The English town of Colchester has opened its first chess park in memory of Dr Jonathan Penrose OBE, a Colchester-born double grandmaster who dominated British chess in the 1950s and 60s and went on to become the highest rated correspondence chess player in the world. Michael Adams joined the celebrations by playing a simul against surprisingly Colchester junior players. | Photo: Jonathan Penrose (Source: <a href=https://britishchessnews.com/2021/11/30/remembering-dr-jonathan-penrose-obe/>British Chess News</a>)
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Dress up as the rainbow for the 2021 virtual colour run WALKERS, runners and dancers are being encouraged to dress like the rainbow and take part in a fundraising event bursting with colour. Following the success of Headway Essex’s first Virtual Colour5K last year, the popular event is returning for 2021. Tracy Wellsted, Headway Essex fundraising manager, said: Last year, the Virtual Colour5k gave our community hope and a way to raise funds in the most joyful of ways, at their own pace and in their own way. “We saw some of our clients and carers take on their very own personal Virtual Colour5k challenge, and people across Essex were awash with colour as they ran and walked 5km.