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πŸ›οΈ To coincide with Waterloo Day, Colchester's Garrison Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ed Rankin, unveiled a blue plaque ...
18/06/2026

πŸ›οΈ To coincide with Waterloo Day, Colchester's Garrison Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ed Rankin, unveiled a blue plaque on Artillery Street, at the former location of the Napoleonic Barracks.

πŸ‘ Town Crier Rennie Chivers went the extra mile with his attire!

18/06/2026

πŸ›οΈ To coincide with Waterloo Day, Colchester's Garrison Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ed Rankin, unveiled a blue plaque on Artillery Street, at the former location of the Napoleonic Barracks.

Here's yesterday's winner of the "World Cut", Harry, proudly showing off his winnings (the football has since been infla...
18/06/2026

Here's yesterday's winner of the "World Cut", Harry, proudly showing off his winnings (the football has since been inflated)! ⚽️

There'll be another chance for you to win a BFBS bucket hat and football on tomorrow's (Friday) breakfast show ahead of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 vs Morocco πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ !

The Princess Royal recently visited 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (13 AASR) at Merville Barracks....
17/06/2026

The Princess Royal recently visited 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (13 AASR) at Merville Barracks. 🫑

In her capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps, she was briefed on the Regiment's recent work to parachute emergency medical supplies to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. πŸͺ‚

The Princess Royal also met families and presented awards to several soldiers recognising their service on overseas operations. πŸŽ–οΈ

Image credit: Crown Copyright 2026

Apparently there's a football match on today, so here's our dream Colchester five-a-side team! What else would you add? ...
17/06/2026

Apparently there's a football match on today, so here's our dream Colchester five-a-side team! What else would you add? πŸ€”

GK - Colchester Castle - a huge presence and the last line of defence. 🏰

DEF - Roman Wall - good luck getting past this! 🧱

MID - Gate Guardian - capable of sitting in front of the defence or zipping about the pitch. ✈️

MID - Pegasus Statue - adds a bit of creative flair going forward. πŸͺ„

ST - Water Tower - the big man up top! ⚽️

16/06/2026

🎢 The Veterans Sing Choir (part of Harwich Sing Tendring Voices) recently put on a brilliant performance at the Royal Gun salute in Lower Castle Park πŸͺ•

πŸ‘ We have the first winner of our World Cup giveaway competition! ⚽️Debbie correctly identified the missing lyrics in th...
16/06/2026

πŸ‘ We have the first winner of our World Cup giveaway competition! ⚽️

Debbie correctly identified the missing lyrics in the Proclaimers' track: I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 She's bagged herself a bfbs bucket hat and football!

Your next chance to win is on Wednesday 18th June, across the Breakfast and Afternoon shows πŸ’ͺ

✨Peter's a huge fan of Olivia Rodrigo's new album, while Ashley loves Bebe Rexha's latest - but which of these four will...
15/06/2026

✨Peter's a huge fan of Olivia Rodrigo's new album, while Ashley loves Bebe Rexha's latest - but which of these four will be your track of the week?

πŸ”₯ Backstreet Boys - Bottle Up
πŸ”₯ Bebe Rexha - One Day
πŸ”₯ Olivia Rodrigo & Robert Smith - what's wrong with me
πŸ”₯ BTS - Come Over

Get voting here πŸ‘‰ https://www.bfbs.com/music

πŸ’ͺ A flawless display from I Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and the 21-gun Royal Salute ...
15/06/2026

πŸ’ͺ A flawless display from I Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and the 21-gun Royal Salute for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.

And did you recognise the familiar voice providing the commentary..?

13/06/2026

The guns of I Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery fired a 21-gun Royal Salute in Lower Castle Park to mark His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.

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