20th January, 2012
Much is made of the creative economy in Colchester. The new Cultural Quarter (stop sniggering,) plans for a high-speed digital network around the town and even the claim *by some* that Sunny Colch should re-branded [urgh] as SiliColne Valley. But what does this all mean on a practical level? For all the online 2.0 hyperlocal [...]
20th January, 2012
How is the training going for the Colchester Half Marathon? The Chronic has observed over recent weeks the steady build up around Castle Park of the runners that go round, and round and round… With the race day of 11th March fast approaching, all of the fine athletes competing in the Sunny Colch Half should [...]
20th January, 2012
“You really should make the effort to see the Abram Games exhibition at The Minories” was the word on the streets of Sunny Colch. Every arty event, dinner party, um, private romantic encounter that The Chronic undertook (and there were many…) over the Christmas period and the words kept coming back: “You really should make [...]
19th January, 2012
To Colchester Town Hall! …on Thursday evening for the second meeting of the Colchester Borough Council Planning Committee of the month. But wait! What’s this? The lights are off and there’s no one at home. Or something. With a power failure at the Town Hall (electrical, not political) and it was left for the esteemed [...]
19th January, 2012
We have blogged before here at The Chronic about how we remain to be convinced about the merits of Britain’s Oldest Recorded Town becoming Britain’s Newest City. Put simply, we see nothing wrong in celebrating what we already have around us, rather than try and aspire to a goal that can’t quite deliver on the [...]
19th January, 2012
HONK! Do you like booze? HONK! Want to meet new and exciting people in your life? HONK! How about helping the fine cause of the Parachute Regiment Charity whilst you are at it? Nope – this isn’t a questionnaire asking you to sign up to something sinister and cult-like, but a gentle reminder that the [...]
18th January, 2012
To @firstsite! …on Wednesday evening for a talk by the very engaging Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian’s Chief Arts Writer. One would expect a talk from a Chief Arts Writer in a leading visual arts facility to be all about… art. Not so at the Golden Goose – that would be too simple. Instead a busy [...]
18th January, 2012
The Chronic is showing its offline age here in quoting the great Derek Jameson, but: Do they mean us? They surely do! Channel 4 is trailing the latest episode of Party Paramedics by describing Sunny Colch as: “…one of Britain’s hardest drinking towns.” We’re not sure if this a badge of honour or a character [...]
18th January, 2012
So yeah, we’re still finding our feet here at The Chronic, and coming up with ‘suitable editorial lines of enquiry.’ Truth be told and we’re happy to support / pimp out anyone in Sunny Colch that is doing something either worthy or just plain different. Plus there’s the usual run of news stories that we [...]
18th January, 2012
And so how did Hashtag Tuesday treat you? Being the online public face of the highly criticised train operator has got to be one of the least desirable jobs in our region. The modern interweb allows disgruntled commuters to send (semi) anonymous messages out into ether, voicing anger and frustration whenever there is a points [...]
