Hundreds of Suffolk residents gathered for a moving event to remember the memory of lost loved ones and raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice. The Suffolk Remembers event on Felixstowe seafront takes place every year on Suffolk Day, June 21. This year's event, the eighth of its kind, included performances from Ipswich singer, Roma Manteiga-Nicholson, Pop Chorus choir and Martlesham Brass as well as poetry readings.
Crowds at the Suffolk Remembers event (Image: St Elizabeth Hospice) Visitors listening to readings at Suffolk Remembers (Image: St Elizabeth Hospice) As is tradition, the words 'Suffolk Remembers' were illuminated on Felixstowe seafront and people gathered to remember their loved ones, with candle dedications in their memory. The sign reading Suffolk Remembers (Image: St Elizabeth Hospice) East of England Co-op team provided refreshments (Image: St Elizabeth Hospice) Catherine Sheppard, individual giving manager at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: "Thank you to all who joined us for this year’s Suffolk Remembers and to all the volunteers and sponsors who made the evening possible. "Suffolk Remembers is truly a special evening, which provides a poignant close to Suffolk Day, as we remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones who brightened up our lives and made Suffolk the county we know and love.
" Some of the dedications left at the event (Image: St Elizabeth Hospice) Felixstowe mayor, Councillor David Rowe, said: "Suffolk Remembers has been a moving and fantastic ex.