
Businesses get behind BSC Multicultural Festival in Ipswich
2026 BME Business Awards Launch
My family’s been here 100 years – we want to contribute
BBC article: 2006 Business Awards launch
2026 One Big Multicultural Festival Launch
Global Food and Pita Festival
Global Food and Pita Festival Launch
Our Global Food and Pita Festival is happening in Ipswich on Sunday 17 May – Reports of yesterday’s launch are linked below.
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26082371.global-food-pita-festival-2026-returning-ipswich/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy52kqwyw2ro

Radio broadcast on the launch.
BSCMS announces return of two well known Ipswich festivals
BSCMS wins Connecting Communities award
PRESS RELEASE
BSC Multicultural Services (BSCMS), award winning community organisation, recently received a ‘Connecting Communities’ award from Suffolk Cricket. This is in recognition of promoting cricket within minority communities in Suffolk. Members of BSCMS were invited to Essex Cricket Club in Chelmsford where the award was presented to BSCMS by Graham Gooch, former England opener and legendary batsman.
Andrew Blanchard, Senior Manager of Suffolk Cricket, said, ‘I am delighted to offer this award to BSCMS for working closely with Suffolk Cricket over the last few years and proactively promoting cricket in the BME communities in Suffolk, especially in Ipswich. Well done to everyone at BSCMS for their efforts. We look forward to working with them in the future.’
Suffolk Cricket joined BSCMS on Wednesday 15th October at St Margaret’s Church Hall for a group photo at its annual health event. More than 100 people attended the event and guests included Cllr Stefan Long, Mayor of Ipswich, Cllr Nadia Cenci, Cabinet Member for Communities at Suffolk County Council, Andrea Pittock from Rope Trust, Ezra Hewing from Suffolk Mind, and other notable community leaders and organisations.
Boshor Ali, Chair of BSCMS, said, ‘I want to thank everyone at BSCMS for their hard work and commitment over the years. This award from Suffolk Cricket is another accolade for our organisation, and I am grateful to Suffolk Cricket for this recognition. Well done and keep up the good work!’
Cllr Nadia Cenci added, ‘BSCMS is a wonderful charity. It does so much good work for our community in Ipswich and I cannot thank them enough. I am delighted to be here today and take part in this event. It is great to see so many people of different backgrounds. Congratulations to everyone.’


BSCMS SUPPLEMENT Sept 2025 Ipswich Star
BSC Multicultural Services (BSCMS) is a multi-award winning community organisation based in Ipswich. Established in 1998, it is fast approaching its 30th year. During this period the charity planned and delivered numerous projects and events, both big and small, and tens of thousands of people have benefited in Ipswich and Suffolk. We now provide help and support to people of more than 60 different nationalities and our work has made a significant impact at local level.
One Big Multicultural Festival 2025 is a prime example. The 13th edition of this event was a huge success with more than 8000 people attending the festival. The Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times published an 8-page supplement to highlight BSCMS’s contribution and achievements over the last 30 years. Please see below for more information
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Multicultural festival sees biggest ever crowd

A festival celebrating a town’s multicultural community has seen its biggest ever attendance …



