Children's hospices will be supported by a family fun day at the historic Layer Marney Tower.
The Family Fun and Dog Day on Sunday, September 28 will feature a dog show with 11 classes and raise money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
There will also be displays from Colchester Dog Agility, Essex Gundog and Obedience School and Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club, while the Helena Romanes Dance Group and Colchester Accordion Show Band will entertain the crowds.
Blackwater Alpacas and Burma War Mules will be joined by bouncy castles, carousel rides, face paintings, donkey rides, stalls and medieval archery.
The day runs from noon to 5pm. Entry is £5 for adults, children enter for free.
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