With the theme of “Makes Me Smile” as the judging criteria, the 20th Woodbridge Festive Window competition took place on Thursday 17th December. This a fiercely competitive competition that is fully embraced by all businesses in this popular bustling Riverside Town. Always eagerly looked forward to, the businesses of Woodbridge, both retail and non-retail certainly […]
by James Lightfoot, Chairman of Choose Woodbridge, featured in the East Anglian Daily Times 16/12/20 Father Christmas is coming. He has been given special quarantine dispensation . Children can therefore enjoy Christmas “as usual”. That includes receiving presents. You can also still enjoy giving them. Which means you need to buy them but please do […]
The Unruly Pig is named ‘Dining Pub of the Year’ by The Good Pub Guide 2021 and Suffolk’s only UK Top 50 Gastropub. The 2021 version of The Good Pub Guide has just been published and the champagne corks have therefore been popping at The Unruly Pig as it has just been named as ‘Dining […]
Many businesses have had to adapt to face the challenges of the last few months. Here we look at how one Woodbridge florist has continued to offer a “ray of sunshine” to people throughout the pandemic with their beautiful blooms and incredible customer services. Windmills Florist in Woodbridge has been described as enchanting, magical and […]
A group of sea scouts have teamed up with a local artist to create a giant Christmas mural in the town of Woodbridge. Members of the 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts are all contributing artwork which will sit alongside the work of local artist Claudia Myatt and cover the full side of the scout hut on […]
Independent shopkeepers in a Suffolk coastal town have slammed big retailers exploiting lockdown loopholes to stay open. Business owners in Woodbridge who have stuck to the rules surrounding lockdown and closed their doors to the public, claim larger competitors are flouting the regulations which state that you can only operate if you are classed as […]
Window shoppers in Woodbridge could be able to buy what they see without needing to set foot in store, thanks to plans for new tech in the town. A host of independent stores have come together to find a way for customers to peruse the high street and purchase items they spot in the window […]
Inspired by The Wind in the Willows, Clare Perkins, director of Choose Woodbridge, takes a whimsical look at the town’s historic riverside. “The Mole was bewitched. As he sat on the grass and looked across the river something bright began to twinkle,’’ taken from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. From his lookout on […]
A Suffolk Scout group has come up with a novel way of marking Remembrance Day. Members of 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts would normally turn out in force for the Remembrance Day parade, but because of COVID they can’t this year. Instead Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers have been busy painting poppies on stones which will […]
