Suffolk Day proclamation celebrates 'vibrant town'

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Two students who wrote the 2026 Suffolk Day proclamation said it had been ‘an honour and a big responsibility’.

The annual celebration of the county, to be hosted this year by Bury St Edmunds, includes a speech given by young people.

It has been composed by Audrey and Emily, both 16, from the town’s Abbeygate Sixth Form College.

“Because we’re both English students, it feels like an opportunity to really practise our craft, because speech-writing isn’t something we necessarily get to do a lot,” said Emily.

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