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Once a yearly occurrence on art enthusiasts calendar, the open air art fair Art on the Prom is once again set to take place in September after a four year hiatus. In 2020 the event was cancelled due to the pandemic and has not returned, until now. Art on the prom began in 2004 and… Read more »

Stage Five of UK’s most prestigious men’s cycling race, The Tour of Britain, will start and finish in Felixstowe, Suffolk, home of the largest container port in the UK. This stage will mark Suffolk’s first appearance in the men’s Tour of Britain since 2017 and it’s first time as stage start point. Lasting for eight days… Read more »

On Friday 9 June, the Mayor of Felixstowe, Cllr Seamus Bennett, accompanied by fellow Felixstowe Town Councillors, raised the Progress Pride Flag in Felixstowe Town Hall Gardens to mark Pride Month. The Progress Pride Flag represents those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, transgender, gender non-binary, and intersex. The black and brown chevrons represent… Read more »

At its Annual Meeting of 17th May, Felixstowe Town Council elected Councillor Seamus Bennett as the Mayor of Felixstowe for the Municipal Year 2023/24. On the same evening Cllr Mike Deacon was appointed as the Deputy Mayor. On accepting the office of Mayor, Cllr Seamus Bennett, who has been Member of the Town Council since 2019,… Read more »

The Mayor of Felixstowe presented the Civic Awards on 10 May at The Annual Town Meeting, hosted at the Orwell Hotel. The scheme, administered by the Town Council, recognises the contribution of those residents of Felixstowe who regularly go above and beyond for their local community. Each year, up to five Mayor’s Awards are presented… Read more »

Following elections held on Thursday 4th May 2023, the following 16 Members were elected to Felixstowe Town Council: Central Ward: Darren Aitchison (IND) Seamus Bennett (LIB) Jan Candy (LIB) East Ward: Nick Barber (CON) Bernard Price (LIB) Steve Wiles (CON) Port Ward: Stuart Bird (CON) Corrine Franklin (LAB) Marc James (LAB) David Rowe (LAB) Michael… Read more »

Felixstowe Town Council warmly invites you to attend the Annual Town Meeting, hosted at The Orwell Hotel on 10 May at 7pm. During the evening, the winners of the 2023 Civic Awards will be presented and the Mayor of Felixstowe will provide a short report on her year in post. A public question time will… Read more »

A seaside trip awaits over 100 of the world’s best cyclists when Felixstowe hosts a stage finish of the Tour of Britain cycle race in September. The fifth day of the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious international cycle race will weave through Babergh and Mid Suffolk, the heart of the county’s countryside, before culminating along… Read more »

The Polling Day for Local Elections is on Thursday 4th May 2023. REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL NOW NEED TO BRING PHOTOGRAPHIC ID TO THE POLLING STATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. See details here as to the type of identification that is permitted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id Statements of Persons Nominated for election to Felixstowe Town Council have… Read more »