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This year Ipswich Borough Council will be celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6 to 12 February) with an event to promote the benefits of an Apprenticeship in local government at Ipswich Town Hall. On average Ipswich Borough Council employs around twenty apprentices each year and has been supporting apprenticeships for forty years.

As part of the ‘Turning our Town Around’ initiative, Ipswich Borough Council asked residents and local businesses to vote on which area they would like redeveloped, and with the most votes, Arras Square was selected.

Until 17 March 2023, visitors to Christchurch Mansion will be able to see a colourful display of clothing and other items created by the Suffolk Refugee Support sewing group. The sewing group have created amazing things using donated fabrics, wool, thread and sewing machine, transforming these into items into a collection of dresses, hats, toys, and other items on display, with information alongside about what inspired the creation.

The Government has announced that it will not be supporting Ipswich Borough Council’s Levelling Up bid. The £18 million funding was needed to support the development of the Council’s ‘Get Ipswich Active’ ambitions, funding which would have helped boost the economic recovery of Ipswich.