Website of monthly magazine Ipswich24. Covering Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Hadleigh, Stowmarket and surrounding areas. Leading whats on and where to go magazine for the area.
12/09/2025
Diana Porter Founder & CEO of Fresh Start – new beginnings has worked with children and families for over 50 years in a variety of statutory and voluntary settings. Having worked in the field of child sexual abuse she identified a need for there to be a charity which centered solely on the needs of…
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The classic Brothers Grim tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker gets the Red Rose theatre company’s festive treatment this year and the production is proving to be a huge hit. Elvira and her father’s shoe shop is struggling and nobody wants to buy the store’s dowdy footwear. With her fancy designs being overlooked by…
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Following on from the article last month concerning Felixstowe’s links to pirate radio, Ipswich24 has news of some exciting events taking place in Felixstowe in September. Radio Caroline’s original ship dropped anchor off Felixstowe back in 1964, this fact is to be remembered with a weekend of events in the town organised by Facebook group…
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The sun shone and the crowds came out to play at this year’s Suffolk Show at the Trinity Park show ground. There was definitely something for everyone in this annual two day event. There were all the usual attractions of an agricultural show, livestock and of course big farm machinery. But the Suffolk Show has…
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Wendy Cook is normally busy writing articles for Ipswich24 Magazine, but this weekend she will be switching off her laptop to join a team of ladies from Ipswich to walk the Marathon 26.2 miles of the London Moonwalk in aid Walk the Walk Uniting Against Breast Cancer. Wendy started training in January and to date…
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It seems like only yesterday that the very first edition of Ipswich24 rolled off the press and hit the streets, however Fizzwig Designs, the company behind Ipswich24 has come along way since that first issue 10 years ago. Ipswich24 was started by Mark Keable and Wendy Cook in a front bedroom back in 2006 and…
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BBC Radio Suffolk today announced that Mark Murphy will return as the voice of their new-look Breakfast Show, with James Hazell stepping into his shoes to present the mid-morning show. From Monday 19 September, the all new ‘Mark Murphy at Breakfast’ show will entertain listeners across the county through their morning routine, rush hour commute…
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Forget watching the Bake-Off and just eat the cake!!!!!!!!!! If you really fancy yourself as a Bake-off Contestant why not take part in the Cake-off Competition…. bake a cake and bring it along and you could be our Star Baker. Mark Keable of Ipswich24 Magazine is one of the Guest Judges and said “This is…
Read More about Forget Bake Off… just eat the Cake – for Charity!The Mid Suffolk Light Railway, affectionately known as The Middy has received £64,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting new project to develop a workshop building, to better sustain the restoration of historic railway equipment and to deliver a programme of heritage learning and social engagement to the over 60s. The new…
Read More about Middy Railway gets Lottery FundingA company which uses an apprenticeship scheme set up by Ipswich Borough Council has won The Apprenticeships 4 England Silver Employer award. Fizzwig Designs was nominated in the small business category by it’s training provider WS Training and staff attended the awards ceremony last week. The award recognises outstanding examples of quality, best practice, innovation…
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