Culture
Local Creative Producers Appointed to Help Shape Ipswich’s 2029 City of Culture Bid
Ipswich’s journey toward becoming UK City of Culture 2029 takes another step forward today, as four leading Ipswich and Suffolk…
Ipswich steps up its UK City of Culture 2029 bid
Ipswich steps up its UK City of Culture 2029 bid — and the town is invited to help shape the…
One Big Multicultural Festival Returns to Ipswich: Global Flavours, Music & Free Family Fun
Ipswich is set to come alive with colour, music and global flavours this summer as once again the One Big Multicultural Festival returns to Alexandra Park
New Trail Makers AI project will engage schoolchildren in the town’s history and The Ipswich Society’s Blue Plaques scheme
The Thomas Wolsey 550 project is delighted to partner with Packaged Living, Sizewell Creative, The Ipswich Society and The Historic…
Resident of Park View Care Home receives a letter from Buckingham Palace
One of the residents of Park View Care Home in Ipswich has received a personal reply from the Royal Household,…
The Net: Soft Apocalypse, by Local Author David Matthews
a blog about anew book written by a local author David Matthews called The Net. The book is just released and bought online.
Boundless blues…….
a poem submitted by a local creative that was written about the recent ITFC promotion to the Premier League
Windrush Festival Returns to Ipswich this June
Ipswich is set to come alive once again this summer as the Ipswich Windrush Society brings back its much-anticipated Heritage…
Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House – summer openings
An article introducing visitors to the Grade 1 listed Ipswich Unitarian meeting house with summer opening hours
St Peter’s by the Waterfront Summer Opening
A reminder that St Peter's by the Waterfront is soon to open for the summer season of tourist visits and is hosted by The Ipswich Society
Arts Council England fund creative health project in Suffolk and Norfolk
an article talking about the importance of creative health and how danceast has been awarded a major grant in this area
Windrush: vibrant event to light up Ipswich
Ipswich comes together to celebrate the Windrush anniversary
Ipswich Longlisted for UK City of Culture 2029
This is a BIG moment for Ipswich. Our town has been named as one of just nine places across the…
You Are Ipswich!
Across the town, we’re listening - through surveys, recordings and conversations - capturing what makes Ipswich distinctive and how culture can help our town to thrive over the next decade.
The Museum Beginnings
a brief update of Ipswich Museum's history including its original location and reasons for the move
Future Female Society celebrates 10 years of impact ahead of International Women’s Day
Future Female Society (FFS) marked its 10-year anniversary with a celebration evening on Tuesday 24th February at King Street Cinema
Ipswich Completes First Step of UK City of Culture Bid
Ipswich has completed the first stage of its bid to become the UK City of Culture 2029, submitting its Expression of Interest to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The Town waits to hear if succesful in passing the the next stage. Residents are ask to continue to sign the pledge at www.ipswich2029.com to show breadth and depth of support
Step Into Constable’s World: ‘A Cast of Characters’ Exhibition at Ipswich’s Christchurch Mansion
As part of the 250-year celebrations of Constable’s birth by Colchester + Ipswich Museums (CIMS), a new exhibition at Christchurch Mansion, in Ipswich, will reveal stories about the people who helped turn Suffolk into ‘Constable Country’.
Ipswich becomes part of a wider global conversation
The Ipswich Portal has recently become part of an even wider global conversation, after linking up with Asia’s first-ever Portal in Manila, Philippines - the sixth installation worldwide. A side-effect of international connection has been local connection. People pause. They linger. They comment on who’s on screen. They laugh together when someone waves back. Strangers strike up conversations that simply wouldn’t happen elsewhere in the town centre.
CLAY 1A moves a step closer with Towns Fund support
Plans for CLAY 1A, a new creative and visitor attraction on Ipswich’s waterfront, have recently taken an important step forward after securing support from the Towns Fund Town Centre Regeneration programme.
Two Weeks To Go !
Business leaders in Ipswich meet to disucss how they can support Ipswich's bid to become City of Culture 2029
National Year of Reading kicks off in Suffolk with library fines amnesty!
Post describes how Suffolk Community Libraries are supporting the National Year of Reading with local activities and an amnesty on fines.
Vote! Vote! Vote! – A Level Art Competition 2025/2026 Public Vote
Vote, vote, vote! Each year, we enlist your help to get behind Ipswich students who had reached the final of…