Who will be our 2024 Sports Day Champions? 

The Home-Start in Suffolk Corporate Sport Day is back for 2024 and offers local businesses an afternoon of fun and team building activities whilst raising awareness and supporting Home-Start in Suffolk.

This year’s event will see a welcome return of the traditional sports day races including a 3-legged race, egg & spoon race, sack race and team relay race. Last year these highly contested races certainly got the afternoon off to a great start and set the competitive tone for the afternoon.

Our Sports Day will also include some individual activities including, Netball, Football & Golf challenges. One of our key event sponsors this year, Abbeycroft will also be bringing their climbing wall along with archery and axe throwing and David Lloyd Ipswich will also be returning for a second year with some fun sporting challenges.

For those participants not as keen on the physical activities, we also have a team challenge that may test the mind more than the body!

The afternoon’s fun activities will conclude with a BBQ and prize-winning presentation, where participants and our event sponsors will get an opportunity to network and enjoy some time socialising.

Entry Fee

The cost to take part is £600 per team and includes a branded team T shirt, BBQ and refreshments for all team members.

Sponsorship Opportunities

There are also a range of sponsorship opportunities for local businesses looking to raise awareness and support our event. If you would like to find out more about the sponsorship packages, please email: event@homestartinsuffolk.com

Register your team

Click on the button below to complete our registration form.



Welcome to the Home-Start in Suffolk Virtual Duck Race! 

Purchase a duck and watch it race ‘virtually’ over the August bank holiday weekend. The owner of the duck that travels the furthest will win a £100 Amazon voucher. You can buy as many ducks as you would like, and track the race between Friday 23 – Monday 26 August.

Home-Start in Suffolk would like to thank Clare Lucas owner of Ducks in a Row for sponsoring our Virtual Duck Race. Find out more about Ducks in a Row here: https://www.ducks-in-a-row.uk/ 

How Buying a Duck can help support Home-Start in Suffolk

Volunteer Training and Support
Your donation can help fund the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of volunteers who work directly with families, providing practical and emotional assistance.

Home Visits
Your donation enables trained volunteers to visit families in their homes, offering tailored support that addresses each family’s unique challenges and needs.

Group Support
Your donation can support parenting workshops and educational programs that equip parents with skills and knowledge to better care for their children and manage household responsibilities.



SUFFOLK’S FICTITIOUS “MOST WANTED” BRAVED TIME

BEHIND BARS TO HELP SUFFOLK FAMILIES

10 Well-known Suffolk professionals, from business owners to directors, professors to solicitors were thrown in the cells as they took part in the Home-Start Jail & Bail Fundraiser to help raise vital funds to support Families across the county.

The event took  place on Friday 8 March throughout the afternoon and the 10 prisoners were arrested in various locations in and around Woodbridge, with all detainees being taken to the Home-Start in Suffolk makeshift jail at the Shire Hall on the Market Hill in Woodbridge

Each of those ‘arrested’ were tasked with the challenge of raising their £1,000 Bail to secure their release and gain their freedom.

Home-Start’s Jailbirds, who were being arrested for a multitude of ridiculous and fictitious crimes, include Clare Lucas – Outsourcing Specialist, Matthew Shields – Investment Manager at RBC Brewin Dolphin, Clare Swann – Founder and owner of 1975winebar, Jane Billing – Director of Billie Box Ltd., Andy Skinner – Managing Director of AMS Business Consultants, Dr Ruth Flaherty – Senior Lecturer in Law at University of Suffolk, James Robbins – Partner at Marshall Hatchick LLP, Nicole Rickard – Head of Communities at East Suffolk Council and Ricky Dzierozynski – Chief Operating Officer at Sona Insurance Brokers and Kate Grant, director of the East of England Network for Cadent Gas.

Their crimes ranges included things such as excessive use of social media or being too box-tastic, to helping too many people get their ducks in a row, and spreading too much joy in the classroom

Suffolk Police made the arrests from 11.30 am on Friday, booking them in and handing them over to Home-Start’s judge, BBC Radio Suffolk’s breakfast show host, Wayne Bavin, for sentencing before slinging them in the cells at in the Shire Hall

 It was such a fun day with a serious fundraising side.  Our prisoners were amazing and collectively raised more than £11,500 to help support families across our county who are really finding it tough at the moment.

Show your support for the Suffolk’s Most Wanted – help them to secure their bail for release!

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/hsjailandbail24

Welcome to our Seventh Fundraising Ball – The Moonlight Ball! We are delighted that you would like to join us for a great night in support of Home-Start in Suffolk!

Upon arrival you will be greeted with a welcome drink and the chance to mingle with friends.  You will then be ushered to your tables to play an icebreaker game of Heads & Tails, followed by a short introduction from our comperes, ready to enjoy a fabulous three-course meal.   

You can also take part in the Mystery Prize Raffle for your chance to win a bespoke gift worth over £100. Each table has been allocated one of our amazing prizes so when purchasing your tickets, remember you are only competing against those on your table to win – not the entire room!

Following our raffle you have the opportunity to bid on a selection of exclusive items in our Moonlight Ball Online Auction.  

Our beautiful giving Tree, will have some beautiful Moonlight Ball themed decorations. You are welcome to take a moon and we encourage you to scan the QR Code to make a donation or if you prefer to donate using cash then please place donations in the sealed bucket at the foot of the tree!

To finish your evening, The Talent will be performing and by popular demand we have agreed extended hours with the venue giving you the chance to dance the night away until 12.30am!

 

Tickets are £85 per person – please call Ali on 07988 753611 to book your tickets for a great night of food, fun and festivities!

