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In December #Colchester's refurbished St Nicholas Square hosted a big wheel.

Now, in February, it's the turn (no pun intended) of a carousel...
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM
allforgardening.bsky.social
Here are 7 of the best garden centres in and around Colchester for plant lovers

https://www.allforgardening.com/1604630/here-are-7-of-the-best-garden-centres-in-and-around-colchester-for-plant-lovers/

COLCHESTER’S love affair with gardening is alive and well, with local garden centres seeming …
Here are 7 of the best garden centres in and around Colchester for plant lovers - All For Gardening
COLCHESTER’S love affair with gardening is alive and well, with local garden centres seeming to be where half the city spends its weekends.
www.allforgardening.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
Campaigners protecting #Colchester’s historic #Roman Circus and nearby trees have raised concerns about possible damage.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2584241...
Campaigners concerned about plans for 203 homes affecting trees and Roman site
Plans for 203 homes were approved on appeal last year at the former ABRO site in Flagstaff Road.
www.gazette-news.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
Visitors to Colchester's £1million revamped St Nicholas Square are been greeted by a view of overflowing bins, fed-up residents have claimed.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2580689...
Colchester square 'blighted by waste bins' months after its £1.6m reopening
Michael Acott, resident of the city, said: "St Nicholas Square is now a large open space which is blighted by a row of waste bins from the…
www.gazette-news.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 AM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
#OnThisDay - 31 January 1953, the catastrophic East Coast Floods affected #Colchester's Hythe. Alice Farthing recalled being woken by a strange noise. It was her bed afloat in waist deep water, knocking against the bedroom wall in Hythe Station Rd.

More:
www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/1905758...
Pictures show the deadly 1953 floods which devastated the Essex coast claiming 104 lives
IT is 68 years since one of the worst natural disasters in British history claimed hundreds of lives.
www.gazette-news.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
chrismothman.bsky.social
My new blog on the Beth Chatto website about our surveys last summer of Colchester's Meanwhile Garden. I just love the excitement and multicultural vibrancy of brownfields. There should be no presumption of housebuilding on them.
www.bethchatto.co.uk/discover/our...
Wildlife at the heart of the City: Colchester’s Meanwhile Garden
Wildlife at the heart of the City: Colchester’s Meanwhile Garden
www.bethchatto.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM
colmuseums.bsky.social
Renamed the Odeon in 1961, the building entertained Colchester audiences for decades before closing in 2002. Today, it stands empty but striking, its faded Art Deco frontage a reminder of Colchester's golden age of cinema.
A colour photo of a boarded-up cinema building with a weathered, white Art Deco façade and a large blue canopy. Red brick buildings stand further along the street.
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
#Colchester's Balkerne Water Tower is a structure known by all who reside in the city but have you ever seen inside?

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www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2578049...
A look inside: Colchester's Jumbo water tower ahead of restoration
The Balkerne Water Tower in Colchester is set to undergo restoration efforts so ahead of the start we wanted to show you what it is like inside.
www.gazette-news.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 AM
colmuseums.bsky.social
We do not know what the letter inside once said, but the envelope has survived as a quiet reminder of how news and sympathy travelled by post.

See more of Colchester’s postal past in our Online Collections: cim-web.adlibhosting.com/ais6/Details...
Axiell Internet Server 6 | Details
[eb-GB]Axiell Internet Server is a complete application to make the collections of archives, museums and libraries accessible over the internet. Axiell Internet Server is an add-on to the…
cim-web.adlibhosting.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
benpaites.bsky.social
🚨I’m recruiting!🚨

We’re looking for someone with a passion for and good knowledge of Natural Science collections. They will be running regular workshops in Colchester’s Natural History Museum!

Part time (18 months)

findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/1773...
The skull of a saltwater crocodile in a glass display case.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
colmuseums.bsky.social
Today the site is part of the landscaped gardens beside Hollytrees Museum, next to the surviving building at No. 87. A quiet space where a busy frontage once stood.

