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3rd-7th Nov 2025 was “Get the Nation Learning Week” Started as “Adult Learners’ Week” by UNESCO over 40…
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On 1st October, following the Heritage Open Days on the Grey Friars site, former adult college principal…
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FREE EXHIBITION, TOURS AND TAKEAWAY MATERIALS ON THE HISTORY OF THE GREY FRIARS SITE OVER 1,900 YEARS….
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15min video of the college in action • to view click> www.Bit.ly/GreyFriars
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Grey Friars was once the lynchpin in a pioneering partnership to bring lifelong learning to everyone. The…
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Sunday June 1st from 2pm to 5.30pm: Roman and Castle Roads are built on the site of…
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A wide range of postcards (many in French) from the Convent era (1904-19) collected during our Community…
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This year’s report from Philip Wise (CTC Heritage Manager) included: “This year, Heritage Open Days took place…
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The magnificent leaded windows of 1904, in the Grey Friars chapel (of the Ladies of Nazareth’s convent…
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Last chance! See originals of period postcards, documents and photographs from Grey Friars Convent School, CCHS and…
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Free guided tours of the site now booking; Free exhibition will be open all day each day….
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Ever wonder what used to be in the empty niches in the western and southern boundary walls?…
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CCHS at Grey Friars in1920, posed on the school field with The Foresters, Castle Road in the…
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“Really Useful Knowledge”, a book commemorating Colchester’s lifelong learning heritage has been out of print for some…
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“Learning Never Stops” was the charity developed by former staff and governors after Essex County Council closed…
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The Grey Friars site was significant in the Civil War in two ways. Click for explanation> Grey Friars…
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Rare opportunity! To print your own copy click> HOD 2023
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With the location of Colchester’s Roman amphitheatre still a mystery could the rectangular Grey Friars site within…
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It’s two decades since the last prospectus was issued under local management for Grey Friars as an…
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The FREE Heritage Open Days events are booking fast for Sept 11th and 18th. Click link> www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/greyfriars Don’t…
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