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 »

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 »

A one-stop online hub for community groups and events across the peninsula, the Community Directory is now ‘live’ as an extension of the Felixstowe Town Council website. The Community Directory is a free, one-stop digital solution for community groups and organisations in Felixstowe to publicise themselves and their events. Do you belong to a local… Read more »

Following last month’s successful launch in Lowestoft and as part of a range of exciting digital projects taking place across East Suffolk, free-to-use public Wi-Fi has now been launched in Felixstowe. To support local towns and businesses, East Suffolk Council is delivering a range of digital projects which aim to strengthen the local economy and… Read more »

Festival of the Sea After all the wonderful celebrations of the Platinum Jubilee of her Majesty the Queen, the excitement continues with the Festival of Suffolk and events for the Festival of the Sea, including a parade of over 70 boats on the waters between Suffolk and Essex on Saturday 18 June, at least one… Read more »

The Festival of Suffolk Torch Relay will travel through Felixstowe on 31 May/1 June. As part of its 588-mile journey, the Festival of Suffolk Torch Relay will travel through Felixstowe on 31 May/1 June. The torch is due to arrive at Felixstowe Ferry from Bawdsey at approximately 6pm on Tuesday 31 May. The torch will… Read more »

14 birch trees are being installed in the town centre from today as part of Felixstowe’s Jubilee tree planting initiative.     To support the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme, Felixstowe Town Council has partnered with Felixstowe BID to replace the old metal planters in the Shared Space with new, wooden planters. Though well-loved, the old… Read more »