Heritage Open Day: A Digital Blue Plaque Trail, made possible by a collaborative project working with primary Schools and the Heritage Blue Plaques of Ipswich. Ipswich Society is partnering with Wolsey 550/Sizewell Creative on the 'Ipswich Trail Makers' project for Heritage Open Days 2026, creating a digital trail of selected Blue Plaques in Ipswich.
Working with primary schools across Ipswich, the project introduces children to stories of individuals commemorated with a Blue Plaque. Supported by a teacher resource pack focused on historical research and understanding significance, each participating school has selected one recipient to explore. Using archive material and guided enquiry, pupils investigated their figure before producing a digital character to represent them.