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Its OK Campaign
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Vicky Ford MP
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Computer Running Slow?
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Dan The Vicar
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! With the Christmas and New Year break going all too fast, we are now back in the swing of things here at Around Town Magazines! Next in the calendar we have Valentine’s Day on 14th February. Take a look at the Original Fizz advert in this magazine, it would make a great Valentine’s present for someone special! Also check out the huge What’s On listing, with loads of events and classes that are on in your local area! We are very grateful to each one of our advertisers and ask that you support them whenever you can. When contacting an advertiser please let them know that you found them in Around Town Beaulieu. Don’t forget that if you would like to supply us with editorial, please get in touch! Happy New Year to all of our readers, advertisers and contributors!
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ITS OK CAMPAIGN The Story of Dawn Wood - It’s OK Campaign Founder
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o you know what the hardest thing about this journey is, that you can’t explain to people why you feel the way you do. It’s hard to tell someone, anyone that you can’t cope, that you need help, that you feel alone, even as far as to say that you don’t want to be here anymore. Even when you have the most amazing people around you. That’s the hardest, because to everyone else, you have everything, but inside you feel you have nothing. When you don’t understand what is going on in your own head, how are you possibly meant to make someone else understand? I started suffering with my mental health when my mum and dad broke up. Now this was years ago, I was 21 and people would think you would be old enough to understand it. But I wasn’t. I struggled for years and years. Counselling, doctors appointments and a ton of medications later I started feeling relatively back to “normal” years go by and I think life is going great!! Then 2017 arrived. I had to watch my brother and his girlfriend go through their toughest time losing their baby boy, then have to explain to their 5 year old son why his baby brother wasn’t coming home. My cousin then attempted suicide... Weeks later my relationship broke down after 10 long years together. I lost my boyfriend and best friend in one day. My ride or die... A break up is bad enough but having already been through a tough few weeks I just couldn’t cope anymore. I shut out all my friends and family. My closest most loyal friends became strangers. I was signed off from work with severe depression and anxiety. Anxious that everyone was talking about me and my break up. Not wanting to be out where someone could see me and ask how I was or how my “boyfriend” was then having to explain everything. It was just too much. I spent all my time with one friend and her absolutely amazing family, every single day for almost 6 months. Barely leaving my house unless it was to go there or to the doctors. I lost 3 stone in weight, my hair fell out, skin was terrible and my IBD was the worst it had ever been. I felt so alone, so betrayed and scared. Now being 29 years old (at the time) and having already been in a relationship for 10 years I thought my life was
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planned out. Living with my boyfriend, kids and a lovely house with a dog! Instead I was 29, newly single, depressed with almost every single friend of mine pregnant (all absolutely gorgeous babies may I add) this in itself was a struggle and looking back now probably some of the hardest conversations I’ve probably ever had to have with my friends. Regardless of how I was feeling inside, I was so happy by the news they shared one by one. Even if my face didn’t look like it. Anyway I could go on and on but I won’t - countless doctors appointments, tons of counseling, meds and the odd tantrum I started feeling back to myself beginning of this year. It’s taken me over a year to finally feel like me again and although I hate the thought of taking tablets to help me the truth is if I had a issue with my liver or kidney I wouldn’t refuse medication because I know I need it - therefore I just need to remember that my brain needs this medication. I’m lucky that I am now strong enough to openly talk about my past experiences, hoping that I can help someone at some point in the future. I’ve started university this year to study psychology, I have a great job that’s allowed me to go on all types of mental health training, I’m running a work stream with an amazing colleague of mine (that’s helped me through the last 12-14 months) to promote physical and mental wellbeing within the corporate workplace. I have amazing friends and their gorgeous babies, the best work colleagues a girl could ask for and so much to look forward to over the next 18 months. Weddings, more babies and uni. So with that in mind, please reach out to someone, anyone of you ever feel down, depressed or anxious. To everyone else, be careful what you say to people. What you see their lives to be may not be the full picture. People only let you see what they want you to. The rest is their secret. Be mindful of how to talk to someone, you just don’t know what they might be going through. Tough times don’t last, tough people do. #mentalhealthawareness #1in4
