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The Be Well Bus timetable has been confirmed.
The Bus is a mobile one-stop shop for health and wellbeing support in Ipswich and east Suffolk. Anyone is welcome to visit the Bus and you do not need an appointment – simply turn up at the advertised time.
On-board, you will find a knowledgeable team made up of people from lots of different health, care and community organisations. Depending on your needs, our crew will either offer you help and advice there and then or signpost you to an organisation best-placed to help.
Ipswich and east Suffolk
Not sure where we mean by ‘Ipswich and east Suffolk’? View a map with boundaries and enter your postcode to check which alliance area you reside in.
Where the Bus will be
Use the below timetable to learn when the Bus will be in your area. Please note that exact locations are yet to be confirmed. Please check our events page closer to the advertised date for more information.
To view the programmes from past Be Well Bus events, please follow the links to the event pages within the timetable below.
Information for service providers and partners
Do you represent a health, care or voluntary organisation operating in Ipswich and east Suffolk? If you would like to book a shift on the Be Well Bus, please visit our dedicated web page for more information and to complete the MoU (which can be found on the bottom of your booking confirmation, under additional information). Please note, you will need to register for a Health and Care Professionals Area account.
Maternity Services
Please note from 26th April 2024, Maternity Services will be joining the Be Well Bus offering health and wellbeing support to women antenatally and postnatally. For further details on Maternity services and bookings please contact maternity@snee.nhs.uk
The Be Well Bus will also be travelling to the West Suffolk Alliance and North East Essex Alliance. For more information contact maternity@snee.nhs.uk
2024 timetable
| Area | Date |
|---|---|
| Stowmarket and Needham Market | 16.01.24 – 18.01.24 |
| Hadleigh, Holbrook, Shotley | 23.01.24 |
| Hadleigh, Holbrook, Shotley | 26.01.24 |
| Felixstowe | 01.02.24 – 02.02.24 |
| Woodbridge and Martlesham | 14.02.24 – 15.02.24 |
| Wickham Market, Rendlensham, Orford | 21.02.24 – 23.02.24 |
| Framlingham, Saxmundham, Aldeburgh | 27.02.24 – 29.02.24 |
| Leiston: CANCELLED | 05.03.24 |
| Ipswich West | 13.03.24 |
| Felixstowe | 14.03.24 |
| Ipswich West | 15.03.24 |
| Debenham | 20.03.24 |
| Hadleigh | 03.04.24 |
| Felixstowe | 11.04.24 |
| Kesgrave (part of the What’s On in Kesgrave and Surrounding Areas’ community event) | 12.04.24 |
| Ipswich East | 17.04.24-18.04.24 |
| Ipswich (University of Suffolk) | 23.04.24 |
| Woodbridge: CANCELLED | 24.04.24 – 25.04.24 |
| Ipswich (maternity services special event) | 26.04.24 |
| Framlingham – Dying Matters Awareness Week | 07.05.24 |
| Ipswich – East Suffolk Disability Information Day | 08.05.24 |
| Saxmundham, Aldeburgh – Dying Matters Awareness Week | 09.05.24 – 10.05.24 |
| Leiston | 16.05.24 & 17.05.24 |
| Ipswich (ICM Ipswich Community Media Health & Wellbeing Event) | 22.05.24 |
| Elmswell (The Suffolk Social Care Networking Forum) – no bookings available | 23.05.24 |
| Ipswich (New Wolsey Theatre – The Big Afternoon 2024 event) | 25.05.24 |
| Ipswich – Suffolk Show | 29.05.24 – 30.05.24 |
| Stowmarket | 04.06.24 |
| Needham Market | 06.06.24 – 07.06.24 |
| Hadleigh | 11.06.24 – 12.06.24 |
| Ipswich, (Dementia Market Place Event at Trinity Park) | 13.06.24 |
| Felixstowe | 19.06.24 |
| Ipswich East | 26.06.24 |
| Ipswich West, Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools Summer Fayre | 29.06.24 |
| Hadleigh and Capel St. Mary | 02.07.24 |
| Woodbridge | 03.07.24 – 04.07.24 |
| Wickham Market | 10.07.24 |
| Rendlesham | 11.07.24 |
| Framlingham | 17.07.24 |
| Aldeburgh | 18.07.24 |
| Southwold – Latitude Festival (for information only – no bookings) | 25.07.24 |
| Southwold – Latitude Festival (for information only – no bookings) | 26.07.24 |
| Southwold – Latitude Festival (for information only – no bookings) | 27.07.24 |
| Southwold – Latitude Festival (for information only – no bookings) | 28.07.24 |
| Ipswich West, Farthing Road Industrial Estate | 31.07.24 |
| Ipswich West | 01.08.24 |
| Ashfield-cum-Thorpe | 06.08.24 |
| Sax Fest 2024, The Memorial Field, Rendham Road, IP17 1EA | 09.08.24-10.08.24 |
| Felixstowe (Maternity Services only) | 13.08.24 |
| Stowmarket and Needham Market | 14.08.24-15.08.24 |
| Ipswich, (Cultural Community Day) | 16.08.24 |
| Ipswich – Ipswich Borough Council Health & Wellbeing Fair | 22.08.24 |
| Felixstowe | 29.08.24 – 30.08.24 |
| Ipswich Town Football Club | 31.08.24 |
| Ipswich East | 05.09.24 |
| Felixstowe Wellbeing Hub launch | 06.09.24 |
| Woodbridge | 11.09.24 |
| Wickham Market | 19.09.24 |
| East Bergholt | 25.09.24 |
| Aldeburgh and Framlingham | 26.09.24 – 27.09.24 |
| Leiston | 02.10.24 – 03.10.24 |
| Grundisburgh, Ipswich – Ways to Welllness Event (no booking available) | 04.10.24 |
| Port of Felixstowe Health Fair | 07.10.24 |
| Ipswich West | 09.10.24 |
| Ipswich (Maternity Services only) | 11.10.24 |
| Ipswich, The Caribbean & African Community Health Support Forum (no booking available) | 11.10.24 |
| Ipswich Town Football Club | 19.10.24 |
| Stowmarket (8.30am – 12.30pm) – Veggies in Villages Initiative | 22.10.24 |
| Needham Market | 23.10.24 |
| Felixstowe (Maternity Services) | 28.10.24 |
| Bildeston (10am – 12pm) & Elmsett (1pm to 3pm) – Veggies in Villages Initiative | 30.10.24 |
| Lavenham (10am – 12pm) & Boxford (1pm – 3pm) – Veggies in Villages Initiative | 31.10.24 |
| Felixstowe | 05.11.24 |
| Wattisham Airfield, Flying Station’s Health & Sports Fair | 07.11.24 |
| Woodbridge, Ways to Wellness Walk In Event by Rural Coffee Caravan | 11.11.24 |
| Capel St Mary, South Suffolk Pensioners Fair | 22.11.24 |
| Ipswich Town Football Club | 07.12.24 |
2025 timetable
| Area | Date |
|---|---|
| Ipswich Town Football Club, Fanzone | 01 February |
| Ipswich Town Football Club, Fanzone | 15 March |
| Ipswich Town Football Club, Fanzone | 19 April |
| Ipswich Town Football Club, Fanzone | 10 May |