In search

Have you ever tak­en the time to just stop and look around to see what is sur­round­ing you; it would prob­a­bly be a sur­prise. Being a Colch­ester res­i­dent I thought I knew every­thing it has to offer; how­ev­er I am start­ing to realise just how much more there is to this his­toric bustling town.

Small Busi­ness Sat­ur­day is a day to sup­port our local inde­pen­dent busi­ness­es. Colch­ester town cen­tre has so many unique and won­der­ful inde­pen­dents so let’s show our sup­port this Sat­ur­day! #WhereY­ouShop­Mat­ters

It’s get­ting close to the big day there­fore shop­ping for those all impor­tant presents is prob­a­bly high up on your to do list. Every­one wants to get the per­fect gift to make their loved ones smile but some­times it’s the lit­tle gifts which have us stumped.

I often sit and think about the mechan­ics of ​‘shop­ping local’ and it’s true mean­ing. To many, this is about shop­ping with your vil­lage butch­er or the restau­rants you have been going to for years.

The year seems to have flown by so far and now on the hori­zon is Moth­ers Day! Here is our 2023 guide to the per­fect gift for mum, from after­noon teas to the not so tra­di­tion­al gifts we’ve got you covered.

It feels like the kids have only just gone back to school but the East­er hol­i­days are on their way! If you’re look­ing for ways to keep every­one enter­tained, cre­ative, and active look no fur­ther. We have com­piled a range of activ­i­ties for every­one to enjoy safe­ly this spring.

The next step in the gov­ern­ments road map out of lock­down will take place from the 12^th of April, here’s what to expect in Colchester.

Wel­come back to Headgate The­atre! This week we spoke to Headgate The­atre about what they’ve missed the most and what they’re look­ing for­ward to this year.