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.
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