Private tables available for 10 to 12 guests. Plus we have a limited number of tables seating up to 14 guests upon request. 

Individual, couple and smaller group bookings will be allocated a table and grouped together to complete a full table.

You can view the menu choices here:  MENU

Don’t forget to pre-order your wine or beer to avoid the queues at the bar and why not reserve one of our dedicated rooms at the hotel and make it a special overnight stay too!

You can view the pre-order wine and beer list here: WINE LIST

As a guest you can now purchase your raffle tickets.  To find out more: 

Special thanks to all our amazing sponsors

Platinum sponsor

MAULDONS BREWERY

Mauldons is the oldest brewery in Suffolk, based in Sudbury. A family-owned business with a portfolio of several award-winning beers. Mauldons core range is five traditional award-winning ales, with seasonal brews created throughout the year.

As well as supplying pubs across East Anglia, they craft the ales that go into their three Suffolk pubs local to the Hadleigh Show; The Lindsey Rose, The Bildeston Crown and The Brewery Tap.

Discover their barley to bottle ethos: https://mauldons.co.uk/

Gold sponsor

FOREFRONT UTILITIES

Discover: https://forefrontutilities.com/

Silver sponsors

Bronze sponsors

Table sponsors

Billie Box  Grange Farm Shop   Marshall Hatchick LLP   Dummett Copp    AMS Business Consultants    Stoke Sauces     Ipswich Sports Club    Yeseo

 

Special Thanks to the organisations that donated items to add to our gift bags.
With thanks to everyone has donated and provided raffle prizes for the event.

 

WILL YOUR BUSINESS BECOME SUFFOLK SPORTS DAY CHAMPIONS!

We are currently planning next year’s exciting Suffolk Sports Day!

To pre-register your interest in entering a team or to find out more about our sponsorship opportunities email events@homestartinsuffolk.org 

To see how much fun our teams had in 2023, watch our video here

 

or visit our dedicated page:   

2024 Running Challenge

At the start of the year we had a team of ‘non’ runners sign up to take on our Running Challenge and train to part in their first ever Half Marathon event this September.

We teamed up with the fantastic Luke Read at Airborne Fit who offered an exclusive personal training programme, and has been supporting our team on their journey to become runners!

If you would like to support our incredible running team you can CLICK HERE to sponsor them.

We are currently finalising our plans for the highlight of our 2024 social calendar – The Moonlight Ball 2024!  We can’t wait to share more details with you.

Interested in attending?

Tickets will be available early 2024!

To receive an email update when tickets become available register your interest to attend by completing the form on the button below. 

Interested in Sponsorship Opportunities?

Sponsorship packages are available now and we welcome the opportunity to discuss the options with you.

To find out more please email: events@homestartinsuffolk.org or call Ali Watson on 07988 753611 and we will be happy to arrange a meeting. 

COULD YOU BECOME ONE OF SUFFOLK’S FICTITIOUS MOST WANTED 2024 IN SUPPORT OF SUFFOLK FAMILIES?

Back by popular demand, The Home-Start Jail and Bail 2024 will take place on Friday 8 March 2024 in Woodbridge!

Back by popular demand, the Home-Start Jail & Bail 2024 returns on 8 March 2024!  Well-known Suffolk professionals, from business owners, directors, professors and politicians, will be thrown in the cells as they take part in the Home-Start Jail & Bail Fundraiser in Woodbridge to help raise vital funds to support Families across the county.

We still have room for more “Jailbirds” so if you would like find out more about how you can join in the fun at this hilarious event and be arrested for a ridiculous fake crime email events@homestartinsuffolk.org or call Ali Watson on 07988 753611. 

Those ‘arrested’ will be tasked with the challenge of raising their £1,000 Bail to secure their release and gain their freedom.

Our Jailbirds from 2022 raised an incredible £15,000 and you can see for yourself how much fun was had by watching our video below!

Support Suffolk families this season and join in the Winter Appeal!

For the past 3 years hundreds of families have benefitted from your generosity and support in the lead up to the festive period through our vouchers campaign.

In the last 12 months Home-Start in Suffolk have supported more than 1,500 families (172% increase on the previous year!) and with so many struggling due to the rise in the cost of living and energy prices, we really need your support this year!

Our recent survey of supported families confirmed families were concerned about energy prices and heating their homes, clothing their children this winter, feeding their family and not being able to buy a gift for the children this Christmas

Support a Suffolk family this season and join in the Winter Appeal!

If you or your organisation would like to get involved and contribute to our Christmas Gift Cards Campaign for families we would like to suggest the following:

Gift Cards for the Supermarkets: Tesco . Morrisons . ASDA . Sainsbury’s . Lidl . Aldi

One 4 All gift Cards available from the Post Office

Energy vouchers can also be donated

Or you can donate to our JustGiving Campaign through this link:

What a fantastic afternoon we had! 

In glorious sunshine our 13 corporate teams battled it out to be crowned “Suffolk Sports Day Champions!”  What an epic battle it was too!  Congratulations to our winners for 2023 – Suez who take home the shield for this year. 

Take a look at our leader to see our final scores…

 

The event was a huge success and raised an amazing £4,800 to support Suffolk Families!

We plan to upload a full gallery of the photographs taken on the day very soon.  We will let all teams know when this available to view.

Thank you to all our amazing team for being part of this special event

A huge thank you you our Race Sponsors and event supporters who made this event possible!

 

Thank you to all our amazing team for being part of this special event

Here we share the amazing photographs taken on the day.

 

John Ferguson Gallery

Rob Simpson Gallery

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