Fireworks at Christchurch park, Ipswich

For the love of becoming a family

I love you because you are my home town and always have a special place in my life.

For the love of becoming a family - Ipswich.love

By Melanie Willis

For the love of trying the bigger jumps at the track - Ipswich.love

For the love of trying the bigger jumps at the track

Read this love letter to Ipswich from Reggie, who's a big fan of the BMX track and the bountiful supply of "Eiffel Towers".

By Reggie Goldsmith-Gray

Exterior view of The Golf Hotel in Ipswich

For the love of coffee culture and too much makeup

Embracing and nurturing what we have in Ipswich now is important for the future of the whole town and as we grow and thrive together as proud residents

Samantha Sherman - Ipswich.love

By Sam Sherman

For the love of the superblues - Ipswich.love

For the love of the superblues

My Dad was born in Suffolk, just outside Woodbridge and moved away when he was 18 to join the Metropolitan Police Force.

For the love of the superblues - Ipswich.love

By Carole Burman

For the love of skating rinks and Ipswich Summers - Ipswich.love

For the love of skating rinks and Ipswich Summers

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!

For the love of skating rinks and Ipswich Summers - Ipswich.love

By Julie Oldring

For the love of jumping off the top board - Ipswich.love

For the love of jumping off the top board

I can trace my family line back several centuries from East Suffolk. My great (x3) Grandfather was coxswain of the Thorpeness lifeboat.

Mark Ling at Broom Hill swimming pool

By Mark Ling

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