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Happy New Year! Welcome Around Towners to the January edition of Billericay’s leading community magazine. We at Around Town HQ have had our fill of turkey, trees and wrapping paper for one year, but hope you all enjoyed your festive season and didn’t over indulge! January, for many, is a time for reflection – to look back over the past years events and decide whether things have turned out the way you thought they would or not. It is also a time for making plans and looking forward. 2014 marks the centenary of WW1 – the Great War, as it was known. In November, many of us would have remembered the fallen from both world wars and at Around Town Magazine we will be introducing a new segment this year, looking back at our towns’ history. If you have a story of local interest from the past 100 years or more, then please get in touch – we’d love to hear from you! Inside this month we have a great battle of our own – 2 Billericay pubs are raising money and awareness for Bowel Cancer, by growing the towns’ best beard! Kelly has all the details. She has also delivered a mouth-watering account from her recent visit to the Rare Cow – the towns’ newest addition off the High Street! We’ve also got all the regular updates from Rev. Paul Carr, Nature Notes with Neil Sumner, MP John Baron, the Billericay Rugby Club and all three charitable organisations from the town. So read on and enjoy... Is there something we’re missing? What would you like to see from your community magazine? A subject we aren’t including, which you think would be of interest to fellow readers? Please get in touch and let us know – sales@aroundtownmagazines.co.uk or call 01277 658444.
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A New Year, A Season Of Hope In the difficult and often confusing world in which we live hope, for many people, is something that seems to be in short supply. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that in a world of pain, grief and sorrow, of complex family relationships, of problems at work, alongside many other hardships of life, hope, for many people, has simply died a death! However, the onset of a New Year can be a season of hope, can’t it? I say that because hope is a word that can lift our spirits when we’re feeling down and gives us something to cling to when times are tough. Hope is a spark inside our soul that tells us that tomorrow things will be better: I hope I find a job this year; I hope I pass my exams this year; I hope I beat my cancer this year; I hope to meet my soul mate this year; I hope this year will bring more happiness than sadness; I hope ... The Bible talks a lot of about hope and it is always linked to the coming of Jesus. It’s the kind of hope which gave purpose to the Wise Men. We don’t usually think about the Wise Men at Carol Services because, traditionally, we remember them at Epiphany (6th January) but I think we miss out so much on their story. So, very briefly, I want to suggest three types of hope the Wise Men experienced on their journey which may give each one of us a glimmer of hope for the year to come. 1: The Wise Men found Hope in God’s Guidance: We know very little about the Wise Men except that they “…came from the east to Jerusalem” (Matthew 2:1). We know they followed a star – it was common practice in those days to link astronomical happenings with the birth of great men and women. And, regardless of whether God used an existing astronomical phenomenon or created one for the occasion, it fulfilled a supernatural purpose to guide the Wise Men to the place where Jesus had been born. 2: The Wise Men found Hope in God’s Word: The Wise Men didn’t discover the answers to all their questions until they consulted the Holy Scriptures. The Wise Men asked: “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:2-3). Admittedly, it can often be painful to read the Bible as it challenges our values, morals and ethics but, as God’s guidebook for living, it brings us hope and purpose as we find ourselves being nourished and strengthened by its truth. 3. The Wise Men found Hope in Jesus: I find it quite amazing that the Wise Men were willing to travel thousands of miles to worship a King that wasn’t even their own. But it was the fulfilment of a personal quest, a pilgrimage for truth, a journey that would change their lives forever - as it did for me when I became a Christian in my early 20’s. Hope, I believe, is one of the most important gifts God gives to us. But have you ever thought that God has hopes for you this New Year? • God hopes you will believe in Jesus, so that He can give you meaning and purpose day by day. • God hopes you will allow him to safely guide you each step of your journey through life. • God hopes you will trust in His Word to enable you grow in your faith. • God hopes you will find all your hopes and expectations fulfilled in Jesus. With every blessing in Jesus’ precious name as you enter your ‘Season of Hope’ in 2014.
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CURBING EU IMMIGRATION In
controls
The answer instead is to delay
preventing immigration from Romania
January,
transitional
their access to give time for us to
and Bulgaria will expire. This is in accordance
with
EU
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granting free movement across the EU to all citizens of member states. I am therefore supporting an amendment to the forthcoming Immigration Bill
assimilate those already here. We
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our
must learn from our mistake in 2004 when we greatly underestimated
already
over-
stretched public services.
the extent of immigration from those eastern European countries which
Talk of countering the expected influx
had just joined the EU.
by changing the benefit rules is
The other advantage of 2018 is that
tinkering at the edges. Such proposals
the electorate will have decided by
until 31st December 2018 – I hope
would require added bureaucracy
then whether to be in the EU or not,
the Government will accept it.
which may not work and feeds the
assuming a Conservative general
The average salary here is far higher
impression that migrants come here
election victory enables us to deliver
than in Romania or Bulgaria. This
for the benefits. My experience is
a referendum – something I have
could lead to an influx of immigrants
that migrants are hard working with
long campaigned for.
from these countries once transitional
relatively few wanting or needing
Finally, may I wish all readers a
controls end. This would put added
benefits.