Why not wander in next door and see more of Colchester’s stories: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/hollyt...
Black-and-white photo of a long, weathered building with multiple windows and a central door, facing a street. Three people are walking along the pavement in front of the building. The structure has a sloping tiled roof and visible wear on the walls.
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social
As a former Brit, the one thing that really hit me last week on my trip to the UK was that Colchester's WHSmiths is no a longer a WHSmiths. Now it's called TJ Hooker or somesuch.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
stuartder.bsky.social
Northampton Saints team up with Colchester's Sigma Sixth academy at Philip Morant school 👏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northampton Saints team up with Essex academy
The English Prem leaders hope the link-up will help talented youngsters make it big in rugby union.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
benpaites.bsky.social
Had a long but exciting day discussing the potential content and stories for the redevelopment of Colchester’s Natural History Museum. Amongst all the exciting ideas, the main thing I took away was “everybody loves hedgehogs”.
a person is holding a hedgehog with a red heart
Alt: a person is holding a hedgehog holding a paper red heart, with digital red hearts flying at the screen.
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
fencing-colchester.bsky.social
Transforming Colchester's landscapes with elegance. Choose us for bespoke fencing solutions. Call 07784 936701 🌿 #FencingCompanies #FencingCompaniesColchester #ColchesterFencing

https://fencing-colchester.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
sundersays.bsky.social
Colchester United 1 - 0 Huddersfield Town (1948), described as Colchester’s greatest victory since Boadicea beat the Romans in AD62 by the Mayor at the Town Hall celebration

www.coludata.co.uk/results/1948...
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
cmillerartlife.bsky.social
Barbara Hepworth born #OTD 1903, one of the greats of 20th c British sculpture. You can always see her work at Hepworth Wakefield and St Ives but there's also a week left of excellent group exh, Into Abstraction at Colchester's Firstsite firstsite.uk/event/exhibi...
Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape - Firstsite
Into Abstraction explores how some of Britain’s most influential artists, like Barbara Hepworth and L.S. Lowry responded to a century of change.
firstsite.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
southendonsea.bsky.social
Colchester's Anderson likely to face knee surgery

#BBCNews #Essex

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/sport/foo...
Harry Anderson: Colchester United midfielder likely to face knee surgery
Colchester United midfielder Harry Anderson is facing the prospect of a lengthy lay-off because of knee problems.
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
southendonsea.bsky.social
Colchester's trip to Chesterfield frozen off

#BBCNews #Essex

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/sport/foo...
League Two: Oldham and Chesterfield matches off because of frozen pitches
The League Two matches at Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield scheduled to take place on Saturday are postponed.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
colchesteressex.bsky.social
Popular Asian buffet restaurant to open in Colchester's old M&S

#Colchester #Essex

🔗: https://www.essexlive.news/wh...
Popular Asian buffet restaurant to open in Colchester's old M&S
The M&S has been closed for over three years
www.essexlive.news
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 PM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
#OnThisDay - 8 January 1858, the #Essex Standard reported that "The Pieman" - a granite obelisk on #Colchester's High Street - had been bought by Charles Wire for £3.5s.

It was taken to the cemetery to be used as a monument to his wife.

More:

camulos.com/cemetery.htm
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 AM
electheruk.bsky.social
How do confidence, resilience & the right support turn barriers into breakthroughs?

Meet Lesley Scott-Boutell, Colchester’s first deaf Mayor.

It’s impossible not to be inspired by Lesley’s story - only discovering she was deaf at 21 while applying to join the Navy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=38AT...
Interview with Lesley Scott-Boutell, Colchester's first deaf Mayor BSL Version
YouTube video by The Offshoot Foundation
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
When we posted this, we were unaware that today would see #Colchester's first lying snow of the winter.

OK we've not, so far as we know, got 'sheets of ice' nor enemy aircraft coming, over nor gunfire from the east...
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
essex100.bsky.social
This day January 2nd (1899) construction
began on Colchester’s new baroque styled
Town Hall. Designed by Sir John Belcher with
a 162-foot Victorian clock Tower it is now
grade 1 listed.
essex100.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
colcivicsociety.bsky.social
#OnThisDay - 2 January 1899, work began to build #Colchester's grade l listed Town Hall, the third on the site. It took just over 3 years and cost around £50,000 of which £12,000 was raised from the public.

More:

www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vo...

colchesterheritage.co.uk/Designation/...
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM