Monday is the Panto Horse Race but also the launch of our new Mascot Buddy. Thank you to Colin for his generosity in allowing us to get Buddy and he looks forward to meeting everyone on Monday with the Mayor. Help us towards our £10,000 fundraising...
On behalf of Age Concern Colchester and NE Essex we salute all of our corporate partners, sponsors for supporting us leading up to and during Panto Horse Derby Day financially and with much needed support too, both before and on the day. Because of your contribution many more people in...
Day 1 This day is mostly travelling from Colchester to Arran but I will stop along the way to show points of interest and give info on them. I especially hope the weather is nice on the ferry trip across to the island as the view is stunning Also the...
Did you know there is still time to enter and pit your Panto Pony against other other contestants raising money for local charities? Get into the spirit of fundraising & competition on Panto Horse Derby Day August 26th 2019? Our closing date for all entries is August 11th so if...
Our weekly coffee morning in Witham is running throughout the summer holidays. Feel free to come in and join us on Wednesday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon at the Witham Methodist...
How are your skills of detection? The scavenger hunt is coming to town on Panto Horse Derby Day August 26th. With various start times during the day it’s perfect for the school holidays! Can you help Piccolo find his missing horse shoes? Piccolo has lost a number of horse shoes around the...
Could you be an advertising board host? We are looking for anyone in the Colchester area who would like to support our event by hosting an advertising board for a month to promote the Panto Horse Derby and Family Fun day. All we need is your name, address and permission and Age Concern Colchester...
Owen Gosling outlines his plans for his 8 day walk around the Isle of Arran in Scotland: “Walking long distances is always easier when you are in a team with other people. Everyone encourages each other to keep going and the company and humour takes you away from the walk...
Age Concern Colchester is now registered with Recycle for Charity. “We help our thousands of members raise funds for charity by providing a free, easy to use, custom branded recycling programme for empty printer inkjet cartridges. Working with Recycle4Charity is a simple way to help the environment, whilst raising money.”...
Have you ever been the victim of hard selling? We are concerned that senior citizens within our community are being approached stating that we have sent them. One lady in particular reported a hard sell from a company called “Pure Independence” who said they were sent by the NHS and...
