Kindness and Cakes

As part of a national movement, Free Cakes for Kids, a local cake baker is using her skills and creative talents to bring joy to children and families in these challenging times.  Talented baker, Nicky, creates cakes for children (16 and under) who have been...

Introducing DIScoverABILITY

By Lisa Tyte – Spotlight on Felixstowe What DIScoverABILITY is it, how and why it evolved and what we’re striving to achieve from it…Rob Dunger from Felixstowe Radio and us at Spotlight on Felixstowe have partnered up to showcase and celebrate amazing people with...

Suffolk Has Really Shown What It’s Made Of During The Last Year

Cllr Matthew Hicks, Chairman of Suffolk’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board and Leader of Suffolk County Council gives a quick reflection on the past year for Suffolk following the official anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting our shores: The last 12 months has...

Census 2021 Will Provide A Snapshot Of Modern Society

Households across Felixstowe and the surrounding villages will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out...

Felixstowe Seafront Gardens

The history of Felixstowe Seafront Gardens is well documented and extends from when the present-day gardens were scrub-covered slopes running down to a sandy shoreline. Much of the gardens have developed in a piecemeal manner during the 18th century as houses along...