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What it's like making music. Making music for yourself vs for other people
It can feel like a surge of adrenaline that turns the chair you're sitting on into a rocket. When you're making music for yourself , it...

ICM
Nov 30, 20212 min read


Working in radio, how to work well with a chronic condition or illness
On the way to work you may find your balance, mobility, or ability to travel difficult to anticipate, this is why working from home some...

ICM
Nov 1, 20213 min read


ICM awarded nearly half a million pound grant to deliver English language learning
We are excited to announce that we have just been awarded almost half a million pounds from the National Lottery’s Community Fund for the...

ICM
Nov 1, 20212 min read


ICM's High Sheriff Visit
This week, Ipswich Community Media was paid a visit by the High Sheriff of Suffolk, Edward Creasy. Edward and his wife Penny came to view...

ICM
Oct 26, 20213 min read


New Gen at Latitude Festival
Suffolk’s renowned music festival, Latitude, is unique to other festivals for many reasons; whether it’s the idyllic location set in a...

ICM
Oct 18, 20212 min read


South Street Kids learn to Beatbox
On Saturday 9th October we were lucky enough to have Natty Sobhee run a beat box and lyric writing with our South Street Kids. Natty is...

ICM
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Community Champions Receive their SALA Awards
The annual Suffolk Adult Learner Awards, which was set up by University Campus Suffolk and Suffolk County Council, showcases the hard...

ICM
Sep 18, 20212 min read


New Gen Bessie Turner Trip
Local artist, and Smokehouse alumni, Bessie Turner was back in Suffolk last weekend to perform at the infamous Snape Maltings. As part of...

ICM
Aug 31, 20212 min read


New Gen Black Panther Brunch
New Gen, a project created by Ipswich Community Media in 2019 and now run in collaboration with Out Loud Music, helps to unite young,...

ICM
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Power of Stories Community Events
We are so excited to be partnering with Aspire Black Suffolk for the Power Of Stories Exhibition this summer to share local stories. Our...

ICM
Jul 13, 20212 min read


Suffolk Adult Learners' Awards Success
Well done to everyone involved in the Suffolk Adult Learners’ Awards a few weeks ago. We are so proud of so many of our learners this...

ICM
Jul 11, 20216 min read


Keeping Everyone Safe
As the UK vaccination programme continues to successfully roll out, we are thinking about people all over the world who don’t have access...

ICM
Jul 1, 20212 min read


Domestic Abuse Training with Lighthouse Women's Aid
Earlier in the year ten of our members of staff and volunteers attended a training day on ‘Domestic Abuse Awareness in the workplace’...

ICM
Apr 19, 20212 min read


ICM: A Year in Lockdown
Look back at how we adapted, evolved and supported each other and the community from 2020 to 2021! As we kicked off 2020 ICM was at a...

ICM
Mar 27, 20213 min read


Get Ready for the 2021 Census
Ipswich Community Media is supporting its learners and volunteers as well as the local community to increase their understanding of the...

ICM
Mar 11, 20211 min read


LGBT History Month Reflection 2021
Angelle reflects on this years LGBT History Month, what has been different this year, and what it has meant to the LGBTQ+ community. As...

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Mar 7, 20212 min read


Games Jam Resource Pack
South Street Kids is a weekly project we run with Saturday morning sessions for young people; gaining skills, confidence and developing a...

ICM
Feb 25, 20211 min read


IO Radio Appoints New Station Manager
Ipswich Online (IO) Radio is excited to announce the appointment of its new Station Manager Ben Scarlett who takes up the reins this...

ICM
Nov 26, 20202 min read


Black History Month Reflection
These photos were taken at Ipswich Cornhill in front of the brilliant John Ferguson’s Black Britannia exhibition, celebrating black...

ICM
Nov 24, 20201 min read


Suffolk Community Foundation Feature
We were so excited to be featured in Suffolk Community Foundation’s Annual Review yesterday alongside so many other brilliant local...

ICM
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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