Amy Wragg is a journalist, poet, speaker, zine maker, and Director of SoapBox Spoken Word CIC. A graduate from the University of Suffolk, she is delighted to have joined the Ipswich.co.uk team as a j…
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Pantomime dame and published author Mama G brings her message of self-acceptance and individuality to Ipswich families in a storytelling session that champions being yourself.
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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott brought together local cultural figures on Wednesday, 6 August, to explore a potential City of Culture bid. During the meeting, Ipswich Borough Council leader Neil MacDonald admitted he hasn't yet read the council's "huge" £30,000 Culture and Heritage Strategy.
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If you’re crafty or creative, or have a young person in your life who is, you’ll be delighted to discover that a new community arts studio has opened right in the centre of town.
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Faced with the exhausting cycle of fundraising all year for one expensive day, Suffolk Pride organisers asked a simple question: what if we spread that impact across 12 months instead? The answer has transformed Pride in Suffolk.
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It was during a ski season in the French Alps that Richard Podd discovered his calling – but it would take 20 years and a return to his Ipswich roots before he could fully embrace it.
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Lisa White started her first business as a teenager. Three decades later, her latest venture is breathing new life into a space that sat empty for 14 years – and giving Ipswich something it didn't know it was missing.
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Tucked away behind Puzzle Boutique on St Peter's Street, The Hidden Garden might just be the escape you didn't know you needed.
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For over forty years, Maharani has maintained its crown as one of Ipswich's most beloved Indian restaurants, where multiple generations of the Miah family have preserved tradition while serving exceptional Indian cuisine.
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Ipswich’s first zine club launches this week at CHIp Studios on Turret Lane, run by Amy Wragg of SoapBox Spoken Word CIC and Suzanne Chung from CHIp CIC.
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When Matthew Applegate invited local musicians to learn about earning money from their music, he discovered a shocking truth: nearly all of them had no idea how to monetise their work. Now, his new record label is changing that.
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At Dial Lane Books, the only independent bookshop in Ipswich, owner Andrew Marsh isn't just selling books – he's fulfilling an eight-year-old's dream while building a community that proudly sticks "two fingers up to Amazon."
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Discover Cognito, the freshest and most exciting new arts collective in Ipswich, earning a reputation for its innovative and immersive exhibitions where creators remain anonymous and art speaks for itself.