A COMMUNITY was treated to a fun day in the sun.

Residents on Colchester’s Monkwick estate took part in activities on the playing field in School Road, including It’s a Knockout-style games, a dog show and a bouncy castle, as well as a barbecue.

Colchester United mascot Eddie the Eagle also joined in the fun.

The event was sponsored by the East of England Co-op and Colchester Borough Homes.

DJ Lee Chappel provided a soundtrack for the day.

Organiser Dave Harris said: “It was a wonderful community-building day.”