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What shall we do in Ipswich this half-term?
Ipswich is at its best when people come together, and the half‑term holidays bring a brilliant mix of activities for families in Ipswich
One Big Multicultural Festival Returns to Ipswich: Global Flavours, Music & Free Family Fun
Ipswich is set to come alive with colour, music and global flavours this summer as once again the One Big Multicultural Festival returns to Alexandra Park
Whitehouse and Stoke Park Residents Invited to Help Shape the Future of Their Communities
Big decisions about the future of Whitehouse, Stoke Park and Chantry could soon be shaped by the people who know these communities best.
Lead the Future of Dance in the East of England: DanceEast Seeks Its Next Chair of the Board
An article that helps DanceEast spread the word about the position of Chair that is currently being advertised for
New Ipswich project invites local people and communities to connect with nature
New nature based project run by the ActivLives team at the at the People’s Community GardenMaidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE
New Trail Makers AI project will engage schoolchildren in the town’s history and The Ipswich Society’s Blue Plaques scheme
Ipswich Trail Makers teaches primary pupils the town's history through The Ipswich Society's Blue Plaques. Piloted at Ranelagh and Broke Hall primaries.
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.
Our weekly pick of events in Ipswich – May 11 2026
Rosehill Sunday Crafts at Rosehill Library, seniors' jazz dance at Murrayside Community Centre and more happening around Ipswich the week of 11 May 2026.
Resident of Park View Care Home receives a letter from Buckingham Palace
Mrs A.G. of Park View Care Home wrote her poem for the Queen Mother in 2002. Staff sent it to Buckingham Palace two decades later. The Palace wrote back.
The Net: Soft Apocalypse, by Local Author David Matthews
a blog about anew book written by a local author David Matthews called The Net. The book is just released and bought online.