SKILLS:

You will learn new skills for work and life, such as teamwork, social skills and building confidence.

Keeping ‘social’ in our communities

If it’s coffee and a cake – and a welcome break from shopping – that you’d prefer, you can find a very warm and friendly welcome in our café run by Realise Futures in Ipswich.

Our café is in truly unique venue. The historic St Lawrence Cafe has incredible acoustics and the country’s oldest working church bells – this venue can cater for every need.

It works for you

Companies use our fulfilment services because of the quality and delivery of the service and price – and because they appreciate and understand the social impact of placing the business with a social enterprise where they are helping their local community.

We pack and wrap thousands of items for major high street brands as well as local companies, and we handle a large range of different products from plastic dog bones which are shipped all over the world to cosmetics that are sold in shops throughout the UK.

Call us today on 01473 242500 or simply contact us and someone will be in touch.

We make 100% recycled plastic outdoor furniture and play equipment that is long lasting, splinter free, weather proof, and graffiti proof and anti-theft proof.

We will work with you from concept right through to design, manufacture and installation.

Visit our website to view our extensive range of products or call us on 01473 242527.

At Growing Places, every activity provides purpose and an opportunity to develop. Our team grow produce all year round, get creative with scrap wood and locally harvested willow, and tackle all the other jobs needed to run our 2-acre site.

Complemented by our homegrown produce, our Box of Veg service offers weekly fruit and vegetable deliveries across the Ipswich and Stowmarket areas, connecting the team to the local community.

Ordering your veg box is easy, take a look at our website to find out more.

At Nowton Park Nursery, we grow a colourful array of plants to buy, including perennials, seasonal basket plants and hanging baskets to brighten up any garden. Look out for our seasonal trailer by The Grounds Café in Nowton Park.

We also provide a small-scale fulfilment area where team members sort and package items for local businesses. We pride ourselves on high quality at Nowton Park Nursery by working as a team and offering our team members a variety of jobs dependent on their abilities. 

Local and wholefoods shop

We offer vegetarian and vegan produce, as well as gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free products. We sell healthy snacks, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, as well as local fruit and vegetables and free range eggs.

Helping the environment, we sell eco-friendly household products.

Every Tuesday, we run a pop-up community coffee shop in St Mary’s Church Centre, Woodbridge. Selling hot and cold drinks, delicious homemade cakes and light lunches, the cafe is the ideal place to get together and meet other people in the community.