upcoming events

13 May - Ride for Helen

Back for its fifth year, Ride Helen promises to be one of the region’s biggest and best cycling...

28 April - Re-cycle end of month Bike Sale

You can buy a good second hand refurbished bike from Re-Cycle to help with their fund raising.

3 March - Wivenhoe Trail litter pick

Everyone loves the Wivenhoe Trail, but help is needed to keep this stretch of the River Colne...

19 - 23 February - Hilly Fields path resurfacing

The main path through Hilly Fields will be closed for resurfacing work.

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upcoming events

Until 31 March - '24 snap shots of bikes'

For anyone interested in art and photography, the ‘24 snapshots of Bikes’ International photography exhibition is on at The Octagon Gallery in Middleborough, Colchester, CO1 1TG until 31 March 2017 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

The photographs come from an annual competition arranged in San Vito Dei Normanni in Italy titled 'The Bicycle and Mankind' and details can be found on the Tiptree community website (it is twinned with a neighbouring village to San Vito in Italy).

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Ashley Parmenter

Self-confessed petrolhead Ashley Parmenter learned to drive a car before he tried riding a bike at the age of 19. He likes having a car for long journeys but thinks the bike is best for short trips. And learning to cycle has also provided him with some interesting jobs.

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