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By James Powell | 1 December 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Suffolk Community Libraries is delighted to announce another round of Blank Page creative workshops<\/a> for young people for the festive period.<\/p>\n

19 workshops will be running from 22 December \u2013 2 January in the following libraries: Bury St Edmunds, Chantry, Gainsborough, Great Cornard, Ipswich County Library, Lowestoft. Sudbury, Stoke and Stowmarket. This will be the first time Stoke Library in Ipswich has been part of the programme.<\/p>\n

Full information about the workshops and booking details are available via the Blank Page<\/a> section of our website. Parents and young people are welcome to take a look at book a place at one or more workshops!<\/p>\n

The 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 \u00a315 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<\/a> see if you\u2019re eligible for free school meals.<\/p>\n

Erin Hamilton, Suffolk Community Libraries Children\u2019s Librarian, said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThousands of young people have booked onto hundreds of workshops since we launched Blank Page in Easter 2023. We\u2019ve had amazing feedback and it\u2019s clear they\u2019ve been a huge success, not only in helping to build confidence and skills in young people but also getting them into our libraries so they can see what we have to offer them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nadia Cenci, Cabinet Member for Communities, said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese workshops have been incredibly successful in helping our libraries to engage with more young people. It\u2019s wonderful they\u2019re running again and I urge young people to make the most of them over the holidays. They\u2019re a brilliant example of the kind of valuable and creative opportunities the Holiday Activity Fund is making possible for children who receive benefit-related free school meals across Suffolk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Blank Page was launched in March 2023 and is funded by the Department for Education\u2019s Holiday Activity Fund. The workshops provide enriching and engaging activities in libraries during the school holidays.<\/p>\n

Workshops will include:<\/p>\n