Two aspiring gymnasts from Ipswich are head over heels after receiving funding to support their sporting endeavours. Abigail Roper (18) and Charlie Harvey-Lloyd (18), both members of Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club in Ipswich, attended an Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club event recently to receive grants of £1,000 each to help them …
Throughout May, the teams from the Pound Gates Group took part in The Cycling Challenge for Soma Leo and raised over £5,000 for the charity. Through a combination of static bikes in the offices, spin classes and special cycling challenges, the team collectively cycled over 7,400 km, the distance from …
Throughout the month of May, staff from across the Pound Gates Group (Pound Gates, Sevatas and Contior) are taking part in The Cycling Challenge for Soma Leo. The Challenge will raise funds for The Soma Leo Foundation, our charity that provides primary aged education to 175 children in the deprived …
The man who trained, motivated and successfully coached the likes of David Walliams, Eddie Izzard, John Bishop and many other household names, to complete extraordinary challenges in aid of Sport Relief and Comic Relief was in Ipswich today (Friday 17 March) to help raise money for up and coming sportsmen and …
The Pound Gates Charity Quiz Night returned this week, in support of The Soma Leo Foundation. At Venue 16, teams from across Ipswich took part to battle it out for the brainiest team in Ipswich crown. The event was hosted by local celebrity quiz master Simon Jay and raised £1,500 …
2008 Beijing Javelin bronze medallist Goldie Sayers was in Ipswich on Friday 14 October to help raise vital funding to help talented young sportsmen and women from Suffolk achieve their sporting dreams. Sayers, from Newmarket, had an illustrious sporting career that saw her compete for Team GB in three Olympic …
Sunday saw the return of Suffolk Dog Day, the county’s top event for canines and their humans. After a two-year break, the event was bigger and better than ever before attracting over 5,000 visitors. Described as the Pawfect day out, there was plenty to do including fun dog classes, …
Today at Pound Gates, we are celebrating our amazing staff who qualify for our Long Service Awards across our businesses. Each year we recognise those that have been with the business for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years and 2022 is a bumper year. The awards recognise the incredible …
Pound Gates is proud to co-headline sponsor Suffolk Dog Day 2022. Suffolk’s canine event of the year is back by popular demand and will take place at Helmingham Hall on Sunday 31 July. The day is designed to celebrate our furry friends in all their guises, and is a great …
Pound Gates recently awarded a grant of £2,000 to Ipswich Sports Club for the Disabled, raised through our Acorn Fund, a partnership between Pound Gates and Suffolk Community Foundation. Ipswich Sports Club for the Disabled, run entirely by volunteers, provides facilities for sport and social activities for people with disabilities …
