

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ABF East Anglia Roast Lunch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Following the success of our 2024 and 2025 Roast Lunches, we are delighted to be hosting the ABF East Anglia Roast Lunch 2026. We hope that this event will become another supporter-favourite in our yearly event calendar. Once again, the lunch will be held in the Officers’ Mess, Merville Barracks, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7UT by kind permission of 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team and Colchester Garrison.

Date: Sunday 12th April 2026

Time: Arrival is from 12.30pm for welcome drinks. Lunch will be served at 1pm.

Format:

Welcome drink
Lunch
Bar (Pay as you go – cash only)
Guest Speaker
Raffle
Depart
Menu:

Lunch will be served as a carvery. The choices will be either: Chicken (with all trimmings), Beef (with all trimmings) or Vegetarian (Chestnut/Seed Roast with all the trimmings).

Followed by dessert and tea/coffee.

Dietary requirements can be catered for, please notify the East Anglia Regional Office in advance (i.e. Gluten Free, vegetarian, allergies).

Dress: Smart/casual

Booking:

Ticket price: £30 per person.

Tables seat up to max. 10 persons. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Strict security arrangements apply and therefore places can only be allocated in advance.

If you would like to attend the lunch please contact: eastanglia@armybenevolentfund.org for more detailed INFORMATION and to be sent the RSVP for completion.

Sponsorship/Raffle Prizes:

If you or your organisation would like to sponsor the event or donate a raffle prize, please get in touch at: eastanglia@armybenevolentfund.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/abf-east-anglia-roast-lunch/200029565855500
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029565855500?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=colchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, CO2 7UT Colchester, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.87815
- **long**: 0.89658
- **full address**: Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, CO2 7UT Colchester, United Kingdom, Sodexo Jo3 Cafe Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester, CO2 7UH, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: ABF East Anglia (https://allevents.in/org/abf-east-anglia/23332303)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/62f103a4c43ab5668b98284a3cb2d6194f5a86f56a11164868c552c4c2d82ec0-rimg-w300-h300-dcc1d5d7-gmir?v=1774211400

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, CO2 7UT Colchester, United Kingdom, Sodexo Jo3 Cafe Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester, CO2 7UH, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** ABF East Anglia
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, calendar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ABF East Anglia Roast Lunch ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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