The Colchester Archaeologist

We are having a “mini” open day at the Mercury Theatre this Saturday (8th December) between 9.30am and 12.30pm. We’ve been working on the site ahead of the major redevelopment works there. Everybody is welcome and of course it’s free! Visitors will be able to see the remains of parts [read more…]

In 1906, museum curator Arthur Wright nipped out into the Castle Park to eat his lunch. This was not surprising since that summer was truly a scorcher. In fact September of that year saw temperatures in the UK reach a corking 36 degrees, which for that month is still the highest [read more…]

After a good summer, the Roman Circus Visitor is now closed for the winter. If you have visited us this year, many thanks for your interest and support. If you have never been before, well please consider calling in next year and having a look around. We will be open [read more…]

We are always pleased to get feedback from our visitors so we offer them forms to fill in if they want to. This is what they told us this year. Nothing here omitted, added or edited! As usual, the lack of decent signage was highlighted by our visitors as the [read more…]

Natasha, Fiona, Gerry, and Howard, the four members of Quattro Amici, accompanied by Joe Richardson on keyboard did us proud in the Roman Circus Centre with their sell-out concert last night when we were treated to two hours of songs chosen to suit all tastes. In particular I loved The Flower Duet (Lakmé), a famous [read more…]

National Heritage Open Day at the Roman Circus Centre was a free fun day for all the family. Tours, quizzes, games, and more were all on offer. About twenty-nine volunteers and archaeologists all helped to make the day a success. The centre was buzzing and visitors seemed to like it. [read more…]