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t was good to be in the House of Commons when the Police Minister made announcements about police funding for the year ahead. For many years Essex Police has been one of the lowest funded forces in the country. I have been on patrol with our local police service and seen first-hand the pressure they are under. Last year, Essex MPs campaigned successfully for additional resources. Funding across the country is now to be increased by up to another £970 million. This means another 150 officers can now be added to the force in Essex, on top of the 150 additional officers that joined Essex Police in 2018. There is also more support for counter terrorism and the fight against serious crime, cybercrime and child sexual exploitation. Broomfield hospital have told me about a number of changes they are making to help improve services this winter. This includes using facilities in Braintree for more elective operations, a new process to reduce the waiting time for ambulances when they arrive at A&E and a new control centre to help staff manage beds more easily and plan discharges. Chelmsford City Council and Essex County Council have also been working on raising funds for infrastructure improvements locally. The bid for the second railway station and North East bypass will be submitted early in the
new year. The Army and Navy Task Force met just before Christmas to discuss a wide variety of potential long-term solutions including different examples of flyovers, underpasses, new connecting roads and redesigns of the entire roundabout. In Westminster, much of the focus is about Brexit. It seems to me we have three options: a “no deal Brexit”, a second referendum or leaving the EU with a negotiated deal. I believe the first two options carry considerable risks to jobs and livelihoods. I am therefore minded to support the negotiated deal when it comes to the House of Commons for a vote. It has been lovely to get away from Westminster to join some special events in Chelmsford. Many thanks to the 100 volunteers who were such good company when I joined them for the all night “sleep-out” raising money for CHESS Homeless in the cathedral grounds and to those who arranged the beautiful Christmas Carol service which brought together deaf children and adults from all over Essex. I also put on boots and waterproofs to join the Lord Lieutenant, Mayor, Deputy Mayor and students from Thriftwood College in planting a new woodland area in Admirals Park as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project. This will create a new network of forest and conservation projects across the world.
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The Gift of Time
ver the last nine months I’ve had the privilege of working with Beaulieu Community Trust to help get the Beaulieu Community Centre up and running. We now have a brilliant staff team making the place all it can be for the north Chelmsford area. The centre has an almost full programme of classes and activities but we still have loads to do. We don’t just want the centre to be a space for hire, we want it to be a genuine catalyst for community: a place to gather and grow in support for one another. Over the next year the centre hopes to star t different community projects but we also want to host groups that already exist and do effective work in community development. One such group is the Chelmsford Timebank run by Chelmsford Centre Supporting Voluntary Action (chelmsfordcvs.org.uk).
This is a charity project supporting and encouraging people to offer spare time and skills to others. It’s a beautifully simple idea. If you need support with things like gardening, decorating, admin, shopping, ironing or I.T you can ask Chelmsford Timebank to connect you with someone who can help. In turn, you may be able to offer someone else help, perhaps becoming a telephone buddy to a housebound person or offering sowing or teaching a language. We all have different abilities and gifts and this is an amazing way to share them with others. No money exchanges hands, just time. Someone recently told me that the bible has nothing relevant to say in the 21st century. You’ll not be surprised to hear that I disagreed! I’ll admit that the Bible is often woefully misused and open to all kinds of unhelpful
interpretations but in times of such broiling hostility what could be more relevant than Jesus’ command to “love your neighbour as yourself” or what could be more distinctly and pointedly challenging than his command to love your enemies too. This is not just a tiny verse in scripture either. Jesus says “All the law and the Prophets hang on these commandments”. In other words the whole story of the Bible arcs around love. One thing I’ve leant about love is that love takes time. I know that to love my wife and children I need time with them, I can’t effectively love them if I never see them. Time is precious. That’s why I think Chelmsford Timebank is such an awesome opportunity. By giving each other time (perhaps over time) we will learn more and more how to become a genuinely, deeply loving community.
