Wimbish: Mountfitchet Castle

Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village of 1066 

Mountfitchet Castle is a unique open-air museum experience where the visitor can travel back in time over 900 years and truly witness life in a medieval Motte and Bailey castle. 

Explore the Castle and roam through the Norman village hidden behind the castle walls, wander in and out of the many houses and view the scenes, smell the log fires burning and feel the ambience of a bygone lifestyle. 

Meet and hand feed the tame Fallow deer and other rescued animals that roam freely throughout the 10 acre site. 

Visit the only medieval Castle and Norman Village reconstructed on its original site to exist in the world. 

An all-weather, all-in-one heritage entertainment complex where prehistory, history and nostalgia combine to make one great full exciting day out for the whole family. 

A fantastic family day out for all ages.

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Colchester: Frinton Golf Club offering 50% Armed Forces discount

A valid MOD 90 ID Card must be shown to obtain the 50% discount.

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Colchester: Colchester for Free

A list of great free events, activities and attractions in Colchester.

To find out more visit www.visitcolchester.com

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Wimbish: Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service

More information can be found at their website essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk

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Chester: One-to-one support to help people stop smoking in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester Council and partner Brio Leisure have launched a stop smoking service open to anyone in the borough who needs support.

Further information can be found HERE

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Chester: The Sunday Badminton Group - The Cheshire Sports Club - Sunday Night 7-9pm

The Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1PR.

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Chester: Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park

A great day out for all the family, the Runway Visitor Park is one of the North West's most popular outdoor attractions. Adjacent to the busy runways of Manchester Airport, the park’s raised viewing area means you can stand literally just a few metres away from the planes as they go past.

For further information or to book, please click HERE

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Colchester: Colchester Garrison Contact Houses

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Wattisham: Bulky items collection

Find out what bulky waste includes, how to get it collected by your local waste collection authority or find out how to re-use and recycle bulky items.

Bulky waste includes items such as discarded furniture, large appliances and plumbing fixtures.

 Bulky waste - Suffolk Recycling

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Wattisham: Scouts Needham Market

Are you looking for a space for your child at Beavers/Cubs/Scouts locally? 

Apply for a Place – Needham Scouts

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Wimbish: Messy Play at Carver Barracks Community Centre

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Wimbish: Carver Barracks Driving Experiences

Carver Barracks Circuit in Essex is one of the most well-known driving experience venues in the UK, hosting supercar driving experiences and track days. You can drive supercars like the Ferrari California around Carver Barracks for as little as £39. Book a Carver Barracks driving experience day or buy someone a gift voucher. Our calendar includes the UK's biggest range of dates for experience days at Carver Barracks driving centre. You can enjoy a three-mile blast or six-mile thrill in each car you book and enjoy a high-speed passenger ride with a professional driver. The circuit is located in the South East of England and full address details and directions can be seen at the foot of the page. 

Carver Barracks is the track in Essex : So in the doorstep!

Driving Exp/erience are also offering a year round 30% discount to the military 

(not to be used in conjunction with any other offer) 

See HIVE for discount code 

www.drivingexperience.com/driving-experience/supercar

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Colchester: Special collections of unwanted large household items

We will collect and dispose of your unwanted, large household items.  Click here for further details

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The Armed Forces Trust: Transformational Grants

 

Read more here

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Wattisham: Children's and teenagers' virtual Reading Club

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Colchester: Banana Moon Day Nursery

5% discount for all Armed Forces Personnel.  A virtual tour of our setting is available on our website, www.bananamoon-colchester.co.uk

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Colchester: Colchester SSAFA in service needs volunteers

Colchester SSAFA needs you!

Colchester SSAFA In Service Committee (ISC) needs suitable volunteers to take on key roles IOT maintain a functioning committee and continue to support local soldiers and families.

For more information or to apply please contact: 

Michele.Turner-Everett@Essex.ssafa.org.uk

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Colchester: Book a beach hut short break for disabled children in Essex

To hire one of the Short Breaks beach huts there is a daily charge of £5. 

Visit shortbreaks.essex.gov.uk for further information. Short Breaks Brochure

Please note the double hut is not available to book during the two days of the Clacton air show. As this is a hugely popular date and to maximise the use of the three huts, families will only be able to book a single hut.

The following huts have wheelchair access:
'Sandy Shores' in Walton
'Kite Tails' and 'Sand Pails' in Clacton
'Rock & Chips' in Clacton
'Happy Days' in Clacton

The huts have easy access to the beach and are close to Changing Places facilities. You can also make use of a Landeez all-terrain wheelchair. We will send you instructions on how to collect the wheelchair when your booking is confirmed. 

To register click here for short breaks.

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Colchester: Recycling and rubbish collection dates

Find out what to put out on what day.  www.colchester.gov.uk

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Colchester: National History Museum

 For everything you need to know before visiting  

Colchester's National History Museum

Opening Times

Tuesday – Friday

10.00am – 1.00pm, 2.00pm – 5pm

Saturday

10.00am – 1.00pm, 1.30pm – 5pm

Sunday

11.00am – 1.00pm, 1.30pm – 5pm

Mondays

Closed

Free Admission

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Wimbish: Mobile Post Office Tracker Service

Carver Barracks has a weekly visit from the mobile Post Office : Every Tuesday between 11 am to Midday

You can track the van using this link

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Fife Health & Social Care Partnership, Sam's Community Mental Health Drop-In Friday from 1st Jul to 30th Sep

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Chester: Cheshire West & Chester - Recycling & Waste Collection Service

Two new wheeled recycling bins are being delivered to all eligible households in 2022. 

If you don’t want to reuse your old recycling boxes, you can leave them at any household waste recycling centre in the borough

Full information can be found HERE

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Colchester: Ladies Vinyasa Yoga Classes at Cpl Budd Gym Tuesdays 7:30pm - 8:30pm

These sessions are free. Only open to holders of a Cpl Budd Gym Pass and Serving Personnel. For more details contact Victoria on 07549279392.

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