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All About Hearing raises over £2,200 for deaf children's charity
Local hearing specialists All About Hearing hosted a successful charity quiz night, raising £2,275 for the National Deaf Children's Society.Colourful charity run raises thousands for mental health
Nearly 500 runners participated in Suffolk Mind's first-ever Colour Rush event, raising more than £12,000 for mental health support in the county.Grandmother shares story of living with rare lung disease, praises Ipswich Hospital
Lesley Berry, 74, hopes her story will encourage others with symptoms to seek early medical help after being diagnosed with a rare and serious lung condition in 2020.Your chance to realise that life-long ambition to walk on fire barefoot
St Elizabeth Hospice is calling on brave soles in Ipswich to participate in a fundraising firewall at Ipswich Rugby Club this October.11-year-old raises over £23,000 for hospice in memory of mum
Harli Dixon, aged 11, has surpassed her fundraising goal for St Elizabeth Hospice, raising more than £23,300 to honour her late mother. The young fundraiser has secured a leaf on the hospice's Memory Tree as a lasting tribute.Fundraisers raise over £34,000 for Suffolk Mind in daring weekend challenge
More than 75 brave participants took on skydiving and half marathon challenges to support local mental health charity Suffolk Mind, raising an impressive £34,375 over a single weekend.Colour Run raises £22,000 for Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity
Around 400 people participated in the Colour Run event at Christchurch Park on Saturday, raising over £22,000 for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).Ipswich power workers raise over £2,000 for children's bereavement charity
UK Power Networks employees from Ipswich have raised £2,100 for Winston's Wish, a charity supporting bereaved children and young people, by completing a challenging 28-mile hike.Local firefighters aim for world records in Ipswich Half Marathon charity challenge
Four Suffolk firefighters are set to attempt three world records at the Ipswich Half Marathon on September 22nd, raising money for charity while running in full firefighting gear.Ipswich open day to raise funds for life-saving bleed kits
A family open day at Princes Street fire and police station this Sunday aims to fund more emergency bleed kits for Ipswich, which could potentially save lives in critical situations.In pictures: Suffolk Dog Day raises over £70,000 for St Elizabeth Hospice
Hundreds of dogs and their owners gathered at Helmingham Hall on Sunday for the annual Suffolk Dog Day, raising vital funds for St Elizabeth Hospice.Today’s supporter
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Brighten the Corners runs a diverse live music programme, training and education opportunities across three venues, and an annual multi-venue festival in Ipswich, Suffolk.
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