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Join Ipswich’s Mayor and Community at the Annual Civic Service Celebrating 825 Years of the Town Charter
11 October 2025
Attend Ipswich’s annual Mayor’s Civic Service on 19 October, featuring a procession and ceremony at Ipswich Minster. Celebrate 825 years of Ipswich’s Town Charter with community leaders and residents.
Ipswich Charter Festival – the countdown begins
5 January 2025
We’re into the festival year of 2025, a year to commemorate the 825th anniversary of King John granting Ipswich its historic Charter.
Ipswich Charter Festival 825 update – poetry competition!
10 November 2024
It will be 825 years since Ipswich was presented with its Charter. We know that the Charter gave the townspeople important freedoms, to trade and govern