An independent zero-waste shop has officially opened its doors after moving to a larger premises in the town centre. Bosses behind Cut the Wrap bid farewell to their Upper Brook Street site on Monday after nearly three years of business. The popular plastic-free grocery store was set up by Cat and Paul Moffatt in July 2018 after the pair watched a Blue Planet documentary which inspired them to reduce their carbon footprint. The store operates on a complete plastic-free basis, with customers choosing how much of a product they want to buy – and in what container. After a difficult 2020, Mrs Moffatt said the couple is forging a ‘brighter, more positive’ future in their new base in New Market Street.
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Vistry Partnerships has finished construction work at the Brunswick Village extra care facility, handing over 60 specialist apartments to the city council and S4B consortium partners.
The residential community is to replace the existing Elizabeth Yarwood Court retirement home, with on site facilities to include a café/bistro and hair salon for community and residents’ use. The scheme includes both one- and two-bedroomed apartments.
Brunswick Village is situated on Brunswick Street, roughly halfway along the road linking Upper Brook Street and the A6 near the Apollo in Ardwick.
The S4B Consortium is made up of Vistry Partnerships, Onward, Mears and Equitix, and is taking forward a £100m masterplan for the New Brunswick area covering new home,s improveoments to existing housing, retail, highways, pedestrian footpaths, play areas, cycle routes and recreational space. Onward will manage the facility.
Red Nose Day at Howard Primary School in Bury St Edmunds in February 1988
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Have you taken part in charity fun events for Red Nose Day over the years?
Competitors in the gurning championships at Springfield Infants School, Ipswich, during their Red Nose Day event in 2002
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Comic Relief is set to return on Friday, March 19 - though the fundraising extravaganza will of course be different this year because of lockdown restrictions.
Red Nose Day at West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds in March 1989
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Today, we are looking back at some of the wacky ways of raising money around Suffolk and Essex for previous Red Nose Days, including school and college dressing-up days.
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