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Plants for Sale at Chantry Walled Garden

ActivLives is a local charity, which relies on grants, trusts, donations, fundraising activities, sponsorship & commissions to enable us to provide & develop our services across Ipswich & Suffolk.

Visitors at the Chantry Walled Garden looking at some plants

Plants for Sale at Chantry Walled Garden

5 May 2026 @ 10:00 - 14:00 - Shrubs, perennials, climbers, bedding and bee-friendly plants available at competitive prices. If you’re unable to visit the garden in person our plant catalogue and online order for can be found here: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/online/ We also open the nursery for plant sales on Tuesday & Thursdays between 10am-2pm. Contact us on 01473 345350 for more information.

Members of Better Balance exercise doing a standing exercise session with the instructor

Keep on Moving East Bergholt – Constable Memorial Hall (Every Tuesday)

5 May 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:30 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Tuesday 10:00am – [...]

An instructor providing guidance to a group of participants doing a seated exercise

Keep on Moving Ipswich – St Mary at Stoke Church Hall (Every Tuesday)

5 May 2026 @ 10:30 - 11:30 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Tuesday 10:30am – [...]

ActivBowls (Short-Mat) @ Gainsborough Sports Centre

5 May 2026 @ 10:30 - 12:30 - ActivBowls (Short-Mat, Every Tuesday 10.30-12.30) Gainsborough Sports Centre, 5 Brazier’s Wood Rd, IP3 0SP. (continues indoors until 11th June) We are not a ‘club’, as such, but we are a group of people who really enjoy a game of bowls. This is an informal session that is non-competitive. Some players bring their own bowls/woods but [...]

AN instructor leading the chair-based exercise with members standing performing a routine.

12-week Strength & Balance Programme – East Bergholt (Every Tuesday)

5 May 2026 @ 11:45 - 12:45 - If you are aged 65 or over, you may benefit from our Strength & Balance programme. Benefits: 12 FREE Strength & Balance Sessions, OTAGO specialist qualified instructors, exercise to improve, gait, coordination, strength & confidence Schedule Every Tuesday 11.45am -12.45pm

A volunteer serving food for the members of the lunch club

St Mary at Stoke Lunch Club

5 May 2026 @ 12:00 - 13:00 - Every Tuesday - Enjoy a hot homemade 2 course meal! Lunch served at 12 noon £7.00 per lunch

The People’s Community Garden

6 May 2026 @ 09:00 - 14:30 - The People’s Community Garden is open for volunteering, placements and produce sales: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00am – 2:30pm. You may visit us at The People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich, IP2 8RE. Please click The People’s Community Garden for more information. Bespoke visits and activity days by arrangement.

Community Garden Gate Sales

6 May 2026 @ 09:00 - 14:00 - Freshly picked produce, plants and flowers from ActivGardens on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in season 9:00 am – 2:00pm at The People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Rd, Ipswich, IP2 8RE

A group of participants doing a seated exercise inside a hall

Keep on Moving Leiston – Waterloo Centre (Every Wednesday)

6 May 2026 @ 09:30 - 11:00 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Wednesday 9:30am – [...]

A group of men and a woman sitting on a porch enjoying their drinks and smiling

Men’s Breakfast Hub Ipswich (Every Wednesday)

6 May 2026 @ 10:00 - 14:00 - Would you like to meet some like-minded people and have a chat over a cuppa and a bacon bap? Our friendly Breakfast Hub offers a friendly, safe environment for discussion and advice from qualified staff, volunteers and outside agencies. A social, confidential support group for men aged 45 and over. £7.00 per session to [...]