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As part of our work to create a Heritage Action Zone in the town centre, Ipswich Central has submitted a proposal to Suffolk County Council’s ‘Ipswich Investment Fund’. Our proposal includes seven…

The Thomas Wolsey 550 project, managed by a partnership of Ipswich Central, Ipswich Borough Council, and Suffolk Archives, has received a grant of £249,975 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for…

"City Status: Ipswich should wholeheartedly be behind a bid." Our CEO Sophie Alexander-Parker comments on the launch of our new city status engagement project: Future City Ipswich "But first we…

Prof. Dave Muller, Chair of All About Ipswich, and our CEO Sophie Alexander-Parker, provide an update the work All About Ipswich to doing to support local businesses and develop the visitor economy…

Ipswich Central joins national #BusinessSOS campaign lobbying for more government support for businesses through the cost of living crisis. The newly formed #BusinessSOS campaign, founded by over…

Joining our Board are Nick Denny, Joint Chief Executive of East of England Co-operative Society and Elma Glasgow, PR specialist and Co-Director of Aspire Black Suffolk. The two new members are an…

The 'Connected Town' is brought to life in a major new report. In 2018, world-renowned architects and urbanists Allies and Morrison put forward 10 blue-sky ideas for how Ipswich could look in the…

Ipswich Central has announced that it is providing the funding to bring in a former government advisor who once tipped the county town as “hot…. seriously hot” as Chair of the Ipswich Vision project.…

A welcome boost for Ipswich Vision’s ‘Connected Town’ plans with development of 62 new town centre homes. Site works have begun on 62 new retirement homes in the heart of Ipswich. The new…

We are grateful for the opportunity to formally respond to the consultation on the future use of Upper Brook Street in Ipswich. Ipswich Central is the Business Improvement District (BID)…

Thomas Wolsey 550 is major heritage and education project managed by a partnership of Ipswich Central, Ipswich Borough Council, and Suffolk Archives; made possible by the National Lottery Heritage…

Safer Ipswich is our package of services, schemes and investments that aim to maintain a town centre that is safe and welcoming. Street Rangers Our police-accredited Street Rangers are our eyes…

The eyes and ears of the town centre. From recovering stolen goods, deterring crime and liaising with Police, to welcoming visitors, supporting businesses and working with events; the Street Ranger…