News | Inspire Suffolk

Inspiring students and staff recognised at Inspire Suffolk Awards

10 April 2019

Last night, 9th April, we hosted our second awards ceremony celebrating the successes and accomplishments of both our students and staff throughout 2018. As a charity, we work to support young people onto a positive future through our personal development courses guiding them into employment, education, volunteering or further training....

We’re the sold out Twilight 10K charity!

25 March 2019

We are delighted to have been chosen as the official charity partner for this year’s sold out Ipswich Twilight 10k Race on Friday 26 July, which is being held for the fifth consecutive year in association with Ipswich Building Society, Ipswich Jaffa Running Club and Ipswich Borough Council. We have...

Young people preparing to take their next steps

21 March 2019

As our young people get closer to finishing their Prince’s Trust Team programme they are starting to look at the skills they will need for their next steps. This week our young people across the county have been joined by the team at Flagship Group. They’ve been giving our young...

London Marathon here we come!

20 March 2019

We are very excited to announce that Carl Collins will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for Inspire Suffolk! This is the second time that Inspire Suffolk have had a runner in the prestigious event and we can’t wait to see Carl running on the day....

Pure’s charity quiz in Ipswich raises over £2000 for us!

19 March 2019

Professional recruitment specialists Pure hosted its annual Ipswich charity quiz night on Thursday 14th March, bringing local businesses and clients together for a battle of the brains which raised over £2000 for us! The fun evening, which has become renowned for its playful rivalry between local organisations, saw 30 teams...

Team programmes supporting their local communities

11 March 2019

Young people taking part in our Prince’s Trust Team programmes have been supporting their local communities with projects across Suffolk! One of many parts of our Team programmes ran in partnership with the Prince’s Trust is undertaking a project in the local community. Their community projects require planning, fundraising and a...

Strictly Charity is back!

13 February 2019

Strictly Charity with Ipswich School of Dancing is here for 2019! We’re looking for people to volunteer to take on the challenge of learning to dance and fundraise for us for our Strictly Charity 2019 fundraiser! Once again, we’re teaming up with Ipswich School of Dancing for our popular dancing...

Young people facing fears on residential trips

11 February 2019

Our Prince’s Trust Team programme is one of our most successful education programmes for local young people across Suffolk. The programme takes place over 12 weeks and is life-changing allowing our participants to gain confidence and skills and overcome challenges they face. In the second week of the programme, our...

Valuable construction work experience with local employers

7 February 2019

The young people on our Step Up into Construction programme in Lowestoft have been gaining some invaluable experience with local construction company Adams Contracts Building and Maintenance. The students were given the opportunity to work to work alongside the local employer putting their learning into practice. Our Step Up into...

Success at Ipswich Town bucket collection

4 February 2019

Our staff and volunteers braved the icy cold conditions this weekend to host a bucket collection for Inspire Suffolk at the Ipswich Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday match at Portman Road! A very big thank you to everyone who gave up their time to support us! It was an icy day, so...