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A View from the Church

EU Referendum

Nature Notes

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Rev. Paul Carr

Are you in or out?

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JOHN BARON Conservative Member of Parliament for Basildon and Billericay

Having led the Parliamentary campaign for a referendum, I had hopes for a meaningful and wide-ranging EU renegotiation. Instead, the Prime Minister’s agreement merely tinkers at the edges, and our freedom to oversee our own affairs has not been secured. I will therefore be voting to leave the EU. There is no doubt that a Britain outside the EU would thrive on the world stage. It is remaining in the EU – an organisation mired in uncompetitiveness, low growth and record unemployment – which I regard as the risk. Monetary union has proven to be a disaster, and it is telling that the same people who forecast disaster if we did not join the Euro are now amongst the strongest advocates of remaining in the EU. They were wrong then, and they remain wrong now. Inside the EU, the UK is unable to sign its own trade treaties with other countries. This means British firms and workers are missing out of the benefits of potential trade deals with countries such as India – a country with which we have many close links. We are still awaiting an EU free trade deal with China, whilst Iceland, a country with a population smaller than Coventry, signed a deal with Beijing in 2013. Furthermore, the time, money and effort expended in applying and complying with EU regulations could be better ploughed into businesses themselves. Instead, resources are currently wasted on dead-weight regulation. An ‘out’ vote would enable us to design our own measures, and lift the burden on our SMEs in particular.

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Leaving the EU could be the making of modern Britain, ridding us of unwanted regulation, restoring our sovereignty and enabling us to realise our full potential. It would also save us £350 million a week. I see only positives to come from a Brexit.

ANGELA WATKINSON Conservative Member of Parliament for Upminster and Hornchurch I intend to vote to remain in the EU. We all have to ask ourselves if our future will be stronger and more secure if we are part of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest trading block, or if we leave. Most important is the economy. Individuals, businesses and families need assurance about their jobs, food prices, utilities and petrol. 80% of our exports to the EU are in services and being part of that single market plus free trade with 50 other countries, brings many benefits and assurances. Of course the EU is not perfect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it needs further reform so it interferes and spend less. But not being part of the single currency or the Schengen border/visa free area means we are in a special position. If we vote to leave, there will be 2 years of uncertainty and instability, during which all the existing treaties will have to be unravelled, followed by a period of negotiation to set up new arrangements. Canada has taken 8 years to negotiate access to the single market. Claims that we would not suffer any detriment from Brexit are wishful thinking. Jobs could be at risk, inward investors could look elsewhere, the value of sterling could fall and the status of the City of London as the major European financial hub could suffer. The world is in a volatile state from weather to terrorism. More uncertainty is the last thing we need. Most people think immigration is too high and access to benefits for EU migrants has been changed to prevent abuse of our welfare system. Highly educated and skilled migrants who come here to work, benefit our economy, as do UK migrants who live and work in other EU countries. Migrants from Africa and the Middle East do NOT have visa free access to the UK and refugees must claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in â&#x20AC;&#x201C; clearly not the UK. People smuggling into Europe is a serious challenge which would continue to affect the UK even after Brexit. We must work together with our EU partners to stop this cruel trade in human misery.

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GEORGE WEST President, cross party, Campaign for an Independent Britain founded 1969 Who can doubt that the UK is best able to manage its own affairs and make our own laws in the interests of our own people, rebuilding our own trading links with the rest of the world especially our Commonwealth friends whilst maintaining friendships with European neighbours. The advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages no matter the scare-mongering to hoodwink the British as in the 1975 referendum by pretending slight reform. The ever tightening centralisation that the EU is planning can be found in the “Five Presidents Report” covering 2015 to 2025 on the internet. A vote to leave the undemocratic EU will set us free from the EU treadmill of escalating ever closer control. It will remove us from the EU/USA TTIP trade plans that are being negotiated in secret that could well allow the final privatisation of the NHS. We can keep rules that are now embedded in UK legislation such as workers’ rights, maternity leave and working hours whilst getting rid of those EU rules that prevent us from giving state aid to our manufacturing industries to protect jobs and enable us to protect ourselves in times of any future military conflict. We would limit the number of people coming into the UK, selecting those with skills we need and turning away or deporting everyone with a criminal record. We would not discriminate against our Commonwealth friends as we have to do at present. We can ensure that population growth is managed in line with what we are able to provide by way of housing, hospitals, school places other services. We can help end austerity measures, lower national debt and its interest charges. We can continue to provide subsidies to our farmers and restore our territorial waters and fishing grounds to bring to an end the North Sea man-made EU disaster that has led to the destruction of our own fishing fleet. As for pollution, we had the Clean Air Act before we went into the EU. It isn’t the EU that has kept the peace in Europe. Instead of paying a membership fee of £33 million every day to the EU, we can cut out the middle man (The EU) and spend the money in our own country whilst still providing reasonable overseas aid for genuine need. We can again make the Civil Service and BBC independent and decide our own levels of VAT. Confidence in our country should be restored. It is silly to suggest we are too small or would be isolated when we can continue to access the Single Market and resume our seat at the World Trade Organisation where standards are now set internationally not by the outdated EU. We can be governed by the Parliament we elect and not by unelected Commissioners in Brussels. We can also have a Prime Minister and a Chancellor who do not have to travel around EU countries begging for permission to change anything we do not want but are always over-ruled by the other 27 countries.

