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A Traffic Order has been made by Suffolk County Council to prevent motor vehicles from entering the  pedestrianised section of Hamilton Road from 10am to 4pm daily. In the Summer of 2020, Suffolk County Council installed an experimental traffic order that prevented motor vehicles from accessing the former Shared-Space area of Hamilton Road between 10am… Read more »

The following order was made on 8th December 2022 under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and no objections were received and the order was confirmed on 10 February 2023. As required by Paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 of the legislation to serve notice of the confirmation of the order on… Read more »

31 January 2023 will mark the 70th Anniversary of the 1953 floods in Felixstowe – the largest peacetime disaster in the region,  in which 41 people lost their lives. In order to commemorate this significant anniversary, a number of remembrance events, organised by Felixstowe Parish, Felixstowe Remembers and Felixstowe Town Council, will take place in… Read more »

A Civic Memorial Service for Councillor Graham Newman is being held at 11am on Saturday 25th February at St. John’s Church. All are welcome to join. Graham sadly passed away on Wednesday 28th December after a short illness,    The Mayor of Felixstowe, Councillor Sharon Harkin, said: “We have all lost a wonderful colleague and… Read more »

White Ribbon Day Felixstowe Town Council is supporting  White Ribbon Day which aims to end violence against women and girls.   The Town Councillors have taken part in a video  organised by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC).   You can find out more about White Ribbon Day, which is on November 25, on whiteribbon.org.uk…. Read more »

The ‘Wickers’, Felixstowe’s much-loved willow family, have been a familiar feature in Felixstowe’s Seafront Gardens ever since they were formally reopened by East Suffolk Council in 2015. Originally funded as part of a Heritage Lottery grant to refurbish the Gardens, the Wicker family were a surprise hit, loved by those local to Felixstowe and delighting… Read more »

Recent hard work to restore the pitches at Langley Avenue Sports Field, Felixstowe, has allowed Felixstowe and Walton United Football Club’s youth section to return to playing this season. Felixstowe Town Council, East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council have been working together with Felixstowe School and Walton United Football Club to bring the pitches… Read more »

Felixstowe was declared Suffolk’s Most Active Town at this year’s Suffolk Community Awards. Representatives from Felixstowe Town Council and the Felixstowe & District Council for Sports and Recreation joined fellow nominees at the Food Museum in Stowmarket on Tuesday 20th September for the presentation of the 2022 Suffolk Community Awards, honouring groups and individuals who… Read more »