Specialist Hubs
5 November 2025 / 10 November 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives lunch club achieved an incredible milestone after reaching 18 years of delivering community meals in Ipswich at the St Mary at Stoke Church Hall. The hub is part of the charity’s programmes to fight isolation and loneliness and build connection especially among older residents in the local community. Started in November 2007 at the […]
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ActivGardens
24 October 2025 / 24 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Volunteers at Belle Vue Park begin the first phase of our exciting new planting plans, funded by Babergh District Council. Here they unload and spread mulch and top soil. Over the next few weeks, we will be planting thousands of spring bulbs and new plants! Never mind the weather – come and get involved and […]
ActivLives
24 October 2025 / 29 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The Suffolk Land Rover Owners Club is raising funds for ActivLives at the Trinity Park Fireworks this coming Saturday, 8th November. The charity would like to thank the club for supporting ActivLives. This will support a lot of our programmes and services. Find out more information here: TRINITY PARK FIREWORKS A new and exciting event […]
22 October 2025 / 22 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Jars of our delicious honey straight from ActivHives are now on sale at £5 for a 227g (8oz) jar and £10 for 454g (1lb) jar. ActivHives aims to open the ancient craft of keeping bees to as many people as possible, enabling them to gain an understanding of these fascinating creatures and how to help […]
Our ‘Grow Well Eat Well’ project has gone from strength to strength over the summer, with a huge amount of veg going out each week to St Peter’s Top Up Shop – visited by more than 60 families. Meanwhile, we have welcomed new volunteers from the local community, while a family and a group of […]
3 October 2025 / 29 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The Ipswich-based charity ActivLives launched a new campaign Building Healthier, Connected Communities in Suffolk on the 1st of October. What is the campaign? ActivLives is seeking support to raise £100,000 to continue its fight against loneliness and social isolation and improve people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing living in Ipswich, East Suffolk & Babergh. The […]
1 October 2025 / 22 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
If you are looking for a new activity to give yourself a boost in the new year – how about getting out in the bracing February air and joining our Spring course at ActivGardens? Grow Your Future for people aged 16+ will help you gain skills and confidence for further learning, training, volunteering or employment. […]
ActivSports
30 September 2025 / 1 October 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives celebrated ‘National Boccia Day’ in style with a Boccia Festival held at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich on 26th September. Sixty-six players participated with the brilliant support of staff and volunteers, as well as individual players there were participating groups from Avenues East, Leading Lives Stowmarket, Suffolk Rural College, Suffolk One and Papworth Trust. […]
ActivLives ActivSports
19 September 2025 / 19 September 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Mike McCarthy, ActivSport Development Officer, has won the Active Award of the BBC Radio Suffolk Make A Difference Awards at a ceremony in Trinity Park on 17 September. He was recognised for using physical activity or sport as a way of improving the lives of those in their community. Mike is a strong advocate of […]
8 September 2025 / 10 September 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Where: ActivLives Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS When: Thursday 25th September 2025 from 10am to 2pm Access: Nearest parking is in Chantry Park car park, which is near the mansion off Hadleigh Road – location details at the bottom of this webpage: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/chantry-walled-garden/FOR DISABLED ACCESS, PLEASE CALL AHEAD – IAN 07599 951060 […]
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