Happy New Year.
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Rugby – a sport for giving As 2013 comes to a close, we decided that this article should capture some of the off the field activities that have brought Billericay Rugby Club and the local community together through 2013 and in recent years.
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I suppose the nature of Rugby, where you spend 80 minutes doing physical battle with your opposition only to shake their hand and share a beer afterwards, goes some way to explaining why we feel it is important to give a bit back. The fact that our members reside/play rugby in a town that values citizenship and has a number of opportunities for us to join forces with local charitable organisations is also a definite factor. We have asked our beloved Purse Bearer (Treasurer - he’ll love me for that) to calculate how much we have raised for charity during 2013 and here are the results: Children in Need – our annual collection through Billericay town centre raised £2,135 for children facing adversity across the UK, something which is even dearer to our hearts now that we have a thriving youth section who are able to enjoy the game of rugby where other children may not have this chance. We estimate that over the last 10-15 years, we are proud to have raised over £12,000 for Children in Need. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) Injured Players Foundation – when a Rugby player gets seriously injured, particularly an amateur, it can be life changing for both the individual and their families. As oppose to providing support post injury, the RFU Injured Player Foundation has been set up to raise funding for the prevention of serious injuries via research and player education (medical, equipment and into the laws and dangers of the game). This year saw us stage a charity match for the RFU Injured Players Foundation where a Billericay Veterans (over 35) side took on the Essex Bishops (Essex Veterans). The match saw £1,200 raised for the charity, a lot of fun had on the day and many aching over 35s the next morning! As well as these direct charitable efforts, we have again supported some of Billericay’s major charitable and community events. The Round Table fireworks display at Lake Meadows was another great success despite the poor weather forecasts and the Rotary Club Christmas Market brought the local community together again for some festive cheer and to support local businesses which is vital. On the pitch, things could not be going much better at present. Our 1st XV are top of the league by distance and through to the latter stages of the National Cup and our 2nd and 3rd XV’s are beginning to turn in some wins in their Merit Table fixtures. Our youth section continues to go from strength to strength with age ranges now spanning Under 5 to Under 13 and some notable victories across the age groups versus some of the largest clubs/youth sections in Essex and the South East.
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Billericay Beardo’s December is a chilly month and what better way to keep toasty than to grow a beard! Santa doesn’t need a scarf now, does he?! If you spot some furry faces and Father Christmas-a likes dotted around in the January sales it’s because Billericay pub landlords and locals have chosen to do just that and take part in the Decembeard campaign in aid of Beating Bowel Cancer. As Movember, a mere warm up to winter fundraising and creative facial hair fashioning, came to a close, The Chequers challenged The Railway to a full blown beard off. Twenty five staff and regulars are battling it out to see which pub can grow the most impressive beards (the more imaginative the better) and at the end of the month, a winner will be chosen by a representative from the British Beard Club. Landlady of The Chequers, Cath Thwaites frequently holds charity nights and is always raising awareness for one aid or another. This month is no exception and there has been fantastic support and feedback as usual. “It is far easier for me as a pub to raise money and spread awareness than it is for individuals and so as I’m in the public eye I take advantage and make use of it for good causes.” The Railway is also a High Street hub for fundraising. Landlady, Sue Kilcommons explained “This is a fun competition between the pubs and it is raising awareness for a very good cause. We are holding a contest on 29th December amongst our team to select who will go head to head (or beard to beard) with the champion of The Chequers at 4pm to battle it out for the title of Best Beardy Pub.” The best beard wins a bottle of bubbly, a trophy and a professional wet shave. I asked the ladies, whose husbands are both taking part, whether they will be glad to see the back of the beards or whether they will secretly miss them. Sue said “I can’t wait for Lance to shave!” and Cath, “I think beards are bloody awful. By all means if the customers want to keep them they can go ahead, as long as my husband shaves his off!” ..I think that’s HAIR enough! (sorry!) Well, it looks like Jerry and Lance will be raising a razor instead of a glass at the stroke of midnight this NYE!
