The Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with a veterans’ social enterprise to call on more businesses to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. The local business body has joined Combat2Coffee in making the call this Armed Forces Week, after it was revealed less than 1% of businesses registered in the county are signatories. The…
A Suffolk charity’s popular midsummer gala is returning next month – with guests having the chance to win a luxury Christmas cruise. Suffolk Mind’s Midsummer Celebration will be hosted at Fynn Valley Terrace on Saturday, July 13 – featuring live entertainment and unique guest experiences. This year’s gala will be complete with a Mediterranean theme,…
A new e-learning platform has been officially launched by Suffolk Mind to help make mental health training more accessible for businesses. The E-Toolkit was unveiled to guests at a special business breakfast at the Uniserve Group HQ in Felixstowe on Thursday, June 6. The online learning platform is being offered through Suffolk Mind’s workplace wellbeing…
Thames sailing barge ‘Blue Mermaid’ will visit Woodbridge Town Quay this weekend. The sailing barge will deliver a sack of wheat from Kent, loaded aboard in Gravesend, and sails to the River Deben using just wind and tide. In return it will collect flour milled by Woodbridge Tide Mill (Woodbridgetidemill.org.uk), operated by Woodbridge Tide Mill…
The two member-led organisations, Suffolk Building Society and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust are joining forces to champion nature and support the environment whilst also helping local people save, with Suffolk Building Society introducing two new savings products, along with plans to run joint member events. The first 200 children and 200 adult account holders for…
Leading charity Ormiston Families is forming a new charity partnership with recruitment agency Seven Resourcing in 2022, drawing on their respective expertise in the mental health and social sectors to make a difference to the lives of families in the region. Ormiston Families has been working across the East of England for over 40 years…
The Rotary Club of Felixstowe has announced George Baker Group as the headline sponsor of its 2022 Charity Boxing Event, which takes place on Friday 20th May at The Brackenbury Sports Centre, Felixstowe. Now in its seventh year and on target to entertain over 300 guests, the charity boxing night is one of the most…
Clubs, groups and voluntary organisations across Suffolk are being urged to apply for an updated source of funding, designed to help them restructure, reshape or reinvent in the wake of COVID. More than £510,000 has already been distributed to some 345 groups throughout the county, as part of the Community Restart initiative, managed by Community…