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Hospice art trail raises £250k to support local care
A summer of creativity across Suffolk has raised more than £250,000 for St Elizabeth Hospice, showing how collective action can fund vital local care.
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Firefighters go the extra mile with stretcher challenge for local charity
Suffolk firefighters are pushing their limits by running 21km while carrying a weighted stretcher to support The Fire Fighters Charity and Stowmarket Saturday ASD Club, with a target of £1,000 for each cause.
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Over 60 runners to champion mental health at Ipswich Half Marathon
Combat2Coffee has rallied more than 60 runners to participate in Sunday's Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon, all wearing matching vests to raise awareness that mental health matters for veterans, ex-uniformed personnel and their families.
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£500,000 culture fund reopens for Suffolk arts and museum projects
Suffolk County Council has launched the second year of its Culture Project Fund, offering grants of up to £20,000 to support local arts and museum projects across the county.
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Residents urged to nominate deserving local groups for £500 prize
Local people have until midnight on Tuesday, 30 September to nominate deserving charities and community groups for a £500 donation from housebuilder Taylor Wimpey, with the winner announced by Friday, 17 October.
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Family launches fundraiser for 19-year-old found dead in Ipswich park
The cousin of Jade Larter, whose body was found in Sherrington Road Recreation Ground last week, has set up a fundraising appeal to help the family cover funeral costs after the teenager's sudden death.
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Friends and family pay tribute to 'bright, bold and funny' Ipswich student who died suddenly aged 15
As friends come to terms with the sudden death of Vivica Ogongo, her family are determined to campaign for greater recognition of Sickle Cell Disease, a condition they say is often overlooked in healthcare and politics.
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Ipswich property firm returns to Twilight 10k for homeless charity
Home From Home staff will run the Ipswich Twilight 10k for a second year, this time raising funds for local homeless charity Selig Suffolk Springboard.
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Ipswich Town fan raises £300 in ice bucket challenge for MND
Harrison Mayhew-Kemp, 21, from Ardleigh, took on the challenge at One Sixth Form College to support a charity connected to his footballing hero, Marcus Stewart.
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How to enter Ipswich's biggest road race before it's too late
Runners can still register for the Ipswich Twilight 10K on 18 July, which starts and finishes at Portman Road.
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'I want to help' – CEO's £10,000 gift to support struggling families in Ipswich
A successful businessman and former election candidate who grew up on free school meals has donated £10,000 to Ipswich Family Bank, saying he remembers "how hard" his parents worked to put food on the table.
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Suffolk Building Society launches 175 charitable deeds campaign
All 170 staff at Suffolk Building Society are supporting local charities and communities as part of a new campaign marking the organisation's 175th anniversary.