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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.

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.

Phase three of reopen­ing could be on the hori­zon and with April already prov­ing a suc­cess, we are lov­ing wel­com­ing you back to the town cen­tre safe­ly! Check out our guide for the our go to places to catch up in Colchester.

San­tas Sil­ly Elves have lost all the things they need to write and let­ter and they need your help! Find out where to get your maps and help the elves in this blog post.

Curi­ous of what this city has to offer? Click here to find out more…

Here’s every­thing you need to know about the Fes­tive Light Parade 2023

The com­mu­ni­ty of Colch­ester has once again dug deep by donat­ing over £14,000 worth of presents to the Giv­ing Tree Appeal! These gen­er­ous gifts have been donat­ed to 741 chil­dren, in over 300 fam­i­lies across the bor­ough, ensur­ing they have a Mer­ry Christmas.

The 2022 Christ­mas win­dow com­pe­ti­tion win­ner has been announced — as vot­ed for by you!