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This weekend (Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September) will be a busy weekend at the Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House. Saturday: The county-wide annual event ‘Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride’ is on between 9 and 5pm and the Meeting House will be welcoming cyclists and walkers as they journey between church and chapels (and Meeting Houses)Continue reading “A Special Weekend!”

As if Everything were a Miracle – a collection of poems by Peter Watkins

Carol Service by Candlelight – Saturday 18th December at 6pm. All welcome – the candelabra will be lit, the tea lights will be battery powered this year rather than naked flame (after all our restoration work!) and the atmosphere will be superb. This is a carol service with a difference – with contributions from the congregationContinue reading “Christmas by Candlelight!”

Congratulations to everyone associated with the Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House and its big restoration project. They have won another award – with Distinction – this time from The Ipswich Society. Representatives of the Trustees, KLH Architects and builders Valiant, attended the prize-giving at The Hold, Ipswich, where they received their certificates from the Mayor ofContinue reading “Another Award for the Unitarian Meeting House!”

Thank you David Webb…. we loved your stories and seeing the famous Yellow Coat! (on Friday 10th December 2021) A fundraising evening for the Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House. David Webb, one of the Webb Twins, had a long and successful career in show business, with his twin brother Tony. They are best remembered as theContinue reading “‘My Life as a Hi de Hi Yellowcoat’”

On Saturday 6th November the Meeting House will be open between 11am and 2pm so do call in and see this beautiful historic Grade One Listed building and the restoration work that has gone into ensuring its future. A qualified tourist guide will be there to answer your questions. The Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House is only regularly open to visitorsContinue reading “Visiting the Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House”

The Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House has been awarded a prestigious award from the Suffolk Preservation Society. A Suffolk Heritage Championship Award has been given to the Trustees ‘in recognition of their significant contribution to conserving the county’s heritage’ and securing the buildings future and accessibility to all. The award will be presented in May 2022.Continue reading “Congratulations to the award-winning Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House”

The Ipswich Society Winter Talks programme at the Museum Street Methodist Church is starting up again on October 20th with a talk on the restoration of the Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House by Stuart Edgar of KLH Architects – the lead consultant on the project. Our Grade I Listed Meeting House was put on the HeritageContinue reading “Learn about the restoration project”