Ipswich Town Fans Supporting Foodbanks

Our fourth season collecting starts this Sunday.

See you there Blue Army 🔵⚪️👊

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🔢 Your lineup for the 25/26 season.

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Dear Mr Abbott, We are writing to express our serious concerns about the upcoming parliamentary vote on cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and urge you to vote against a bill that would push thousands of your constituents below the poverty line. In Ipswich, it is estimated that 43% of those currently receiving PIP will lose access to this essential payment. Research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that the plans threaten to plunge 400,000 people into poverty. The Department for Work and Pensions estimates that 1.3 million people across the UK could lose PIP support under these proposed changes. Make no mistake, this will have devastating consequences for our most vulnerable residents. As foodbank volunteers, we see the immediate impact when people lose benefits. Families who have never needed help before suddenly cannot afford basic groceries. Disabled people are forced to choose between necessary equipment and feeding their families. These cuts will drive more people into poverty and food insecurity. Disabled people who rely on PIP to cover essential costs of living with disabilities will be disproportionately affected by these cuts. When this support is removed, families face impossible choices between heating, eating and accessing essential care. These cuts create a false economy. Short-term welfare savings lead to increased costs for local authorities, foodbanks and charitable organisations already under pressure. The human cost is immeasurable. We urge you to consider the impact of these cuts on your constituency and beyond. Hunger doesn’t wear club colours, similarly, it doesn’t wear party colours. It would make a huge difference if you were to add your name to the list of 100+ Labour colleagues backing the amendment put forward by 13 Parliamentary committee chairs. If that amendment is not accepted then please join the growing number of MPs who oppose the cuts to PIP, and vote against this bill. A compassionate society supports its…

43% of disabled people in Ipswich will lose £1000s in support under the proposed Welfare Bill.

This will put even more pressure on the foodbank you collect for on match days.

We've written to @jackabbott.bsky.social urging him to vote against this bill which will push more into poverty.

Ipswich Town fans hit goal of raising £20,000 for foodbanks The club's supporters collect money on matchdays from home and away fans.

We’ll be on BBC Radio Suffolk around 12.30 today, paying tribute to your solidarity and generosity.

Fans can only paper over the cracks for so long - we’ll continue calling for our governing bodies to make material change for those in poverty.

Tune in! #itfc

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One more for 24/25.

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We’ve just hit 💯 individual donations!

👏Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed, and still plenty of time to do.

🔗https://www.gofundme.com/f/ipswich-to-dusseldorf-cycle-ride-for-foodbanks

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🐣Just like Jesus, on Easter Sunday we are BACK!

🪣Collecting in the FanZone and opposite Planet Blue for FIND.

🚴‍♂️ Find out about our cycle to Düsseldorf at the donation points or at the @ITSCofficial stall.

COYB! #itfc

Picture of two Ipswich fans holding a flag saying hunger doesn’t wear club colours, above a map from Ipswich to Düsseldorf.

🚨We're cycling 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗸𝗺 from Ipswich to Düsseldorf next month in support of local foodbanks - and we need your help.

Hunger doesn't wear club colours and solidarity knows no borders.

Please share far and wide, and consider donating here: gofund.me/123e9514

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Instead of buying a half and half scarf this matchday, consider donating to protect those most vulnerable in your community.

Opposite Planet Blue and in the FanZone until 14.30!

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As we prepare to face Forest for the third time this season, Town fans will be in position for our ninth collection of the season.

All non-perishables, clothes and cash donations welcomed in the FanZone or opposite Planet Blue.

COYB 💙 #itfc

2025/26 Season Ticket and Concessionary information | West Ham United F.C. West Ham United is pleased to confirm that Season Ticket prices will be frozen at the current rate for the Men's and Women's teams, as well as Club London Membership*, for the 2025/26 campaign.

Congratulations to our friends at West Ham, the latest club to confirm a price freeze. They've also rowed back on removing concession pricing.

Shows the value of strong fan groups, working together in a concerted, consistent way.

#StopExploitingLoyalty

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Refereeing: Fan reps visit PGMOL HQ - Football Supporters' Association Since 2021, the FSA has been committed to dialogue between supporter representatives and refereeing organisations and last month that continued as a delegation visited PGMOL headquarters at Stockley P...

You can read more about the day here - thefsa.org.uk/news/referee...

Hi Andy, apologies for the delay in our response. Sadly it all comes down to interpretation and with a bigger focus on ‘referees call’ this season - VAR interventions will mostly defer to the original verdict if it isn’t a clear and obvious error. Ironically clear and obvious is a bit vague!

Refereeing: Fan reps visit PGMOL HQ - Football Supporters' Association Since 2021, the FSA has been committed to dialogue between supporter representatives and refereeing organisations and last month that continued as a delegation visited PGMOL headquarters at Stockley P...

On the captain’s request - apparently any changes to the rule have to come through IFAB who notoriously adverse to any changes.
You can read a round-up of the day here - thefsa.org.uk/news/referee...

Hello, apologies for the time it’s taken to response. We raised these points and to answer your question - on ex-pros they have a programme which is new that has a large ex-player cohort, should start seeing them in the top 4 leagues sooner rather than later. There is 4 people in the VAR booth

😕February may be the shortest month, but it can be hardest time for foodbanks as festive donations run low.

🥰Come say hello in the FanZone entrance and opposite Planet Blue!

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Appreciate the comments - will relay it.

Thanks Andy, will feed this back. Good to have a ref’s view on this.

We’re at Stockley Park today with @wearethefsa.bsky.social to scrutinise the PGMOL - and want #itfc views and questions to put to the refs.

We’ll be posting a roundup next week, so please reply with your thoughts and we’ll get them answered.

In the FanZone and opposite Planet Blue until 4pm today!

Reminder: we’ll be standing in solidarity with Man City fans with a banner lift at 3.40pm at the Planet Blue site.

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Let’s make 2025 one to remember.

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Still a long way to go! In McKenna we trust 💪 #itfc

🎄🥫Last minute Christmas shopping before Saturday?

💪Consider adding a few of the below to your basket and donating pre-match either in the FanZone or opposite Planet Blue.

We’ll be there until 14.30!

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You raised over £300 and donated more selection boxes than we could carry at the last collection.

For one final time in 2024, in the FanZone and opposite Planet Blue.

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Thanks @caoimhesport.bsky.social for putting local LGBTQ+ voices at the heart of the story.

Important quotes from @rainbowtractors.bsky.social and our Supporters Club chair.

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Supporters from Manchester and Liverpool tell clubs #StopExploitingLoyalty - Football Supporters' Association Supporters from four of England’s most famous teams – and two of its most successful cities – will put rivalries aside this Sunday to back the Football Supporters’ Association’s #StopExploitingLoyalty...

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Supporter groups from Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United will join forces on Sunday at Anfield and Old Trafford to deliver a clear message on ticket prices - Stop Exploiting Loyalty. #EFC #LFC #MCFC #MUFC

🥶The cold weather and rising, rip-off energy bills creates new pressures for families across Suffolk.

🎄Support your community and make a fellow fan’s Christmas! #itfc

Graphic with the Ipswich town and Manchester United logos. It reads “Foodbank collection 24/11/2024, 13:30-16:00. #HungerDoesntWearClubColours”

We’re here on Bluesky and ready for our November foodbank fixture!

UP. THE. TOWN. #itfc