A new blue plaque will be unveiled at the Artilleryman public House in Artillery Street on June 18th at 10,45 to mark Colchester’s forgotten Napoleonic barracks. This will be unveiled by Colchester Garrison commander Lieutenant Colonel ED Rankin DL The barracks, built from 1794, were designed to house troops during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic
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An invitation to the Colchester Civic Society AGM This will be on Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 19.00 prompt, in the Cloisters Restaurant, Greyfriars. The meeting itself will be followed by a break for coffee before a talk is given by Vinnie Geaves, the Manager of Our Colchester, Colchester’s Business Improvement District Team. The BID
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The Moors Big Spring Clean – Saturdays 14th, 21st, and 28th of March. We’ve now arranged three additional (weekend) #GreatBritishSpringClean dates in addition to the two (17th & 26th) we’ve already announced On the next three Saturday Mornings, weather permitting, we’ll be meeting at 10:00 at the start of the Public Footpath at the top
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Colchester Civic Society Highways Group are attempting to persuade Essex County Council to review the design for the East Hill Cycle Lanes before the scheme is given the go ahead. There are very serious concerns over this scheme, which will divert cyclist from the downhill cycle onto the footpath right outside the front door of
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This year Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean takes place across the UK between 13 and 29 March 2026. Last year Colchester Civic Society litter-pickers pledged to pick 100 bags so we aim to do even better this year. If you ‘Love Colchester and Loathe Litter,’ now is your chance to make a difference.
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