Further Help

The Colchester Soup Run operates 8pm-9pm St Nicholas Square every night including Christmas. 

The Soup Run has been going for 20 years this year and we celebrate the fact that over twenty churches in the Borough continue to be actively involved in offering a meal to homeless people in Colchester every day of the year.

The Colchester Advice Network (CAN) is an email advice service provided by Colchester Citizens Advice and supported by eight other partner agencies. We cover debt, employment, housing and welfare benefits advice.

The service is now only delivered by Citizens Advice Colchester due to funding. 

Dustbuster is an accredited not-for-profit service which is provided and managed by Gosport Voluntary Action, to enable older, frail and disabled residents of Gosport who are unable to do their own housework to continue living independently in their own homes.

Who is eligible? Referrals can be made through GPs, District Nurses, Wardens of sheltered housing as well as Social Services.