Ipswich Blog
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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.
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.
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