Felixstowe Book Festival – Afloat!

This year’s Felixstowe Book Festival returns from 16-25 June, and just to whet your appetite there’s a special event prior to that on Sunday 14 May onboard the Orwell Lady.  Don’t miss your chance to meet a best-selling author while cruising the river on the graceful...

WAMFest brings Mardi Gras to Felixstowe

A popular arts and music event that aims to put female talent in the spotlight will bring the magic of Mardi Gras to Felixstowe this year. Now in its third year, WAMFest champions women’s creativity across the arts and is planning a day-long springtime event on...

The Felixstowe Floods of 1953 – Never to be Forgotten

31 January 2023 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1953 North Sea floods. In eastern England 307 lives were lost, thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, properties were damaged and thousands of acres of farmland were left under water when hurricane-force...

One man and his extraordinary backpack

On Saturday 28 January, Felixstowe Lions Club president David Cole and Lions Club community service director, Lisa Williams, met on-call firefighter, Michael Crisp, and station watch manager, Dave Edwards, at Felixstowe Fire Station. Michael Crisp with the life-saving...

Supporters take icy Christmas Day Dip for St Elizabeth Hospice

Hundreds of St Elizabeth Hospice supporters braved the North Sea chill this Christmas, in order to raise vital funds for the hospice as part of its Christmas Day Dip. Credit: St Elizabeth Hospice Returning for the 18th time, the event saw ‘dippers’ don a range of...