Griff Rhys Jones, our President, was in Colchester last night at Jumbo. He and the Vic Soc back the sympathetic restoration of this amazing #Essex water tower. Thanks to BBC News (UK) for this report. The National Lottery Heritage Fund #heritage #victorian #architecture

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We are feeling the love The Victorian Society Griff Rhys Jones OBE 🥰 Huge thanks for your support. The National Lottery Heritage Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East Historic England Colchester City Council

Huge thanks to the amazing ⁦Griff Rhys Jones OBE⁩ ⁦The Victorian Society⁩ for supporting The #Jumbo Project #Colchester ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦Historic England⁩

We are very excited to be meeting more members of the ⁦Colchester City Council⁩ Residents’ Panel to hear their views on #Jumbo ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund⁩ #LevellingUp #ThanksToNationalLotteryPlayers

Thanks to ⁦Colchester City Council⁩ Residents’ Panel for joining us to discuss #Jumbo . This is one of many events we are holding to hear what #Colchester wants for our landmark. #ThanksToNationalLotteryPlayers & Levelling Up. ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦Colchester Civic Society⁩

We’re off to our first event with the Colchester City Council Residents’ Panel. We can’t wait to hear what people think of early plans for #Jumbo and the surrounding area. Sign up to join the panel and have your say about our city. ❤️ #Colchester #regeneration

We are very excited about this! Have you joined the #Colchester Residents’ Panel yet? #Jumbo

Big news! The Jumbo Project has a new logo and website. Some of the North Essex Heritage Trustees gathered at #Jumbo #Colchester to unveil our new look. ⁦Colchester City Council⁩ ⁦Visit Colchester⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund⁩

Happy #LunarNewYear to everyone celebrating. We are sending special wishes to our friends ⁦Colchester Chinese Culture Society (CCCS)⁩ who joined the #Colchester Light Parade at Jumbo last year. #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheDragon ⁦Colchester City Council⁩ ⁦incolchester⁩ 🎉🐉 ⁦Visit Colchester⁩

You can see #Colchester Town Hall and Jumbo from Greenstead Slopes!

This may not look like a des. res. but we hope the new nesting box installed at #Jumbo #Colchester today will please our Peregrine Falcons. Thanks to ecologists Zoe Smith & Peter Merchant & Punch Construction. See Insta @JumboHeritageColchester ⁦Thanks The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦

With today’s discussions about #KnifeCrime we are remembering when the #KnifeAngel was at #Jumbo in the heart of #Colchester ⁦Colchester City Council⁩

Inside Colchester's famous Jumbo Water Tower 😲 With one of the best views of the city it's no wonder there are plans to convert it into an incredible attraction 🙌

Thanks Visit Colchester We are blushing! The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East The National Lottery Heritage Fund #HeritageTreasuresDay

On #HeritageTreasuresDay we are celebrating the gorgeous #Jumbo Victorian water tower #Colchester There is so much love for this landmark. Thanks to National Lottery Players, we are developing plans to give Jumbo a bright future. ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund Midlands & East⁩ ⁦The National Lottery Heritage Fund⁩

This #HeritageTreasures Day we want to highlight the amazing work Believe In Me CIC has done in uncovering stories about the contributions of Indian women during the WW II - made possible thanks to support from #NationalLottery & The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Find out more: bimcic.com

It’s time to celebrate the UK’s rich and diverse heritage... it’s #HeritageTreasures Day! 💫

#DidYouKnow that since 1994, we’ve awarded £8.8billion of #NationalLottery and other funding to more than 51,000 projects across the UK.

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Thanks Clive. It was great to welcome you to #Jumbo #Colchester We really appreciate your support. Happy New Year.

2023 has been a great year for The Jumbo Project & we have exciting plans for 2024. In the next few weeks we will be offering more of our popular public tours & launching our new website. Huge thanks to our volunteers & supporters. #HappyNewYear . #Jumbo #Colchester

Good to see our friends ⁦Mercury Theatre⁩ #Colchester offer a Jumbo Tower Burger. We’ve done the research and can confirm it is delicious! #Jumbo ⁦Visit Colchester⁩ #lunch