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Fashion show raises £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk
Former Ipswich Town manager George Burley walked the catwalk to help raise £5,500 for Cancer Support Suffolk, the charity that supported him through his own cancer battle.
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Ipswich racing driver backs local children's hospice
A 24-year-old racing driver who lives steps from The Treehouse hospice in Ipswich is raising funds and awareness for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) throughout her 2026 Porsche Sprint Challenge season.
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Ipswich teen to drum alongside global artists
Darell Chipuru, 17, from Ipswich, has been awarded a bursary place at the Wooden Roots Experience, a West African drum and dance weekend that draws students from around the world to Snape Maltings.
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The 18-year-old turning community spirit into action
Five years after cycling from London to Brighton at 13 to raise money for a family friend's widow and four daughters, Logan Mashongamhende is at it again — this time organising his own charity football match for Inspire Suffolk.
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Fundraisers aged 12 to 82 brave the drop for Ipswich Hospital
From a 12-year-old to an 82-year-old, fundraisers of all ages conquered their fears this weekend to descend Ipswich Hospital's tower in wet and windy conditions, raising more than £60,000 for patients and families across the region.
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Local businesses raise £20,000 for EACH and Ipswich Town Foundation
A charity five-a-side football tournament hosted by law firm Birketts at Portman Road has raised £20,250, with funds split equally between East Anglia's Children's Hospices and Ipswich Town Foundation.
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Charity funding round opens for youth employability projects
A housebuilder's charity, which has donated more than £3 million since 2021, has opened its second funding round of the year, offering grants of £50,000 to organisations focused on helping young people into work.
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Dragon boat festival raises record £60,000 for Brave Futures
Twenty-eight teams braved wind, rain and two capsizes at Ipswich Waterfront on Saturday to raise a record £60,000 for children and young people affected by sexual abuse.
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Meet the volunteers keeping Ipswich's high street alive
From sorting rails at the British Heart Foundation to cashing up at Oxfam, Ipswich's charity shop volunteers give thousands of hours every year – for free. This Volunteers' Week, we went behind the till to meet the people who make it all possible.
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Sizewell C partners with Ipswich Town Foundation on youth programmes
Sizewell C has become the official outreach partner of Ipswich Town Foundation in a three-year deal that will bring Premier League education and football programmes to schools in Leiston and Ipswich.
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Free Ipswich Windrush festival reveals June line-up
The Ipswich Windrush Society has unveiled the full entertainment line-up for this year's Heritage & Legacy Music Festival, a free event taking place on Saturday, 20 June, at Landseer Park, with a street parade, live music and Caribbean food stalls.
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Ipswich community rallies around teen with rare life-limiting condition
An Ipswich family raising £60,000 to keep their son at home as his health declines from a rare life-limiting condition has been overwhelmed by community support, after a local pub raised more than £2,000 at a fundraising event.