Invasion Colchester 2017

Invasion Colchester is an annual charity drive that takes over the centre of town once a year. The 2017 Invasion took place on Saturday, 2 September, and seemed bigger than ever. There were a lot more props this year, by which I mean cars. We've had cars before—a Duke's of Hazzard Dodge Charger, American police cars, Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, etc.—but there seemed to be loads more this year.

That's not reflected in the photos as I prefer to concentrate on people... that and I ended up with 116 photos to sort through, plus some that Mel took, and I want to get these up Sunday morning rather than spend all day on them. So, without further ado, here's a selection of characters that I spotted wandering around town while I was doing my grocery shopping Saturday morning...

The first shot, by the way, isn't mine, but shows all of the cosplayers.