It is becoming increasingly apparent that owners remain cautious about opening their buildings to the public for Heritage Open Day.  Understandably, the vast majority of those who have responded have declined to be included and the occasional hint of a possibility carries the rider of a late final decision.

As an alternative, The Ipswich Society are creating a series of web-pages: 'Heritage Icons’ where each building will feature on its own individual page. And this is where you come in; Ipswich has 600 listed buildings together with, perhaps, another 400 with sufficiently interesting history to warrant inclusion.

Here's what you need to do: 

i) Select a building (or any other Ipswich asset), check with Neil Thompson that it isn't already being researched and gather some basic facts. Neil’s details are on page 27.

ii) The web page will need a few words (no more than 500, one side of A4), a couple of photographs and, if you are confident, a video. Importantly, it is up to you what to include; you know what to expect so create a similar picture for visitors to the website.

iii) You don't need to create the actual web-page, we'll handle the technicalities, just send your notes and visuals to Neil and we'll do the rest.  

There is a guidance sheet online on the Ipswich Society Homepage (which we can post if required). Good luck, but get in quick in selecting your favourite building.

John Norman, Chairman

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