Overview
- Ipswich Town announced the move publicly at half‑time on Sunday, Nov. 8, saying the club will step in to support the Hollesley-based Suffolk Punch Trust.
- Chairman and chief executive Mark Ashton said the club will offer money and convene local groups, using the Ipswich Town Foundation and Heritage Society to help with education and coordination.
- The Trust closed its visitor centre, café and shop in February and then put its 120‑acre farm and visitor centre on the market for £2.4 million, with some horses already sold.
- The Suffolk Punch is classed as critically endangered, with fewer than 500 breeding mares worldwide and a listing on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust’s critical watch list.
- The club’s intervention is at an early stage with no confirmed purchase or formal transfer of the site yet, and the club says its US ownership group has been supportive as it seeks a durable rescue plan.