16.86°C Author Archives: Ben Howard
DJ Pogo: Forty Years of Hip-Hop and Colchester
Discovering Hip-Hop If you’ve spent any time near Roots & Grooves recently, chances are you’ve [...]
Jun
Castle Park Theatre Returns with Fifth Summer Season
Open-air theatre returns to Lower Castle Park this summer as Castle Park Theatre launches its [...]
Jun
Music Coverage on Keep Colchester Cool
Keep Colchester Cool is proud to support and spotlight Colchester’s live music scene. As the [...]
Jun
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 [...]
Jun
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 [...]
Jun
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 [...]
Jun
Three Times A Day – remembering the Colchester scene
Three Times A Day were one of the most distinctive bands to emerge from the [...]
May
Chai Mixers Launches at Colchester Arts Centre
A new programme of talks, workshops, and live events celebrating South Asian arts and culture [...]
May
Love Colchester Celebrations at Firstsite
A special community celebration is coming to Firstsite on Friday, 5th June, as the Love [...]
May
Theatre Coverage on Keep Colchester Cool
Keep Colchester Cool is proud to support and spotlight Colchester’s vibrant theatre scene through dedicated [...]
May
Mayor’s Variety Show Brings Colchester Performers Together
More than 450 people attended the Mayor of Colchester’s Variety Show at the Mercury Theatre [...]
May
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 [...]
May
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, [...]
May
The Colchester Independent Short Film Festival at Firstsite
The Colchester Independent Short Film Festival takes place at Firstsite on Saturday 23rd May, bringing [...]
May
Toby Freeman on the RCT and Colchester Half Marathon
Every spring, the Colchester Half Marathon brings thousands of runners into the city. This year, [...]
May
Punk Weekender at Firstsite celebrates Sue Webster
Workshops, film screenings and creative activities inspired by punk culture take over Firstsite next weekend [...]
May
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 [...]
Apr
Gregory Edwards launches Colchester Comedian of the Year 2026
Colchester Comedian of the Year returns to Three Wise Monkeys this year, with three heats [...]
Apr
Graham Coxon’s Castle Park album inspired by Colchester
A previously unheard solo album by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon – named after Colchester’s Castle [...]
Apr
Emerging Colchester Artists Take Over Firstsite in New Exhibition
A new exhibition at Firstsite is giving visitors the chance to see how the next [...]
Apr
