Suffolk Libraries’ Blank Page Project is an exciting programme providing high-quality creative activities for 10-16 year-olds run by professional local artists during school holidays.
The Easter 2025 workshops start on Monday 7 April and run until Thursday 17 April. The workshops take place at the following libraries: Beccles, Felixstowe, Gainsborough, Great Cornard, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lowestoft, Stowmarket and Sudbury.
The workshops will include:
- Photography animation with Gillian Allard
- Illustrated tattoo designs with Joel Millerchip
- Eco printmaking with Holly Scholfield
- Original character design with Eloise Cookson
- Upcycled decoupage with Clare Sams
- Creative writing with Poppy Stevens
- Clay story bowls with Emma Jayne Robertson
- Digital billboards with Michelle Brace
- Songwriting and album design workshop with Ben Brown and Catalina Carvajal
- Sculpture and casting with Emma Denby
- Nature journal creation with Hazel Garrity
- Special effects makeup with Lorna-Jane Garside
- 2D stop frame animation with Lulu Horsfield
- Character creation with Sian Burford-Thomas
- Filmmaking with Kirsty Tallent.
To Book:
For the full list of workshops and information on how to book your place, visit suffolklibraries.co.uk/blank-page
You can book onto as many workshops as you’d like – all workshops are designed to offer something different.
Blank Page workshops are free for young people eligible for benefit-related free school meals. There are also a limited number of places per workshop priced at £15 each for young people that are not eligible for benefit-related free school meals. This includes lunch, drinks and snacks. You can check on the to gov.uk website see if you’re eligible for free school meals.
Blank Page was launched in March 2023 and is funded by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activity Fund. The Blank Page Project provides enriching and engaging activities in libraries during the school holidays. Since launching, 3,000 young people have booked onto at least one of 200 workshops with amazing feedback from young people and their parents. The workshops have not only helped to build confidence in young people and enabled them to try new things, but have also proved a great way to get young people more engaged in their local libraries.
Katie Puls, Youth Activities Producer for Suffolk Libraries and coordinator for the programme says, “It’s very exciting we were able to secure further funding for this vital project to support local families and engage teenagers in our libraries. Blank Page has brought many benefits to young people including encouraging socialising, making new friends and easing symptoms of anxiety, alongside providing valuable opportunities to gain skills and help with future career choices.”
If you have any queries about The Blank Page Project, please contact Katie Puls, Youth Activities Producer, by emailing [email protected] or visit our FAQs section.
