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Monday 9am - 11pm Tuesday 9am - 11pm Wednesday 9am - 11pm Thursday 9am - 11pm Friday 9am - 11pm Saturday 9am - 11pm Sunday 9am - 11pm

St John's & Highwoods Community Centre and The Bluebell Centre

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A busy Community Centre located near Tescos and the Bluebell Centre Meeting room located in Jack Andrews Drive both in Highwoods. Monday to Friday.

Although the Centre is open until 11.00pm. The office hours are 9.00am. - 1.00p.m. For enquiries email us via [email protected]

23/10/2026

Have you seen this jacket?

One of our preschool children is missing their jacket which holds great sentimental value. If you have seen it, or maybe picked it up by accident, please return it to the Centre office.

Thank you

Squirrels Preschool, Highwoods, Colchester

21/10/2026

We appear to be having difficulties with our emails.

If you need to contact us, please call the office on 01206 853111. The office is staffed between 9am and 1pm, Monday to Friday but, outside of these times, you are welcome to leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

If you have emailed us with a non-urgent query, we will endeavor to reply to it as soon as we can.

15/10/2026

The Gilberd School Orchestra are joined by West Bergholt Concert Band for an evening of music from 'Movies & Musicals'

Concert Details
Date: Friday 16th October
Concert: 7.30-8.30pm
(Doors open from 7.15pm, please arrive for a prompt start of 7.30pm)

Tickets
Entry tickets are free, however there is option to donate towards West Bergholt's chosen charity, which is: St Helena Hospice Charity number: 280919

About West Bergholt Concert Band
Over the years the West Bergholt Concert Band has performed concerts in schools, in theatres - the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, the Quay Theatre in Sudbury and the Westcliff Theatre in Clacton - and in churches across Essex and Suffolk. The Band performs 5 concerts a year and as always, all of the band's concerts are raising money for local & national charities. This year's charities will include West Cliff Theatre, St Helena Hospice, Little Havens Children's Hospice and our local Church Charities.

They have raised in total for 2004-2025 : £48779+

You can visit their website for more information regarding their open evenings and workshops: https://www.westbergholtconcertband.co.uk/

15/10/2026

PLEASE NOTE NEW DEPARTURE TIME OF 12.30PM

🚍 A few seats are still available for this coach trip 🚍

Neil Sands Christmas Memories
Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea
5th November 2026
'Get ready for a magical afternoon packed with festive joy and heartwarming nostalgia, featuring over 60 timeless Christmas songs and carols you know and love. From the first note to the final curtain, you'll be singing along and reliving the magic of Christmases past.'
Pop into our office to book your ticket.

30/09/2026

Take a look at our remaining 2026 trips! 👀

To book your place, pop into our office between 9am and 1pm, Monday to Friday, or send us an email to [email protected].

29/09/2026

We would like to thank everyone who supported our Macmillan Coffee Morning in any way recently. We raised a grand total of £440.43, a little more than last year.
Special thanks to our lovely volunteers for making this event possible.

17/09/2026

Stratford St Mary Bridge Club meet at the Community Centre every Wednesday evening and are looking for new members. If you would like to join, all their information is below 🙂

01/09/2026

Has anyone lost a walker or had one stolen? This was found in the wooded area between the Community Centre and the back of the post office/dry cleaners near Tesco yesterday. It's at the Community Centre if it belongs to you.

Address

Colchester

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 11pm
Tuesday	9am - 11pm
Wednesday	9am - 11pm
Thursday	9am - 11pm
Friday	9am - 11pm
Saturday	9am - 11pm
Sunday	9am - 11pm

Telephone

+441206853111

Website

https://www.communitycentre.org.uk/#/

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