13/05/2026
Thank you to everyone who's made it to Roots since our little refresh. We've enjoyed seeing the changes being embraced 🎉Massive thank you to Karli, Alex & the team for getting Roots where it is 🙏🙏
If you haven’t visited us yet, we now have a new window bar overlooking the square, updated the décor, added new tables and chairs to welcome more customers, upgraded the kitchen equipment to allow for more freshly cooked food, new electrics and accessible sockets downstairs. Thanks to Whitehall Electrical for all their work!
Still to come:
• Final upstairs fixes & flooring over the next day!
• Outdoor furniture landing Friday!
• The vinyl room reopens Saturday 16th May, with a refresh and comprehensive pricing system. We know it’s been missed!
We’ve also started adding new nights to our socials, with plenty more to come.
Our launch party is Saturday 16th May from 8PM. We’ve tried to reach as many of you as possible. You're all welcome, but if you’re planning on coming, please let us know so we can prepare. It's a small space, and we’ll definitely be raising a glass or two. 🍾
Huge thanks to everyone's ongoing support whether hands on or through solid advice. What an amazing community we’re surrounded by 🙌
Special mentions to people outside of the business:
Ollie & from Coda, Ben from Keep Colchester Cool, Andy Skene from Brewhouse, Ace Comics, Charlie & Karl from TWM, Vinny from BIDS, John Livingstone from The Foresters, Floyd, Jamie, Debbie Leslie, Ben Bridges, Ben Wass, William Bland, Emily Turnbull, Adam Baker, Shoesy, Bobby, Ren, Supa Pogo, Andrew McDonald, Eduardo, Sam Fez, Chelsey Paige, Paul Hodgson, all chipping in …….often at the last minute!
And last but not least, extra special thanks to Alex Sloan for leading on the electrics, and to all three, including Rhi and Natalie for all their creativity and hard work throughout the refurb 🔥 It was a big few days 😅
More updates to follow, Richard and Michelle 🙌 🙌 🙌
