A glitzy London celebration evening is being held to re-announce the architect for Colchester's £16 million new art gallery.

The evening, which is expected to cost up to £3,000, will come five days after the first announcement is made in Colchester.

Kath Wood, director of the new Firstsite Newsite gallery, said: "We would never announce it in London first - it's Colchester that's important."

Ms Wood said the London evening was "a thing we have to do to help fundraising".

Published Friday January 23, 2004

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