Ipswich Town FC's Garden of Remembrance has been given a premier makeover ahead of the club's first game back in the top flight in more than two decades.
The garden, which opened last year on the corner of the Sir Alf Ramsay Stand, commemorates all those whose ashes had been interred at the club.
Due to pitch renovation works that took place last summer, fans' ashes at the stadium were moved to the new sanctuary which was officially opened on Remembrance Day 2023.
Led by Stuart Andrews, plant buyer at Notcutts Woodbridge and lifelong Tractor Boys supporter, the garden was enhanced with different variety of blooms, many of which are blue and white.
The work has been praised by Jayne Jones, whose son Aiden's ashes are interred within the garden.
Blues fan Aiden was killed in 2009 at the age of 20.
She said: “Aiden loved ITFC, he had been a season ticket holder for 14 years, so for us to be able to lay him to rest at Portman Road by the Sir Bobby Robson Stand was incredible because there was no other place that he would have wanted to be.
"I would always go to lay flowers at the spot but having the memorial garden is absolutely fantastic as it’s a place where we can sit for a while and reflect upon our memories.”
Mr Andrews said: "It has been an honour to work on this project, as an avid ITFC fan myself, and to see families like Jayne’s who now have a dedicated space at Portman Road stadium to reflect on their loved ones."
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“We encourage everyone visiting the stadium to take a peaceful moment in the Garden of Remembrance in honour of the Blues fans no longer with us."
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