Resilience and cre­ativ­i­ty are help­ing Colchester’s indie busi­ness­es to sur­vive in an unpre­dictable climate.

City cen­tre event post­poned due to excit­ing relocation

Colch­ester BID is dri­ving pos­i­tive change across the city cen­tre — from cham­pi­oning local busi­ness­es and improv­ing pub­lic spaces to tack­ling anti-social behav­iour and attract­ing new vis­i­tors. Dis­cov­er how this ded­i­cat­ed organ­i­sa­tion is help­ing Colch­ester thrive as a vibrant, safe and wel­com­ing place to live, work and visit.

Colch­ester has offi­cial­ly earned its Pur­ple Flag — recog­nis­ing our city as one of the UK’s best and safest nights out! From cul­ture to cui­sine, cre­ativ­i­ty to com­mu­ni­ty, there’s nev­er been a bet­ter time to explore Colch­ester after dark.