Around Ipswich
The Church Reopens with Fresh Energy and Packed September Programme
After a short summer break, Ipswich’s much-loved cultural hangout The Church will throw open its doors once again on Saturday 30th August
Have you been to St Peter’s by the Waterfront?
Candlelight string quartets, flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez, rock and jazz: the autumn programme at St Peter's by the Waterfront, and how to book.
Join the The Arts Society South East Suffolk
Arts lectures and trips from The Arts Society South East Suffolk, meeting at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre most first Tuesdays. Visitors welcome.
Tell Your Story
Twelve Tuesday sessions of creative writing and print making at the New Wolsey Theatre from 16 September. NHS social prescribing criteria apply.
Creative Club
Creative Club runs every Wednesday from 3 September at Ipswich Job Centre, 10.30am to 12.30pm, with an artist on hand. Everyone welcome.
Love Your High Street Awards – Ipswich retailer makes the final 8
Loveone on St Peters Street is one of eight UK finalists in the Love Your High Street Awards 2025, and the public vote is now open.
On the huh? Get the T-shirt
Ipswich slang that only makes sense if you’re from here, on a proper tee. Buy merch, support Ipswich community projects.
Welcome Home Ed! How to get travel to and from Ed’s shows
Ed Sheeran is performing three homecoming gigs in Ipswich in July. Here's everything you need to know if you're travelling to Portman Road.
New Tourist Guides for Ipswich
Three new Guides were presented with coveted Wolsey red Ipswich Tourist Guide badges at a recent Town Hall ceremony hosted by Ipswich Mayor.
Marco’s Smoke Shed does it again!
Ipswich’s Marcus (Marco) runs an award-winning burger van, located at the first lay-by on the A12 between Martlesham and Woodbridge.
Blankets for Ipswich
On Saturday 24th May, we hosted a knitting and crochet workshop to kickstart our “Blankets for Ipswich” project with Craft Forward CIC. We welcomed a group of wonderful knitters & crocheters at St. Stephen's Church to make unique squares for the blankets.
Lloyds Avenue Redevelopment … This is not us!
We just want to clarify that Ipswich.love are not part of the recent objections to the Lloyds Avenue pedestrianisation after some confusion.
Are you ready for Ipswich Heritage Open Days Festival 2025?
Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations.
Shaun Soanes – Architect & Cuban Salsa Advocate!
My professional life is rooted in structure, detail, and heritage — the kind of work that involves lime mortar, historic beams, and measuring tapes.
Going to the Suffolk Show this year?
The Suffolk Show returns on 28 and 29 May with a new 100 things to do for free list, under-15s admitted free and gates open from 7am.
Travel enriches the mind and soul
A trip to Charlotte, North Carolina — the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Mint Museum, leafy boulevards — and what its ambition suggests for Ipswich.
Love visual Art and Design?
Town matchday posters, the Ipswich Art Society's 146th Open Exhibition and the University of Suffolk degree show fill an Ipswich summer of art and design.
The Friends of Ipswich Museums share a ‘Royal Pair’
Marriage portraits of Queen Mary I and Philip II of Spain, and the Christchurch Mansion Tudor room re-erected in the 1920s to save it from demolition.
Celebrating Over 30 Years of Ipswich Community Radio
Ipswich Community Radio passes 30 years on 105.7 FM, and a new transmitter atop Ipswich Hospital now carries the station to more listeners.
2025 Dora Love Prize Project Summary
Year 9 students at Northgate High School describe their Dora Love Prize work: a touring candleholder design and the Art to Archives workshop.
Red Rose Chain and this year’s ‘Theatre in the Forest’
Red Rose Chain, the Avenue Theatre company Joanna Carrick founded in 1990, takes Shakespeare outdoors again with Theatre in the Forest.
Charter 825 update – April 2025
Update on the Charter 825 project taking place in Ipswich in 2025 and an invitation to get involved
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Radio 2’s Sally Traffic helps launch Hospital Radio Ipswich app
The launch was announced on the 'Sunday Breakfast' show, by Radio 2's Sally Boazman, aka 'Sally Traffic' who joined presenter Rick Double.
The Friends of the Ipswich Museums share the ‘Evenki Suit’ with us
The “Evenki suit,” is part of the World Cultures collection at Ipswich Museum. Some items were brought back by explorers and adventurers.