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‘Magic’: Felixstowe Triathlon awarded national recognition by sport’s governing body

17/03/2022

Organisers of Felixstowe Triathlon are celebrating an ‘incredible’ national recognition for the endurance event – in only its first year. Felixstowe Triathlon was named Large Event of the Year at the 2022 HUUB Triathlon England Awards – after already having received the honour for the East Region. The awards were announced on Friday 11 March…

Chance to run the runway as charity event returns to MOD Woodbridge

09/03/2022

A charity fun run is set to return to a military base near Woodbridge next month in support of the armed forces community, past and present. The third Honour Run, organised by East Suffolk Council and the Suffolk branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL), will set off from Rock Barracks on Sunday 13th March….

Great East Run and Swim both Cancelled

06/01/2022

The Great Run Company have announced that the Great East Run and Great East Swim will not be staged in the future. The Great East Swim has been staged at Alton Water since 2009 while the Great East Run was launched in 2017, starting and finishing in Ipswich. The decision comes after the cancellation of the…

Mud Run makes over £8k for Suffolk Charity

19/10/2021

A TEAM of 65 men and women crawled, ran, jumped and swam their way to securing more than £8,000 for Ormiston Families, at this year’s Whole Hog event in Wantisden. ‘Team Ormiston Families’ battled their way through a series of obstacles over the five-mile course, competing alongside dozens of other business and friendship teams from…

Ride for Helen raises over £7,000

06/09/2021

Over 200 cyclists from around the county and beyond, gathered at Trinity Park near Ipswich yesterday (Sunday 5th September) for the inaugural Ride for Helen Suffolk cycle ride organised by Helen Rollason Cancer Charity raising over £7,000. The event offered cyclists the chance to sign up for either 65 or 35 mile routes through some of the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Social distancing measures were put in…

Town Hall kitted up for Euro 2020 final

10/07/2021

Ipswich Town Hall is donning St George’s flags and lighting up red this weekend in support of the England team’s Euro 2020 final on Sunday night. The Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Elizabeth Hughes, said: “It is nearly 55 years since England’s men’s team last played in a major football final on 30th July 1966 and I’m really…

Suffolk Police remind football supporters to celebrate Euros safely and responsibly

09/06/2021

In the lead up to the UEFA European Football Championships, Suffolk Police are urging football fans to enjoy the matches, behave appropriately and respect others. Officers want everyone to have an enjoyable time during the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 that kicks off on Friday (11 June) but are reminding supporters to celebrate safely and responsibly….

Louis excited to get ’20 plans confirmed

02/02/2021

The Ipswich ‘Tru Plant’ Witches will compete in the Premiership in 2021 after plans for the upcoming season were confirmed following the latest British Speedway discussions. The Witches will take their spot in the top tier of British Speedway alongside Belle Vue, King’s Lynn, Peterborough, Sheffield and Wolverhampton with plans to begin the season on…

Witches Update

20/01/2021

British Speedway clubs have agreed a start date of early May for the2021 season with fixtures to be published next week for both the Premiership and Championship.Plans are in place for a new concept in both leagues with more details to follow. The plans have been made to adapt to the current situation regarding Polish…

2020 British Final at Foxhall Stadium

08/09/2020

The 2020 British Final will be held at Foxhall Stadium on Saturday 26th September at 7.30pm after the government announced that it would be one of the sporting events used to pilot the safe return of spectators to elite sport.League racing in Britain was cancelled in July without a wheel being turned due to the…