Come along and enjoy some chess, free admission and all levels welcome!

An Afternoon of Chess on Saturday 21 June 2025 at Ye Olde Albion pub Rowhedge in memory of David 'Shorts' Palmer. All levels welcome all chess equipment provided (but feel free to bring your own) free admission. Come along and play some social chess in an award winning pub. Supported by E2-E4 Chess Club. Further [...]

🗓️ Saturday 21st June 2025🕣 12.30pm🆓 FREE ENTRY📍Recreation Ground, CO6 2ESBring your own food and drink (no BBQs)! 🧺🥂Come to relax, play, eat, drink and enjoy the live music (open mic stage)! 🎤Inflatables, family games and ice cream van! 🏰🍦Rain or Shine - Gazebos welcome! ☀️

A sequel to Dante’s Inferno, which set Dante at the University of Essex, Dante’s Purgatorio relocates to Mersea Island, where a mountain is constructed out of Flexible Rock Substitute (FRS).‘This new reworking of Dante’s masterpiece is remarkable: for boldness, resourceful inventiveness, and…for its emotional and moral heft.’ – Ralph PitePart of Spirits, Salons & SanctuaryAn [...]

A Saturday afternoon showcase featuring:Conyak??Stu E Skinner (Hosting)Event Info:A weekly event featuring 3 to 5 acts performing live acoustic sets between 3-5:30pm.Hot & cold beverages served from 2:30pm onwards.This is a family friendly event so younglings are welcome providing they're properly managed.Mics, pa and backline are provided but performers are welcome to bring their own [...]

Doors 11am. Show 11.30amTickets £7 / £6 concessionsFamily Ticket £22 (admits 4 people to include at least 1 child).Suitable for ages 3+Professor Slug's House of Bugs is a show all about bugs.Professor Slug is an eccentric expert on invertebrates who helps bugs out with their buggy problems - and you can too!Get as strong as [...]

The Country Day Party is coming to Colchester!Tickets now on sale → https://www.fatsoma.com/e/gjoulv21/la/qyguGet your cowboys hats ready!Join us for an unforgettable day filled with the chart-topping tracks of Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, and many more, combining the best of the old school and modern country hits. Whether you’re a die-hard country fan or just looking [...]

English historian, mythographer, and author of Inventory of A Life Mislaid, Marina Warner will discuss her latest book about sanctuary: what it means for people in desperate situations today, and what refuge and displacement has meant for people throughout history, and the canons of literature and myth.Part of Spirits, Salons & SanctuaryAn afternoon exploring Spirits, [...]

Punk gig in aid of Together for Animals, at the Brewhouse, Queen St, Colchester. Free Entry gig but would appreciate donations, every penny helps towards the animals 💜🩷💜Line Up: SWEET DIESEL: 7:00-7:40MINCER: 8:00-8:40MATTY G & LI'L WINTER: 9:00-9:40DUDESMELL: 10:00-11:00

Carlton Entertainment brings you their brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits – Heaven Can Wait.Following a SOLD OUT tour of Spain in 2024, This show stopping concert launches across Europe in 2025. Featuring the incredible vocals of Lee Brady and an awesome band made up of the UKs most highly skilled and reputable rock [...]

Along with 3 other bands The Punk Freud will be performing at Sub Zero in Essex University on a stage once graced by the likes of REM, AC/DC, Pulp, Zig Zig Sputnik ……. who like the Freud made it to superstardom 🤥https://facebook.com/events/s/pretty-in-pink-presents-rock-4/1804237973693674/

🌅 Don't Let the Sun Set on Middlewick... Join us as we celebrate Midsummer's Day with a Sunset 'Walk for the Wick' - and show that we or the wildlife of Middlewick are not going anywhere!✨ Date: 21st June 2025✨ Meeting Location: Middlewick Ranges (Lidl entrance)✨ Time:7:30PM 🌆 Sunset Walk: We’ll meet at 7:30pm for [...]