First participants sign up for this year’s Orwell Challenge

Organisers of The Orwell Challenge, Suffolk’s largest multi-charity fundraiser, are celebrating its 45th year this year.  Volunteers from Ipswich East Rotary Club are putting on the walk and trail run on Sunday 19 June. The first couple to sign up to...

Hospice announces ‘Hoot Hike’ to kick off the Big Hoot Ipswich 2022

St Elizabeth Hospice has announced the ‘Hoot Hike’ as the event to launch the Big Hoot Ipswich 2022 this summer. The Big Hoot Ipswich 2022 is the third art trail brought to Ipswich by St Elizabeth Hospice in partnership with creative producers Wild in Art, following...

MARK FOSTER URGES SUFFOLK SWIMMERS TO ‘MAKE A SPLASH’ WITH SWIMATHON

Former Team GB swimmer Mark Foster is calling on people from across Suffolk to take the plunge and sign up for Swimathon 2022. The swimming hero is helping to highlight the annual fundraiser that raises money for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie. He is urging people...

St Elizabeth Hospice announces Easter Sunday as new date for fundraising dip

St Elizabeth Hospice has announced 17th April (Easter Sunday) as the new date for its fundraising dip following the postponement of its popular Christmas Day Dip, due to adverse weather conditions, last year. Returning for the 17th time, the event will...

Parents can now opt-in for Suffolk County Council funded school travel for 2022/2023

Parents can now opt-in for Suffolk County Council funded (SCC) school travel for the 2022/2023 school year.  If parents have a child who is already receiving SCC funded school travel, they must opt-in by the 31 May 2022 to continue to receive it.  Families...