Enterprise agency Nwes was delighted to join the celebrations for the first ever Suffolk Day by organising events for the local business community.

Held county-wide on Wednesday 21 June, Nwes’ Suffolk Day events included a social media masterclass at South Suffolk Business Centre in Sudbury, in collaboration with local Digital Marketing agency, Sky Blue Toffee, followed by fish and chips for the attendees and tenants.

Leiston Enterprise Centre invited local businesses and tenants to join them for pizza, supplied by Pete’s Pizza, and ice cream, and Riverside Business Centre in Lowestoft held a successful family fun day and barbeque, which was well-received by guests.

The day closed with a specially-chartered cruise down the River Orwell on the historic sailing barge, Victor.  Guests of the sold-out event were able to watch the sunset over the Orwell Bridge with the team from Nwes’ Suffolk Enterprise Centre, based at Felaw Maltings in Ipswich.

Suffolk Day has been pioneered by BBC Radio Suffolk, supported by Suffolk County Council and the East Anglian Daily Times.  Inspired by a similar event in Yorkshire, more than 30 events were held across the county to champion Suffolk as a great place to live, play and work.

Nwes Suffolk Area Manager, Linsey Cullen says.

“Nwes were thrilled to be part of the very first Suffolk Day.  The enterprise agency started in Suffolk in 1982 and we now support entrepreneurs and businesses across the county and far beyond.”

“The day has given us the opportunity to showcase the many Suffolk businesses we have supported and house in our centres, and to invite our suppliers, clients and tenants to celebrate everything Suffolk; from the locally-sourced food to the renewable energy revolution.”

Nwes’ Suffolk Day events also invited donations to support East Anglian-based Paralympic swimmer, Jessica-Jane Applegate, to whom the enterprise agency has pledged their support to help her reach Tokyo 2020.

Ms Cullen continues.

“We are really pleased by the response of the business community to Suffolk Day, and would like to thank everybody involved for bringing people together in celebration.  We are already looking forward to next year!”

Find out more about Nwes Business Centres in Suffolk.