Leisure Facilities
The town has two main leisure facilities: the Brackenbury Sports Centre in Old Felixstowe and the Felixstowe Leisure Centre adjacent to the pier. There is a bowls club and a tennis club has hosted a large post-Wimbledon tournament. There is also a Community Centre, run by the Old Felixstowe Community Association (OFCA), in Ferry Road which is the home to over twenty user groups from the surrounding area including sports sections and clubs for the very young to adults and senior citizens. The Centre also houses several halls which are available for hire to the public.
The library was refurbished in 2006 at a cost of £1,500,000 and has since won national awards.
The Spa Pavilion Theatre is a 900-seat art deco-style building on the promenade, owned by the district council and managed by a private contractor; Status Quo played there in the 1970s; Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Showaddywaddy, Slade and Mungo Jerry all played at the old Pier Pavilion which was demolished and is now the leisure centre. There is also a Sunday market that is larger than that at nearby Ipswich.
Felixstowe Radio is the community radio station that has broadcasts on 107.5 FM to the local area and via the internet.
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