EASTER is on the way, and with it comes two precious bank holidays.

The bank holiday weekend is also a busy one, with thousands of people making a trolley dash to pick up ingredients for a roast dinner.

There will also be a last-minute rush for Easter eggs, hot cross buns and booze for the less well organised amongst us.

This year Good Friday falls on April 19 and Easter Monday bank holiday on April 22.

But don’t get caught out by shop closures this Easter.

Most major chains are closed on Easter Sunday, and many have shorter opening hours over the bank holiday weekend.

Here are all the opening hours for the supermarkets across Colchester this Easter.

Lidl, Abbots Road

Good Friday: Open as Normal 8am to 10pm

Sat 20 April: Open as Normal 8am to 10pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 8am to 8pm

Lidl, Gosbecks Road

Good Friday: Open as Normal 8am to 10pm

Sat 20 April: Open as Normal 8am to 10pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 8am to 8pm

Sainsbury's, Stanway

Good Friday: 7am to 9pm

Sat 20 April: 6am to 11.59pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 8am to 7pm

Sainsbury's, town centre

Good Friday: 8am to 8pm

Sat 20 April: 7am to 7pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 8am to 6pm

Sainsbury's Local, Layer Road

Good Friday: 7am to 11pm

Sat 20 April: 7am to 11pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 7am to 11pm

Waitrose, St Andrew's Avenue

Good Friday: 8am to 8pm

Sat 20 April: 8am to 8pm

Easter Sunday: Closed

Easter Monday: 9am to 6pm

Tesco - Highwoods Extra, Hythe Extra, Magdalen Street Express, St John's Express, Bromley Road Express, Crouch Street Express

Tesco has not yet provided exact opening times for next weekend. But the general guidelines are as follows:

Good Friday, April 19: All stores open as usual

Saturday, April 20: All stores open as usual

Easter Sunday, April 21: Extras, Superstores and Express stores Closed

Bank holiday Monday, April 22: Extras, Superstores and Express stores - open 9am-6pm

Asda, Turner Rise

All Asda stores will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 21

Reduced opening hours are expected on bank holiday Monday

Aldi - Cowdray Avenue, Magdalen Street, London Road

Aldi has announced that all its stores will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 21.