For more information about Decembeard or the charity Beating Bowel Cancer, visit: beatingbowelcancer.org/decembeard or to donate for either pub: justgiving.com/catherine-thwaites2 By Around Town Journalist Kelly Plume
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MAYFLOWER ROTARY CLUB Philippines Disaster A big thank you to the people of Billericay who donated £3,600 in our one day appeal outside Waitrose to support the survivors of typhoon Haiyan. The money has already been put to good use by buying 6 shelter boxes to provide the essentials for survival of 60 victims. A further collection planned at Billericay Station had to be cancelled when the Dutch owned franchise Greater Anglia refused permission to Rotary clubs all over its network to make collections at stations. Billericay Christmas Market For the fourth year running the High Street was turned into a pedestrian precinct that attracted crowds estimated to be around 20,000 to enjoy the variety of shops, craft stalls, farmers produce, continental offerings and Christmas fayre on sale. Mulled wine was in abundant supply to accompany one of the various delicious cheeses, pies or hot dishes available. These could be consumed while watching one of the two stages of music or the street entertainers, Morris men or Dance Steps studio performers go through their paces. The young ones had a chance to see Santa’s Parade lead by a Samba Band to his Free grotto and to watch a Free Punch and Judy show before visiting the fairground or pony rides in the Car Park. Apologies to the Adults, the Downton Abbey Carousel truck broke down on its way to us and didn’t make it this year. The market was a great community affair with friends greeting each other to enjoy the day and the charity shops and stalls benefiting once more from the generosity of the people of Billericay. Win a retro cult car The Pink Nissan Figaro that was displayed at Christmas Market can still be won as the draw does not take place until Christmas Eve, Tuesday Dec 24 outside enjoy….Boutique 48, High Street where tickets can be purchased. Watch the press for the celebrity name that will pull out the winning ticket. Proceeds from the raffle go to the local Thriftwood special needs school.
BILLERICAY LIONS CLUB Hello there and Happy New Year to you all! We trust that you had a great Christmas and thank all of you for supporting our Christmas Sleigh run again last month. The sleigh is now safely stored for another 12 months, while we all get our breath back and look for other ways to serve the local community in the meantime. The monies we raised are still being counted and costs collated – final results will follow in next month’s issue of Around Town. The Taste of Greece evening, booked for March 29th at the Emmanuel Church, has already attracted much interest and places are filling up quickly. For those of you who have never attended our taste nights, they are quizzes on the countries in question set around four or five courses of that country’s favourite dishes. They have proved very popular over the last few years so please book early to avoid disappointment – prices are £12 per ticket. Another popular event which we have been asked for is our Big Band Night. We are pleased to announce that this evening has been earmarked for Saturday, May 24th, again to be held at The Emmanuel Church in Laindon Road, again, please book early to avoid disappointment! We are also looking at preparations and improvements we can make for the Beer Festival to be held on the last weekend in June and more details on that will follow in due course. For details of all Lions events please visit our website www.billericaylions.com or telephone 0845 833 9849.
Happy New Year to you all. 2014 is a new fresh year for us all to look forward to. Billericay Round Table will continue to work hard to raise money and support our local charities and organisations working within our community. What are your New Years Resolutions...? Be More Active, Do Something Exciting, Meet New People, Do More Fun Stuff. To fulfil any of these you really need to get in contact with Billericay Round Table by emailing info@BillericayRoundTable.co.uk and we will assist you achieving these results. Our Table were made to feel very proud recently when we were nominated for a community award at The Pride of Essex award ceromony. It was great to be considered for one of their awards. We also had the pleasure of meeting two different Criers in as many days. One of whom announced the birth of the new Prince George on the steps of St Marys Hospital back in July.
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I’d heard through the grapevine there’s a great new restaurant in town so I packed my pallet and I walked straight in to disarming opulence, instantly relaxed by the smell of cooking food, ready to be treated to a seven course taster menu - a range of what The Rare Cow, Jacksons Lane, has to offer. Leather sofa’s and fine wooden furniture create heady and aromatic warmth that hints at luxury without stumbling into grandiose. However it’s not all business, my tongue was to be found firmly in cheek when presented with an original Tardis from Doctor Who in the foyer of the restaurant… well I suppose even the doctor has to make time for food… ahem. By the way don’t worry if, like me, you arrive a tad early as this is not a problem at the Rare Cow. The lavish bar and ample lounge, in fact the number of beers, beverages and bottles on offer was enough to quaff even the most selective of connoisseurs. On a side note I would like to point out that vegetarian options are available, however this restaurant is definitely much more of a monument to meat, a testament to the T-Bone and I made hearty pilgrimage to it! Once seated in the beautifully lit dining area we are treated initially to a selection of the Rare Cow’s fine seafood offerings, Cornish Scallop with Avruga caviar was a delight with the light and sweet flavour of the scallop accompanied by the sticky tart of the balsamic with a pea