JULY 2012 www.ipswich.gov.uk Ipswich ANGLE New park runs will help keep you fit All sport, all summer for youngsters for just £20.12 Maritime Ipswich Festival on the way HEARS alarms: giving you and your family peace of mind Twitter@IpswichGov facebook/IpswichGov Ipswich brings in the crowds - celebrating Music Day in the park 2 IPSWICH ANGLE IPSWICH ANGLE 3 Keep in touch Reducing Do you want a say? Do you want to know Play area cash agreed flood risk in what's going on? NEXT AREA MEETINGS Central: Ipswich Ipswich Borough NORTH EAST AREA North East: Wednesday 25th July - venue to be confirmed. Heavy rain can be a problem Council would like to COMMITTEE UPDATE Thursday 26th July, 7pm, South East: in parts of Ipswich with large keep you informed and A £25,000 grant for St John's Church Hall, Cauldwell Hall Road. Thursday 12th July, 7pm, Piper’s Vale amounts of surface water involved in what North West: Community Primary School, Raeburn Road. causing flooding to homes happens in Ipswich via improvements to Tuesday 10th July, 7pm, the Community South West: and gardens. With climate telephone, text or Cherry Lane Room, Sikh Temple, 719 Bramford Road. Wednesday 11th July, 6.30pm, St Peter's change likely to make the email. Church, Stoke Park Drive. problem worse in future, a recreation ground has new plan has been produced Go to been agreed by North to reduce the risks. www.ipswich.gov.uk for East Area Committee more information about The Ipswich Surface Water Ipswich Direct and Councillors. A presentation had been Management Plan has been decide what services made by resident Jim Jenner, drawn up by Ipswich you want to hear about calling for new play Borough Council, Suffolk and how. equipment at Cherry Lane. County Council, Anglian Councillors, who represent Water and the Environment Bixley, Rushmere and St Agency. River cruises John’s wards, also agreed to support the “Ageing Well” An exhibition is being held on Orwell Lady scheme for older people. A on Wednesday 11th July to River cruises on the pilot scheme will start soon let people know what the Orwell Lady are a great in the North East area. plan looks like and you are way to spend a summer’s invited to find out more day. about the scheme and to ask Meanwhile, residents from questions. the Pearce Road and Orwell They last 3½ hours, Road areas of Ipswich were leaving from Orwell Quay This exhibition is particularly able to tell North East Area on the Waterfront at 2pm, relevant to residents who live Borough Councillors their and cruising the beautiful in the following areas: thoughts about the local You can’t be too young Orwell all the way to community during a “speed Felixstowe/Harwich • London Road to Lavenham meet”. The event was Harbour and back. Road and Hadleigh Road organised after concerns had Ipswich Borough Councillor Sandy Martin (centre) and council officer Michael Newsham talk • Ancaster Road and Burrell been expressed about traffic Road for a park run! As well as the regular to a resident in Pearce Road about her views problems in Pearce Road. public cruises on • Lovetofts Drive to Lagonda Council rolls out Olympic-themed routes Saturdays, Sundays and Drive • Worsley Close to with a start and finish point the parks will encourage lots distance. This is just what Wednesdays (with Fridays Museum sounds exciting! Ipswich Borough added for July and Music producer Roger Eno has produced a Cream tea for family carers Ellenbrook Green and distance markers along of people to take up regular the people of Ipswich want Do you provide unpaid care for someone living with you August) there are themed ground-breaking piece of work entitled “Music for a Council is rolling out the way. Each Park Run has exercise and get fit. With the and we are all very excited or in their own home? Do you feel cut off from others evening cruises on offer The exhibition will also been assigned an Olympics just around the about this new venture.” Victorian Museum” that you can hear at Ipswich Museum because of your caring role? If so, ActivLives would like to a series of during the summer and showcase a new Anglian Olympic-themed colour and corner, we are expecting a in High Street until 18th July. invite you to come for a short walk (optional) in Chantry some special afternoon tea Water scheme at Lovetofts jogging/walking will form a loop so you can huge amount of interest in Other run routes are Park followed by a cream tea at the ActivGardens Walled cruises. The piece uses a diverse range of instruments and original Drive, where heavy rain can routes of varying run as far as you like. sporting activities across the planned in Alexandra, Garden Project in the park. Please park in the public car techniques to help produce a composition that could be overwhelm drains and cause The first Park Run opened country and jogging is Chantry, Bourne and park at the Hadleigh Road entrance. distances across five Tickets for regular cruises different on every play. CD units will be concealed in the flooding in neighbouring in Christchurch Park and always one of the easiest and Landseer parks. Victorian Gallery and will run for two one-hour sessions streets. parks in Ipswich. was attended by a group of cheapest ways to get fit. are £14 for adults and The event is on Tuesday 17th July from 2pm to 4pm. jogging mums with their Earlier in the year, a series there are concessions for each open day, 11.