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The Marvellous Mrs Jacobs - or Five Surprising Places to find Jane...
It's not the only way to judge it (and thank goodness for that!), but if you want to get a sense of the impact of Jane Jacobs on our global
Walk Colchester
Aug 3, 20212 min read


Walking the Colchester Orbital: a farewell tour...
Regular walker of and writer on the Colchester Orbital, Nick Barlow, sadly (for us) left Colchester to start a new life in the Lake District. Before he left though, he gave us one more parting gift - on Monday 10th March he recorded this lovely video, his 'farewell tour', set to 'Beautifully lost in a sea of trees' by Emanuele Dentoni
Nick Barlow
Jun 29, 20201 min read


A photographic voice
One of the most interesting consequences of Sunday Traders’ photographers sharing their work together has been their diverse exploration of
Walk Colchester
May 6, 202011 min read


Enjoy a tour from your sofa...
Walking tours from your sofa, with poet, writer, walker and Colchestrian, Alice Goss...
Walk Colchester
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Who the Hell is Jane Jacobs...?
On the anniversary of Jane Jacobs' birth (May 4th, 1916), we speak to journalist, researcher and author, Deborah Talbot...
Walk Colchester
Aug 8, 20218 min read


For the Love of Alleys
ALLEY: origin late Middle English, from Old French: alee "walking or passage", from aller "to go", from Latin: ambulare "to walk"...
Walk Colchester
Aug 1, 20212 min read


Borders - An Exile Psychogeographer's Lockdown in Gloucestershire
For almost fifty years I lived within the protection of the Iron Age and Roman defences constructed on the Western Approach to Camulodunum.
Walk Colchester
Aug 1, 20213 min read


'A misguided tour around town' with artist Charles Debenham
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 - A Jane's Walk 2021 event In Charles' words: "This misguided tour departs, as tradition has it, from the Golden...
Walk Colchester
May 15, 20211 min read


Night Drawings and Hythe Paintings: a virtual walk and talk around town with artist Nicola Burrell
MONDAY, MAY 3rd, 2021 - A Jane's Walk 2021 event Nicola Burrell takes us on a walk around Colchester's Hythe, and around Colchester town...
Walk Colchester
Apr 11, 20212 min read
Some images from Walk Colchester across the years
(2011-2018)
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