Walk our Heritage Treasure Trail this summer and get a prize when you've completed it. You can pick the quick town centre route or the longer route out to the Roman Circus. Get a copy from our HQ in Hollytrees Museum or download here: ow.ly/nAUW50vnPCt | #ColchesterForFree

Details from Jumbo, #Colchester’s famous water tower, from a walk round the town this evening.

Great to make it up Jumbo Water Tower in Colchester to see vital survey work underway #AHFsupported The Jumbo Project - North Essex Heritage HE East of England The Architectural Heritage Fund

The £18.2m investment will mean: ✅ More digital work and skills hubs ✅ Facilities for young people Public realm improvements ✅ Transforming community facilities in Greenstead ✅ 5G rollout ✅ Restoring Holy Trinity Church ✅ A plan for Jumbo ✅ Walking and cycling links

It’s been a long time coming but our poster boards are full again. We are open this Sunday for the amazing Antonio Forcione. Check out all our July/August events here ow.ly/VvsG30rOLAb #colchester #livemusic #whatson #posterboard #liveperformance

JUMBO.

Visit Colchester There was water pouring down the side of it yesterday, don’t know if that’s an issue 😬

We've got some BIG news this morning! Jumbo, #Colchester's Victorian Water Tower, will be open to the public for this year's Heritage Open Days! Places are limited - you can book your slot with us from 10am today. More info in the link! visitcolchester.com/whats-on/herit…

Colchester Castle is looking FANTASTIC this morning! Colchester Museums are hosting lots of additional activities here over the summer holidays to keep kids & families entertained, inspired and educated...

#Colchester If you care about #Jumbo please complete the survey and RT. Thanks. Purcell Historic England @designsplus_ The Victorian Society Colchester Civic Society

The imposing knife angel sculpture, touring the uk since 2021, has arrived in Colchester for the month of October & sits beside Jumbo Water Tower. Sculpted from seized knives, the sculpture’s aim is to raise awareness of knife crime & educate young people on its harmful effects.

The Knife Angel has arrived in Colchester Highlighting the negative effects of violence and remembering those lost You can hear more on this on GHR tomorrow

With today’s discussions about #KnifeCrime we are remembering when the #KnifeAngel was at #Jumbo in the heart of #Colchester ⁦Colchester City Council⁩

This may not look like a des. res. but we hope the new nesting box installed at #Jumbo #Colchester today will please our Peregrine Falcons. Thanks to ecologists Zoe Smith & Peter Merchant & Punch Construction. See Insta @JumboHeritageColchester ⁦Thanks The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦

Happy #LunarNewYear to everyone celebrating. We are sending special wishes to our friends ⁦Colchester Chinese Culture Society (CCCS)⁩ who joined the #Colchester Light Parade at Jumbo last year. #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheDragon ⁦Colchester City Council⁩ ⁦incolchester⁩ 🎉🐉 ⁦Visit Colchester⁩

We are very excited about this! Have you joined the #Colchester Residents’ Panel yet? #Jumbo

Huge thanks to the amazing ⁦Griff Rhys Jones OBE⁩ ⁦The Victorian Society⁩ for supporting The #Jumbo Project #Colchester ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦Historic England⁩

Looking back on 14 years of the Tories is like looking back at the traumatising post-vindaloo shit you just did in the toilet.

Many congratulations to my successor, Pam Cox, who in the early hours of this morning was elected as Colchester's new Member of Parliament. Her success is now our city's success, I wish her well and hope she enjoys representing our wonderful city of Colchester as much as I did.