Colchester · 2026 Local Guide Colchester Solar Guide: Roman Walls, Dry Skies & 10 Verified Installers 10 MCS-certified firms for Colchester, Lexden, Stanway, Highwoods, Greenstead, Mile End and Wivenhoe. Colchester claims to be Britain’s oldest recorded town, and its Roman walls, Balkerne Gate and Norman castle keep, built on the…

Chigwell · 2026 Local Guide Chigwell Solar Guide: Village Conservation, London-Edge Homes & 10 Verified Installers 10 MCS-certified firms for Chigwell village, Chigwell Row and Grange Hill on the Essex side of IG7. Chigwell sits right on London’s north-eastern edge: its High Road village has a 17th-century coaching inn said…

Chelmsford · 2026 Local Guide Chelmsford Solar Guide: Marconi’s City, Longfield’s Neighbour & 10 Verified Installers 10 MCS-certified firms for Chelmsford, Springfield, Great Baddow, Writtle, Broomfield and the CM1–CM3 villages. Chelmsford was home to Marconi’s first wireless factory and became a city in June 2012. It is still growing, with…

Burnham-on-Crouch · 2026 Local Guide Burnham-on-Crouch Solar Guide: Riverside Sunshine, Dengie Villages & 6 Verified Installers 6 MCS-certified firms for Burnham-on-Crouch, Southminster, Asheldham, Tillingham and Bradwell-on-Sea. Burnham-on-Crouch is a sailing town on the north bank of the River Crouch, home to the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club and Burnham Week, a…

Brentwood · 2026 Local Guide Brentwood Solar Guide: Green Belt Homes, Elizabeth Line Commuters & 10 Verified Installers 10 MCS-certified firms for Brentwood, Shenfield, Hutton, Warley, Pilgrims Hatch and the CM13–CM15 villages. Brentwood is a commuter town with countryside on every side: about 90% of the borough is Metropolitan Green…

Braintree · 2026 Local Guide Braintree Solar Guide: Essex Sunshine, Silk-Town Streets & 10 Verified Installers 10 MCS-certified firms for Braintree, Bocking, Great Notley, Rayne and the CM7 and CM77 villages. Braintree was built on silk: Courtaulds set up its mills here in the early 19th century, Warner & Sons…