The first new map, designed by local artist John Roberts, was put in place this week down at the riverside. Revitalising the existing town maps has been on the Choose Woodbridge agenda for some time, so we are thrilled to finally reveal the first map that has been installed. The previous maps were designed some […]
Woodbridge light art competition – calling artists of all ages and artistic disciplines! Deadline: 8th September, midday Entry cost: free How to enter: email submissions to noiseofart@gmail.com as PDF or JPEG images, maximum file size 3MB. Whether you’re a budding artist or a seasoned professional, Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music of Noise of Art […]
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum has been awarded £1,041.50 by the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund. The Grant will enable the Mill to improve accessibility for visitors with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to experience the Tide Mill. Before the pandemic the Mill got some 12,000 visitors a year, a number the Mill’s […]
Woodbridge Town Council and The Crown Estate are pleased to confirm they have today entered into a long lease enabling the effective management and preservation of an important part of the River Deben foreshore. The area involved is bounded by Whisstocks Quay and its slipway, the Tide Mill Quay, and the Tide Mill and its […]
Elmhurst Park Melton Pit Redevelopment Do you remember the two-tier glasshouse hidden in the corner of Elmhurst Park? Do you remember Roy Brundell planting up and growing on his seedlings which brightened up the park during those long, lazy days of summer? Sadly, the old glasshouses were removed in 2009, however during the spring and […]
Photo: Woodbridge Tide Mill. Credit: Simon Ballard Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum announces the launch of The Woodbridge Tide Mill Photo Competition 2021 sponsored by Marshall Hatchick Solicitors. The Mill is inviting amateur photographers to submit photographs on the theme of: “Woodbridge Tide Mill on the Deben”. There will be a 1st prize of £250 and […]
Woodbridge gastropub wins ‘Highest Climber’ in prestigious Estrella Damm UK Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2021. These have not been the best of times for too many pubs and restaurants in the UK but The Unruly Pig in Woodbridge Suffolk has now great reason to celebrate as it has just won a top 10 spot in […]
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 […]
