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The annual Fun Walk presentation took place at Anisha Grange Care Home on 30thSeptember, when cheques from the ‘Bonus Pot’ were distributed to those

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Many people and good causes less fortunate than ourselves will benefit from everyone’s generosity. It has been a great team effort, and our family of volunteers should be proud. These include the marshalls, Barleylands Farm, our Trustees, and our accountants, Hunt Smee and Co. We should also not forget our Committee. Everyone did a marvellous job. Our thanks also go to Barleylands Farm for hosting the Walk and to Hallmark Care Homes for hosting the presentation evening. Next year’s Fun Walk is set for 21st May 2017, again at Barleylands Farm. Please contact 07544 324 218, funwalk@ hotmail.co.uk or thefunwalktrust. co.uk to register.

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hn Lennon seem to be everywhere this time of year: “So this is Christmas ne?” I’d like to change this slightly: “So this is Christmas and what will rate that Jesus was born to be our Saviour? It is, after all, what makes ating and, just like those amazing events in the summer, it can be life but only if you make the time to enjoy the celebration.

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Operation Christmas ricay & Little Burstead Team Ministry) Child: 2016 of the local Church Services over the Christmas period. Shoebox Appeal From small beginnings, Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is now the largest children’s charity in the Emmanuel Church

world and shoeboxes have been delivered to 157 2nd December - ‘Annual Toy Service’ at 10.30am countries - and counting. Since 1990, over 124 December - ‘Carol Service Candlelight’ at 7.00pm million children andbyyoung people, worldwide, have been able to receive a Christmas gift that 19th December - ‘Lunchtime Carol Service’ at 12.30pm they would not have received because they live in at Saint Mary Magdalen Church extreme poverty, are orphaned or are the victims war. Sending a shoebox very practical way ay 23rdof December - ‘Family Nativity’isata10.30am of showing God’s love to others and it’s amazing ristmas Eve - ‘Christingle Service’ at 4.00pm what a simple gift can do for those who send ‘Communion bywell Candlelight’ 11.15pm them as as thoseatwho receive them. I know much pleasure so many people get from Thehow first Communion of Christmas. collecting items, knitting scarves and hats and stmas Day - ‘Family Communion’ at 10.00am putting a shoebox together. I’ve been greatly encouraged by the way many individuals, churches and schools have supported OCC since my arrival in Billericay in 2008. Over 4000 shoeboxes and passed through Emmanuel alone. Can I say thank you, on behalf of OCC and the children and young people who receive your gifts, for your continued support. Might I please ask if you and your family, your place of work, club, organisation or business might be able to collect the following items for our 2016 shoebox appeal? • Something Fun: Small Football; Whistles; Toy Car; Harmonica.

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110 of Billericay’s senior residents attended a free concert in September and from the feedback we received had a very enjoyable time. This is an annual event so if you know anyone who might like to come next year please make a note in your diaries and look out for our publicity at the time. Our International Swimming Gala for the Disabled is upon us and teams are on their way from Germany and Belgium to take part. Months of planning have gone into organising the weekend to make sure the participants are well looked after and have an enjoyable time.

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are far higher than they are, so you can still pay if rates do rise.) Matching your characteristics to available mortgages is something a good mortgage broker can do that you can’t do yourself. But do ask if the broker will check all deals available to them and not just a panel of lenders. Also, check how much using a broker will cost and ensure you use a qualified one. Some phone-only brokers such as www.LandC.co.uk are fee-free but if you want face-to-face help, ask friends for a local broker recommendation or use www. Unbiased.co.uk or www.VouchedFor.co.uk to find one. Don’t ignore the fees The smaller your mortgage, the bigger the impact of fees, especially on smaller mortgages. A good way to compare mortgages is to divide the fee across the discount or fixed period. So a £1,200 fee on a two-year (i.e., 24-month) deal is £50 a month – add that to the monthly repayment. And if you usewww.mse.me/mortgage bestbuys to compare, the ‘total cost’ function does this automatically for you. Fix or variable rate? The advantage of a fix is you get price and budgeting certainty that the rate won’t move for a set time. Variable deals move with UK interest rates – and sometimes just at the provider’s whim. Generally, you pay a