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THE SAVINGS GURU
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Savings Roundup
he start of 2019 will undoubtedly see many commit to New Year Resolutions. A recent survey from Inc.com found the following Resolutions to be the most popular: 1. Diet or eat healthier (71%) 2. Exercise more (65%) 3. Lose weight (54%) 4. Save more and spend less (32%) 5. Learn a new skill or hobby (26%) The only surprise to me was that changing job wasn’t in the top five (it was 7th) but diet, exercise and saving money are perennials on many a resolution list. Given this, I’ve pulled together my six savings tips to help you in 2019. 1) Pay off debts first If you have credit cards, store cards, loans, overdrafts or other expensive forms of borrowing then focus on repaying these first. Banking is fundamentally simple – banks make money by lending the savings from savers to borrowers at a higher rate than they pay to savers. Therefore, in the vast majority of cases, lending will cost more than savings. Paying debt off will be more financially rewarding. The only exception to this principle is a mortgage – otherwise, focus on paying off debts first. Pay off the most expensive debt first. I often see people focusing on clearing the smallest debt first but paying off the most expensive will save you more in interest costs in the long term. 2) Saving is a habit – start the habit! Like much in life, savings is a habit, so start forming that habit. One of the best ways to start the saving habit is to set up a regular savings account. Not only that, it is one of the most financially rewarding as interest rates on regular savings are much higher than those on easy access accounts and even five year fixed rate bonds. If you bank with First Direct, HSBC, or M&S, you will get 5% for paying in between £25 - £300 per month. Customers of Nationwide get 5% on sums from £1 - £250 per month Essex based Saffron Building Society pays 3.50% on amounts from £10 - £200 per month and accounts can be opened and run in their branches across the county or via post. For those who prefer to bank online, or who
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want to save smaller sums, Virgin Money pas 3% on amounts from £1 - £250 per month. Another great habit is to put a penny away on 1st January and then increase this by a penny every day e.g. 2p on 2nd January, 3p on 3rd January etc. Do this every day by the end of the year and your final contribution of £3.65 will give you a balance of £667.95 for the year (plus any interest that you earn) 3) Maximise your current account It can be a challenge to save at times. However, almost all of us have money in our current account at some stage of the month. Nationwide pays its customers 5% on the first £2,500 held in a current account with them and Tesco Bank pays 3% on sums up to £3,000. This is a great chance to earn money by doing nothing! Banks will pay you to switch to them. First Direct pays £125 for switching (and wins almost all banking customer service awards) and gives a free £250 overdraft. Switchers to HSBC’s Advance account get £150 and those moving to M&S get £100 gift card plus another £80 gift card after 1 Year. Halifax pays £50 straight away, £85 after 6 months and £2 per month – so £159 in total by the end of the first year. With the government introduced Current Account Switching Guarantee, your new bank takes care of closing your old account, moving your balance and switching all your payments so you don’t have to worry about transferring all your bills. You even pick your own switch date! Over 4 million have switched so far. 4) Check the interest rate on your savings Around 75% of the UK population keep their savings with their current account provider. This is often not the most rewarding place to hold your savings with many of the high street banks paying interest rates of 0.1% to 0.5% on their savings accounts. The best paying easy access accounts (those which don’t require any notice to get your money out) pay 1.50%. Marcus (part of Goldman Sachs), Virgin Money and West Brom Building Society all pay this rate. Sainsburys Bank pay 1.45% and Essex based banks Ford Money (1.42%) and Shawbrook (1.40%) have been stalwarts of our best buy tables. In fact, there are a dozen banks paying 1.40% or
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James Blower Founder Savings Guru Ltd
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Vanquis Bank and Union Bank of India Atom, Bank of London & Middle East and Vanquis Bank
This article is reproduced on our website www.thesavings. guru, with links to all the accounts and providers mentioned. Good luck with your New Year Resolutions and have a great month.
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GONE TOO SOON About the local bereavement support group
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Lyn Wilson started the group after losing her Son, he was 35 years old. She says it is a very isolating place to be and knows how hard it is for families to come to terms with such devastating news. It’s not the right order of things in life. During the meetings, Lyn is now introducing different ways to help parents by having taster sessions of Tai Chi, meditation, Complementary therapy, etc. With speakers coming along, or learning new activity/hobby to try and help release stress, anxiety, frustration, panic attacks and the numerous emotions that are combined with bereavement. Parents are given a warm friendly welcome in a safe environment and Lyn is more than happy to meet up with parents prior to the meeting to introduce herself and help them feel more comfortable about coming.
