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in support of our Jane's Walk festival
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Walk Colchester
Aug 8, 2021
8 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 1, 2021
2 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
May 6, 2020
11 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 2, 2020
1 min read
Springtime 2020 in Castle Park Colchester
I have chosen a selection of my photographs to share with you here as a record of the changes in the park from late March to late April
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Apr 30, 2020
1 min read
My Name is John Ball
"The History of Colchester in Eleven Acts" (Jane's Walk 2020) was going to include a performance at Firstsite of songs & poems...
Walk Colchester
Apr 27, 2020
1 min read
Jane's Walk leaders talk walk leading (for newcomers)
Two walk leaders talk about their experience of walk leading (two very different kinds of walks) for the first time...
Walk Colchester
Apr 18, 2020
1 min read
#SlowWays: help map a nationwide network of off-road routes between towns... volunteers needed?
In the run-up to the Jane's Walk weekend, you might like to be involved in this great collaborative armchair mapping project.
Some images from Walk Colchester across the years
(2011-2018)
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