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JAMES MCGRORY Chief Campaign Spokesman for Britain Stronger In Europe Britain is stronger, better off and safer in Europe than we would be out on our own. Leaving would risk our prosperity, threaten our safety and diminish Britain’s influence in the world. The benefits of membership clearly outweigh the costs. Millions of British jobs, including in Essex, are linked to our trade with EU countries. We get about £26 billion a year in investment from Europe. And being part of Europe means cheaper prices in our supermarkets. All in all, independent experts calculate being in Europe is worth around £3,000 per year for every family in Britain. It’s not just our finances which are stronger in Europe. Many threats to Britain’s security are global – like cross-border crime and terrorism – and require an international response. Whether it’s implementing sanctions against Russia, sharing intelligence or arresting criminals using the European Arrest Warrant, being in Europe makes us safer. In today’s complex world, the UK has more control over its destiny by working through organisations like the EU. We would never dream of leaving the UN or NATO, because they amplify our power. If we want Britain to be a leader in the world, we need to lead in Europe too. Worst of all is that the leave campaign has no idea what we’d end up with if we left. They’ve admitted they want Britain cut off from the single market. That would be a massive blow for British business, putting thousands of jobs on the line. And they can’t say what trade deal we’d get instead. They used to talk about a deal like Canada’s or Switzerland’s but now they talk about one like Albania’s or Bosnia’s. Britain can do better than that and the truth is that any alternative to EU membership would leave Britain worse off.

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Leicester City have made history! From odds of 5000/1 to odds on favourites with two games spare they have gone and clinched the league title. Real football fans of Essex might have their head turned a little by the amazing events that have unfolded in the premiership, but at 3pm on a Saturday and sometimes 8pm on a weekday their attention is with their local team, whether it be at home or for an away day in Bognor. Whether it be with Grays Athletic in the Ryman Premier Division or with Southend United in League One, Essex football fans have had another season of ups and downs and as we are the a local magazine I wanted to do a quick round up of some of our local clubs. Let’s travel around Essex seeing how we have performed.

Starting with Billericay Town FC. 8th and 10th in the last two seasons, looks likes they are going to be non movers, 9th this year, consistent and consolidating their place in the Ryman’s top league. Jump in the car down London Road and you get to the home of Brentwood Town. Not a good season for them this year. Relegated back to Ryman North, need to have bouncebackability next season. Back on a bus up to the A127 come off that and get yourself down Canvey Way. Canvey Island FC have stayed in the Ryman Prem with a 14th place finish. Over the road on the Island, are Concord Rangers. Concord are in 11th place in

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Hi folks, time to catch up with some news from your local Lions club. Following on from our very popular event last year, preparations are well under way for the 7th Billericay Beer Festival, taking place from 24th - 26th June at Billericay Town Football Club. Featuring music provided by The New Crawdaddy Blues Club, we will again be offering a wide range of ales and ciders with food available at all sessions. Due to extensive marquees this is pretty much an all weather event nowadays and so come rain or shine we hoping to make this our most successful beer festival ever. Of course the event wouldn’t be possible without the support of our fantastic sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a 2016 sponsor please contact us beer@billericaylions.com. The different sponsorship opportunities will be announced shortly.

Thanks to our fund raising efforts and the generosity of the people of Billericay we have recently been able to make donations totally almost £2,000 to a range of good causes including the Billericay Community Archive Web Site Update, Billericay in Bloom Prize Donation, the Friends of Lake Meadows photographic competition, Cardiac Risk in the Young, and Tackle, the prostrate cancer charity. Later in June Lions will also be taking 12 children from Chernobyl on a fun day out to Adventure Island. For details on all Lion’s events please visit our website www.billericaylions.com or telephone 0845 833 9849, and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/billericay.lions.

