Our Street Rangers are the eyes and ears of the BID area, helping to make Ipswich more welcoming and aiding businesses with stolen goods and other on-street issues. Their increased training in…
Our consumer brand and the official visitor website for Ipswich. One of the biggest parts of what we do at Ipswich Central is promoting the town. We do this by running place marketing activity…
Ipswich Central are delighted to provide the town centre with a real tree on the Cornhill.Provided on behalf of the town centre businesses, our 50ft tree, sourced from locally from Elveden Estate,…
Our Police-accredited Street Rangers have become an integral part of the town centre. We also work collaboratively with Police and other agencies in certain hotspot areas of the town, such as Arras…
We all think Ipswich has the potential to be a very special kind of place, but sometimes perceptions of the town are not what they should be. Visitors to the town continue to be surprised by its…
The redevelopment of the Cornhill square in 2018, was another major step towards the regeneration of Ipswich town centre.The project was a major priority for the Ipswich Vision Group, and the message…
The official tourism body for Ipswich. As part of Ipswich Central's commitment to promoting the town, we set-up the Visit Ipswich; a not-for-profit membership DMO (Destination Marketing Organisation)…
Our annual food & drink campaign, celebrating the best Ipswich has to offer.Since 2011, one of Ipswich Central's most popular campaigns has been Food & Drink FORKNIGHT; a two week celebration of…
We co-fund Taxi Marshals at the Old Cattle Market in Ipswich, in conjunction with Ipswich Borough Council and our Police & Crime Commissioner. The Marshals are in place Friday and Saturday nights…
In response to a commission by Ipswich Central, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Ipswich, leading architects and urban planning firm Allies and Morrison put forward 10 blue-sky ideas about…
An important announcement about the reopening of Ipswich town centreOn Wednesday 3rd June, 14:00-15:00 will be running an urgent webinar via Zoom for Ipswich businesses announcing the plans to reopen…
Tourism in the East of England - Future Opportunities6th February 2020, Suffolk Food Hall, 3pm to 5.45pmThe Visit Ipswich DMO (Destination Marketing Organisation) invites you to hear about future…
The Government have announced a new scheme to boost restaurants, pubs and cafes by offering customers a national 50% OFF discount.Participating businesses will be able to offer 50% OFF to customers…
As leisure, tourism and hospitality businesses are calling for the 2m social distancing rule to be reduced in order for them to reopen; our Chairman, Terry Baxter, has written to Ipswich MP, Tom…
University of Suffolk launches 'We Are Together with Business' programme of support for the business communityThe University of Suffolk have launched their ‘We are Together with Business’ programme;…
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