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New bottomless pizza restaurant Moto Pizza opens on Fore Street

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Essex-based chain Moto Pizza has opened its first Ipswich restaurant, offering unlimited pizza and 50% off deals to celebrate its launch.

The big picture: The restaurant, which opened on Wednesday, has taken over the former Takayama site on Fore Street, marking the chain's third location after successful venues in Chelmsford and Colchester.

Why it matters: This brings a new dining concept to Ipswich, with the restaurant offering unlimited pizza during lunch hours between Tuesday and Friday.

Moto Pizzza on Fore Street, Ipswich
Moto Pizzza on Fore Street, IpswichOliver Rouane-WilliamsIpswich.co.uk

The details:

  • Opening hours are 12:00 to 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday

  • Sundays operate on reduced hours of 12:00 to 20:00

  • The venue is closed on Mondays

  • Walk-in tables are available for groups of 1-4 people

  • Larger groups of 5 or more need to book online

Opening promotion: To celebrate it's opening and test their service, the restaurant is offering 50% bottomless pizza until Sunday 2 February.

Background:

  • The site was previously home to Takayama Japanese and Korean restaurant

  • Takayama relocated to St Nicholas Street in April 2023, with the site remaining vacant until now

  • Initial plans for the site proposed a venue called Papas Pizza before eventually becoming Moto Pizza

The bottom line: Moto Pizza's expansion into Ipswich represents another vote of confidence for the town centre, as the chain brings its third restaurant to Suffolk's county town.

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Theatre project transforms lives through art

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Participants have praised the life-changing impact of a creative wellbeing programme at Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre, designed to support people with multiple health conditions.

Why it matters: With long-term health conditions predicted to affect 68% of people by 2035, innovative approaches to supporting wellbeing and reducing health inequalities are becoming increasingly vital.

Tell Your Story exhibition at New Wolsey Theatre
Tell Your Story exhibition at New Wolsey TheatrePolly AldertonNew Wolsey Theatre

The big picture: Tell Your Story, produced by New Wolsey Theatre's Creative Communities team and funded by NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, brings together people with multiple health conditions in a supportive environment to develop skills in photography, animation and creative writing.

What they're saying: "This programme has been confidence building. It's a really lovely way of bringing people together in a safe space. The gentle introductions, and support and help of the team, makes you feel accepted and part of a little family," one participant said.

By the numbers:

  • 12 workshops led by photographer Gillian Allard and writer Dean Parkin

  • 30% of people currently live with a long-term condition

  • 70% of all health and care spending goes to long-term conditions

What's happening: A free exhibition showcasing participants' work is running in the theatre's lounge area until Monday, 17 February.

The bottom line: Tell Your Story demonstrates how creative expression can improve wellbeing, resilience and sense of agency for people living with long-term health conditions.

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