Author Archives: Ben Howard

Colchester Castle Park to host House Music Extravaganza

Musik Is The Answer will hosting ‘Music In The Park’ in partnership with Colchester Events [...]

Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness at Colchester Arts Centre

Shakespeare in the Park

The Howl and the Hum announce Coda show on UK tour

The Howl and the Hum unveil their upcoming UK tour, and one of the highlights [...]

Jane’s Walk Colchester 2023

Jane’s Walk 2023: An international festival of local walks led by local people, in celebration [...]

Late-Night Firstsite with Christmas in Colchester

Black Sheep Coffee to open in January 2023

Help the Robin Cancer Trust break the Ballsiest World Record ever

Volunteer at Colchester Arts Centre

Colchester Film Festival programme announced

Colchester Film Festival is back, taking place at Firstsite 7-12 November 2022. Colchester Film Festival [...]

Community Spot at Culver Square Shopping Centre

Roman River Festival 2022

Castle Parks Fireworks 2022

Colchester in the 80s

Local poet John F Connor shared this poem with me six years ago. I was [...]

Steve Lamacq returns to Colchester Arts Centre

Following a successful run of shows in 2017, Colchester’s very own Steve Lamacq heads back [...]

Richard Wilson to host Mercury Theatre Gala Dinner

The Mercury Theatre is taking over Colchester Town Hall on Friday, 2nd March 2018, for [...]

Help raise funds for a memorial to the victims of the Essex Witch Trials

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Essex saw more people accused of witchcraft than any [...]

Colchester African Music Weekend

Joyful Noise presents Unreported Music Tours’ Colchester African Music Weekend – three sounds over three [...]

End of an era for The Bull Colchester

Dave and Fiona Richards of The Bull have announced that they will not be renewing [...]

Help Fund Colne Radio

Colne Radio is aiming to raise £3,000 in a two-week crowdfunding campaign to bring the [...]