Monthly Walkabouts and Talkabouts

As part of our tenant engagement calendar, Ipswich Borough Council‘s monthly activities in local areas are designed to bring tenants, leaseholders, housing officers, staff, Cllrs and Tenant Voice Members together to make a difference where it matters most.

The next dates for Estate Engagement are now live! Following on from our highly successful Talkabouts throughout the colder months, Tenant Engagement are pleased to announce that Walkabouts have now been scheduled for Spring and Summer. We remain committed to both events to ensure that we provide plenty of opportunities to talk to our different service areas. This is why Talkabouts will continue to take place at various communal spaces around the town.

Tenants can attend these drop in sessions that focus on various themes involving Ipswich Borough Council's service areas. This is a great opportunity to raise concerns, complaints and repairs within housing services. So please come along and join us, ask questions and raise concerns where staff, Tenant Voice Members and Councillors will be on hand to help. Plus all the tea, coffee, soft drinks and biscuits are on us!

Talkabouts

New dates to be added soon

Walkabouts

Rope Walk Alexandra Ward - Thursday 21st May 2026
Meet Housing Officer Becky Chapman and Income Officer Seth Duzgan alongside community partners including the Rope Walk group and the Romanian Community Group. Meet at the corner of Rope Walk opposite Goals.
Bibb Way Gipping Ward - Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Meet Housing Officers Tracie Ollivander and Sarah Tebbutt at the walkway between Handford Road and Bibb Way to cover the new development.
Clapgate Lane Gainsborough Ward - Tuesday 9th June
Meet Ryan Chivers Housing Officer outside Reydon House for a walkabout of Landseer Road and nearby areas.
Spenser Road and Thackeray Road Whitton Ward - Thursday 18th June
Meet Housing Officer Abbie Blagden and Income officer Chris Winter on the corner of Shakespeare and Spenser Road.
Jasmine Close Gipping Ward - Wednesday 8th July
Meet Sarah Charmer local area Housing Officer at the corner of Jasmine Close and Stone Lodge Lane West for a walkabout of the area.
Marigold Avenue Gipping Ward - Monday 3rd August
Meet Nicola Mortimer local Housing Officer for a walkabout from the top of Marigold Avenue/Aster Road.
Dickens Road Triangle Estate - Wednesday 2nd September
Meeting at the Triangle Church with Housing Officer Sarah Charmer to explore the surrounding area.
Selwyn Close Bridge Ward - Wednesday 23rd September
Meet Housing Officer Ellie Fisher at Selwyn Close and heading to Austin Street