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Mark Francois

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A View from the Church

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Nature Notes

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James Blower

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Recipe

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Rotary Club / Lions Club

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What’s On

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Political Update

Rev’d David Oxtoby

EWT Volunteer Neil Sumner

The Savings Guru

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Strawberry Jelly Cake

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of 100. Ernie is a well-known figure in Rayleigh, having served on the old Rayleigh Urban District Council but he is perhaps best known as a local historian, who has charted the development of Rayleigh since it was first mentioned in Domesday Book, almost a thousand years ago.

MARK FRANCOIS Conservative Parliamentary MP for Rayleigh & Wickford

On the 2nd May 2018, I had the great pleasure of attending a birthday party for one of my constituents, Mr Ernie Lane, who has reached the wonderful age

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Ernie has been the Rayleigh Town Council’s “Citizen of the Year” and has even had the small lane which runs from Webster’s Way car park through to the High Street named after him as “Ernie Lane”.

As well as his many other achievements among our community, Ernie also served his country in World War Two, joining the Army as a Private soldier and working his way up

through the ranks to achieve the rank of Captain by the end of the war.

In view of his exceptional service to our community, I was able to organise a letter from the Prime Minister, Theresa May, thanking him for everything he has done for the town of Rayleigh. I presented the framed letter to him in front of his friends and family on the morning of his birthday. By that time Ernie had also received a telegram from Her Majesty the Queen.

Because of everything he has done for the town, Ernie has often been referred to as “Mr Rayleigh” and it is wonderful to know that we have a man of his stature still living in our community and that he has achieved such a remarkable age.

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Rev’d David Oxtoby

There’s a song by Crowded House called “Four Seasons in One Day” that has the verse “Even when you’re feeling warm, The temperature could drop away, Like four seasons in one day.” I think that can at times describe the joy of the British weather system in the middle of Spring, no wonder it’s always such a point of conversation; and I’m not too sure what we’d actually use to start a conversation if we didn’t have the weather as a starting topic. Yet I’m sure we’d all agree the longer days and lighter skies lift the spirit and adds a general sense of greater well-being.

It’s amazing how a bit of sunshine makes us feel better, and I know there’s good scientific reasons why this is actually the case, but when you get those evenings with the pastoral colours and long shadows, and everything has that lovely orange hue it’s simply beautiful, photographers call in the “Golden Hour,” that moment when the light is just right, and all the colours are rich and warm.

For me I find some of my most energising moments, when I’m being intentionally mindful of God, is when I’m sat in His creation and simply admiring it and saying “thank you Lord for your amazing handy work.” We live in such a busy culture that is driven by the need to be busy and fill every moment with more stuff and activity, almost as if the busier we are is a badge of honour, a mark of success. Madness!

And there’s time’s I equally fall into that trap with what I do in

a busy parish, but Christ doesn’t ask us to be busier, but rather to make time for Him, to sit with Him, sometime in simple companionable silence.

I love the Bible verse from Psalm 46 that says “Be still and know that I am God” and the song that was written based on that Psalm, which uses the following words to start each of the 5 verses “Be still and know that I am God”, “I am the Lord that healeth thee”, “In Thee O Lord do I put my trust”, “I am the Lord that strengthens thee”, “I am the way the truth the life.” When was the last time you were still? Simply taking time out to “be” since God called us human “beings”, rather than human “doings.” It’s as we pause, allow the constant internal chatter of our minds to be silenced, that we make room for God to speak to us; though maybe that’s the exact reason why we fill the space, because we don’t want to hear what God might have to say to us, so let me share what God says to us from another Psalm (139).

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God! How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.

Every rich blessing Rev’d David

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This fast-track spring urged me one day to forsake local patches and go north to EWT Fingringhoe Wick on the River Colne. There was a chilly breeze and bright sun, not ideal conditions for finding wildlife. But Nightingales and Blackcaps sang as I watched the tide run furiously out of the lagoons through the gap in the sea wall. Breaches in the wall are now a common practise in our river estuaries, creating new wetlands which absorb tidal surges rather than funnelling the water upriver and causing floods. A party of grey plover sat on the exposed mud, their black bellies and patterned faces resplendent in the sunshine.

