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CONTENTS 10

08 A View from the Church Rev. Paul Carr

curtains & blinds 10 Nature Notes

What makes a beau

EWT Volunteer Neil Sumner

11 Street Pastor

Caring Listening Helping

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27 John Baron Political Update

30 James Blower The Savings Guru

Club, Lions Club & 32 Rotary Round Table

36 What’s On

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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.

Billericay’ extend an invitation to worship s season. Why not put a date in your o miss out on the greatest Christmas

Operation Christmas Child: 2018 ricay & Little Burstead Team Ministry) Shoebox Appeal

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my annual reminder that the Operation of the This localisChurch Services over the Christmas period.

Christmas Child (OCC) shoebox appeal is starting to gather momentum here in Billericay. I’ve been greatly encouraged by the way schools, churches and community groups have supported OCC 2nd December - ‘Annual Toy Service’ at 10.30am since my arrival in 2008 – nearly 5000 shoeboxes December ‘Carol Service

by Candlelight’ at 7.00pm have- passed through Emmanuel since then and 19th December - ‘Lunchtime Carolacross Service’ at 12.30pm over 2000 were sent from Billericay last year. atCan SaintI Mary Magdalen say thank you,Church on behalf of OCC and the and young people who receive your ay 23rdchildren December - ‘Family Nativity’ at 10.30am gifts, for your continued support. ristmas Eve - ‘Christingle Service’ at 4.00pm

Emmanuel Church

OCC is by theCandlelight’ largest children’s charity in the world and ‘Communion at 11.15pm have been delivered to 157 countries Theshoeboxes first Communion of Christmas.

Since 1990,atover 125 million children stmas and Day -counting.

‘Family Communion’ 10.00am and young people, worldwide, have been able to receive a Christmas gift that they would not have received because they live in extreme poverty, or are orphaned or the victims of war. Sending a shoebox is a very practical way of showing love to others and I know, from firsthand experience, the difference a simple gift makes to children, young people, families and whole communities.

Might I please ask if you and your family, your place of work, school, club, group, organisation or business might be able to collect the following items for the 2018 shoebox appeal?

• Something Fun: Small Football; Dominoes; Whistles; Toy Car; Harmonica.

• Something To Love: Cuddly Toy; Teddies; Barbie Doll; Finger Puppet; Wind Up Toy. • Something Creative: Chalk; Crayons; Colouring Books; Play Doh; Small Sewing Kit. • Something To Keep Clean: Toothbrushes; Toothpaste; Soap; Flannels; Combs; Brushes.

• Something To Put On: Hats; Scarves; Gloves; Head Bands; Small Bag. • Something To Learn With: Pens; Pencils; Sharpeners; Paper; Solar Calculator.

• Something Homemade: Letter/Card or Photograph from the person/group who fill the shoebox.

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• Something To Put Your Items In: A shoebox wrapped in Christmas Paper.

• Something For Postage: Each shoebox costs £5 to deliver.

Somethings NOT to include: Chocolate; Damaged items; War related toys; Anything of a Political or Racial nature; Sharp objects; Glass or Fragile items; Liquids; Playing Cards of the 4-suit variety.

It’s so simple to get involved with OCC and I know how much pleasure many people in Billericay receive from: collecting the above items; knitting scarves and hats; and putting a shoebox together.

Your contribution, however small, is greatly appreciated. You can bring your collected items/ shoeboxes to Emmanuel Church (Laindon Road, CM12 9LD) on Friday 16 November from 19.00 21.00 or Saturday 17 November from 9.30 - 13.00 and stay for our ‘Shoebox Filling Extravaganza’ coffee and doughnuts provided! We also invite you to our ‘Shoebox Celebration Service’ on Sunday 18 November at 10.00 am. Leaflets are available from me/Emmanuel and you can find more information and downloads on our website at emmanuel-church.info I have been a team leader on shoebox distribution teams to Belarus, Crimea and the Ukraine and I’d be happy to come and speak with your group, show some slides and tell some stories.

This is a prayer we often use as we gather the shoeboxes together at our Sunday ‘Shoebox Celebration Service’: Heavenly Father, we thank you for the fun we’ve had in getting these shoeboxes ready: they are a sign of the many good things you have given us. We offer them to you with our thanks and our love. Be with the children and young people who receive these gifts. Shower them with your love; fill their lives with hope; and may the joy of Jesus be made real to them this Christmas time. In your precious name we pray. Amen.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Nature Notes Written by Neil Sumner

Neilsumner123@aol.com twitter.com/neilsumner123 Each season brings different sensations to enjoy in the natural world. In autumn, in our gardens, parks and nature reserves we enjoy colourful leaves, fungi and berries and smells of ripened fruit. Parties of Scandinavian thrushes come to the hedgerows and other small birds, including the tiny Goldcrest, migrate here to find food and shelter. Largely unseen are rodents feeding on nuts and berries to build up fat reserves to see them through the winter and Foxes start to establish their territories with high pitched barks during the night.

