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£145k project to improve access to Belstead Brook Park

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A £145,000 project will create new improved access paths connecting Ipswich's Bourne Park to Belstead Brook Park and the wider countryside.

Why it matters: The project will improve connectivity between South Ipswich's green spaces and popular attractions while enhancing safety and environmental protection. The scheme also includes measures to boost biodiversity and reduce anti-social behaviour.

The big picture: The improvements are part of Suffolk County Council's £2 million Ipswich Investment Fund, which is supporting 13 projects across the town.

Belstead Brook Park information board
Information board at the entrance to Belstead Brook Park in IpswichOliver Rouane-WilliamsIpswich.co.uk

The details: The project includes:

  • New access path from Bourne Park and Stoke Park Drive to Bobbits Lane

  • Installation of timber boardwalks

  • Path levelling and surfacing

  • New fencing and bollards to prevent anti-social behaviour

Environmental benefits: Improvements will include the creation of new ponds, additional scrapes and ditches in Bourne Park Reedbeds Nature Reserve and new information boards about local wildlife and habitats.

Better connections: The improved access will link residents to:

  • Jimmy's Farm

  • Suffolk Food Hall

  • The Shotley Peninsula

  • Alton Water

  • Wider countryside areas

What they’re saying: Cllr Paul West, Suffolk County Council's cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, said: "It is fantastic to see the progress already being made with these projects as a result of funding committed by Suffolk County Council. There are now 13 projects underway with some fantastic organisations, all working collaboratively for the benefit of Ipswich residents."

The bottom line: Work will improve access to green spaces while protecting the environment and deterring anti-social behaviour.

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Mountain bike stolen from outside Anglia Retail Park restaurant

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a blue Boardman mountain bike was stolen from outside Tim Hortons in Ipswich.

The bicycle was taken between 10.20 and 10.30 on Thursday 6 March from outside the restaurant at Anglia Retail Park.

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a blue Boardman mountain bike was stolen from outside Tim Hortons in IpswichSuffolk Constabulary

Ipswich Police shared the appeal on social media, asking anyone with information to come forward.

Officers have assigned the crime reference number 37/12273/25 to the case.

Anyone who witnessed the theft or has information about the stolen blue Boardman mountain bike is asked to contact police via their online reporting system at https://orlo.uk/2zoxs or by calling 101, quoting the crime reference number.

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