Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project

Creative workshops for teenagers

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Location address: Haverhill Library, Haverhill
Chosen age group:

Ages: 10 - 16 years

Available tickets:
Paid non HAF child £15 per sessionFree HAF eligible Free
Next date: Monday 4th Aug,
Funded by Suffolk County Council
Universal provision
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
A summary
Join us at Haverhill 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 see below or 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. Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. Library: Haverhill Library, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB 28 July - Songwriting workshop 4 August - Special effects make-up workshop 11 August - Bookmaking workshop 18 August - Stop-frame animation workshop Workshop details: Monday 28 July 2025 09:45-15:30 Songwriting Workshop Join musician Ben Brown and visual artist Catalina Carvajal for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Explore your innate creativity to spontaneously create exciting and unique works or audio and visual art. Participants will go on a creative journey, writing and recording a song with Ben and creating the cover art with Catalina. In this workshop we will explore song writing; rhythm, rhyming and harmony as well as visual arts. Together we will write a song by brainstorming ideas and using a variety of creative techniques and games. - Once created, we will then record the song in the space! We will also cocreate a piece of cover art to accompany the track. The completed tracks will be uploaded to Bandcamp as part of the Blank Page EP which will be downloadable for free (individual participants will not be named). Please do not bring instruments to this session. Monday 4 August 2025 09:45- 15:30 Special Effects Make-up Workshop Join arts practitioner Lorna-Jane Garside for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Learn how to create your own cuts, bruises and gory special effects makeup looks! Participants will learn how to create the gory looks they've seen on stage and screen. You'll be making your own stage blood, creating latex prosthetics, and learning how to apply cuts and bruises. We'll build the weirdest and most creative story we can think of and design the special effects to go along with it! Monday 11 August 2025 09:45- 15:30 Creative Bookmaking - make a diary in a day! with Hazel Garrity In a relaxed, supportive atmosphere, we will be making personalised journals using traditional bookbinding techniques and tools. Follow step-by-step demonstrations and surprise yourself by learning new skills. You will make a carefully crafted journal from scratch choosing from a range of colourful papers and adding your own special details. It’s fun to include inserts, pull-outs, envelopes, flaps and recycled materials to reflect your personality and interests. You will be proud to take home your unique book and can continue to add more words and images in the months to come. Risks: Use of adhesives - PVA approved for use in schools Sharp tools (needles and awls) - clear warnings and instructions given at start of workshop. Monday 18 August 2025 09:45- 15:30 Future Animators Club - stop frame animation Future Animators: 2D Stop Frame Animation Workshop with Lulu Horsfield Join artist Lulu Horsfield for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library and learn how to create your own 2D stop frame animation. This one day workshop will introduce future animators to 2D stop frame animation using their own ideas, artwork and storytelling skills. We will encourage participants to tell their own stories through moving image, by exploring 2D methods of animation using iPad technology. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own artwork in different ways and learn how to work with stop frame animation techniques to make their own short film. For those who have attended this workshop previously, there will be new ideas and starting points.
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1:1 care
2:1 care
Qualified to administer medication
Epilepsy trained
Secure environment
Accessible toilet
Assist with personal care and toileting
Hoist and changing bench
Sensory or quiet spaces
Makaton trained
PECS trained
More information available on request
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About your mentors
Suffolk Community Libraries
Where I belong.
We’re the independent charity that runs Suffolk’s library service. We nurture children’s literacy, support vulnerable people and promote wellbeing across Suffolk.
Hazel Garrity
When your mentor provides a strapline it will go here
My chief enthusiasms have always been words, books and making things so bookbinding combines these elements perfectly. It's also accessible and fun. As a secondary school English teacher, I worked with young people to give them the confidence to be creative with language. Now I want to explore the possibilities offered by combining words with the craft of constructing books in different forms and expressing ideas in new ways. As a member of the Society of Bookbinders, I have been lucky enough to attend workshops with some expert professionals in this area and, although I'm not an expert myself, I know how satisfying it can be to create something unique and personal, using simple materials with traditional tools and skills. Far from dry and dusty, this is a fascinating world offering endless possibilities for self-expression.
Lulu & Sarah from AMPP Studio
Creative Director
Hello! I’m Lulu and I am the Creative Director at Rock Paper Scissors. I love teaching and tutoring all ages in Art & Design and have worked as a designer and illustrator across Fashion, Textiles, Editorial Design, Music and Film. I am really looking forward to creating with you!
Beverlee Sammon
Lets get creative in the Library!
I previously worked as a Teacher of Art and Design at GCSE and 'A' Level and Experimental Photography at 'A' Level. Now I work in Haverhill Library helping to design and supply Craft Activities to people aged from 2 upwards!
Creative Powerhouse
Exciting & engaging arts for all!
Ben is a songwriter and community musician from Manningtree in East Anglia. Catalina is a visual artist from Bogotá in Colombia.
Audrey
Passionate about peoples wellbeing and values
I am patient and understanding of all ages and abilities, I am very good at teaching new skills and supporting peoples needs.
Teresa
Busy book lover
I enjoy working for Suffolk Libraries and am delighted to be involved in the Blank Page Project.
Lorna-Jane Garside
Theatre Maker, Facilitator, SFX Makeup
Theatre Maker, Facilitator, Workshop Leader
Susan Wiseman
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Learning aims
Aim 1
To learn about what Suffolk Libraries can offer
Aim 2
To develop confidence in meeting and working with new people
Aim 3
To try something new and explore creativity
Pricing information
Ticket namePaid non HAF child
Price£15
Ticket nameFree HAF eligible
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Haverhill Library, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HB
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.

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