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Two fantastic new membership offers just announced!

This year, we are offering three distinct experiences to help visitors engage with this beautiful community asset in a supportive and open environment

The service offers residents an easy, no‑cost way to dispose of small household items that cannot go in their normal bins

The nomination recognises our child‑led work on the redesign of the Colchester Castle Park play area, a project built on listening, inclusion, and real community insight

A buzzing crowd gathered outside Colchester Castle to witness the start of a six-week adventure

This year, the council in partnership with Colchester Amphora Events has awarded £30,000 to twenty-five cultural and creative events and projects, all set to run between 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027

Essential repair works to Colchester’s Natural History Museum will begin this year - marking another major step towards the museum’s transformation

The Freeburgess designation is a ceremonial honour with origins in the 1189 Royal Charter issued by Richard the Lionheart and is open to any eligible Colchester resident.

Step inside Europe’s largest Norman Keep and race to solve the mysterious puzzle of missing Castle staff, unexplained happenings and a curse waiting to be broke

Team Colchester is working together, across political boundaries, to deliver a new bus station for the city centre