
It was the hottest day of the year so far in Colchester with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, yet costumers, special guests and volunteers all braved the heat to provide fantastic entertainment and more importantly, raise funds for local causes. It must have been an incredibly tough day for all the characters, especially so for the poor chap or chapess who was dressed as the Ewok, but every single person involved that we met, all greated us with big smiles and really made the event jolly good fun.
Captain Jack Sparrow |
Lara Croft |
Stormtrooper |
Zombies |
Other special events took place throughout the day, including face painting, a raffle, Star Wars story time, read by special guest Ralph Morse who appeared as a Stormtrooper in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". He read Star Wars literature at the library.
R2 D2 |
The Witch King from Lord of the Rings |
Dalek & Tardis from Dr Who |
Altair & Ezio from Assassin's Creed |
Captain America |
Invasion Colchester was launched in 2011 by Simon Leonard, initially as a one-off event to raise money for an important cause that saved Simon's life. But following the success of last year's Invasion Colchester, a decision was made to continue the event each year, raising money for additional charities. This year's charities benefiting from this fantastic event are The Invicta Foundation, Colchester Community Voluntary Services and Colchester Hospitals Charity.
Committed To The Blues Brothers |
Only Fools & Horses |
The General Lee |
Ariel from the Little Mermaid |
www.invasioncolchester.co.uk
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