Thrive

12/06/2026

Rolling into Friday again, we’re ready to welcome you this weekend in Felixstowe. It looks like the weather might bring us a bit of everything… but we have delicious coffee, proud to be pouring Crude Coffee Roasters ☕️
We’ve got cold drinks and iced lattes when the sun shines as well as Simply Ice Cream - Family Business … the flavours are👌
And we’ll have a counter full of savoury snacks and sweet treats.
Come say hi! Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Felixstowe.

11/06/2026

10/06/2026

Come and join our monthly sketchbook club at Thrive! This June we’re welcoming Felixstowe based artist Ruth Lyne abstract art and looking at ‘finding the abstract’
A super relaxed evening, to explore, play, create and learn. We’re really passionate about creating a space you can meet like minded creatives and to grow our sketchbook club.
Each month we will be inviting different local artists, focusing on a variety of themes and materials.
Here’s a few pictures from May’s sketchbook evening, where local artist Hannah Farthing introduced ’ways to begin’…
We’d love to see you there!
Find us at Thrive Lifestyle Store, 34 Orwell Road, Felixstowe.
All information and to book tickets is on our website thrivelifestylestore.co.uk
Please get in touch if you have any questions!

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Introducing our next team member… meet Nicola!
You’ll often find Nicola at our Helmingham Hall shop on Wednesdays. She’s also one of our talented makers and the face behind which you can shop at both our stores. Beautiful crystal jewellery, Nicola is very knowledgeable about all the different stones she uses too, so if you want to know more pop in and say hi.
When she’s not shop keeper for Thrive, you will find Nicola teaching yoga or busy with her sewing business too.
Whilst I’ve not been able to be at the shops much, Nicola has been a brilliant help setting up our Helmingham pop and also co creating our beautiful paper wisteria display with Jacqui, the perfect touch to our little store!
Come say hi in the comments!

06/06/2026

Saturdays at Thrive. Keeping it cosy on a rainy June day. We’ve got cosy corners to bring your book, some new savoury pastries and all of the coffee! Or meet with friends and try our delicious tea blends and a slice of cake, this one is the happy blend tea, perfect for a drizzly afternoon.
Summer hopefully pending soon! 🤞🏻

03/06/2026

A little update for our June opening hours. Please bear with us this month, if there are any last minute changes we will keep our social media updated. Our little team and amazing friends, family, makers, customers and volunteers have all rallied to help out, so if you do stop by either shop please say hi! I’m bottling up all the kindness from everyone keeping this little business alive whilst I’m not able to physically be there! I can’t tell you how much it means 🤗
Any little purchase big or small, I’m doing a little happy dance behind the scenes! So if we can supply your morning coffee, a birthday card or something special please keep shopping small 💗

24/05/2026

A little photo dump from my camera roll. It’s been so lovely to finally get everything ready at our seasonal pop up shop at the beautiful
We made it for the Spring Plant Fair weekend and the sun is shining!! If you’re stopping by Helmingham this weekend please do pop in and see the team. I really hope you enjoy our little store and maybe discover something special whilst you’re there.
The gardens are absolute perfection too so I couldn’t resist sharing a few little snippets. 🌸
Happy bank holiday!

22/05/2026

Welcome to Sketchbook Club!

On the last Thursday of each month, a different host will lead a session designed to inspire you with your sketchbook practice.

Month One: Thursday 28th May

For our first ever Sketchbook Club, printmaker and illustrator Hannah Farthing will host the evening with the theme ‘Ways to Begin’. Sketchbooks by their nature tend to be very personal spaces, making them a safe space of experimentation, growing and testing ideas but the blank page can sometimes feel daunting as well. In this relaxed session, Hannah will guide you through a series of sketchbook prompts and material experiments that can help inspire you, break through creative block and get your ideas flowing.

Important: A selection of drawing materials will also provided for you to use on the night but you are welcome to bring your own along too. Sketchbooks themselves are not included in the workshop price so please make sure to bring your own sketchbook along!

A hot drink from the Thrive coffee shop is included in your ticket, and there will be cake available to purchase on the night if you wish.

7.00-8.30pm

Location: Thrive Lifestyle Store, 34 Orwell Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7DB

Future dates to be booked by the session: 28th May, 25th June, 30th July. More to follow.

https://thrivelifestylestore.co.uk/products/sketchbook-club