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Our Headline Sponsor - Martin & Co

We specialise in residential lettings, sales and property management. As a landlord himself, Director John Rushman has first-hand knowledge of the needs of landlords and tenants alike, and provides expert and professional advice on all property matters. Alongside his highly driven and dedicated team, he ensures you receive a tailor-made service to suit your individual needs. At Martin & Co, we help our customers find their perfect property by offering a dedicated point of contact and regular updates throughout the whole process. Whether you are looking to buy, invest or sell a property, or you would like a free valuation, please do get in touch with a member of our team who would be delighted to help.

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Kale & Damson

Kale & Damson

Our founders started their wholesale business nearly 30 years ago. From there Kale & Damson has built up a trusted reputation for exceptional quality and inspirational ranges of produce, which later developed into Food Service. This is all backed by a team of people who combine passion with a deep understanding of ‘Farm-to-fork’ all with a down to earth manner, and honest way of doing business.

Suffolk New College

Suffolk New College

Suffolk New College is a multi-award-winning institution offering a diverse range of career-focused courses across multiple campuses in Suffolk. Our state-of-the-art facilities include the Net Zero Skills Centre, Health Science Campus and Tech Campus at our Ipswich campus, and we provide land based programmes, construction and business training from Suffolk Rural, at Otley, north of Ipswich. We also have On the Coast provision in Halesworth and Leiston. We are proud to provide technical and vocational courses, apprenticeships, and training for the people and businesses of the region, and we are currently developing a new permanent College on the Coast in Leiston in partnership with Sizewell C, delivering technical, vocational, and academic pathways aligned to the workforce needs of Sizewell C and the wider energy, infrastructure, and engineering sectors. The new campus will open in 2027.

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Love Newmarket

Love Newmarket is an inventive and progressive not-for-profit run for local businesses by local businesses. Established in July 2016, the Love Newmarket Business Improvement District (BID) covers a defined area of the popular market town where the team works to improve the trading environment and identifies additional projects and services that develop the town centre, from offering training and marketing support to organising events, such as the annual Christmas lights switch-on, and the upcoming Restaurant Week, which runs March 10 to 16 and sees eateries across town offer special menus, with prices starting at £5. To find out more, go to lovenewmarket.co.uk or follow @love.newmarket on Instagram.

Butterworth & Son

Butterworth & Son

Originating as a family tea business for many generations, Butterworth and Son Coffee Roasters have focused on high-quality speciality coffee since 2011. Based in Bury St Edmunds, we work closely with numerous successful businesses in the hospitality sector. Our commitment to quality has been recognised by several industry awards, including the 2024 Great Taste Awards and the 2025 UK Cup Taster Championship.

Kale Damson

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Charity Partners

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Suffolk Mind

On a mission to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health, Suffolk Mind’s support includes a wide range of courses, training and therapeutic services which can enable you to better understand mental wellbeing and how you can help improve or maintain your own. Skills learnt can also help you support others. This knowledge can be applied at both home and work to help you get the best from your life and to feel happier and healthier.

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Mind CPSL

As the leading local mental health charity in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and South Lincolnshire, CPSL Mind supports people in their recovery, promotes wellbeing, and campaigns against stigma and discrimination. If you or someone you know could benefit from CPSL Mind’s mental health support, or if you would like to donate or fundraise, visit cpslmind.org.uk. You don’t have to face this journey alone – with CPSL Mind, support is always close at hand.

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