Seven Ipswich businesses have been praised by a national charity for the contribution they are making to sport in Suffolk. Pound Gates Chartered Insurance Brokers, Ensors Chartered Accountants, Handelsbanken, Ellisons Solicitors, Concertus, StrategiQ and Picasso HR have been singled out for praise by SportsAid, after another hugely successful fundraising lunch. …
Sporting legend Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards flew in to Ipswich today (Friday 24 February) to help raise funding for Suffolk’s up and coming sportsmen and women. Edwards, who became the first competitor since 1929 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, was guest of honour at the Ipswich Sporting Lunch …
Suffolk’s three Rio 2016 Paralympic athletes joined former British, Commonwealth, European and World Champion athlete Derek Redmond to raise money to support the next generation of athletes from Suffolk. Just a few days after stepping off the plane from Rio, Zoe Newson, Ryan Crouch and Evie Edwards all attended the …
Three up-and-coming sports stars from Suffolk have been helped on the road to future sporting success thanks to funding raised by Ipswich businesses. Sailor Joseph Drake, athlete Jonathan Adams and swimmer Elise Martin De La Torre were all presented with SportsAid Awards at Portman Road the home of Ipswich Town …
Aspiring tennis star Justice Hall from Ipswich has become the latest young athlete from the county to be recognised by Suffolk SportsAid. Justice, who is a member of the Great Britain 12 and under squad, secured a 3rd place finish at the national finals last year. Training for 15 hours …
Maya Price (15), who plays for Ipswich Basketball Club, became the 20th super-talented Suffolk athlete to receive support from Suffolk SportsAid in 2015. She was a member of the England U16 Women National Team programme last season and the National Development programme for U15 Girls the year before. This season …
