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On Sun­day the 17^th of Sep­tem­ber Our Colch­ester BID host­ed the first ever Colch­ester Soap­box Ral­ly! It was such a fun day which saw thou­sands of peo­ple head to the city cen­tre to spec­tate. Take a look at the high lights and see the rac­ers final times in this blog.

The Times has released their Top 40 Most Excit­ing Cities to Vis­it in 2024 with Colch­ester com­ing in at No.22. Out­per­form­ing all bar Nor­wich & Edin­burgh in the UK, Colch­ester is con­tin­u­ing to dri­ve itself as a des­ti­na­tion not to be missed.

Colch­ester Busi­ness Awards 2024 are just around the cor­ner, and the results are in from our first phase of vot­ing and mys­tery guest visits.

City cen­tre event post­poned due to excit­ing relocation

The design for the Colch­ester Gift Card has been revealed! After the open call for Colch­ester cre­atives to design the card take a look at the final design in this blog.

Look­ing to vis­it Colch­ester this Autumn with free activ­i­ties for kids, great shows and things to do. Check out our top things to do in Colch­ester this Autumn in our lat­est blog.

Where to eat veg­an in Colch­ester. Our top pick of veg­an restau­rants and cafes in the City centre.

Today, Wednes­day 6^th July, is Essex Green Day and we at the Mer­cury The­atre are proud to be a sup­port­er of this event, along­side a host of oth­er organ­i­sa­tions includ­ing East of Eng­land Co-Op, Poplar Nurs­eries, Eco Colch­ester, ColchEco Refill shop and many more.

Help us name the new char­i­ta­ble scheme com­ing to Colch­ester by Our Colch­ester BID. Help us help those in need and be in the chance of win­ning a Colch­ester Gift Card whilst you’re at it!