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to The aim is to increase The event is taking place at little ones in tow. They were “Many people walk and run of gingko trees were planted senior citizens, families 3.30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays) for the three weeks until Find out more about ActivLives and our new Family Carer physical activity and the Red Cross Centre, 15 joined by fellow joggers and in the parks of Ipswich and in the town’s parks. The and children. 18th July. ActivHub project, meet other family carers and help the opportunities for residents Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Ipswich Borough Council’s we are often asked how far it gingko is the official tree of group to develop activities that will help keep you healthy and visitors. Tickets are available from Roger said: “Music for a Victorian Museum was originally IP1 2PF between noon and Culture portfolio-holder, is around the park. Judging the Olympic Park in London in your caring role. If you need support or help to attend, Ipswich Tourist conceived as a show of thanks to members of staff who 7pm. Please drop in at any Councillor Bryony Rudkin from the feedback we get, and each of the running please let them know. The routes have been Information Centre, made my children so welcome to this extraordinary place. time. (pictured above, far right). people want a guided route routes will bypass a tree opening during the weeks St. Stephen’s Church, They allowed them to be interested.” to go around in our parks along the route. For more information or to book your cream tea please leading up to the start of the 01473 258070 or email For more information, visit She said: “Having a and with a specific route contact Julie or Lindsay on 01473 261112 Olympic Games and each [email protected] FREE admission. Open: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10am to www.suffolk.gov.uk/floodrisk dedicated jogging route in and an accurately measured 5pm. www.cimuseums.org.uk www.activities.org.uk one has been signposted 4 IPSWICH ANGLE IPSWICH ANGLE 5 Webb Street Playground A group of fourteen local Better residents joined Groundwork Flying the flags! at Bridge Ward Social Club as part of a free Community Mural Workshop to launch services the Webb Street Playground Project. The project, which is part of from Ipswich the @myurbangreen campaign, was launched recently by M&S and Groundwork and aims to Buses reconnect urban Railway Station at 7.45pm. communities with their Ipswich Buses has environment by encouraging SERVICE 19 has been linked them to be involved in extended some of its through to SERVICE 16 to shaping the development, services in the town. provide a direct link from maintenance and Castle Hill and the Dales management of their local SERVICE 6 from Tower area to the rail station green spaces. Local artist Ramparts to Ipswich Monday to Saturday John D Edwards of the Never Hospital now goes to the Railway Station to make it Ipswich Buses Managing Ending Mural project was on The Olympic flag is fluttering proudly from the Town Hall - raised during the week of more convenient for Director Malcolm Robson hand to give his expertise on the Torch Relay by Ipswich Borough Council. And to mark the occasion, the Mayor of passengers. The half-hourly said: “These changes that designing murals and will be Ipswich handed over some tickets to the torch celebrations to the East Anglia’s service runs from 6am to have been brought in are using the ideas and designs Children’s Hospice (EACH). Our picture above shows (from left): Camilla Haycock of 7pm Mondays to Saturdays designed to make it easier for created to form the final EACH, Councillor David Ellesmere, the Leader of Ipswich Borough Council, EACH and takes in Cliff Lane, passengers to get to and from green-themed mural design volunteer and torch-bearer Clive Coles, Mayor’s consort John Duffy, the Mayor, Clapgate Lane and Warren the station to other parts of to be installed by volunteers Councillor Mary Blake, and Councillor Bryony Rudkin, Culture portfolio-holder later this summer.