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		<title>Mark Blundell Supports Suffolk&#8217;s Sporting Hopefuls</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The latest Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club took place on Friday, 20 March, with special guest speaker Formula One driver Mark Blundell. Mark pictured centre alongside Derek Redmond, the former 400m &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Over £4,000 raised for Inspire</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thursday 22 January 2026, saw the return of Pound Gates Charity Quiz Night, The Whopping Big Quiz of the Year, in aid of&#160;Inspire. Thanks to the generosity of everyone who &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[We’re pleased to share the latest round of grant-giving through our Acorn Fund, delivered in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation. This latest round focuses on three organisations supporting families, young &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Acorn Fund Impact Report: 2022 – Sept 2025</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We’re proud to share a new short video highlighting the impact of the Acorn Fund from 2022 to September 2025. Since 2013, the Acorn Fund has been part of how &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club Celebrates 10 Years of Grant-Making</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a proud co-sponsor of the Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club, Pound Gates joined SportsAid Eastern and guests at Venue 16 today, to celebrate the Club’s 10th&#160;anniversary, making a decade of &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pound Gates Delivers £3,000 Grant to Ipswich Outreach</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ipswich Outreach is the latest charity to receive a grant from our Acorn Fund, run in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation. This £3,000 grant will help Ipswich Outreach continue their &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Team Pound Gates Raises over £5,000 at The Orwell Challenge</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Team spirit, community impact and a lot of very pink T-shirts! On Sunday, 29 June, 58 colleagues from Pound Gates, Sevatas&#160;and&#160;Contior, along with some family and friends, came together to &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[We couldn’t have asked for a better day for The Pound Gates Charity Golf Day, held yesterday in aid of our charity The Soma Leo Foundation. The sun shone as &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Olympic Gymnast Louis Smith Supports Suffolk’s Rising Stars</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four-time Olympic medallist and British gymnast Louis Smith MBE was the guest of honour at the latest Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club, held in Ipswich today. The Club, co-sponsored by Pound &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pound Gates Charity Quiz Night Raises £4,000 for The Soma Leo Foundation</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pound Gates annual charity quiz night, in aid of The Soma Leo Foundation, was another fantastic success. The event brought together businesses from across Suffolk, with 26 teams competing &#8230; ]]></description>
		
		
		
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