Next meeting: Monday 21st January 2019 Bereavement Support for Parents who have lost a Son or Daughter, all ages. Monthly meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, at Reids, 66-68 Laindon Road, Billericay CM12 9LD from 7.00 p.m,. – 9.00 p.m. There is ample free parking. Future meeting dates: 18th February 18th March 15th April 20th May 17th June FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT LYN ON
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Beaulieu Community Trust
eaulieu Community Centre sits in the heart of Beaulieu Square, we are a hub for the whole community to use, visit and enjoy. We are open to the public 7 days a week and offer a variety of classes ranging from mother & baby classes, fitness, mindfulness and well-being, martial arts, dance and education. We are delighted to also be working closely with charities such as Essex Family Well-being and Action for Children who offer amazing services for families and children in Chelmsford and surrounding areas. One thing we are passionate about is ensuring we have something that everyone can enjoy. We want to ensure the whole community can benefit from our centre. From next month we will also be hosting our first of many ‘Community
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Nights’ which will take place every month on a Friday (starting on the 15th) this will be an evening in which the whole family can come and enjoy. We also look to the local residents to share their ideas of what they would like to see here at the centre on those evenings. Please keep an eye out on our Facebook page for updates. As well as our regular classes the centre is also open to one off party bookings, such as birthday parties, baby showers, christening parties, quiz nights, dance evenings, we have four rooms available to hire, with the Chase Hall being the biggest and perfect for a party venue. We also have a full kitchen available to hire for anyone wishing to cater for their event.
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Our hire prices are as follows
CHASE HALL £16 PER HOUR
(KITCHEN CAN BE HIRED FOR AN ADDITIONAL £5 PER HOUR)
THE HEATH £12 PER HOUR THE CHANNELS £13.50 PER HOUR THE KEEP £11.50 PER HOUR We thank Beaulieu community for all their support especially our regular and party hirers, we have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback that we have received. Here’s to a great 2019, we can’t wait to see you all here at the centre soon!
To book, please contact secretary@beaulieutrust.co.uk or call 07778145958 ALTERNATIVELY POP OVER AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU ROUND!
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WHAT’S ON? What’s On in Beaulieu? AIKI SHOTOKAN KARATE Traditional Shotokan Karate club meeting every Wednesday in the main hall at Beaulieu Community Centre. Children and adults from 5 to 70 years. Beginners welcome. 5.50-7.30pm. Contact us for more details. Call 07976159696 or email at keith@ aiki-shotokan-karate.co.uk BABY MASSAGE Basking Babies Baby Massage runs arbor bright Horizons Day Nursery every Monday 10.0011.30 am during term time. Contact jess@baskingbabies. co.uk or 07399586432 to hear more or reserve your space.
DANCE CHELMSFORD UK Learn to dance Ballroom and Latin just like they do on Strictly Come Dancing! We’re a local dance school that has been going for 12 years and teaching dance to Beginners is our passion. Start your strictly journey today! www.dancechelmsforduk.co.uk 01245922002 jen@dancechelmsforduk.co.uk FOOTWORK DANCE SCHOOL Over 50s Dance Exercise Sessions. Wide variety of music and dance styles.
BOX 2 TONE An all over toning and cardio boxing based class starting Wednesday 16th January 2019 7:30 - 8:30pm
Channels Room, Beaulieu Community Centre Thursdays 3pm – 4pm £6 per class. Pay as you go, so just turn up!
Beaulieu Community Centre Contact Terry to book - 07976 617534
Contact Jean for more information, 01245 357893 or 07950 202279
CHELMSFORD JAZZ CLUB Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford Doors open: 11.45am Gig starts: 12.15pm Advance booking: 01245 606505 £12 / £16
GONE TOO SOON MONDAY 21ST JANUARY Bereavement Support for Parents who have lost a Son or Daughter, all ages.
Sunday 13th January Geoff Simkins with John Pearce Dave Green and Steve Brown
Monthly meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, at Reids, 66-68 Laindon Road, Billericay CM12 9LD from 7.00 p.m,. – 9.00 p.m.
