31st January, 2012
We’ve blogged before here at The Chronic all about the appetite teasing Colchester Food Exchange. This is a new group that has been established in the area with the aim of sharing and co-operating when it comes to a passion and knowledge of all things foody. The first meeting of the group is fast approaching [...]
31st January, 2012
The Gazette is reporting that after 66 years of trading, the historic Jacks of Colchester could be about to close along St Nicholas Street. No surprises that the tough economic climate is catching up on the old business. The Gazette reports: “Owner Dave Williams said he can only guarantee it will remain open for three [...]
31st January, 2012
You wait for one major national art exhibition to open right on your hyperlocal blog patch, and then whaddya know – two come along via the medium of the modern electronic mail incoming box, and both on the same day as well. Blimey. With our friends @firstsite putting in the final touches ahead of the [...]
31st January, 2012
Half term is just around the corner and the parents of Sunny Colch are no doubt flapping their wings and wondering how to keep all within the nest happy. Tip: the early bird catches the worm. Which should be enough bird-related talk to signify that a feather related half term event is taking place up [...]
31st January, 2012
Four months standing and with a successful first season exhibition under its belt, firstsite is preparing for the next phase with the opening of Steven Claydon’s Culpable Earth this weekend. This is the first solo show from the British artist, exploring: “sculpture, video, painting and print.” We wouldn’t expect a one dimensional watercolour gallery from [...]
30th January, 2012
A good day for the cyclists of Sunny Colch: Colchester Borough Council has agreed to allow cyclists to use the ad hoc route through lower Castle Park that passes through Middle Mill and Pageant Bridge gates. This is a stretch that many cyclists had previously used. The consensus from CBC was to put the idea [...]
30th January, 2012
Abberton Reservoir is one of the many aquatic delights that we are blessed with around our hyperlocal patch of North Essex. Sure, there’s the seaside ‘n all that out towards Clacton and the Essex Riviera; at a push and Sunny Colch can even claim Mersea Island and the oysters as one of its own. But [...]
30th January, 2012
Momentum is gaining in the campaign to try and keep the Quayside Cafe open down by the Hythe. With our friends up at the University of Essex majoring rather well in Economics, but not so in Community Studies, locals around the Hythe, St Andrew’s and Wivenhoe are stepping up efforts in highlighting how Town ‘n [...]
28th January, 2012
And so good luck to the new owners of The Twist, scheduled to re-open its doors on 6th April. The Gazette is reporting that renovation work has started at the venue along Military Road, with a slight, um, twist in what Colchester folk can expect come spring time: “Burlesque shows [blimey] club nights and magic [...]
28th January, 2012
A theme that occupied the creative minds of many in recent weeks around Sunny Colch has been how best to brand [urgh] the town? The good folk of Destination Colchester came up with the collective idea of many different brands [urgh, urgh] to reflect the diversity that can be found in our hyperlocal patch: “Constable [...]
