Cllr Bennett continued: “There are around 900 children currently in the care of Suffolk County Council. We need more people to help us give children safe, everyday lives where they can thrive.
“By fostering for your local council you are supporting the children and families from your own communities. This means you are helping to minimise the disruption to their lives by helping them to stay local; continue to attend their usual school, see their friends and family members, and participate in their usual activities, whilst having the support they need in a safe home environment.”
“If you are interested in Fostering and would like to find out more, please visit our website www.fosterandadopt.suffolk.gov.uk or call us on 01473 264800.”
Following the success of previous hospice art trails - Pigs Gone Wild, Elmer’s Big Parade Suffolk, and The Big Hoot Ipswich 2022 - this much-anticipated event will once again be hosted in Ipswich. For the first time, it will also extend to satellite locations - Beccles, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, and Woodbridge.
Created in partnership with Wild in Art, the project will see 33 large, ornately decorated hare sculptures take over Ipswich for the summer, each featuring unique designs. Meanwhile, the four satellite locations will collectively host 52 sculptures, with a mix of large and small hares.
All funds raised by Hop to it! Suffolk 2025 will go towards supporting the work of St Elizabeth Hospice, an independent Suffolk charity which every year delivers support to over 4,000 people throughout East & Mid Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney living with a progressive or life-limiting illness.
Chloe Lock, Community Fundraiser at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “A huge well done and thank you to the Suffolk County Council team for taking part in this fantastic challenge. The funds you’ve raised will make a real difference to our services and the patients in our care.
“We cannot wait for the Hop to it! Suffolk 2025 art trail to arrive this summer, and we are so pleased to have the support of Suffolk County Council, as well as our other presenting partners, and the extremely generous businesses and organisations sponsoring the trail!”
Find out more details about Hop to it! Suffolk 2025 and how you can support the trail by visiting www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/hoptoitsuffolk/.
Another milestone was marked as the design for Suffolk Fostering and Adoption’s ‘Stargazing Hare’ which will form part of the trail in the summer, has been selected and was painted during the week by local artist Lois Cordelia.
