Last November to celebrate National Antiques Week Homes and Antiques Magazine and Antiques News and Fairs asked the public to vote for their favourite antiques business. The finalists have been announced and Suffolk based ‘Woodbridge Antiques Centre’ are delighted to have reached the top 5 in the ‘Best Antiques Centre’ category. Since opening its doors [...]

Carole Thain, Town Centre Co-ordinator for Woodbridge, and Board Member Chris Harrold, Chairman Elect, together with other members of the Board, are holding a get together for businesses, residents and anyone from the Woodbridge Community! This informal gathering is on Monday 6th February at the Bull Hotel on Market Hill, from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. Do [...]

Once again Woodbridge Community Hall was host to a splendid traditional New Year’s Day concert of Viennese music and song with a packed programme of Polka’s, Waltzes and March’s to launch a packed Community Hall into the new year. The programme included a brand new piece of music written by Orchestra member Paul Benyon – [...]

Look out for the Woodbridge Guide 2012 – out now!

Charity Music Event Hits the Right Note Local hearing care specialists The Hearing Care Centre, together with Woodbridge Town Centre Management, put on an exciting free music event in Woodbridge on Saturday 2nd July, which drew a big crowd and raised lots of money for charity. Playing on the bandstand in Elmhurst Park were the [...]

Woodbridge hearing specialists named best for customer service for second year   One of Suffolk’s best performing companies is today celebrating after striking gold for the second time in a row at the 2011 Anglian Business Awards. The Hearing Care Centre, based locally at Framfield Medical Practice, in Woodbridge, received the prestigious award for Outstanding [...]

Businesses in Woodbridge were recently invited to dress their windows on the theme of Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night as it is being performed this year by Red Rose Chain as their annual Theatre in the Forest performance. Judging took place this week and the judges, Michael Linge from Red Rose Chain, and Marion Wells, Woodbridge [...]

Saturday 2nd July 2011 is a busy date in the Woodbridge Calendar as a duo of exciting events are set to take place in the town. The top local Brass Band and Choir will perform a free charity concert in Elmhurst Park, whilst the popular Vintage + Contemporary Market returns to the town’s Market Hill [...]

Barretts of Woodbridge is delighted to welcome Janice Surman into our Carpets, Rugs and Floor Coverings Department. Jan’s extensive career started in curtains and interiors with Ipswich and Norwich Co-op.  In 1996, she took the bold step of seeking work in London to further her career, and landed a prestigious carpet sales position in Harrods.  Being [...]

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues?clientUrlName=neal-sons-and-fletcher Woodbridge will come alive next Wednesday 29th of June when Neals will hold one of there bi-annual antique auctions at the historic Theatre Street Saleroom. 490 lots will be on offer to bidders in the room and over the internet via live bidding. Amongst the lots on offer will be silver, jewellery, pictures & prints, china & [...]

A host of top local business women, were recently honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony, which celebrated their achievements throughout the past 12 months. One Suffolk-born entrepreneur, Karen Finch, who is Managing Director of The Hearing Care Centre, was awarded with the top honour at the East of England Business Women Awards, being presented the [...]

  Tim Fincham of the The Sandwich Shop, Thoroughfare has always delivered sandwiches and lunchtime buffets to his customers in the Woodbridge area. Now he has solved the problem of rising petrol costs and finding a place to park near his business in the town centre. He has his very own delivery bicycle with a [...]

Many town centres are showing signs of the recession with the national average for shop vacancies raised to 14% with some towns up to 40%. Yet again Woodbridge is bucking this trend with only 2 empty shops in the primary retail area and a couple more in secondary locations. This gives the town a shop [...]

Looking for a taste of Real England? Woodbridge, in East Suffolk, has to be your first choice. It has all the quirkiness of an ancient market town combined with the chic modernity of café culture.

Centuries ago Woodbridge was known as the Carrot Capital of England because of the huge quantities of locally-grown carrots that were shipped from the Tide Mill Quay to other parts of the country.