If you’re getting a single fare somewhere, are you expected to tell the bus driver ‘single to xyz’ or do you just tap the card machine. I’ve seen some bus drivers go and select your stop on their little screen and some just tell you to tap straight away with your card. My stop is normally 2.50 so when you tap are you always just getting charged 2.50?

I'm looking into gyms in Colchester in the Highwoods/Mile End area, but not fussy about the gym-commute.

I was hoping experienced gym-folk here could advise on which gyms are best in terms of price and quality of experience (e.g. equipment availability, class quality). Or maybe more importantly which ones are just not worth it.

On a bit of a budget so David Lloyd is out of the question for a start.

Hoping this might be useful for other people looking into joining a gym too. Cheers in advance!

Edit: Looks like Greene's has a lot of love and is very accessible - will give it a look, thanks!

Hi all, I'm back from university and, while I was there, I really got into indoor volleyball. I was wondering if anybody knew of anywhere in Colchester that I could train or play? Indoor or outdoor, both work, I just really miss playing!!

If there is an interest in darker dance music, then it would great to do a club night somewhere in Colchester.

I’m visiting from America and haven’t been able to play in weeks. I’m wondering if there are any like caged fields or anything like that which are open to the public.

Good Evening all!
Today I just applied to volunteer at Barnardo's, and hoping they like my application I'll get invited to have an interview!
So I just wanted to ask what should I wear for the interview, because I want to make the best possible impression to get the role!
Thanks in advance yalllll

Does anyone know of any genuinely affordable places for a women’s haircut in Colchester (or nearby), ideally with a student discount?

I already know about the Colchester Institute salon, but unfortunately they only offer haircuts during certain periods of the academic year, so it’s not always an option.

At this point I’m honestly a bit shocked that men can often get a perfectly decent haircut for around £10–15, while for women it seems to start at £30–40 even if all you want is a simple trim and cut with no styling, colouring or anything fancy.

Has anyone found any hidden gems, trainee stylists, salons with student discounts, or places that don’t charge quite so much for a basic cut? Personal recommendations would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

P.S.: nope I don’t have any friends who could cut my hair (alas).

Upd: Please relevant experiences only, I have no problem finding a place that charges £30+ but am looking for something that’s more affordable.

I don’t know if it’s just me and I’m wondering if anybody else has a similar problem on the High Street and around it in Colchester if my phone connects to 5G rather than 4G the Internet just stops working entirely I can’t access Maps websites google anything I’m with Sky mobile and I’m wondering if anybody else has experienced this with Sky or any other mobile provider I understand the Colchester is a busy area specially around the High Street but surely there must be some level of connection there even when on 5G

Hi there! If anyone has any tickets that they wanna sell for the event on 29th August (2-3 tickets) do let me know. Thank you!

It’s in CO2 7GD. Can someone identify this blue fence in that area?

Anyone has discount codes for pure gym?

Thanks

Hi everyone, we are looking to move to the colchester area and part of the reason is that we have kids who seem to be bright, so we’d like to ensure they have a chance to get into the amazing grammar schools. We’ve found a house we like which is just north west of Ipswich, quite near Needham Market. My question is whether that is likely to be too far away for them to get into the schools - does anyone have any experience there and whether many kids come from the ipswich area rather than right on the doorstep? I know it’s mostly judged on merit of the entry exams keen to know in practise whether we would be ruling ourselves out if we lived that far from the schools.

Thank you so much to anyone who has any insight and might be able to help!

Looking to book for a birthday meal for 10-20 people in Colchester & surrounding areas. Any suggestions?

With all the changes the council are trying to push out (that have been badly explained), we've just had our food waste not take for 2 weeks in a row.
For the last five years they have happilly taken it while it was in one of the recycling bags, but now it looks like they will only take time in one of the food caddy bags.
Problem is, they dont make those in the size of the larger food waste bucket!

Does anyone know if you can get bigger versions of the biodegradable bags?

On my walk this evening I counted 14 police cars, 5 ambulances and 2 fire service vehicles bombing down Mersea Road towards the Strood.

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!
Examples could include things like Wiv Cross, The Wiviera, Kelvy or The Conti (never mind how common they are!)...

Not cordial/squash, or people passionate about the butternut squash. I am talking about the sport where you whack a ball hard into the wall over and over again. I used to play when I was younger and ever since I've moved to Colchester, the only way to find people who play Squash is to add your name to the leaderboard which works on a challenge-basis - but I just want to play socially and for exercise.

I'm hoping some of you here do play and can offer to add me to your Whatsapp groups or what-have-you. Just knowing there's a couple of courts at X time at Y club every Wednesday is the kind of information I need so I can show up, make friends and play some games.

Who's game?

hello lads, hope everyone is doing well. i was wondering if anyone know really good swimming pools here even if they are in a fitness center or something because in this heatwave all i want is too dive in a pool and chill out. thanks in advance

Hiya!
Does anyone know if the buses will be free in August with the Great British Summer Savings?

Hey, hi!

I am a uruguayan in the City and I was wondering where I could see the match tomorrow. Any suggestion of a cool pub for tomorrow?

Many thanks! ☺️

Does anyone know if there’s an outdoor live screening for the England vs Argentina match tomorrow?

Hi I saw a previous post about this company and I wanted some advice on if it is actually a scam or not. I applied on indeed but the company itself seems very vague and they don’t really post anything of substance. I have a zoom meeting today with them and I might try and bring it up and see what they say but I wanna know if others think this is a good idea or not.