The Ember Sessions

curated folk sessions; intimate; live drawing.

session #4

Tickets £12

Join the ember mailing list for a discounted ticket price

Access will be via the garden gate entrance at the rear of The Minories (Opposite Firstsite)

EMOM: Electronic Music Open Mic

Eight acts from across the spectrum of electronic music genres play
short sets of original music. Food and drink will be available for purchase on the night.

All ages are welcome.

Join us for a walk about and reconnect with your environment. Introduction to safe and sustainable foraging plant identification and folk law . Then relax in the beautiful surroundings and enjoy some freshly prepared locally sourced plant based cuisine

Forage begins at 4.30pm

Supper from 5.30pm

TICKETS : £30 per person, welcome drink on arrival

MENU

STARTERS

Toasted Sourdough, Roasted Garlic Hummus, Mixed Micro Greens

Foraged Leaf Salad | Mixed Leaved Salad, Fat hen & Toasted Seeds

MAINS

Crisp Wild Craft Beer Battered Cauliflower | Florets, House Pickles, Dipping Sauce

Wild Mushroom Risotto | Creamy Local White Wine Sauce

DESSERTS

Bay Leaf Ice Cream, with Berry Compote

Summer Fruit Crumble with Custard

To book on please email events@commongroundcolchester.co.uk

Access will be via the garden gate entrance at the rear of The Minories (Opposite Firstsite)

In 16th century Essex, hundreds of women were accused, condemned and executed for witchcraft. Three Wise Women resurrects the true stories of three of them: Agnes Waterhouse, Ursula Kemp and Elsa.
Through ritual, movement and spoken word, these women rise from history’s gallows to reclaim their names, their stories and their power. Their lives intertwine through evocative physical theatre and embodied storytelling, revealing three ordinary women shaped by extraordinary circumstances: a healer, a midwife, a barmaid. Women whose knowledge of the land, of birth, of illness and of survival was once essential to their communities, before it became feared.
Not condemned for evil, but for existing beyond control.
At its heart, Three Wise Women is a fierce feminist act of remembrance. Exploring sisterhood as resistance, community as protection and wisdom as inheritance, the work confronts the systems that criminalised female autonomy and silenced generations of women.
This is a story of persecution, survival and reclamation. Of women scapegoated in times of fear and social unrest. Of voices that refuse to be buried and legacies that refuse to burn.
In honouring Agnes, Ursula and Elsa, we honour the countless unnamed women whose wisdom was branded as witchcraft.
Three women. Three stories. One unbreakable voice.

Join members of local Rock Choir groups for an uplifting summer performance in the beautiful surroundings in the Garden of the Commons & The Minories

Featuring specially arranged pop and rock favourites from the 1960s right through to today's charts, this feel-good concert showcases the power, energy and joy of contemporary community singing. Expect big harmonies, familiar tunes and plenty of opportunities to smile, sing along and celebrate the soundtrack of the last six decades, from choir members across the region.

Rock Choir brings together thousands of singers across hundreds of local communities. Founded by award-winning musician Caroline Redman Lusher, it has helped pioneer the contemporary choir movement and inspired people of all musical backgrounds to discover the enjoyment and wellbeing benefits of singing together

Ticket £8, book via the link below

In 16th century Essex, hundreds of women were accused, condemned and executed for witchcraft. Three Wise Women resurrects the true stories of three of them: Agnes Waterhouse, Ursula Kemp and Elsa.
Through ritual, movement and spoken word, these women rise from history’s gallows to reclaim their names, their stories and their power. Their lives intertwine through evocative physical theatre and embodied storytelling, revealing three ordinary women shaped by extraordinary circumstances: a healer, a midwife, a barmaid. Women whose knowledge of the land, of birth, of illness and of survival was once essential to their communities, before it became feared.
Not condemned for evil, but for existing beyond control.
At its heart, Three Wise Women is a fierce feminist act of remembrance. Exploring sisterhood as resistance, community as protection and wisdom as inheritance, the work confronts the systems that criminalised female autonomy and silenced generations of women.
This is a story of persecution, survival and reclamation. Of women scapegoated in times of fear and social unrest. Of voices that refuse to be buried and legacies that refuse to burn.
In honouring Agnes, Ursula and Elsa, we honour the countless unnamed women whose wisdom was branded as witchcraft.
Three women. Three stories. One unbreakable voice.