Colchester Town Crier promotes his City in Yorkshire

Colchester’s Town Crier, Mr Robert Needham carried the name of Colchester to Yorkshire at the week-end.

Competing in the Otley Town Criers Open Competition, Robert proclaimed the virtues of his home City whilst completing the day with a piece centering on the date “On this day, the 17th of September”.

When the final scores were assessed, Robert was awarded Second place in the overall results. He said. It was great to meet up with Town Crier colleagues and a great result to bring home a trophy in the name of Colchester.

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