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What is MAN v FAT?
Fridays at Goals, Mondays at Whitton Sports Centre: MAN v FAT Football combines football with weight loss. Ipswich men have shed over 3,000kg since 2017.
The Ipswich Choral Society, proudly singing since 1824!
Ipswich Choral Society, formed in 1824 and England's second oldest, rehearses Tuesdays at Northgate Arts Centre and usually gives three concerts a year.
Did you know how many ways you can look after your health in lovely Ipswich – for free?
Ten minutes listening to birdsong on a lunchtime walk raises serotonin and lifts your mood. Free walks around Ipswich, starting with Christchurch Park.
Discover GeoIpswich: geological ages within walking distance.
GeoSuffolk's free GeoIpswich leaflet launches at St Peters by the Waterfront on 14 September, tracing building stone from Blackfriars to St Nicholas.
New college leisure programme offers everything from Italian to Instagram
A new adult learning programme will offer people the chance to study everything from Instagram to Italian.
Introducing IP Express Cabs: Ipswich’s New Standard in Pre-booked Private Hire Transport
Peak-hour gaps have opened up as Ipswich operators chase school-run contracts. IP Express Cabs has launched pre-booked private hire to fill them.
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.
‘I’m amazed’ – 73-year-old great-grandfather of two gains GCSE in English after leaving school at 14
Danny Davey left school at 14 and went back to Suffolk New College in his seventies. Fifty-nine years on, he has a grade 6 GCSE in English.
We Are Ukraine! – a display of Ukrainian gratitude and culture
A semi-permanent display of Ukrainian gratitude and culture, and of how Ipswich has welcomed those fleeing the war. Over 1,500 have come to Suffolk.
Suffolk New College students celebrate T Level and vocational successes
Thousands of students at Suffolk New College celebrated their outstanding T Level and vocational results, with high pass rates and numerous top marks.