The Society looks forward to the prominent date in November when we celebrate the recent completion of projects around the town, ones that are worthy of being considered for the annual Ipswich Society Awards.

The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday November 23 and we are pleased we have been able to book The Hold, as last year, for the event which will begin at 7.30pm.

There are expected to be about fifteen nominations being celebrated on the evening. The nominations include new public buildings, renovations of houses and at least one new factory! 

Look on the Image Archive site via our web page and you will find a full list and many photographs of all the nominations.

Around now, our adjudication team will be meeting to decide upon the merits of each nomination. The Awards are in three categories: Distinction, High Commendation and Commendation depending on the level of quality within our criteria.

The criteria are to do with architectural quality; projects which are in character with the surroundings or forming a focal point; an improvement to the original building or its setting; well-considered and appropriate scale, detailing, colour and materials; good quality of workmanship and standard of finish and finally impact: does the project set a good standard for others to follow?

The degree to which these criteria are met determines the category of the award.

We generally get a large audience for the event, so make a note in your diaries for late November.

If you are interested in the history of the Awards go to our website and explore the Image Archive where you can see Albums which go back to 1977.

Tony Marsden 

(Image Archive Curator & Vice Chairman)

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