soldiers help at Roman Circus House

In October, a small team of soldiers spent several days at Roman Circus House, under a Staff Sergeant’s supervision, helping with renovation work on Roman Circus House and with some heavy-duty gardening at the former Sergeants’ Mess next door. Their work on the inside and the outside of Roman Circus House included sorting out the guttering from the top of a high scaffolding tower. The soldiers who help us are always cheerful and enthusiastic and will tackle anything – even a blocked rainwater drain, on one occasion! (Although generous Trust volunteers do provide them with home-made cakes to give them energy …)

Roman Circus House was formerly the NAAFI of the Artillery Barracks, when the old garrison at Colchester was still in use by the Army. The old garrison has now been vacated and the Army is in residence at the new garrison, further south of the town. The surviving old garrison buildings have been or are being converted for residential or commercial use.

With many thanks to the soldiers and to the Staff Sergeant for all their interest and hard work. The Trust is grateful to the Army for lending us their personnel and to Peter Herring for liaising with the Army.

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