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Suffolk Special Olympics athletes prepare to represent our region at Anniversary Games in Scotland   Four Ipswich badminton players will be amongst a select group of athletes who will be competing at the forthcoming Special Olympics Anniversary Games. The...

A ground-breaking project was launched today (Tuesday 24 July) to provide regular sports-based reminiscence activities for care home residents and visitors. Sporting Memories Network CIC, in partnership with the Suffolk County Council led Most Active...

The East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST) is one step away from scooping a prestigious national award. The charity, which gives adults and children with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy sailing, helping them gain independence and confidence and engage...

A cycle event aimed at inspiring women and girls to get cycling will return to the Suffolk town of Southwold for its third year. This year’s Women on Wheels (WoW) will take place on Sunday 22nd July. Three routes have been designed to suit all abilities; 7...

Around 200 women took part in the ‘Women on Wheels’ ladies charity cycle ride in Bury St Edmunds on Sunday 8th July in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care. Celebrating it’s fifth year in Bury, the Women on Wheels cycle ride, known as the WoW Ride for short, is a fantastic...

Taster sessions are about to start locally as part of the ActivIpswich project, a sports initiative targeted at those over the age of 45 who are not currently taking part in regular sport or physical activity. The programme is a partnership project between...

Thousands of people donned their wetsuits and goggles and took the plunge at the Great East Swim, when it returned to Alton Water on Saturday. Around 2,000 swimmers of all ages and abilities took on a variety of challenges in the county's biggest open...

Suffolk Libraries is doing its bit to make Suffolk the most active county in England with six libraries now offering a range of sports equipment which customers can borrow. The ‘Move It’ scheme is a pilot project which will offer people the chance to...

Suffolk County Council has been awarded almost £9,000 National Lottery funding for a programme of activities during the school summer holidays aimed at addressing the triple inequalities of holiday hunger, isolation and inactivity. The programme will provide a range...