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Method: 1. Cream butter and sugar until white and creamy. 2. Add orange rind, eggs and flour then beat well. 3. Line a 1lb loaf tin with grease and add mixture. 4. Bake until brown and well risen at gas mark 5/400째F/204째C in a preheated oven. 5. Heat gently the juice of the orange

and a tablespoon of sugar for a minute, then pour over the hot cake. 6. Mix the juice of the orange, unsalted butter and icing sugar together. 7. When completely cooled and the liquid is well soaked in, begin to ice the cake. Tip Do not put too much orange juice in the icing mixture or it will be too runny to spread.

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A Good Deal On two evenings every week we pride ourselves in bringing a little humour into peoples lives. At 7.30pm every Wednesday and Friday in the Cranham Community Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Whist Drives are held. Call Linda (01708458328) or Harry (01708227457) for details. Each session costs £2 and there is no obligation to play every week. Beginners are welcome and can receive one-to-one tuition. Car parking available.

Beginner Adult Yoga Course & New Family Yoga Classes A new 10 week beginner yoga course commences January 2016 on Tuesdays at 6.30pm at the Old Chapel. The style of yoga is Hatha, a gentle exercise that incorporates breathing and relaxation techniques. The course will cost £50. Family yoga classes also begin January 6.30pm Monday’s The Old Chapel. For parents/grandparents, with children/grandchildren, this will be a fun and gentle yoga class, introducing some basic breathing and relaxation techniques as well as yoga postures. Booking essential. For further information or to book call Vikki on 07976 589133 or email heartfeltyoga@outlook.com.

Cranham Art Society

Would you like to try your hand at painting and make some new friends? Long established friendly art

club are looking for new members, we are starting a beginners group on 6th January.

Lane, Upminster. If you have an interest in any aspect of the Arts please come and join us.

We meet at Cranham Community centre, Marlborough Gardens Upminster every Wednesday 10-12am If you are a complete beginner or have some experience, you will be made very welcome. For more details phone Dot on 01708 229 715

Lecture 10.45am, coffee from 10.00am. We have a varied programme of talks, house and gallery visits, extended trips. Further details please contact Jane Balmford 01708 229984.

Dance Your Way to Fitness

We are a friendly private members social club. Darts, snooker, football on large screen TV, quiz nights, race nights, organised trips, entertainment evenings are just some of our many activities.

Dance away your blues. Join us on a Thursday and put on your dancing shoes. Ballroom and sequence dancing 8.00pm til 10.30pm every Thursday in Cranham Community Association Centre, Marlborough Gardens, Cranham, Upminster. For more information please call Bob on 01708 226445.

Euromedical Ambulance Service

A volunteer led charity serving Upminster and Havering providing first aid cover at sporting,social and school events with weekly training sessions leading to recognised first aid qualifications for members. Meetings are held at the Rush Green Community Assn Social Club. For more information contact Melvyn Gallagher 01708 224167 or e – mail magallagher@mgnet. freeserve.co.uk

Havering Decorative and Fine Arts Society (NADFAS) We meet every second Tuesday of the month (except July and August) at the New Windmill Hall, St. Mary’s

Hornchurch Conservative Club

Food is available Monday to Saturday lunchtime with a Sunday lunch once every month. New members are always welcomed. 25 North Street, Hornchurch, Phone: 01708 442213 hornchurchcons@yahoo.co.uk. Full information on our website www.hornchurchconservativeclub. co.uk

Queen’s Theatre Club Supporters of the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch with concessions to productions and visits to other theatres. Excellent social events such as coach outings, monthly meetings with guest speakers, quizzes, lunches, coffee mornings and monthly newsletter. www.qtchornchurch.btck.co.uk For further details contact: Chairman, Angela Warmsley 01708 225232 angela _ warmsley@hotmail.com

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Association.

The Rotary Club of Havering East Raising money for local and overseas charities plus having an excellent social life (Theatre visits, concerts, quizzes, walks and interesting visits) are the main aspects of this friendly club. We meet for dinner at Upminster Golf Club on Tuesdays, 7pm for 7.30pm. Further details contact Hon. Secretary Jeannette Sears, 01708 371905 www.haveringeastrotary.org

The Rotary Club of Hornchurch and Upminster The Rotary Club of Hornchurch and Upminster meets over lunch every Thursday at 12.30pm for 1.00pm, at the Railway Hotel, Station Lane, Hornchurch. For further details please contact the Hon. Secretary, Brian Taffs telephone: 01708 250855 or e-mail: btaffs@btinternet.com

Upminster Camera Club This year, we are celebrating our 60th anniversary. Our extensive programme of competitions and interesting lectures encourage our members to advance their skills in all aspects of photography. We have various skill levels from preliminary to advanced and new members are welcome. Regular club outings help to keep us all motivated and new members are assured of a warm welcome at our regular Tuesday evening meetings at 7.45pm for 8.00pm, at The Cranham Community

Get in touch via e-mail at: info@upminstercameraclub.co.uk and check out our website at: www.upminstercameraclub.org.uk

Upminster & District Probus Club Upminster and District Probus Club has over 70 male members and meets on the last Wednesday of the month at The Cranleigh Restaurant, Station Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 6LX. We gather at around 11.30 a.m. to socialise before sitting down at 12.00 noon for business, followed by an excellent three course lunch with tea or coffee. After the meal, members are entertained by a variety of speakers. Further information can be obtained from our website www. upminsterprobus.com or by leaving a message for Barry Walsh on 01708 703783.

Upminster Wine & Social Club We are a fun group of people with an interest in wine appreciation and enjoying many social events. We hold meetings every month with a variety of speakers and a wine tasting. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 8.00 o’clock in the Cranham Social Hall, Front Lane, Cranham. For more information contact Maureen Jasper on 01708 223956.

Volunteering! • Support children with special educational needs and their parents/carers with the new Education, Health & Care

assessment. • Full training. • Work alongside volunteers/ staff or independently. • Flexible hours. • 6 hours per month. • Support young people and parents/carers to make informed choices. • Complete training: two days face to face, two days on-line and supplementary training. • Training available throughout Essex. If you are interested, please contact Cindy: 01245 392 319 cpeacock@ecdp.org.uk

Would you like to dance? Learn Modern Sequence Dancing Absolute Beginners Sequence Dance Class starts 8th April at Cranham Community Centre. Patient, qualified teacher. Email: shaun22@btinternet.com for more details

Your Natal Way MummyNatal antenatal classes supporting mums-to-be to tune into what their birth experience is, focusing simply on the present moment and finding confidence and acceptance. Weekly classes include mindful meditation exercises, breathing practice, birth ball exercise, exercises for encouraging baby into optimum position for birth, managing intense sensation exercises, birth physiology and birth choices education. Classes starting at The Sanctuary, Upminster, on Tuesday 12th January.

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