St Elizabeth Hospice Thank-a-Thon brings Blue Monday tonic

Thousands of St Elizabeth Hospice supporters and local businesses have enjoyed a Blue Monday with a difference, courtesy of the independent Suffolk charity’s Thank-a-Thon. With the third Monday of January being coined as Blue Monday, due to festivities of Christmas...

Theatre Royal’s SENsory Youth Theatre

A little over a year ago, Theatre Royal announced a new partnership with GeeWizz Charitable Foundation who would be supporting their new Non Verbal Youth Theatre groups from 2023 to 2025. As the theatre embarks on their second year of providing these wonderful new...

Exploring the coast and supporting marine conservation with Global Shorelines

Kevin J Healy is an Anglo-Irish artist and teacher based in Trimley St Martin. He trained as a fine art printmaker at Brighton School of Art (1978-81), followed by a postgraduate education in Cardiff. Kevin worked in arts education in Suffolk schools for 32 years...

Young chefs delight guests at Kid’s Kitchen event

On Monday 28 November 2022, the Rotary Club of Felixstowe hosted Kid’s Kitchen at the Alex Brasserie in Felixstowe. The annual culinary event is part of the Rotary Club’s Youth Development work, which provides opportunities to young people in Felixstowe and...

Mayor’s Charity Fashion Show brings the community together

In her December Spotlight on Felixstowe column, the Mayor of Felixstowe, Cllr Sharon Harkin, thanked the community for supporting the Mayor’s Charity Fashion Show. In her column she said: ‘In a world that is dark and dreary right now, this was just the boost we needed...