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Genuinely one of Colchester's best kept secrets 🤫🎶 This back garden music festival turns 26 in 2025! Blues & Rock in the Garden is a brilliant afternoon & evening of live music, art, food & community vibes, all in the beautiful garden near Old Heath. ow.ly/ClzX50VoWo4

🌸 Spring is in the air, which means it's baby animal season at Colchester Zoo! 🐣✨ March has brought with it three tiny hoglets! 🐗 and a pair of white-lipped tamarin twins! 🐒 We're not sure which is more adorable!

Big news for Greenstead! 🏥 Hawthorn GP Surgery is getting a revamp! 🎉 We’re really excited to be working with our NHS partners to deliver a bigger, brighter, more welcoming, and more flexible GP surgery for Greenstead – with space for more services all under one roof. 🩺👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Great news for Colchester residents 🙌 FREE Saturday household drop-off service is back!! You'll be able to get rid of bulky, unwanted items at 24 locations across Colchester 👏 Starting this Saturday with collections in Greenstead and Wivenhoe. ow.ly/j2LF50VgALX

🩷💙 We were absolutely delighted to assist in lighting the city pink and blue last night on behalf of the incredible Colchester-based charity, Autism Anglia – and more widely, to acknowledge #AutismAcceptanceMonth.

Litter picking the A12! 🚮👍 We've now cleared more than six and a half tonnes of waste between Junctions 26 & 29 (towards Ipswich) and between Junctions 29 & 27 (towards Chelmsford). A few areas couldn’t be accessed due to safety issues, but more picks are planned 🚛👏

We love this! 😍 A lego enthusiast has created a mini replica of Jumbo! @minibrickarchitecture created this brilliant Jumbo-inspired model from his home in Cardiff after spotting Colchester’s iconic water tower in a social media post. 🙌

Are you as proud to live in Essex as we are? 💛 Now’s your chance to have you say in its future. A major change has been proposed: a directly elected Greater Essex Mayor could soon bring more local decision-making power to the county. Find out more: essex.gov.uk/devolution

Oh wow! ✨ Hidden secrets, stories, and walks uncovered! 🚶‍♀️Jane's Walk Festival returns for another week of local walks, films & talks led by local people. There's loads of incredible themes & walks this year (as always). Check out the full programme at walkcolchester.org.uk/janes-walk

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It's Ferry Season! ⛴️🌊 Hop across the River Colcne! The Brightlingsea Foot Ferry is a daily service that links East Mersea with Brightlingsea & Point Clear, whilst the Wivenhoe, Fingringhoe & Rowhedge Ferry runs at weekends. brightlingseaharbour.org wivenhoerowhedgeferry.co.uk

A whole year of historic adventures — for less than the cost of two visits! ✅ Colchester residents: £16.50 adults / £6.50 children 🌍 Visitors: £23.50 adults / £9.85 children Plus savings for families, students and more. colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/memberships

🐣 Great news, Colchester! No changes to your bin collections over the Easter period. Just put your rubbish and recycling out for collection on your normal day, as usual.

Colchester City Council has an opening for a Parks, Countryside and Greening Operations Manager. Full time, permanent. c-js.uk/3RlSuQ9

Four possible designs for Castle Park's new play area… and we need your help choosing the winner! 🛝✨ 👇 Check out the designs and vote for your favourite via the link below: 🔗 colchester.gov.uk/castle-park-pl…

Morris Mania! 🧦🔔 Are you a fan of the traditional English Dance? 🌞 Colchester Morris's summer programme begins next Friday in Rowhedge before they embark on a near-weekly tour of local watering holes & events, putting on a fantastic free show of this time-honoured tradition!

😐 ➡️ 🤗 The changing face of Colchester's city centre... How’s it going for you? Long-time followers will have seen us talk about all the upcoming planned changes. ✨ We've launched the first City Centre Survey so we can track how things progress! ow.ly/qmfP50VIPiv

🇬🇧 VE Day 80 in Colchester 🇬🇧 Colchester will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday 8 May with a programme of events including a flag-raising ceremony, a commemoration service, and the lighting of the beacon in Castle Park. 🔥 ow.ly/51Fe50VKq37

JUST ANNOUNCED! 🎺 It's the Colchester Castle Park Bandstand concerts for 2025. Free Music in Castle Park throughout the summer, beginning next weekend! 🤗 Any tips for who we shouldn't miss? colchester-events.co.uk/event/soundwav…