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Ipswich Regent partners with Fane Online to offer exclusive live streamed events

21/08/2020

Ipswich Regent Theatre has partnered with Fane Online to offer Ipswich audiences a digital programme of exclusive live streamed events featuring some of the biggest names in TV and literature including Arsène Wenger, Graham Norton, Elizabeth Day, Ant & Dec and more. Fane Online will host these exclusive events with celebrated authors, actors, podcasters and…

Aladdin – Ipswich Regent Theatre Christmas Pantomime 2020

20/08/2020

“We’re very sorry that we have had to postpone this year’s panto” – Ipswich Regent

Exciting online festival for Mercury Theatre

10/08/2020

The Mercury Theatre Colchester, in association with the University of Essex, Signals and the Lakeside Theatre is thrilled announce the line up to their exciting new Mercury Online Festival. Taking place over the weekend of 21st-23rd August 2020 the festival celebrates the creativity of artists and theatre makers from the East of England, providing them…

New Wolsey cancel All Shows including Panto

05/08/2020

The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich have issued a statement:“Following the recent ministerial statement that social distancing will be required within theatres at least until November, with no certainty on when these measures and associated Covid-19 protocols might be removed, the management and Board of the New Wolsey Theatre have taken the extremely difficult decision…

Knuckle Busters at the Barns

04/08/2020

Stonham Barns are excited to be hosting this joint weekend event with The Knuckle Busters UK Car Club. This event is for those interested in Rockabilly music and Hot Rodding so there will be all cars that fit that criteria on the showground. On Sunday there is a Show ‘n’ Shine Show so come along,…

Classic Car Show at Stonham

Stonham Barns is very proud and thrilled to be hosting The Classic Car Show. The show, which has been staged at Stonham for over 14 years, is going to be a wonderful day out for all the family with an abundance of things to do and see. Come and see the 100’s of Classic Cars…

Review: Twelfth Night

31/07/2020

Summer for theatre lovers in Suffolk has meant heading to a wooded area to partake in some Shakespeare from Ipswich based Red Rose Chain. So much so that their, sometimes, quirky takes on the Bard’s works have become as much part of summer as ice-creams and Kiss Me Quick hats and the seaside. The setting…

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich reopens - Carole Jones

Museums welcome back visitors

30/07/2020

Ipswich Museum and Christchurch Mansion reopened their doors yesterday for the first time in four months, welcoming a total of 200 visitors. The venues have been shut since March but have now reopened with a range of safety measures in place. Visitors need to book a free ticket for a timed slot before they visit…

HMRC urges parents to claim Child Benefit

27/07/2020

Parents in East of England are being urged to claim Child Benefit, even if they have not yet been able to register the birth of their new-borns, to ensure they don’t miss out. Between April and July 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 49,637 more new Child Benefit claims compared to the same period…

East Suffolk towns to be digitally transformed

21/07/2020

Twelve towns in East Suffolk are to benefit from new technology including free WiFi and footfall tracking, to help high streets and town centres recover from the impact of Covid-19. Following a successful pilot in Framlingham last year, East Suffolk’s ‘Smart Towns’ Project will now be rolled out to 11 other market towns across the…