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# St Elizabeth Hospice reveals dates for Suffolk-wide art trail
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/st-elizabeth-hospice-reveals-dates-for-suffolk-wide-art-trail/
- Published: 2025-02-10T09:46:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:22:25.000Z
- Description: Ipswich will host 33 decorated hare sculptures this summer, with the art trail expanding to four other Suffolk towns for the first time.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Grants, Donations & Fundraising, #article, St Elizabeth Hospice, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters:** The Hop to it! Suffolk 2025 art trail will run from 21 June to 29 August, raising vital funds for St Elizabeth Hospice, which needs £12 million annually to provide its services.

**The big picture:** The hospice supports over 4,000 people living with progressive or life-limiting illnesses throughout East and Mid-Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney, with 70% of funding coming from community support.

![Giant hare sculpture outside the town hall in Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1739117070-hop-to-it-suffolk-2025-art-trail-ipswich-1.jpg)

The Hop to it! Suffolk 2025 art trail will run from 21 June to 29 August (St Elizabeth Hospice)

**The details:**

- Ipswich will feature 33 large, ornately decorated hare sculptures
- Four satellite locations - Beccles, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, and Woodbridge - will collectively host 52 additional sculptures
- The project is created in partnership with Wild in Art
- Local authority support comes from East Suffolk Council, Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council

**What they're saying:** "We cannot wait to see the trail hit the streets of Suffolk, bringing colour and creativity to Ipswich, Beccles, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, and Woodbridge this summer," said Celia Joseph, Community & Partnerships Fundraising Manager at [St Elizabeth Hospice](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/st-elizabeth-hospice/).

**For context:** This follows the success of previous hospice art trails in Ipswich, including Pigs Gone Wild, Elmer's Big Parade Suffolk, and The Big Hoot Ipswich 2022.

**What's next:** The sculptures will be auctioned off to raise funds for the hospice, with the auction date to be announced in the coming months.

**The bottom line:** The hospice is seeking volunteers to help deliver what will be their biggest art trail yet, with details available at [www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/hop-to-it-volunteers](http://www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/hop-to-it-volunteers?ref=ipswich.co.uk).

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