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Jubilee party organisers urged to stay safe

31/05/2022

As the country prepares for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the UK’s biggest electricity distributor has warned Suffolk people putting up the bunting to stay safe. Thousands of street parties are expected to be organised for early June as part of an extended bank holiday weekend to mark the Jubilee. Putting up bunting and other…

Explore East Suffolk with new digital trails

To help residents and visitors stay active and explore more of East Suffolk, over 70 miles of digital trails are now available to enjoy through the walking app Go Jauntly. Supported by the ERDF Welcome Back Fund, East Suffolk Council is working to encourage people to visit their local high streets following the pandemic. As…

Riders wanted for Suffolk cycle challenge

06/05/2022

Children’s charity Action Medical Research is encouraging people in Suffolk to sign up for the RIDE Suffolk Sunrise cycle sportive. The event will take place on 15th May 2022, and all routes, ranging from 42 to 102 miles, set out from the historic Framlingham Castle. Participants will ride through the quiet coastal lanes of Suffolk, passing…

Pram Push and toddle in Woodbridge

02/05/2022

Suffolk Libraries is marking Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week in May by inviting parents and parents-to-be to join in with a sponsored pram push and toddle round in Elmhurst Park in Woodbridge. The event is a great chance to meet other new parents or those who are expecting. The event aims to raise awareness of…

Tide Mill unveils Sensory Backpacks

30/04/2022

Woodbridge Tide Mill is welcoming more and more children and families these days but sometimes, when it is busy, it may be an overwhelming or even stressful experience for individuals with sensory processing disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Heather Sheehan The Tide Mills Education Lead says “The backpacks are free to use and…

Suffolk youngsters urged to stay safe around electricity

28/04/2022

Hundreds of Suffolk schoolchildren received potentially life-saving advice on staying safe around electricity at Trinity Park in Ipswich today (28th April). Safety advisors from UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity across the East of England, were at the Suffolk School Farm and Country Fair, as part of a wider education event. Around 3,500 Key Stage…

Messages for Ukraine projected on Tide Mill

18/03/2022

Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music has completed a trio of winter light art and music events around Suffolk by projecting messages for peace in Ukraine, from Suffolk people, onto the Town’s 300 year old working Tide Mill. Thursday night’s event saw messages of empathy for Ukraine from Woodbridge and surrounding communities. Local resident Doreen contributed the…

Recreating Sutton Hoo’s ship

16/03/2022

Over in Woodbridge, the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company continues to make good progress building the replica of the Anglo-Saxon ship that was unearthed at Sutton Hoo in 1939. Recent activity has included fixing the stem and stern posts at each end of the keel to complete the ship’s backbone. Each of the five sections of…

Winter Light at Woodbridge Tide Mill

Following a series of winter collaborations around Suffolk in Saxmundham, Ipswich and Felixstowe, Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music brings it’s winter programme back to Woodbridge Tide Mill for St Patrick’s night; with mapped projections on the 300 year old working Tide Mill and messages of peace for Ukraine from the public. The event is…

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….