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Would you like to have a flutter and try to win up to £25,000? Out & About are now registered with Unity lottery which is a charity lottery scheme...

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In the earlier news article entitled 'Eastenders Actor Proud to Advise Young People', we promised you a link to the ITV Anglia broadcast of the film m...

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  VIP is a new partnership between Out & About and Activities Unlimited. The project will enhance and develop the role of volunteers who wis...

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15 year old Billy Fuller from Trimley St Martin near Felixstowe recently ran 10k in 55 minutes at Snetterton race course which is a fantastic achievem...

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  Waitrose in Colchester have chosen Out & About to be one of the three charities for the September round of their Community Matters initiat...

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On Tuesday 10th August, a group of young people from Ipswich aged 13 to 18 were involved in the ITV Fixers project, making a film about the barriers w...

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    Louise Coe from Barham near Ipswich took part in the London 10k Road Race in July to raise funds for Out & About. Louise said...

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Suffolk:  Activities Unlimited have asked Out & About to assess the play value and accessibility of a number of district and borough cou...

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On Sunday 11th July, 139 runners took place in the RAF Marham 10 mile road race in association with Marham Village Fun Day . The race was wo...

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Community Care magazine have used Out & About as an example of good practice in a recent article. CLICK HERE to read the full report. ...

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Creating Smiles Everyday   l-r Aston, Charlotte, Terri, Lisa, Stacey, Sadie A group of disabled young people recently got together to design ...

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  Lady golfers raise money for Out & About Linda Warner and a group of lady golfers from Woodbridge Golf club very kindly raised a fantas...

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Out & About has been supporting Essex teen Mark Blowers at archery lessons in Colchester; which was the feature of an article in the Colchest...

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Out & About is delighted that the organisation Choose Suffolk has adopted us as their chosen charity. Choose Suffolk’s main aim is to put Suffol...

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Out & About has a number of new vacancies advertised in local press this week.  Please visit the Jobs page for full details. Also, we a...

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  Wendy Connolly ran the London Marathon for the first time this year and raised funds for Out & About.  Here, Wendy tells us...

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X-man Wolverine, He-Man and Scooby Doo were among the volunteers who helped at our street collection in Ipswich on Saturday.   The event was su...

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Out & About Team Leader, Fiona Farrell, along with friends Ali Clarke & Helen Skinner have become the self-titled "Biking Birds" for ...

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Out & About has launched the first edition of its new newsletter, Shout About It which is now available to download from our website. We wou...

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Out & About is advertising some exciting new job opportunities.  Download full details from the "Current Vacancy" box on the Jobs Page.
Out & About chief executive, Steve Allman, has been elected as the new chair* of the national Council for Disabled Children (CDC). The Counc...

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Are universal leisure activities in Luton inclusive?  Disabled young people in Luton were supported by Out & About to find out and ...

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Out & About ran an inclusion workshop in Watford on Friday 5th March.  The event, aimed at increasing awareness of inclusion issues, was...

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If you have overdone it this Christmas and feel like you need to drop a few pounds, why not lose your pounds and raise ££££s for Out & About? Begi...

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90 million phones are hiding in drawers and cupboards across the UK - but less than 20% of all unused mobile phones get recycled. Out & Abo...

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Out & About's 2009 Impact Report is available now in the Downloads section.
Following a successful application to the Suffolk Youth & Connexions Service, Out & About has been awarded a £5,000 grant to fund their ‘Get I...

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Kelsey Trevett, 7 from South Oxhey has been given the chance to experience the real Lord of the Dance later this month. Kelsey does not let his i...

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    As soon as she turned 16, Rebecca Walton started to support disabled children and young people, volunteering as an enabler for Out &...

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The 4th Annual RAF Marham Road Race and Fun Run took place on Sunday 19th July. The event was organised by Corporal Phil Wolstanholme, who is also a ...

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  Out & About has unanimously been selected by colleagues from Sainsburys Warren Heath in Ipswich to be their Local Charity of the Year....

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  Ipswich business networking group, Women on Top, are delighted to announce that they have chosen Out & About as their nominated charity. ...

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Five colleagues from the regional sales team at Cofunds Investment Company, completed the Reading Half Marathon and raised over £1,200 for Out & A...

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On the 11th March Out & About held an Inclusion workshop at the Aspire business centre Lowestoft. A great turnout of over 40 people showed how mu...

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Let your mum know how special she is this mothers day, send her Guernsey flowers and raise money for disabled children and young people in the local c...

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On Friday 30th January Basepoint Ipswich hosted a Quiz Night to raise funds for disabled children to be supported in leisure activities by Out & A...

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Out & About is celebrating having received a £36,000 grant. The two year grant will support the salary of a new operations manager, allowing Out &...

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Out & About are delighted that Jayne Daniels from Willis Ltd nominated Out & About as the beneficiary of their December Dress Down Day. Staff ...

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Out & About would like to thank staff and customers at the Crown Hotel, High Street, Manningtree who have raised over £1,000 since June last year....

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Out & About is holding an Open Garden Event next year and we are looking for proud gardeners across the region to open their garden to the general...

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Basepoint Business Centre Ipswich is part of The ACT Foundation – a leading UK grant making charity. All of their 24 Basepoint centres nominate a loca...

