August 2026 Newsletter

Stonebridge Hill While you're sitting at the traffic lights at Stonebridge Hill waiting for them to turn green, ECHM have been 'unearthing' some history of the bridge over Bourne Brook.  If you want to find out more CLICK HERE

WATER TOWER TANK RENOVATIONS 2026 After the successful bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund in April, securing the future of the museum, The Earls Colne Heritage Museum Charitable Trust were successful in purchasing the iconic water tower. What's been happening?...

  OUR TOWER, OUR STORY Earls Colne Heritage Museum is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application for a £241,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This grant, "Our Tower, Our Story", will secure its permanent future, focused on...

EARLS COLNE'S TELEPHONE KIOSK May 2026 The traditional red kiosk, or K6, plays a significant part in our national heritage. Earls Colne Heritage Museum has chosen to retain this kiosk, thereby ensuring it can be enjoyed by generations to come. The kiosk is now the...

Following on from John Stedman's OUT AND ABOUT tour of Upper Holt Street, Museum Volunteer, Mark Claydon, undertook some research on The Maltings In Upper Holt St and put together a document detailing some early history of the premises and the production process used...

Museum Newsletter July 2025 The Museum is a registered charity established in 2024, and operates as a self funded organisation. Newsletter links: Out and About YouTube Channel    

We still have the same visitor book in the museum as when the museum started in March 2005.  They made books to last in the ‘old days!’  Itself, now rightfully a heritage item but people are still signing in and they leave us some wonderful reviews.  Here are a few...

If anyone has any examples of the lace or any equipment or documentation relating to it, I would be delighted to see them.      59 East Street, Coggeshall  CO6  1SJ    01376 564443       sara.impey@gmail.comCoggeshall Tambour Lace Sara Impey I'm currently researching...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VE DAY In less than a month, the Nation will be celebrating VEDay80 - the 80th anniversary celebrating the end of WW2 - this is an informative link to understand what VE Day meant to our parents/grandparents after 5 years of War, and how...