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Colchester Gazette article August 2019
Mersea Island Festival is sun soaked fun…more
Mersea Island Festival – allowing Cedar House patients to shine
The Cedar House team have been taking patients to the Festival for the past five years and are huge advocates of all that it does for our patients…
PHAB KIT magazine Autumn 2018
The circus came to town (almost) for the 38th Mersea Island Festival…more
Colchester Gazette article August 2018
How terrifying does being strapped to a bar, pulled back and let go to swing sound?…more
Access All Areas magazine Summer 2018
Entering it’s 38th year, the Mersea Island Festival brings together… more
PHAB KIT magazine Autumn 2017
The 37th Mersea Island Festival took place on the coast of Essex…more
Mersea Island Courier article September 2016
I recently had the opportunity and pleasure of visiting the Mersea Island Festival…more
Colchester Gazette article August 2016
Fun island! Summer activities on Mersea. A festival of fun was enjoyed by people of all abilities…more
ELITE Magazine article Spring 2016
A festival of fun and opportunity for everyone – with and without a disability…more
Colchester Gazette article August 2015
Camp a big success. Young people with disabilities had the chance to try out climbing, archery and a variety of other activities…more
Estuary Life July 2015
ECL, the Care & Wellbeing Company… are delighted to be supporting this year’s Mersea Island Festival…more
PHAB Kit magazine Spring 2014
Preparations are under way for this year’s Mersea Island Festival…more
PHAB KIT magazine Spring 2011
‘One last year’s highlights for the campers was a horse drawn carriage ride…more
PHAB KIT magazine Autumn 2009
It was the first time the majority had camped, but the weather as kind to us for the weekend…more
Out & About magazine Oct/Nov 2008
There’s been a summer camp on Mersea Island for 27 years. I’ve been to a few of them and they are brilliant…more
Colchester Gazette article August 2007
Crabbing fun on special outing…
PHAB KIT magazine Autumn 2006
Well as usual Sue and Doug did themselves proud, the activities were well organised with something for everyone be it Wallclimbing, Zip-wiring, Water-skiing, Quad-biking for the more adventurous or sign-language, Tai-Chi, Art and crafts for the not so adventurous…more