Ixworth Circular Walk

Circular Walks around Ixworth – Riverside Trail

The Riverside trail is a short walk around Ixworth and the surrounding countryside. Start: Park at the Village Hall/Library Distance: 3 miles (5km) Duration: approx 1-2 hours From the Village Hall car park turn left down the High Street to the village sign. This is the site of the original market granted by Richard II […]
 
 
Ixworth High Street

Ixworth Day by Day

After the snow comes the snow, most of us have now given up on the notion of spring and have taken to ice-scating and sledging. The full April schedule for Ixworth is available to download here – Ixworth April 2013 – and is shown below. ____________________________________________ IXWORTH DAY BY DAY– April 2013 (TO BE USED […]
 
 
Ixworth Farmers Market

Ixworth Farmers Market

As you all know the Ixworth Farmers market is becoming a well-regarded part of village life. We are intending to make this more of a feature on our website in the future and would welcome any ideas from interested parties regarding this. We will also be covering information on the events through the Ixworth Village […]
 
 
Ixworth Village

Ixworth from the air

We are very fortunate to have been passed a series of photos of Ixworth from the air from local resident Steve Wilson. The photos are of Ixworth Abbey, the central area of the village, the church, the village viewed from the south, the High Street and two of the Micklesmere Reserve. One of these photos […]
 
 
Joseph Warren

Joseph Warren – adopted son of Ixworth

Should you find yourself with a spare moment one day when you are in the vicinity of St Mary’s Church, then an assiduous search of the old Churchyard will finally reward your tenacity, as you will discover the gravestone of one Joseph Warren, another long forgotten, yet important, person from our village’s long history. Not […]
 
 
The Home Guard in Ixworth

The Home Guard in Ixworth

On the evening of 14th May 1940 Anthony Eden, the Secretary of State for War, made a broadcast to the nation calling on able-bodied men between the ages of 17 and 65 to go to their local Police Station and enrol in the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV). The war in Europe was not going well; […]
 
 
Nick Laughton and Ixworth Fruit and Flower Show 2012

Photos from Ixworth Fruit and Flower Show 2012

We realise that it has been a few months since we gathered together as a village at the Ixworth Fruit and Flower show, but we have just been sent in some great photos taken at the event by a local photographer. We really think that they capture the magic of the day and the prize […]
 
 
ixworth village in the snow

Ixworth Day by Day – February 2013

After the snow comes the thaw, and although Spring is just around the corner it is time to warm the cockles by a hot fire. The full February schedule for Ixworth is available to download here – Ixworth February 2013 – and is shown below. ____________________________________________ IXWORTH DAY BY DAY– FEBRUARY 2013 (TO BE USED […]
 
 
Ixworth Church in the snow

Ixworth after the snow

A series of photos from around Ixworth after the recent snow fall. The blanket of snow across the village creating the perfect winter views during a morning walk.
 
 
Ixworth Newsletter Monthly Events

Ixworth Monthly Events

A part of the information that the Ixworth Newsletter provides to the village on a quarterly basis is information on events that MONDAYS Quay Dance (Tap & Ballet)                     3.15 – 8.30pm                                        Village Hall Beavers (6 & 7 year olds)                        5.00 – 6.15pm                                        Please ring 01359 234474 for further details Cubs (8 […]
 
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