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Annual Open Day on Thursday - Ipswich Town News

Town’s annual Open Day takes place this Thursday at Portman Road.

Gates to the free event open at 9.15am with the squad and manager Paul Lambert taking part in an hour-long signing session at 9.45am.

Entry to the Open Day FanZone is via Gate 1 on Sir Alf Ramsey Way but those wanting to attend the signing session must enter via Gate 17 on Portman Road.

Last year more than 2,500 fans got selfies and autographs with the players split across a number of tables.

Table One
Bart Bialkowski"
Freddie Sears
Toto Nsiala
"Cole Skuse"
Myles Kenlock
Tristan Nydam

""Table Two"
Paul Lambert"
Stuart Taylor"
Jack Lankester
"Jon Nolan"
Janoi Donacien
"Jordan Roberts

Table Three
James Norwood"
Gwion Edwards"
Kayden Jackson
"Corrie Ndaba"
Luke Woolfenden

Table Four
Alan Judge"
Teddy Bishop
"Emyr Huws"
Andre Dozzell
"Josh Emmanuel

Table Five
Luke Chambers"
Flynn Downes"
Tomas Holy
"Idris El Mizouni
"Luke Garbutt"
Danny Rowe

The players will subsequently be put through their paces by boss Lambert and his staff in a training session on the main pitch from 11am, which can be watched from the East of England Co-op Stand.

Following the training session, a mascot race is planned with Town mascots Bluey and Crazee taking on all challengers.""

With the weather expected to be very hot, fans are advised to bring plenty of water and sun cream, although the bars will have drinking water available free of charge and there will be food and drink on site.

Mark Murphy’s BBC Radio Suffolk breakfast show will be coming live from the event, which was attended by 5,200 last year, while the FanZone will have a range of activities for all ages, among them the below.

"Company Fun Entertainments (balloon modelling and face painting)
My Big Fat Wedding Disco
Speed shot
Suffolk Fire and Rescue
Suffolk police
Ipswich Speedway
East Anglian Air Ambulance
EACH
Archant
Ipswich Fit
Ipswich Town FC Women
BBC Radio Suffolk
Town 102
Ormiston Families
Coffee Link
St Joseph's College
East of England Co-op
Suffolk FA
ITFC Heritage Project

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