HAF eligible Free
Next date: Friday 31st Jul,
Funded by Suffolk County Council
Universal provision
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Beccles Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
A summary
Join us at Beccles Library for a variety of creative workshops this summer holidays for 10-16 year olds! Workshops are 9:45am - 3:30pm and include lunch, drinks and snacks. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals For more information on each workshop and our amazing artists, please visit our website: suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/blank-page If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Library: Beccles Library, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TB 31 July- Poppy Stevens- Creative Writing 14 August- Sian Burford-Thomas- Theatre and Drama Workshop 28 August- Eleanor Rodwell- Plaster Relief Casting 31 July- Poppy Stevens This is a writing workshop with a difference. No previous writing experience necessary. This workshop will equip you with the skills to harness your creativity and get started. This workshop is designed to take the fear out of writing and instead celebrate imagination, creativity and storytelling. So, what can you expect from this workshop? Some games, some writing, some crafting/making and a whole lot more. You will come away with a poem or two and a whole lot of creative prompts to continue your writing at home. Poppy Stevens is a community arts facilitator and poet. Her writing has been commissioned and published by The National Centre for Writing, The Young Norfolk Arts Trust, TOAST Poetry, BBC Radio Norfolk & Suffolk & Atrium poetry. Poppy works within the community delivering creative workshops to a diverse range of people. Her work with children spans from EYFS to Key Stage 4 both in schools, alternative provisions, and community settings. Poppy runs a regular dyslexia inclusive writing club. As someone with dyslexia Poppy understands the importance of creating non-judgemental spaces for neurodivergent young people to express their ideas. 14 August- Sian Burford-Thomas Join us for a summer of dreams! Come along to make sense of our abstract dreams through theatre, stories and craft. We’ll gather our dreams into a big melting pot with which to create some brilliantly abstract stories. We’ll bring these to life through building craft based worlds and narratives which can be performed live or recorded. We’ll be using theatre making techniques to get us thinking, but there’ll be no pressure to perform in front of others if you don’t want to. Come and enjoy a collaborative, creative day where your ideas matter! I'm a theatre director/ maker/ practitioner...which means I get to tell stories all day! I work creatively with young people, schools and communities to develop skills, confidence and make shows. I work with venues such as Mercury Theatre, New Wolsey Theatre and others on a variety of theatre making projects - and I'm most excited by bringing original ideas by workshop participants to life. 28 August- Eleanor Rodwell Join artist Ellie Rodwell in a day of drawing and casting. Participants will experiment with fun drawing activities and make their own plaster relief cast to take home, using found natural objects and clay. Eleanor is a Suffolk-based multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice is rooted in mark-making, the landscape and translating emotional experience. Her mediums span drawing, painting, sculpture and metal casting. She has exhibited both internationally and within the UK, with three solo shows since 2021. With broad experiences in curation, leading creative workshops and working as a bronze foundry assistant, she is now a studio member of the Suffolk artist co-operative Asylum Studios.
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About your mentors
Suffolk Community Libraries
County Library Service
We run 45 libraries across Suffolk. We host engaging creative workshops for teens during the school holidays. Suffolk Community Libraries is part of the Public Health & Communities team at Suffolk County Council
Chloe
When your mentor provides a strapline it will go here
I am passionate about getting young people into the libraries through creative purposes. I believe that libraries are a safe community space for all.
Molly
Library and info advisor at Beccles
Hi I'm Molly! I work here at Beccles as an LIA. I love creative arts and photography.
Learning aims
Aim 1
To try something new and explore creativity
Aim 2
To learn about what Suffolk Libraries can offer
Aim 3
To develop confidence in meeting and working with new people
Pricing information
Ticket namePaid non HAF child
Price£15
Ticket name Free HAF eligible
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Beccles Library, Blyburgate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9TB
WHAT’S PROVIDED
Drinks
Snacks
Meals
Equipment
Safety
Enhanced DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit
Smoke Detector

Please note

Please note, it is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the safety measures. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed here.

Cancellation Policy
Free bookings do not require refunds but as places are limited, please cancel if you cannot attend so that your place can be offered to someone else.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.