We host regular open receptions to allow us to highlight some of the superb ways you can make your event stand out from the crowd.

At our next event, we will be focusing on Christmas and you will be able to taste samples of our delicious food, view our suites, discover the packages available and meet the team to find out more about what makes ITFC, Suffolk's Number One Venue.

As these events are FREE we have only a limited number of places available so to avoid disappointment, BOOK NOW or contact Remi today on 01473 400564 or email remi@itfc.co.uk for more information.

Following the success of Burns Night in 2010, we shall be hosting this very popular event once again. We are just finalising details but if you would like to join our mailing list, we shall ensure you are one of the first to recieve details.

To find out more contact our conferencing and banqueting team on 01473 400580 or enquiries@numberonevenue.co.uk

Mendlesham Football Club are a developing amateur club playing in the Suffolk & Ipswich League (Division 1). Mendlesham also have a youth team playing at under 11 level. This is the 3rd Sportman's dinner hosted at ITFC by Mendlesham Football Club and each year the event has grown further to the success of the previous year. In 2010, Mendlesham Football Club are delighted to welcome Matt Le Tissier as their guest speaker and in addition to the fabulous three course meal, there will also be some fantastic memorabilia for guests to bid for.

Places for this event are available to the public at £55 per person or £550 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, please contact Angela Lockwood on 01449 767763 or email mendleshamfc@yahoo.co.uk.

Ipswich Town is delighted to offer groups of 15 or more a superb 'behind the scenes' tour of Portman Road. You and your group can revel in the clubs history and view memorabilia from years gone by with our experienced and friendly tour guides. Our tours take you to the recently refurbished changing rooms, the prestigious boardroom, home of all the decision making and to the sideline where you can sit in the dugouts*.

Tours are available at £8 per person plus VAT and can be booked via enquiries@numberonvenue.co.uk 01473 400580 or if your numbers are less than 15 why not join one of our regular Monday evening tours where you can join other smaller parties. For this option, call our ticket office directly on 0844 8011 555.

*All areas subject to availability

Thank you to all those who entered our prize draw by recommending people who book meetings, conferences, dinners or Christmas parties to us.

We received dozens of entries and are delighted to announce the winner was Gemma Morphew of Utility Installation Projects Ltd.

Gemma prize was a table at our 'World Cup' event on Friday 18th June to watch England take on Algeria in the group stage matches.

Working in conjunction with the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Ipswich Town are delighted to receive a Bronze Award for the 2010 World Cup Events being held at Portman Road.

The award, in the category 'Chairman's Award for Innovation' was presented at the 'Official Football Hospitality Awards' hosted at the DW Stadium in Wigan on 27th May 2010. Ipswich Town were beaten to Gold and Silver place by Leicester City and Aston Villa Football Clubs.

Donna Talbot, Conference and Banqueting Sales Executive said ' We are really pleased to recieve such recognition for our events. We have worked really hard to create a package which was attractive to our customers and we are delighted the hard work has paid off. To have a series of events which sold out so quickly and then to receive this award is fabulous. We are really proud to offer such superb events at ITFC and are delighted to be able to compete alongside clubs larger than ourselves.'

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and friendly individuals to join our match day team. As a member of our hospitality team you will be in a customer-facing role and will be expected to have a polite and courteous manner and enjoy working as part of a team

Your main duties will include:
* Working in one of our corporate areas
* Preparing your area for service
* Taking orders and serving guests
* Clearing tables
* Relaying for half time/ full time where appropriate
* Clearing down your area and resetting where appropriate

If you are 16+, hardworking, enthusiastic and think this is the job for you, please apply ONLINE HERE or alternatively click HERE for an application form. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 30th June.

Donna Talbot, Ipswich Towns Conference and Banqueting Sales Executive was delighted to recieve a special award recently at Chelsea Football Club. For full details click HERE. The award recognised the work that Donna carries out in marketing football club for non-matchday business and it superb recognition for Ipswich Town.

We would like to offer you the opportunity to grow your company and develop your business relationships at our very popular Ipswich Town Networking Events. The membership fee of just £165 plus vat pro-rata with a selection of breakfast and evening events, a members directory, your companies inclusion on the ITFC website along with a number of special offers. If you would like to find out more click HERE for more details or call Donna Talbot on 01473 400526.

Ipswich Town was delighted to recently welcome HRH Prince Charles to the Princes Trust Event held on Tuesday 2nd December. The event serviced by our own Conference and Hospitality team was arranged via the Ipswich Town Community Trust as Ipswich Town was the first football club to take part in the national TEAM programme initiative.

A hamper of local produce was presented to His Royal Highness by Head of Conferencing and Hospitality Mike Rieder. The Items were chosen to represent some of the outstanding quality and diversity of food available locally in the area. Ipswich Town Conferencing and Banqueting pride its self on the quality of food it provides and endeavours to source locally were feasible.

Prince Charles was very keen to learn about the links Ipswich Town has with local suppliers and producers as it is a personal passion of his to campaign for the use and development of the fabulous food available on our door steps. This is endorsed by the work the club is doing with Tastes of Anglia to not only use but support suppliers and producers in the area.

The Hamper included products from Aspall Cyder, Suffolk Farmhouse Cheese, Ess Food, Munchy Seed, Suffolk Larder, Hill Farm Oils and Cascade Foods, all of which are suppliers to the club. To find out more about these companies click HERE.

For further information call our conference and banqueting team on 01473 400580.

Ipswich Town have teamed up with several local companies to provide the right food and drink to boost the Blues’ energy levels over a long, hard season. Nutrition is now a key part of any player’s preparation for training and matches, as well as being just as important in the recovery process.

Town physio Matt Byard oversees the diets of the players and in conjunction with the Club’s Head of Conference and Hospitality, Mike Rieder, is liaising with local companies to help provide the perfect food content for the first-team and Academy squad, as well as ensuring that the Club’s many Corporate customers also benefit from the best locally produced fare through match day hospitality and events hosted by the conference and banqueting department.

Click HERE for the full press release