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Billericay WEA 18th January ‘Science and Some Current Controversies’ with tutor Steve Haydon. 8 lectures. Weds afternoons 18th January – 15th March (excluding 15th Feb) at the Reading Rooms, Billericay High Street. 2.00- 4.00 including a tea break. Looking at issues such as global warming, water quality and other topics. Fee £50. Contact Geoff Taylor 01277 625351 or geoffT33@outlook.com Buttsbury (Billericay) W.I. We are a friendly group who meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month, 8pm for 8.15pm start. Each month we have a varied programme of Speakers, Craft Nights and Social Events. We meet at Canon Roche Church Hall, Laindon Road, Billericay CM11 9LL. For more information please call Jan Nash on 01277- 630147. Chelmsford & District Welsh Society Membership is open to anyone with Welsh origins or connections, or to anyone with an appreciation of Welsh heritage and traditions. Visitors and guests are warmly welcomed to attend our meetings. The Society’s monthly meeting is held in St Cedd’s Hall, Cathedral Chapter House, Chelmsford, CM1 1NX, and is usually on the fourth Thursday of every month. The next meeting is on Thursday 24th November at 7.30pm. All new members are welcome, come along to our meeting for a fun and sociable evening.

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FORMULA 1 Lewis Hamilton kept his slim world championship hopes alive with a crushing victory over his rival Nico Rosberg in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.

an investigation by the stewards - he remained in the lead. Despite being bumped on to the grass, Rosberg retained second ahead of Verstappen.

Hamilton, who recorded his second triumph in seven days following his masterclass in the United States, is now 19 points adrift of Rosberg with just two races remaining.

Esteban Gutierrez, Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein then tripped over one another with the latter sustaining significant damage to the front of his Manor. His race was over, and the safety car was deployed with debris scattered across the track.

The championship battle remains out of the Briton’s control, however, after Rosberg survived a lunge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to cross the line in second place. Indeed Rosberg will now secure his maiden title if he wins the Brazilian Grand Prix. The German can even afford to finish second and third at the remaining two races to clinch the crown. Verstappen finished third ahead of Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, but the former was given a five-second elapsed penalty for leaving the track at turn one and refusing to give the place to Vettel. The German was subsequently bumped up to third. Hamilton, 31, revealed earlier this week that he is relishing the challenge of usurping his Mercedes teammate Rosberg at the top of the championship standings.

When the race restarted on lap four, Rosberg failed to threaten Hamilton, and from there the show was all but over. Vettel, on a longer first stint, led for 12 laps but, after he pitted at the end of lap 32, and Hamilton was released back into the lead, it was only a matter of the world champion nursing his Mercedes home, which he did to fine effect. Hamilton took the chequered flag a distant eight seconds ahead of Rosberg to move alongside four-time world champion Alain Prost, into second on the all-time winners’ list. Only Michael Schumacher has tasted more victories in Formula One’s long history than the man from Stevenage.

And the Briton was in inspired form from the get-go here, comfortably faster than Rosberg in practice and qualifying before claiming the 51st victory of his career with a dominant display in front of 135,000 fans.

For Rosberg, second could yet be enough as he bids to emulate his father Keke, the 1982 world champion, and win the title. In a race of little drama, Verstappen attempted to pass Rosberg on lap 50 after the German came unstuck while lapping Carlos Sainz, but Verstappen failed to make his move stick.

Hamilton’s season has been plagued by engine troubles and slow starts but, for the second race in succession, the triple world champion got the perfect getaway to retain the lead on the near 1,000-metre run down to turn one.

There was controversy late on, too, after Verstappen was stripped of his podium place following a timed penalty which promoted Vettel to third and Daniel Ricciardo to fourth.

But perhaps preoccupied with keeping Rosberg behind, Hamilton locked his front-right tyre and ran on to the grass. He essentially missed out the opening four turns before rejoining the track but, as Rosberg and Verstappen banged wheels behind him - a coming together which was declared a racing incident following

Verstappen, who only discovered he had been penalised as he prepared to step on to the podium, was adjudged to have left the track and gained an advantage. Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion, crossed the line in 12th with British rookie Jolyon Palmer 14th.

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