Probably the biggest impact of autumn is the trees as their leaves turn from dull green to various shades of yellow, orange and red.

The importance of trees, especially, in our towns and cities, is much more than just visually enhancing the street scene and open spaces. Trees provide us with oxygen, store carbon and help to clean our air by filtering out toxins and pollutants. In the ground they reduce flooding by regulating the flow of water and holding the soil so preventing erosion. And they are temperature regulators too. I recently met someone who moved into a house next to two fine oak trees which were removed by a neighbour within a few years. The house became noticeably hotter after the removal of these natural air conditioners. Trees also are good for our mental health and well being. We have a natural affnity w ith t hem a nd w alking a mongst woodlands has been proven as an anti-dote to stress and depression.

As with so many elements of our natural world, trees are under pressure. Because of the leaves it drops, the light it filters or the space it takes, a tree is sometimes perceived as a nuisance. New housing developments leave little room for them, and many front gardens have been paved and their trees have gone. Trees do outgrow their space or become diseased but a professional tree surgeon can often cut back, rather than remove, the tree so it still safely performs its essential services.

In response to the loss of many trees and desire to protect those remaining, many towns in Essex, including Billericay, have created Tree Wardens to promote the value of the trees, look for threats to them. New Tree Wardens are always needed so if you might want to be one and so help to conserve the natural environment within the Town please get in touch.

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Exciting times are ahead as we branch out into Billericay School as School Pastors to support the pastoral needs that occur during life and we are also launching Rail Pastors on both Greater Anglia and C2C routes. At present we are having our new support mini bus updated by Black Square Litho which will be used to enhance what we do and support our desire to reach out even more.

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Savings Roundup Interest rates on savings on the rise There were two significant movements in the savings market at the end of September which were good news for savers.

The first came on the 27th September when Marcus launched.

Marcus is part of Goldman Sachs and is named after its founder, Marcus Goldman, who set the Bank up in 1869. While Goldman’s is famed for being the bank of multimillionaires with a $10m minimum entry point, Marcus will let you open an account with just £1. With a launch rate of 1.50%, which is the best easy access savings rate since March 2016, many savers are expected to do just that.

Admittedly, the account comes with a 0.15% bonus that is payable for the first 12 months, however, even without it, the account comfortably makes our best buy tables with only Charter Savings (1.40%), Kent Reliance (1.37%) and Virgin Money (1.36%) currently beating the 1.35% on offer after the bonus expires.

While the Marcus account can only be opened online, it has much going for it, aside from the attractive interest rate. The internet application is slick and easy to complete – within 5 minutes. The £1 minimum balance means it’s open to even the smallest of savers.

It pays interest monthly, which will appeal to income seekers, and any change of interest rate comes with two months warning before it is implemented.

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The significance of the move is that Marcus is looking to raise high volumes deposits from savers. Whereas many of the new banks have only been looking to raise a few hundred million of the £1.5trillion savings market, Marcus is understood to want much more. This means we expect the competitive rate to be around for a while and we expect to see other banks raise their interest rates to respond.

Islamic Banks on the move The second move that was important for savers was that Islamic Banks, BLME and Al Rayan, increased their rates on 18 months (BLME), 2 and 3 Year Fixed Bonds (Al Rayan).

Nothing new here I can hear observant savers say! That’s true, Islamic Banks are often at the top of the tables due to some UK savers being uncomfortable with the fact they pay ‘expected profit’ rather than interest. This is despite the FSCS protection and that none have failed to pay the expected profit rate yet.

The significance is that they’ve been left behind with a number of mainstream rivals either paying similar rates or overtaking them. This move just brings them back to what’s often been natural positioning. What it means though is that we are likely to see a further response from some of those banks and we expect to see a consolidation around these price points and possibly a few breakout slightly higher.

Given that we have now seen a (pretty much) 0.20% rise in rates

across all products since the turn of the year, equivalent to 10% rise or more in some categories, any consolidation or further rises will be a boon for savers in a market that has been a desert for the past few years.

