Outhouse is a mobile queer space traveling across East Anglia. The transparent walls of the cylindrical structure feature photographs and ephemera related to historic and contemporary LGBTQI+ culture from the East of England. This space will also host social gatherings, talks and meetings, these are listed on the structure.

The title Outhouse is inspired by Outhouse East, a Colchester charity offering support and information to LGBTQI+ people.

Find out more:
http://www.firstsite.uk/whats-on/ian-giles-outhouse

St Botolph’s Open Day & Market (free entry)
Saturday 21 September, 10am to 5pm
A great day out packed full of children’s entertainment, Colchester Market, music from Colne Radio, street food, historical characters, Chosen Vessels Gospel Choir and much more!
At St Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, CO2 7EE

Entrances off Priory Street, Britannia Car Park and St Botolph’s Walk
Best of all it’s free of charge!

Find out more https://www.colchester.gov.uk/stbotolphs

Join artist Sally Delany for a two part course in acrylic painting, suitable for beginners to intermediate learners.

For more information and course breakdown, visit our website.

Join our weekly guided walking tour of Colchester and discover the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town. Our fully qualified blue or green badge guide will lead you on a walk through Colchester’s streets and tell you of the stories that have shaped the town’s history.

Perfect for visitors and residents alike, the walking tour is an excellent way to dip into Colchester’s history.

The tour includes access to the town’s Roman Theatre, normally closed to the public.

Cost: Adults – £4.60, Children (5-15yrs) – £3.20

For parties of 10 or more we offer the option of a private tour which can be arranged at your convenience.

Level: Beginner
Price: FREE
Join us for an introductory session in taking care of your bike.

In this workshop we’ll take you through an M-Check, a step-by-step process that helps you check each part of your bike is working as it should be.

We won’t be fixing things during the workshop itself, instead focusing on how you know if everything’s working ok, but the Bike Kitchen will be open all day if you’d like to stick around and do a bit of tinkering afterwards.

Please bring your own bike if you’d like some hands-on practice

This course is run as part of Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival, so we’re offering it for FREE instead the usual £5. Please reserve your spot though as places are limited.

We will be running more courses over the winter, so please consider following us on facebook or signing up to our mailing list to hear of upcoming events.

On September 16th, forget everything you thought you knew about protein, strength, and performance.

The Game Changers is a new film executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan that documents the explosive rise of plant-based eating in professional sports, mixing real-time, groundbreaking science with cinematic stories of struggle and triumph.

A revolutionary new documentary about meat, protein, and strength. Get ready to #ChangeYourGame forever.

Our workshop is open on the first and third Saturday afternoon of each month.

A bike kitchen is quite simply a place where you can come and use tools to fix your bike, or with some assistance from one of our volunteer mechanics. If you know what you’re doing, that’s great! If you’re a total newbie then that’s fine too, we’ll guide you along the way.

CBK is staffed entirely by volunteers and funded by donations and small grants. All we ask in return for a whole evening of using our workshop is a minimum donation of £5 to help cover our running costs.

Come and learn about how objects have played a huge part in expressing identity and gender throughout history. There may also be the opportunity for some of your stories to feature in Colchester Museums’ displays and the brand new exhibition at Colchester Castle Adorn: Jewellery, the human story.

Drop in event as part of the exhibition Ian Giles: Outhouse.

Hosted by Ben Paites of Colchester + Ipswich Museums.

Exhibition Tours
Wednesdays & Saturdays at 2:30pm.
FREE
No need to book

Join a member of the Firstsite team for an informal tour of the current exhibitions.

Meet in the Welcome Area at the front of the building.

To see what’s on, visit: https://firstsite.uk/whats-on

Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colourful and controversial religious movements in American history – The Satanic Temple in Salem – ‘Hail Satan?’ is an inspiring and entertaining new feature documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane.