About Us


Claire AbrahamI set up Your Colchester whilst on maternity leave with my first child in 2006. It had always been my intention to be a stay at home Mum when I had children, but it was still important to me to have a job aside from being Mum and to continue to use my skills and to have a career that I could fit around my family.

Then one day, I found myself wanting to know what was on & what I could do around the town and so tried searching online. I found it was difficult to find up to date information online about what was going on and things to do in Colchester. So I had the idea of setting up a Community Website to provide a place where local residents and visitors alike could find the information they wanted. My motivation behind the website was, and still is to provide a comprehensive guide to the town, whether it be organised events, local services or finding a local business. In that time the website has grown and includes a wealth of local information and an expanding Business Directory

I live in Colchester with my partner and children aged 6 and 4 and our young West Highland Terrier.

Claire Abraham
Site Editor

 
How you can get involved

We want you to get involved in order to make YourColchester.co.uk the most comprehensive & up to date guide to Colchester.  Here's how you can join in and make full use of the Colchester Community:

Subscribe to our Newsletter
We produce a regular newsletter keeping you up to date with news and events.  For more information and to sign up click here.

Contribute
You can contribute to the content of this website by sending us your, news or articles on local subjects or events. We also accept news and press releases from local businesses or organisations for publication online.  It's rare for releases or articles to be refused, but we do reserve the right to decide which items appear.  To send us your articles, reviews, news or event information email us now.
We want YourColchester.co.uk to be your website, reflecting your views and interests.  We really welcome your feedback as this enables us to find out if we're providing the things our visitors want to see.


How YourColchester.co.uk can benefit your Business

Online Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities
YourColchester.co.uk
is supported by sponsorship and advertising revenue.  To find out more about advertising on this site click here.

News and Press Releases
We accept News and Press Releases from local businesses and organisations for publication online.  To send us your Press release or Article, email us now

Competitions
Promote your company or product to our growing local audience by offering a competition prize. 

Your business might wish to donate a competition prize of products or services. We then set up a dedicated competition page which will include a link to your website.
The competition might take to form of a simple prizedraw or a few simple questions that require the entrant to visit your website to find the answers.

If you would like more information about running an online competition, please email us or call 07855 354967.



Special Offers
 
Find Father's Day Events
and Gift Ideas
Father's Day In Colchester
 

 
Enter our competition to WIN tickets to see Damo Suzuki At The Twist
Damo Suzuki Gig Competition
 

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Ask Our Experts
Do you have a question for
 one of our Experts?

Our panel of Colchester
business owners and 
professionals are here to 
answer your questions and give 
advice in their area of expertise.