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10 of the best places in Essex to see snowdrops around Saffron Walden, Colchester, Audley End, Bishop's Stortford, Hatfield Forest Copped Hall Epping Dunmow

Residents of Essex are being encouraged to to explore further than the traditional seaside hotspots, ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

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WE’RE really going places this week. Our good speed for the day includes Kevin Jay’s picture from the Driver’s Union supercar meet in Frinton. Pace was also the name of the game in Nigel Wood’s rugby picture at the all-new Northern Gateway Sport Centre, while David Evans had to be quick off the mark to capture a greylag goose coming into land at Marks Hall. Fancy joining our club? Just search for Gazette Camera Club on Facebook. Lean, mean flighting machine - David Evans saw thi...

With the first Bank Holiday out of lockdown looming you might be wondering- what shall we do? After months in lockdown you might be itching to get out and make the most of the long weekend. So we have put together a list of some of the best things to do in the district: Braintree Village Fancy treating yourself to some bargains? Braintree Village has welcomed eleven new stores in the last year, including Armani, Timberland and Calvin Klein. Earlier this month the shopping outlet wel...

The sculpture follows a series of pyramidal forms artist Diane Maclean has developed over the years for sculptures in the landscape. The colour of the material is created by daylight entering a clear oxide on the surface of the curved and polished stainless steel at varying angles. The colour changes through red, purple, blue and gold with the light of day and as perceived from different angles. This kind of scientific element is typical of Maclean’s practice. An alumna of the University of H...

Branching out - Laurels entry for “champion”, the oldest oak growing on public land in the Colchester borough COLCHESTER’S “champion” oak tree is growing somewhere, on public ground, and waiting to be found. I’d like to start a competition to find the biggest and oldest in the borough, so start exploring your neighbourhood. Send a photo of yourself with your entry and tell us your tree’s girth in feet. From that measurement, you can estimate its age using the calculator on...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop tr...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop tr...

IT’S come to that time of year when some of our favourite visitor attractions become swathed in avalanches of snowdrops. Marks Hall, near Coggeshall; Hedingham Castle and Daws Hall, at Lamarsh, are among the venues which traditionally open their doors for visitors to admire the carpets of white flowers. The common snowdrop – galanthus nivalis – is a sure sign that spring is on the way. Robins Grove, at Marks Hall, also boasts several unusual varieties. The estate’s snowdrop tr...