During April we had our Annual General Meeting, and it was fantastic to look back at the year we had – it was quite amazing to look back and see how much we had been involved with in 2015/16, with so many good causes helped, and so many laughs along the way, not to mention all the activities we took part in where we really pushed ourselves to the limits! We took the opportunity to recognise all the hard work that our members put in over the year, and our new Chairman – Marcus Bennett – introduced his team for 2016/17, and set out his plans for taking Billericay Round Table forward. Our motto is “Adopt, Adapt, Improve” and we are always looking at how we can make changes that will make our already dynamic team achieve more for the local community! So, with the year ahead planned out, what have we got coming up in May? • Monday 2nd May – Soapbox Derby – As well as lending a hand to the Billericay Rotary Club who have organised this event by assisting with marshalling, we also have our own Soapbox racer entered! This promises to be a fantastic event, and hopefully we might even win something! • Wednesday 11th May – Asylum Escape Room – Think The Crystal Maze meets James Bond, and you’ll have a bit of an idea of what this is all about! • Saturday 14th May – Nuclear Rush – Held at the “secret” Nuclear Bunker near Brentwood, the Nuclear Rush is an awesome race, through mud, obstacles and all sorts of physical challenges. Some of our members have entered, and the rest of us will be waiting at the end with a beer for them! If you’re male and between the ages of 18-45 and any of the events above are of interest to you, why not get in touch with us, we’d love to hear from you and love you to come along and join in the fun! To find out more about these events or about what Round Table is all about, please email us at domore@billericay.roundtable.co.uk or contact us via Facebook! So what are you waiting for? Be Part Of It!

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Billericay Community Cinema BillericayCine is a Community Cinema: cinemas run locally as a voluntary / not for-profit group by residents for the community. FILM SCHEDULE - THURSDAY SHOWS – ALL START AT 7PM 19 May: Blues Brothers 16 June: Independence Day FAMILY SUNDAY – ALL START AT 2.30PM 22 May: Cinderella (2015) 26 June Minions Ticket prices are affordable too, with ticket to ‘Film Thursdays’ priced at £5, while the family films are just £3 per ticket or £7.50 for a family group. Tickets are available from Billericay Library and www.billericaycine.com Billericay Horticultural Society *Plant Sale* Saturday 7th May in the Reading Rooms from 8.30 until 12 noon. On Monday 16th May at 8 pm in the Day Centre Chantry Way a talk on the history of Lake Meadows By Rosie Novis Secretary of Folk. Visitors always welcome £2. Billericay Society We meet third Wednesday

of the month at the day centre in Billericay behind the chequers Pub in the High Street at 19,30 we normally have a guest speaker, members £1 guests £1.50. We also so have monthly rambles which can be found on our Newsletter as shown on the Website. The aims of the society is to oppose inappropriate developments, to conserve the towns heritage, safeguard access to the surrounding countryside, footpaths public rights of way, support projects for improving our town, we erect town signs and maintain them, and we are affiliated to campaign to protect rural England. All welcome. 01277 631726 Billericay WEA A Wednesday evening 8 week course beginning 4th May – 29th June (excluding 1st June) 7.30 – 9.30 At the Reading Rooms, Billericay. “We’ve Got the Power” tutor Bill Tamblyn - a study of vibrant worldwide music that has given people a voice in times of poverty and oppression. Tea break included. First session “taster” free. Course fee £49. Contact Geoff Taylor 01277 625351 geoffT33@outlook.com

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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 26th May at 7.30pm. All new members are welcome, come along to our meeting for a fun and sociable evening. We hold a variety of events, including a ‘Noson Lawen’, St David’s Day Dinner, Church Service, ‘Cymanfa Ganu’, and an annual concert featuring a Welsh Male voice choir, held at Chelmsford Cathedral. Throughout the year there are also fund raising events such as coffee mornings, musical evenings and a Garden Party. For more details please contact Gwenno on 07724144432 www.chelmsfordwelsh.org.uk www.facebook.com/ chelmsfordwelsh Holiday Tennis Camps The JW Tennis Academy will

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Ride For Helen Cycle Ride Sunday 8 May. Four circular cycle routes through the Essex countryside of 6, 15, 35 and 65 miles, starting and finishing at Hatfield Peverel, near Chelmsford. This event raises funds for Helen Rollason Cancer Charity who support people living with cancer.

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St Edith’s Bridge Club We are a small, friendly and sociable Bridge Club, completely free of the hassle of some of the larger Clubs, and we are based in the centre of Billericay. New members / visitors are always welcome.

For more information call 01245 380719. Rosebay womens’ institute A new afternoon W.I. comes to Billericay. We meet on the 4th Wednesday each month at 1.30pm until 3.30pm at Canon Roche Hall, Laindon Road, Billericay. All ladies welcome. Further details from Madge 01277 623278 May 25th: Afternoon tea for

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