Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project

Creative workshops in the library for teens

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Location address: Ipswich County Library, Ipswich
Chosen age group:

Ages: 10 - 16 years

Available tickets:
Paid non HAF child £15 per sessionFree HAF eligible Free
Next date: Monday 22nd Dec,
Funded by Suffolk County Council
Universal provision
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library BlankPage Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
A summary
Join us at Ipswich County Library for a variety of creative workshops this winter 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 brilliant 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 address: Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DE 22 December: Create Your Own Graphic Tee Using Typography with Printmaker Sarah Nkugwa 29 December: Learn How to Write a Song with Musician Charlie Law 2 January: Make Your Own Unique Keychain with Crocheter Clare Sams Workshop details: Monday 22 December 2025 09:45am - 15:30pm Create Your Own Graphic Tee using Typography with Printmaker Sarah Nkugwa Join printmaker and graphic designer Sarah Nkugwa for this workshop and learn how to use typography to create exciting graphic t-shirts to support big change in the world! We will be exploring different ways of using typography to design on trend graphic messages to be worn on a t-shirt. Participants will make their way through a series of experimental design ideas and learn how to use vinyl and the heat press safely to make one-of-a-kind t-shirts they can take home. About Sarah: Sarah Nkugwa forms part of the team at Ipswich-based AMPP Studio. She is a freelance printmaker, graphic designer and educator and enjoys working in different creative ways with all ages. Her own visual language is bright and playful which we hope will help you find your own creative voice in this exciting workshop. Monday 29 December 2025 09:45am - 15:30pm Learn How to Write a Song with Musician Charlie Law In this workshop, local musician Charlie Law will teach you how to write a song completely from scratch, which will be recorded as a group at the end of the day. The song will be professionally mixed and mastered, and you will receive an mp3 recording of the finished product. This one-day workshop is geared to inspire teamwork and musical imagination. About Charlie: Suffolk’s Charlie Law is a singer-songwriter-guitarist who sings songs about camper vans and canal boats. Proudly DIY Charlie built a music career around busking on London’s Southbank, before recording and releasing albums in his bedroom and going on to play gigs with Frank Turner, Turin Brakes and Ed Sheeran. Charlie believes learning to write songs changed his life and teaches his process in community settings. Friday 2 January 2025 09:45am - 15:30pm Make Your Own Unique Keychain with Crocheter Clare Sams In this workshop, you will work with crocheting and textiles expert Clare Sams to create unique keychains that you can decorate your backpack with or gift to your family and friends. Use beads and braids to craft a fun fidget-friendly sensory keychain or try decorating a wooden charm using paper and varnish to adorn your house keys. You can even use colourful fabrics and stitches to make a cute mini plush to hang on your schoolbag. Let your imagination run wild! About Clare: Clare is a textiles arts practitioner, lecturer and arts educator, and is Suffolk Libraries’ Environmentalist in Residence. She has a master’s degree in Academic Practice for Art Design and Communication and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest crochet hook. As a freelance educator, Clare facilitates creative arts activities for all ages and abilities, using accessible techniques and sustainable materials in a range of cultural, community and educational settings.
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Epilepsy trained
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Assist with personal care and toileting
Hoist and changing bench
Sensory or quiet spaces
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About your mentors
Suffolk Community Libraries
Where I belong.
We run all 45 libraries across Suffolk. We offer engaging creative workshops for teens during the school holidays. Suffolk Community Libraries is part of the Public Health & Communities team at Suffolk County Council.
Lucy Stuteley
Illustrator, Imagination Education Founder
Lucy Stuteley is a storyteller (illustrator, writer) and the founder of Imagination Education. Imagination Education focuses on developing creativity to encourage innovation, self-belief and wellbeing. The workshops are held in schools and the community in and around Suffolk, England. Lucy has worked for over a decade as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator. As a writer + illustrator Lucy is currently working on her children’s picture books. She has written and illustrated many stories and is currently seeking a literary agent to help get her books onto bookshelves. Lucy also designs and sells her creative and storytelling products including "HOW TO DRAW ..." activity packs, wall art, greetings cards, colour in activities and pin badges. She showcases her products at markets around Suffolk and the surrounding areas. www.lucystuteley.com Lucy regularly updates her social media: Instagram / Facebook: @lucy.stuteley + @imaginationeducation TikTok: @lucystuteley YouTube: @lucystuteley Patreon/Blog: lucystuteley You can find links to all of the above via the website: www.lucystuteley.com
Charlie Law
Singer-Songwriter
Charlie Law is a storytelling songwriter from Suffolk, UK who sings about his adventures in camper vans, canal boats and starting a family. His guitar playing is steeped in the thumb picking fingerstyle of old ragtime music, passed onto him by his Grandpa who didn’t have the strength to play, but knew how to do it. Charlie’s baritone tenor voice (the same as John Lennon) has a rich tone, with soft falsetto in the style of Jeff Buckley and a Paolo Nutini Rasp when the music bites. More recently Charlie has been facilitating songwriting workshops in a variety of community settings. May music fill up your heart, Drink with me your flowing glass, Sing with me for all that’s nice, For joy in music is joy in life. - Charlie Law
Ellie
Library and Information Assistant
I'm a library and information assistant in their early 20s with a passion for photography, poetry and creative writing. I have a great love and am often inspired by animals and nature - this comes from living in a house with 3 guinea pigs, a cat, 2 rabbits who think they're dogs and a spoiled dog who thinks he's a human toddler.
Clare Sams
Sustainable textile arts practitioner
Textile artist with a background in fashion and arts education. MA in learning and teaching art and design for higher education. Sustainable arts practitioner. Development and facilitation of accessible creative arts engagement. Engaging and inclusive arts education.
Ellen
Library and information advisor
I am an avid reader and a poet. I love working at Ipswich library and getting involved with creative projects!
Hannah
Assistant Library Manager
I've worked in academic and public libraries for 6 years, and am a big supporter of the arts in Suffolk.
Ipswich Library
Library and Information Advisor
Library and Information Advisor for Suffolk Libraries enjoy the arts in many forms
Lulu & Sarah from AMPP Studio
We are the Directors at AMPP Studio!
We want to make art and creativity accessible to everyone!
Mark Girling
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Learning aims
Aim 1
To develop confidence in meeting and working with new people
Aim 2
To try something new and explore creativity
Aim 3
To learn about what Suffolk Libraries can offer
Pricing information
Ticket namePaid non HAF child
Price£15
Ticket nameFree HAF eligible
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3DE
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

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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.