title A Cricket Quiz, and a Postcard from Colchester, Essex - 25th March 2024 intro We're in the Cricket Club's annual quiz, held at Brome Village Hall, which - as we're on something of a roll - we actually win. Then, Nosher and Isobel decide to visit Colchester after having dropped off Fred's flute for a major service at Stutton, near Manningtree. Whilst there, we do lunch in Wagamama, and then wander around for a bit, having not been to the centre of town since since working for BPCC Business Magazines on Severall's Lane in the north of the town, back in 1990/91. imgp0014 There's a pile of cats in the back room imgp0977 The Cricket Club quiz is on at the village hall imgp0978 Our quiz table at Brome Village Hall imgp0980 Dr. Partridge asks the quiz questions imgp0984 Harry desperately tries to find a signal imgp0989 Tara answers some picture-round questions imgp0990 Charlie Brown's wonky house in Colchester imgp0993 The portico of the former St. Botolph's priory imgp0995 Inside the ruins of St. Botolph's imgp0996 Isobel roams around in the abbey ruins imgp0997 A takeaway with a split personality imgp0998 Very 1980s buildings in Colchester imgp1000 There's an unexpected Odeon cinema on North Hill imgp1001 A fancy Co-op bank on the High Street imgp1002 Colchester's town hall imgp1005 Looking up High Street to the iconic Water Tower imgp1007 Up at the top end of High Street imgp1010 Isobel spots an actual Wimpy imgp1012 The Norman castle keep, built on Roman foundations imgp1014 A wicker-work crown in the castle gardens imgp1015 Another view of Colchester Castle imgp1018 A very bold squirrel runs up to Isobel imgp1021 Memorials in Colchester Castle gardens imgp1022 Inside the castle - briefly imgp1023 A late 60s or early 70s church by the castle imgp1024 The town hall tower on the High Street imgp1025 We walk back to the car on Eld Lane imgp1026 Edwardian tiling on a building on Priory Street imgp1028 Derelict buildings on Priory Street imgp1031 A helicopter from the Isle of Man lands at the Oaksmere