Upgraded website A couple of months ago, I mentioned that we were investing in upgrading the website. The new look went live at the end of September and we now have a cleaner, more modern look and feel. As well as this, we’ve made a number of enhancements with the site now covering: • Business savings • Six banking providers per category • 18 month fixed rate bonds with a dedicated page • Videos on helpful topics like the Financial Services Compensation Scheme There’s more still to come with a banking directory under construction, which will provide detailed insight in to all the providers in the market. This is in response to feedback from a number of readers who have asked about some of the newer banks, who they are and whether they are safe. With around 200 banks and building societies operating in the UK, this is quite a piece of work. The first banks will go live this month with more being added on a regular basis.

We’d love to hear your feedback so please do let us know – drop us a line on the website or email us at hello@thesavings.guru

Savings Guru supports Billericay charity BOSP with football partnership For the 2017/18 season, Savings Guru is sponsoring Billericay Town forward Jake Robinson. Last season the striker scored 57 goals and this year Savings Guru have pledged £10 per goal to Billericay based charity BOSP (Brighter Opportunities through Supported Play). BOSP look after over 600 children and young people with very serious disabilities all over Essex and rely 100% on donations.

Jake has continued this season where he left off last year and has 12 goals already to his name! That’s £120 already for BOSP and we hope that Jake continues to find the net so that we write an even bigger cheque for BOSP. What are the best rates currently?

The market can move quickly, so we always recommend that you check our website for the latest rates. At time of going to print, our best paying personal savings rates are:

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That’s all for this month. As always, this article is reproduced on our website www.thesavings.guru, with links to all the accounts and providers mentioned.

Have a fabulous October and see you in November!

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MAYFLOWER ROTARY CLUB Money raised by Billericay Mayflower Rotarians at summer events is already being spent on good causes both here and in some of the world’s disaster areas. Thanks to the generosity of local people the £4,700 raised at the highly successful SummerFest at Sun Corner plus another £2,000 from a Jazz in the Garden event at Little Burstead sent the July Rotary year off to a flying start.

These figures plus cash already in the pot meets a huge “shopping list” including, among others, a major £11,000 boost for local school projects, help for families of handicapped children and emergency donations to areas like the Indian flood disaster. The busy club that raised up to £50,000 in a single year – and had fun doing it -- is now preparing for its biggest challenge, Billericay Christmas Market on Sunday December 2 when a crowd of more than 20,000 is expected to throng the High Street.

Members are also preparing for another success story as the satellite club it launched earlier this year is gaining members under chairman Lynn Talbot and is hoping to become a club in its own right as The Rotary Club of Billericay Town in the new year.

Want to know about Billericay Mayflower or the satellite club? Want to share productive leisure hours and play a major role in the Billericay community? Contact www.mayflowerrotary.org or secretary@mayflowerrotary.org.

BILLERICAY LIONS CLUB At a presentation at the September meeting of the Lions Club of Billericay, the wives and partners of the Lions Club members, donated £1100 to Carers Choices, who provide day care services to those in need and their carers.

All the monies were raised by their ladies from their activities over the past year, including their table top sales at the Reading Rooms in Billericay High Street.

In the photograph, Lisa Hull (left), wife of last years Club President, presented the cheque to a delighted Angela Allum, The Silver Birch Centre Manager, who thanked the ladies for all their fund raising work and said that the monies would greatly assist in the continued work of the three centres across South Essex.

For details of Lions events and tickets, or if you are interested in joining, please have a look at our website www.billericaylions.com

Looking forward, we are back into the regular routine of our monthly social/sports events and reviewing donation requests. As ever, we are looking to attract new members who are up for a bit of fun and looking to do some extra-ordinary things - things which you would not typically arrange with your normal mates! Check us out at www.facebook.com/billericayroundtable and www.billericayroundtable. co.uk or contact us directly on bepartofit@billericayroundtable.co.uk.

We would also really like to hear about any special causes which we might be able to offer monetary support for – no matter how small or large the value, we treat all cases individually and in confidence. We are a registered charity and have been able to help many local people over the years and we want to continue so – please check out the request form here: www. billericayroundtable.co.uk/funding

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Basildon & Billericay U3A October - The speaker on 26th October will be Tony Harris on the subject of “My Life as Henry VIII” November - The speakers on 23rd November will be Kate Broad & Toni Neobard on the subject of “Far Better and Far Worse” A look at Marriage through the Eyes of the Victorians Basildon & District Ramblers Club The group meets every Saturday at 2.00pm. The Saturday walks are 4-5 miles with a rest halfway, we have some longer walks on other days.

