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A menopause specialist, lived-experience speakers and industry leaders will share real stories and practical strategies at an evening hosted by Let's Talk Women's Health in Ipswich on Thursday, 8 October.
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An after-school youth cafe at St Peter's Stoke Church in Ipswich has grown from just two members to more than 15 children, who come every Thursday for crafts, football, Lego and the volunteers' popular cheese toasties.
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A fashion show, live music and a £259,832 award from The National Lottery Community Fund will headline Future Female Society's 10th anniversary party at The Hold on Saturday, 3 October.
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Suffolk-based software company Halo is sponsoring Hub Sport, a programme giving 250 young athletes across Ipswich access to specialist strength and conditioning, nutrition, mental skills and wellbeing support.
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Adults in Ipswich can now drop in for free mental wellbeing support from experienced professionals at Suffolk's first REST Hub, which has opened in the town centre at 22 Carr Street.
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Cancer Support Suffolk and Riverhills Health Club are launching Suffolk's first Robe-a-thon on Monday, 12 October 2026 — a 5km walk in spa robes to raise money for people living with cancer in the county.
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A decade of research led by two organisations in Suffolk has found that survivors of child sexual abuse wait an average of 15 years before they access support.
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Over 100 runners will take to Ipswich's streets on Sunday, 27 September, as Team Combat2Coffee returns to the half marathon in its largest turnout yet, aiming to raise funds for the veterans' mental health organisation – and, as is now tradition, one of them will be dressed as a giant coffee cup.
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ActivLives celebrated two decades of supporting vulnerable and marginalised residents at its AGM in Kesgrave on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, with the Mayor of Ipswich among those marking the milestone.
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A Suffolk New College lecturer from Kesgrave, who has already completed 58 marathons and raised around £100k for charity, is taking on his toughest challenge yet – 13 half-marathons in 13 days – after being inspired by a fellow runner who completed the London Marathon carrying a fridge on his back.
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A team of more than 30 riders will set off from Southampton on Tuesday, 22 September, cycling 400 miles over five days to Ipswich Rugby Club in support of local plumber Ryan Horsfall, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) late last year.
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Ivan Ambrose has not left his home in years. His only weekly in-person contact is with family members – and, on occasion, a close friend. That is partly because adult autism support in Ipswich disappears once someone turns 25 – something Ivan is now campaigning to change.
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