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A team of police officers from Suffolk Constabulary took part in the Wantisden Hog Run to raise funds for Out & About. Mitch Locke, who has volun...

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Youngsters from Out & About were celebrating today after winning the prestigious Suffolk Acre Probert Award for community achievement. The young p...

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The Suffolk Friendly Charity Darts League have supported our work with disabled children by presenting a cheque to Out & About for £1,000. The che...

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Out & About recently held a Pampered Chef Evening at our Ipswich office. Jill Boot, the Pampered Chef Consultant demonstrated how to cook a quick...

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Becca and Sam Macro organised a competition to celebrate the safe arrival of their new baby, Reece, who was born on 17th July weighing 8lb 11oz. Frie...

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Ipswich PubPoker have donated their spring season charity donations to Out & About. A total of £528 was presented to the charity at their season f...

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Several players from nine teams in the Greene King & Mac Automatics first division pool league took part in the Charity Shield competition in the ...

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In June, 8 eager ladies got behind the wheel to raise funds for Out & About by driving a variety of vehicles including fire engines, tractors, qua...

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The 3rd Annual RAF Marham Road Race and Fun Run took place on Sunday 13th July. The event was organised by Corporal Phil Wolstanholme, who is also a ...

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Becky Jago was one of 48 brave fundraisers who abseiled Ipswich Hospital on Saturday in aid of Out & About. The ITV Anglia presenter, who is a pa...

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Six people ran a 10k route around London's famous landmarks last Sunday to raise funds for disabled children to take part in leisure activities with O...

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Hardwick Primary School in Bury St Edmunds hosted a football tournament on Saturday 7th June and raised £279 for Out & About. The event marked a s...

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Take the plunge for Out & About! We've just added tandem skydives to our list of things you can do to raise funds for Out & About. If you rai...

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The Brewery Tap Public House in Ipswich held another pub quiz to raise funds for Out & About. Once again we had a great mix of people attending, ...

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A 26 year old Marham man is today in with a chance of winning a national competition to be crowned Britain's most inspiring fundraiser. Philip Wolsta...

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14 year old Hayley Troughton is feeling very pleased with herself today after being awarded Cadet of the Year by the Kings Lynn branch of St John Ambu...

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Disabled children, volunteers and fundraisers were the winners this week when local charity Out & About held it’s second annual Awards Party. The...

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Harry has been enjoying bell-ringing lessons with support from Out & About.
Members of East Coast Searchers and supporting metal dectectorists came from all over the UK to take part in a meet in Little Bealings on Sunday 24th ...

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Out & About would like to thank Ipswich Prep School pupils, staff and parents for raising a whopping £1200 through their Christmas Bazaar and Chri...

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Alder Carr Farm have just donated the proceeds of their children's Halloween Party, which was held back in October. Staff from the farm dressed up in...

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(as featured in EADT, 10th December 2007) An Ipswich-based project has received national recognition for its work creating a fairer and more equal so...

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Out & About is celebrating being awarded 11th place in the business world's equivalent of the premiership. The Ipswich-based disabled children's ...

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The Suffolk Friendly Charity Darts League has once again donated £1,400 to Out & About. This is the 21st year that the League has been raising mon...

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Out & About has received a funding boost of £2,000 from the Premier League, as part of the League’s flagship community programme 'Creating Chances...

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Local disabled childrens' charity Out & About have announced the arrival of international pop star turned rock star Charlie Simpson, who has recen...

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Out & About would like to say a big thankyou to the Bury Young Farmers, who raked in an astonishing £6,666 to support our work with disabled child...

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Out & About has been chosen by one Ipswich man who is facing a gruelling 26 mile run in April. Andy Lowe, 38 who works for Network Rail in Diss w...

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Move over Oscar and back off BAFTA, there is a new Awards Party in town which celebrates the individual successes of disabled children and young peopl...

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Vikki Bunting receives her award for Mv of the Year 2006 Kings Lynn teenager Vikki Bunting is celebrating today after winning a prestigious volunteer...

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For Ipswich Town FC manager Jim Magilton, there is nothing quite like dipping a biscuit in his coffee during pre-match training. This week, however, h...

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Out & About is pleased to welcome, Becky Jago, who has recently become a new patron. Becky has a good understanding of the issues facing disabled ...

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Well done to James McGivern, 8, who completed a ten mile bike ride to raise money for Out & About. James' big challenge took place at Sandringham,...

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Congratulations to Born Backwards, pictured above, winners of Out & About's Battle of the Bands event at the Carribean Club on Saturday 30th Septe...

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There were no lifelines or phone-a-friends on offer to the regulars and visitors at the Brewery Tap in Ipswich last night as they took part in a chari...

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Out & About are celebrating being one of the first organisations in the county to be awarded the Young Suffolk Quality Mark. The new quality mark,...

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Pudsey Bear, the well-known furry face of the BBC Children In Need Appeal had some good news for Out & About today, he’s dipping his paws into his...

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Out & About scored this week, with a visit from Ipswich Town striker, Nicky Forster. As one of Ipswich Town Football Club’s chosen charities for 2...

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Out & About would like to say a very big thank you to The Lioness Club Of Felixstowe who held a Barn Dance to raise a roaring £200. The money will...

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Out & About is celebrating today after receiving a huge boost from the Big Lottery Fund, with £200 000 grant. Out & About supports disabled ch...

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