New members are welcome and membership is only £6 per year which includes all walks. See our website www. basildonanddistrictrambling club.btck.co.uk for full details Belvedere Jazz & Music Club 7th November - Pete Allen’s Hot Four with Dave Browning 8pm -10:30pm.

14th November - Atila Sings His Favourite Songs + Gabriel Latchin Qrt. 8pm -10:30pm.

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Admission £12.50 ~ Meals Available www.belvederejazz.co.uk Tel: 07850 607075 or email: belvederejazz@gmail.com The Chichester Hotel, Old London Road, Rawreth, SS11 8UE Billericay Horticultural Society On Monday 15th October 2018 at 8 P.M. at Mary Magdalan Church.High Street Billericay a talk “ What’s New,Different and Worthwhile in Horticulture “ by David Gillam.

Visitors always welcome £2.

Refreshments available.

Billericay United Reformed Church Cafe-style church on the 2nd Sunday of every month @ 11am in the Mayflower Hall, Chapel Street, followed by a 2 course Jacket Potato lunch. a small donation towards the cost of lunch would be appreciated.

All ages welcome. No need to book. margaretsmith200@ gmail.com 07880791464 Billericay United Reformed Church Cafe-style church on the 2nd Sunday of every month @ 11am in the Mayflower Hall, Chapel Street, followed by a 2 course Jacket Potato lunch.

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Chelmsford Community Gospel Choir Our community choir is celebrating its 10th annual concert on November 3rd. It would be wonderful if you could let your readers know in the next Around Town Billericay.

Our concerts are always very upbeat, and we’d love this one to be extra lively. We’re supporting Farleigh Hospice this year, so we’re hoping for our biggest audience yet!

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Chelmsford & District Welsh Society Are you a Welsh person living in Essex? It doesn’t matter if you are 18 or 80, Welsh speaking or not. Come and join the Chelmsford Welsh Society and enjoy meeting new Welsh folk at various events around Chelmsford. All new members are welcome.

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Girls Only Football Training At FC Redwing Did you know that football is largest team sport for girls in the UK? FC Redwing has recently launched girls only football training for children aged between 4 to 8 years old.

(longer walks of 10+ miles with a break for lunch) New members are welcome.

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If you have a girl in Reception to Year Three at school who is interested in playing the beautiful game then please contact us at fcredwinggirls@ gmail.com Gone Too Soon ‘Gone Too Soon’ is bereavement support for Parents who have lost a Son or Daughter.

Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Reids, 66-68 Laindon Road, Billericay CM12 9LB from 7.00 9.00 p.m.

The group is aimed to give parents the opportunity to come together, to talk to people who can relate and understand how it feels to lose a child, and offer support through the grief journey.

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Paul Atterbury, well known from the BBC Antiques Roadshow, makes a welcome return to Havering Antique Collectors Club Lecturing on Railway Posters (A journey through my lifetime).

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Friday 16th November 7.30 for 8.00 at the Harold Wood Neighbourhood Centre, Gubbins Lane .

Guests only £7. Further information contact Mrs Chris Lovett 07947 367258 History in art at The Fold Tutor: Margaret Mills Friday afternoons 2.00 – 4.00 Autumn Term only Fees £40.00 members, £64.00 non-members The ‘Resurrection Artist’ - and some Great Britons portrayed The course is in two parts, comprising firstly an overview of the life and work of artist Stanley Spencer. We then move on to look at art by various artists, depicting some national figures of their age who were nominated for the title of ‘Greatest Briton’ in

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The Fold, 72 Laindon Road Billericay, CM12 9 LD 01277 659286 Marjie’s Theatre & Social Club Getting to know you friendship club Lots of outings, West End show at half price, boat trips, balls, lunches and lots more.

Meetings at Rayleigh Golf Club Lords last Monday of the month.

The Rayleigh Lodge pub 1st Thursday of the month.

Please Speak to Marjie’s Theatre & Social Club 01268 783351 Please leave a message and we will call you back.

Mayflower Wine (& social) Club We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at The Pilgrim and Mayflower rooms, The Emmanuel Church, Laindon Road. Billericay.

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New members are always welcome. Please phone Paulette Nicholls on 01277 652001 Orchestra at the Fold Blues ,Ragtime, Songs and dances from long ago 72 Laindon Road ,Billericay CM12 9 LD Tel 01277 659286 Saturday 10th November 18 7.30 pm Tickets 12.00 Cafe layout, bring drinks and nibbles

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