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. […]
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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 […]
ActivGardens
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 […]
ActivLives
29 August 2025 / 29 August 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives charity is developing the new ActivAble Project with a plan to organise a group of residents and local stakeholders to direct it. The Project aims to create fun and social activities to prevent loneliness, social isolation and support people to improve their health and wellbeing for adults in the Sizewell C area. It is organised by […]
13 August 2025 / 13 August 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Members of the ActivLives ‘Inclusive Badminton’ group, who play weekly in Ipswich, did us proud as they flew the flag for the Special Olympics Eastern Region recently at a National Special Olympics Badminton Tournament held at the University of Wolverhampton Sports Campus in Walsall. The team of 7 players from Suffolk, did a brilliant job […]
8 August 2025 / 22 August 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The charity held another successful summer party at the People’s Community Garden on 1st of August. Around 70 members, volunteers, partners, funders, staff and supporters joined the celebration. Despite the rain, the guests enjoyed live music with Phil Jackson, BBQ and fresh salad from the garden. A lucky guest also won the raffle during the […]
30 July 2025 / 30 July 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The third ActivLives Inclusive Boccia Tournament was held recently in Stowmarket. The event attracted 40 competitors, most of whom are local and play regularly with ActivLives. There were also a small number of athletes who travelled up from the south and west of England to compete. There were over 75 people attending the event during the course of […]
11 July 2025 / 22 August 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
The Felixstowe Disability Pride hailed a success after over a hundred people showed up to support people with disabilities and celebrate the power of inclusivity. The event on 11th July featured a seafront parade, inclusive performances and a disability-focused business roadshow. It was organised by Ian Bell – Founder of Suffolk Mobility Solutions and Clare […]
9 July 2025 / 22 August 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
ActivLives received £2000 donation from John Lewis & Partners Ipswich that will support the charity’s various programmes and services in the local community in Ipswich and across Suffolk. The charity is grateful for this incredible support from John Lewis & Partners. Receiving the donation is ActivLives CEO Julie Stokes and Partnership and Fundraising Officer Colin Baldwin.
7 July 2025 / 16 July 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
In celebration of Wellness Month in August, Ipswich based charity ActivLives launches “How Far Can You Go?” campaign to encourage people to boost their physical and mental health by walking regularly and doing physical movements from 1st to the 31st of August. Participants are requested to record their steps and movements and set a target distance and fundraising amount. Those […]
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