The Ipswich Arras Association warmly welcomes new members and family members to share in our friendship with the people of the city of Arras in northern France. Ipswich has long had an Accord with Arras which is a city steeped in history from Roman times through to the French Revolution, the Great War and World War 2. In medieval times Arras was renowned for the quality of its tapestries and that heritage is still celebrated today.