Sunday 10th February Alan Barnes with Robin Aspland, Andrew Cleyndert and Sebastiaan de Krom
There is ample free parking. For further details please contact Lyn on 07387 805406 or email lyn-currie@hotmail.co.uk
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HARTBEEPS Hartbeeps Classes for babies and toddlers featuring: Music, Puppets, Laughter and Fun! Classes at Beaulieu Community Centre on Wednesday and Thursday’s during term time. Book now: www.bookeo.com/ hartbeepschelmsford Find us on Facebook (Hartbeeps Chelmsford, Billericay, Burnham & SWF) Contact Charlene for more information 07791138077 charlene@hartbeeps.com KELLY SAUNDERS PILATES Pilates class Tuesday 11.45am @ Beaulieu Community Centre. Mixed ability, beginners welcome. Spinesafe & Diamond Pilates specialist. Please bring your own mat and towel. Email kellysaunderspilates@outlook. com for more information or find me on Facebook & Instagram LINGUABUGS Fun and interactive French class for children age 3-6. Thursdays 4.15 £5/class. Beaulieu Community Centre. Email: laura@linguabugs.co.uk Facebook: Linguabugs RASCALS Fun! Fun! Fun! Classes in Street Dance, Pop Singing & Drama for children aged 3yrs to 12yrs. FREE trial offer Tuesday’s at Beaulieu Community Centre. Tel: 01376 331543 email: admin@rascals-uk.com www.rascals-uk.com
B eau L ieu ROCKET SCIENCE CLUB Using cutting edge technology, put yourself in the shoes of Food Technologists, Physical Engineers and much more as you help Professor Pickle get out of a pickle. Rocket Science will be sure to get you ahead of your peers when it comes to Science. By building up on your existing knowledge in a fun and interactive environment, make new discoveries and boost your confidence in Science. Book a place today by calling Claire at 07853185504. Sessions are on either Monday or Thursday 5:00 - 6:30 pm and held at the Beaulieu Community Centre for 8 - 13yr olds. RUNFIT ESSEX Running group for all levels of fitness. Experienced and qualified UK Athletics running coaches. Thursday’s 9.30-10.30am Meet in Springfield Wednesday’s 7-8pm New couch - 5k running group starting in Chelmer village Thursday’s 10-11am Meet in Admirals Park Package deals or pay as you go options for all our running groups. Please email
info@runfitessex.co.uk or 07766056499 Website: www.runfitessex.co.uk We also do training plans and 1:1 coaching sessions as well as junior coaching sessions. SHINKYU MARTIAL ARTS Shinkyu Martial Arts Is a family orientated club. As a style Shinkyu Karate combines modern training and techniques with traditional values to create a martial art based on practical and effective self-defence skills while also maintaining the traditional values of Japanese Karate. We run classes at the Beaulieu Community Centre as well as other locations across Essex. Please see our website www.shinkyukarate.com or contact us on 03330124521. Alternatively email your enquiries to info@shinkyukarate.com. TAI CHI CLASSES Tai Chi has been proven to improve fitness, lower blood pressure and improve balance and co-ordination using deceptively simple but powerful exercises. We meet on a Saturday afternoon in The Channels at Beaulieu Community Centre. If you would like more details please contact
Anna on 07760 876945 or email anna.engwell@yahoo.co.uk UNITED KARATE ASSOCIATION We meet on Saturday afternoons and Wednesday Evenings. Beginners always welcome! Please contact Sensei Anna Engwell on 07760 876945, or anna.engwell@ gmail.com or find us on the Official UKA website for more details about classes in the local area YOGA WITH JANINE RADHA Traditional Yoga Class at Beaulieu Community Centre. Fridays, term time only at 6.30pm - 7.30pm, in The Keep. New students receive a two week trial at £5. Yoga mats and other equipment can be provided. Please send a message to janineradha@ gmail.com to book your place. Wednesdays 8-9pm The Keep, Beaulieu Community Centre. Classes run as drop in or book a class pass. www.littleyogastudio.co.uk ZUMBA WITH JANET Monday’s 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Beaulieu Community Centre For schedule and bookings go to bookwhen.com/masonfit
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