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Essex

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Essex County Council

About Essex County Council

Essex is a real county of contrasts offering a rich tapestry of everything that makes Britain great. There is a wonderful collection of old and new, and Essex manages to combine modern facilities, fascinating towns and villages and ever-changing coastlines to create the perfect day trip or short break. Boasting magnificent historic buildings such as Thaxted Guildhall in the ancient town of Thaxted, to newly created architectural masterpieces such as Firstsite in Colchester, together with affordable accommodation, Essex should be the destination of choice for your next visit. Find out about Essex’s accessibility with this Accessibility Guide to Essex.  


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Purple aim to change the way people talk about disabilities and bring together disabled people and businesses, for more information about what they do, visit their website: https://wearepurple.org.uk/about-us/.

Essex Coalition of Disabled People (ECDP) provide support for disabled people including planning, payment and payroll services as well as advice, for more information visit their website: https://www.ecdp.org.uk/.

Support 4 Sight helps assist people with sight loss as well as their carers and families, read more about their work on their website: http://www.support4sight.org.uk/