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BBC News
07-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Downpours fail to dampen spirits at Ipswich Music Day
A mixture of rain, sun and more rain failed to quash the spirits of revellers and performers, as Ipswich Music Day celebrated its 35th free festival regularly sees thousands of people descend on Christchurch Park to see mostly local acts perform, though on Sunday the crowd was forced to dodge a number of heavy showers."There's no denying there was a lot of rain at the start of the day, but by about 14:30 the sun was blazing and the crowds really turned out," said Wayne Bavin, who was compering the BBC Suffolk Whiting, head of vibrant town services at Ipswich Borough Council, added that despite the unfavourable weather, "as usual it was a great, free day out". "I've now been part of this event for well over 20 years and it keeps drawing in people every single year," he unique selling point was its "quality music" provided by local acts, he council managed to keep the event free by working with as many stakeholders as possible, he said, holding commercial events earlier in the year and raising income through concessions, such as bars. Local band Afterdrive spoke of their excitement to be performing, ahead of their support slot for Suffolk star Ed Sheeran at Portman Road next Ben Watts said despite the "iffy" weather, they were "all super blown away". Other band members added it was great preparation for next week's stadium Atkins, 78, and Bernadette Atkins, 77, said they had come to the event every year for many said Ipswich Music Day could usually be "quite wet", with Norman adding "it's brilliant". Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC Suffolk Make a Change event: What happens, where is it?
Have you been wanting to make a positive change in your life, whether it be a career move or getting on top of your finances? BBC Suffolk's Make a Change event is taking place and offers a place to learn with demonstrations, in-depth chats and more. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the event. What is Make a Change and where is it? Make a Change is BBC Suffolk's way of helping people make a positive change in their could be through learning new skills, finding out about other careers, learning how to improve a CV, tips on how to save money, as well as learning how to make changes to your physical and mental health. It takes place from 08:00 BST to 16:00 at the University of Suffolk in Ipswich. Can I attend the event? Members of the public are invited to attend the event and meet the exhibitors offering is an event open to everyone, but if you are unable to visit in person, you will be able to listen on BBC Radio Suffolk and BBC Sounds where teams will be live from 06:00 to 14:00. Wayne Bavin's Breakfast Show as well as Sarah Lilley's Daytime Show will be broadcast from the event. They will be hearing from different stalls and the demonstrations happening across the event. What is on offer at the event? A large variety of different talks, demonstrations and more are on offer at the 09:00 there will be a live cook with Anya Hill from Kitchen Sixteen based in Suffolk and Essex, where attendees can learn how to save money in the kitchen using a slow cooker on a 11:00, Amber Hunt from Marshall Wolfe, a recruitment agency based in Woodbridge, will talk all things job related and how to make improvements to a will be live performances from BBC Introducing artists as well as a dance session where you can learn how to improve your wellbeing from 12: will be plenty of stallholders from different groups and organisations as well as the live Advice and Trading Standards will be in attendance with others like Feel Good Suffolk helping people quit smoking and Suffolk New College helping people discover adult will also be able to learn sign language, how to upload with the BBC, how to craft and get a health check on the Be Well is on offer and can be seen here. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
