Category Archives: News

Castle Park Theatre Returns with Fifth Summer Season

Open-air theatre returns to Lower Castle Park this summer as Castle Park Theatre launches its [...]

Music Coverage on Keep Colchester Cool

Keep Colchester Cool is proud to support and spotlight Colchester’s live music scene. As the [...]

Simon Craze Completes Input-Process-Output

Simon Craze’s new album, Let Him Have It, completes Input-Process-Output, a three-album project that has [...]

Alan Garnett reflects on 25 Years at North Primary and Nursery School

North Primary School has been part of Colchester life for more than 130 years. Generations [...]

Colchester Morris celebrates 100 years with city-wide Day of Dance

A century of Morris dancing in Colchester will be celebrated this summer when more than [...]

Three Times A Day – remembering the Colchester scene

Three Times A Day were one of the most distinctive bands to emerge from the [...]

Chai Mixers Launches at Colchester Arts Centre

A new programme of talks, workshops, and live events celebrating South Asian arts and culture [...]

Love Colchester Celebrations at Firstsite

A special community celebration is coming to Firstsite on Friday, 5th June, as the Love [...]

Theatre Coverage on Keep Colchester Cool

Keep Colchester Cool is proud to support and spotlight Colchester’s vibrant theatre scene through dedicated [...]

Mayor’s Variety Show Brings Colchester Performers Together

More than 450 people attended the Mayor of Colchester’s Variety Show at the Mercury Theatre [...]

Roots and Grooves Cafe Moves into Its Next Chapter

Roots and Grooves Café is moving confidently into its next chapter under owners Chelle Luk-Hang [...]

Marc De’ath on Made in Essex and Counting Culture

Made in Essex is currently inviting creatives across the county to contribute to Counting Culture, [...]

The Colchester Independent Short Film Festival at Firstsite

The Colchester Independent Short Film Festival takes place at Firstsite on Saturday 23rd May, bringing [...]

Toby Freeman on the RCT and Colchester Half Marathon

Every spring, the Colchester Half Marathon brings thousands of runners into the city. This year, [...]

Punk Weekender at Firstsite celebrates Sue Webster

Workshops, film screenings and creative activities inspired by punk culture take over Firstsite next weekend [...]

Promise at the Headgate Theatre – Review

Promise, written by Olly Medlicott, played at the Headgate Theatre in Colchester, reviewed by Paul [...]

Lily of The Meffs talks MEFF-FEST 3 and a huge year ahead

Colchester punk duo The Meffs bring MEFF-FEST back this weekend, and the third edition is [...]

James Domestic – Punk Poet’s Poetry Books Reviewed

Spoken word and poetry is a genre I often overlooked, feeling that there were more [...]

Gregory Edwards launches Colchester Comedian of the Year 2026

Colchester Comedian of the Year returns to Three Wise Monkeys this year, with three heats [...]

Festen at the Headgate Theatre – Wendy Smith Interview

Director Wendy Smith of 3wishes theatre CIC talks to Tim Young about Festen, which runs [...]