Published on September 29, 2023
Dear Ipswich, I hope you are well.
I left Ipswich at 18 swearing to never return, never get married and never have children.
I returned having fallen in love with an Ipswich boy (great-grandson of an Ipswich Mayor) to have 2 Ipswich-born children and to fall in love with this town. Its kindness, diversity and eclectic views are always a surprise and joy.
Claire Staddon
CEO Emmaus Suffolk
All seasons look good on you. I have the impression that the wind will always push me towards Christchurch Mansion.
I would like to say how very lucky we are to have so many beautiful and different parks in Ipswich.
I loved my Ipswich Summers, we used to cycle down to Broomhill Swimming Pool, have the morning in the water and have a picnic lunch in Broomhill Park after, pure magic!
My Home, my Heart, my Town. I bet you didn’t know this. You’ve shaped me. You have made me who I am today. Ok, I appreciate it’s not a massive revelation, there will be others who will say the same, and so they should, you’ve influenced many. Our lives in your Suffolk hands, cupped and encouraged […]
Posted on May 20, 2025
Suffolk Show organisers have launched a new feature this year – ‘100 things to do for free’, inspiring us to enjoy a great value day out at the county’s biggest annual event. The show is open on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 May, as usual with a huge range of displays, attractions and have-a-go activities. […]
Posted on May 20, 2025
I was recently lucky enough to take a break in the United States, visiting a number of Cities. One of these was Charlotte, NC. Charlotte is an ultra-modern city, (quite the opposite to our historical Ipswich), and has seen a population explosion over the last three decades, expanding by nearly a million new residents this […]
Posted on May 18, 2025
Ipswich has a summer of Art and Design ahead! Art and Design lovers will delight in the weeks ahead in Ipswich… take a look at these fantastic events which run almost end to end over the summer months. We surely have something for everyone! Click on the events for full details! Call me Ted This […]
Posted on May 17, 2025
The Lower Tudor Room at Christchurch Mansion. just off the Great Hall, is licensed for weddings and civil ceremonies. The room is genuinely of Tudor date, but it is not original to the house. In the 1920s, many timber-framed buildings in Ipswich were being demolished, often for road-widening, and this room, and the one above, […]