puree with a citric twang of champagne to cut through the course and level out the meal with a light after-note. The fresh Scottish salmon was a taste straight from the highlands, with crispy coating, not unlike tempura, with a smoky, sweetness to the fleshy, pink salmon. The white wine brought smooth and subtle flavours to the table; whilst being perfectly chilled it was as warm and rosy as a summers day and as buttery as Parisian croissant, rolling off the sharper tones in the dish to give a rounded finish. Service was swift and smooth, all the while supremely accommodating. For those who frequented the old Mayflower, it is hard to believe the makeover it has had. A vast lobster tank spans a generous sized open plan kitchen in view of customers. The silky interior flirts with extravagance what with the velvety walls and crystal chandeliers dripping from the rafters. And not a pool table in sight. For the next course we were onto the main event, the fresh and bright zests of mint, cucumber and chilli salad framed the delicately presented longhorn rump steak perfectly, with the warm notes of wood-smoke sealed in to the perfectly aged beef (30 months). A voluptuous, full-bodied red wine brought a sanguineous depth to the meal that the mint and chilli offset with peppery heat. Next, the seabass course took me in a lighter direction, crisp skin and crunchy asparagus brought a nice feng-shui to the dishes textures with the hot pepper and chilli sauce giving a surprising and exciting kick. The white wine was fruity with an emphasis on citrus that worked nicely with the delicately sweet fish to give the whole course a light and bouncy feel. I was treated next to a naughty number of rare breed fillet steak sat on a bed of the most hedonistic macaroni cheese I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. You can tell that this steak is the best in the country. So much so, that the chef fights over this niche supply with the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Michel Roux. Tender and lean the fillet steak melted in the mouth with the glossy macaroni cheese, I was immediately awash with garlic warmth. A light and pequonese tomato salsa with flecks of oregano and basil finished the dish with a flourish. My final meaty morsel of the evening was succulent longhorn bone in prime rib with double fried chips. The meat had all the warmth of a slow cooked brisket with crispy yet fluffy chips that would make a ‘chippy’ blush. The evening was drawing in and the restaurant was full of content customers relishing in relaxed luxury and classy comfort. Each little portion of perfection had really awakened my taste buds and I couldn’t wait to go home and tell my friends and family of this fabulous new restaurant that is just down the road! Desert was the prettiest Eaton mess you will taste. Its light, sugary crème balanced perfectly with the rich and plumy muscat and my sweet tooth was thoroughly fulfilled, along with my appetite. I caught up with owner and famous food blogger, Richard Leicester, to pick his venerable mind on opening restaurants in relatively quick succession. “I am very excited to have opened my second Rare Cow restaurant in Billericay. My first is Chelmsford way and it seemed like a natural progression to come here. I have a passion for the gourmand but what I really love is bringing joy to other people through the medium of fine food.” If you pay a trip to the Rare Cow you really will discover something quite rare, especially for our town. It’s an exquisite restaurant for ‘foodies’, and if you’re not a ‘foodie’, it’ll turn you.
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Jazz Afternoon Billericay Constitutional Club, 1A High Street, Billericay, CM12 9BE Friday 10th January - Lunchtime Jazz with The Jazz Fraternity. Monthly jazz afternoon (moved from 1st Bowl) Happy Music played by Hugh Rainey, George Tidiman, Carol Braithwaite, Tim Huskisson, Roger Curphey, Ric Rossi. Lunchtime menu, comfortable club atmosphere, Club Bar prices. 12.30 - 2.30pm - £5 door. Call for info: 01277 651844
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Billericay
£279,995
Offered for sale with no onward chain is this three bedroom end terrace house, which offers a two double and one single bedroom to the first floor together with a newly tiled modern bathroom suite. The neutrally decorated ground floor incorporates an entrance hall with attractive real wood flooring which also continues through into the lounge and an appealing Limestone Marble fire surround and gas fire. The kitchen/ diner is fitted out in a range of wood style units.
Billericay
£405,000
Having been thoughtfully extended to both the ground and first floor this four double bedroomed detached family home will provide you with excellent sized accommodation complimented by an approx. 60’ rear garden. Each of the bedrooms are now double rooms with the master suite benefitting from fitted wardrobes and a fully tiled en-suite shower room. There is also a family bathroom. The ground floor enjoys a full double width extension.
Steepleview
£184,995
Offered for sale with the advantage of having no onward chain is this modern two bedroom end terraced property which is in the popular Steepleview view area of Laindon being conveniently place for the A127. Internally the property is presented in a modern style with neutrally decorated accommodation and a combination of wood style flooring and carpet floor coverings. The first floor there are two similar sized double bedrooms and a bathroom.
Billericay
£499,995
This modern three bedroom detached bungalow enjoys a good natural light throughout and is situated in a quiet cul de sac located off Norsey Road. The well planned accommodation includes an entrance porch and generous sized “L” shaped reception hall that leads to each of the reception rooms and bedrooms, two of which has fitted wardrobes and are served by both an en-suite bathroom and separate shower room. In addition there is a kitchen with adjoining utility room and a lounge.