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: None - Register your interest
Funded by Suffolk County Council
Universal provision
A summary
Join us at Beccles Library for a variety of creative workshops this easter 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: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/blank-page Library: Beccles Library, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TB Tue 08 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Creative Writing Workshop: Let your creativity bloom! with Poppy Stevens Tue 15 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Design, Print, Repeat Workshop with Holly Scholfield Workshop details: Tue 08 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Creative Writing Workshop: Let your creativity bloom! with Poppy Stevens Join writer and performer Poppy Stevens for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. This workshop will equip you with the skills to harness your creativity and get started. No previous writing experience necessary. Join us for games, writing, crafts and a whole lot more. You will come away with a beautifully decorated poem, as well as a bunch of creative prompts to continue your creativity at home. We will also be creating a daisy chain display for the library. These daisies might feature poems, positive affirmations or compliments to plant a seed of kindness for our fellow library users. 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. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing katie.puls@suffolklibraries.co.uk. 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 Tue 15 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Design, Print, Repeat Workshop with Holly Scholfield Join artist and designer Holly Scholfield for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Design and print your own colourful t-shirts! In this workshop we will be exploring the traditional Indian craft of block printing using the technique of lino cutting. We will each draw and create our own repeat designs ready to transfer to the fabric. This workshop will allow you to learn new skills and experiment with patternmaking and printing on both fabric and paper. Please feel free to bring in any old t-shirts and fabrics of your own from home that you might like to upcycle. Come and have a fun and busy day of printing! 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. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing katie.puls@suffolklibraries.co.uk. 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
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1:1 care
2:1 care
Qualified to administer medication
Epilepsy trained
Accessible toilet
Assist with personal care and toileting
Hoist and changing bench
Makaton and PECS trained
Sensory break area
Quiet spaces
Secure environment
Disability communication skills
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About your mentors
Suffolk 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.
Poppy Stevens
Lover of words, tea, cake and cows!
Poppy Stevens is a community arts practitioner, poet and performer. 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. These courses focus on taking the fear out of reading and writing and instead celebrate imagination, creativity and storytelling. As someone with dyslexia Poppy understands the importance of creating non judgemental spaces for neurodivergent young people to express their ideas.
Holly Scholfield
Experienced Artist specialising in print
I am a freelance artist, designer and teacher. My expertise lies in printmaking, drawing and textiles, with a particular interest in pattern, chaos, embellishment and costume. I love to draw in museums and the natural world to inspire new work. I trained at Central St Martins in Fine Art and then completed an MA at NUA specialising in print and textiles. I regularly exhibits my work, have shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and illustrate for publications.
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.
Hazel Brookes
Reader, writer and lover of words
I am a Library and Information Advisor working at Bungay Library.
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

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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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