There are few places where you can watch waders with a background of nightingale song; this is special.

I just caught sight of a beautiful male adder stretched on grass by the roadside before it felt my presence and glided under the gorse.

It was getting warmer, white and grey clouds gathered and filtered the sunlight which caught perfectly on the Whitethroat as it danced in song flight above the hawthorn. It is back from Africa, and the hawthorn will soon blossom, making our May all the merrier.

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Is Peer to Peer lending an alternative

to a cash ISA? Are interest rates on savings really on the rise?

There’s been lots of media commentary this month about savings rates being at the highest level since 2015 and suggestions that this will continue through the year. We had a look back through the best buy tables to see if this is the case – and here are the results:

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1 Year Fixed

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1.95%

0.09%

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3 Year Fixed

2.20%

2.31%

0.11%

5 Year Fixed

2.50%

2.70%

0.20%

As you can see, there’s been limited movement in savings rates with only 5 Year Fixed rates seeing a significant change since the turn of the year. We think this is caused purely by competition in the 5 Year market as we have seen Bank of London & Middle East (BLME), Close Brothers, PCF Bank, Secure Trust and Vanquis vie for position with a number of rate changes coming from this group. This competition has helped drive pricing up.

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There’s been much speculation from commentators in the market that pricing will increase this year because of the end of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) and Term Funding Scheme.

These Schemes allowed banks to borrow money more cheaply than attracting it from savers, reducing their demand for savings and therefore the interest rates they were offering. While we agree the ending of these Schemes will help improve interest rates for savers, we don’t believe savers will see the benefit of this in 2018. We expect that many of the banks using these Schemes have enough money for their 2018 lending plans and will therefore not need to fight for savers money.

While we expect to see a continued gradual increase in interest rates, we don’t expect to see dramatic changes in pricing this year.

TSB – Truly Shambolic Bank?

At the time of writing, many TSB customers had endured 10 days of being unable to access their accounts, after the Bank’s migration to a new IT system.

TSB was revived in 2013 after European regulators required this in return for the government bailing out the Lloyds banking group. Despite it being almost

five years since the split from Lloyds, TSB had continued to use Lloyds IT systems until the move on the weekend of 21st and 22nd April to migrate to a new system.

Two things have particularly upset customers.

Firstly, the length of the outage and secondly the poor response from its chief executive, Paul Pester.

UK banking customers are used to outages and system downtime but to be unable to access accounts for 10 days, with no sign of an end to the issues, is beyond the pale for many. The lack of response from the Bank’s CEO irritated further already irate customers struggling to get help in branches, on the telephone or via social media.

TSB has been one of the major winners under the current account switching service, which guarantees to move your account in seven working days with all payments, direct debits and standing orders transferred automatically for you. It will be interesting to see if that trend reverses in light of the problems.

Customers who want to look at new banks without legacy IT issues may well want to consider switching to newcomers Starling or Monzo, which are built on the latest technology.

Starling offers 0.50% interest on balances up to £2,000 and 0.25% above this, up to £85,000, as well as a contactless Mastercard, real time updates and money management tools to show where you’ve spent your money. It was voted Best Current Account Provider and Best British Bank at the British Bank Awards for 2018.

Monzo was set up originally as a prepaid card but now has over 500,000 current account customers who love its built in budgeting, money management tools, no fees to use the card abroad and excellent foreign exchange rates.

Monzo has a cult like following from its customers and is regularly praised on social media for its high service levels and communication.

Switchers interested in moving to a household name may be attracted by the new switching perks from First Direct, who are offering £150 Expedia voucher, Bose headphones, Fitbits and online courses as incentives to move. This is on top of a £250 interest free overdraft and 5% regular saving account.

Castle Trust set to become a bank

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Investment, mortgage and development finance provider, Castle Trust announced that it is the latest firm seeking authorisation from the Prudential Regulation Authority to become a bank.

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The firm announced its founder, Sean Oldfield, was stepping down as CEO with the appointment of Martin Bischoff, Santander’s Managing Director of Retail Distribution, as his replacement.

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Castle Trust has come under fire from the Telegraph for marketing its investments as fixed rate bonds, when they are subject to FSCS protection for investments, which protects up to £50,000, rather than as savings, which confers protection up to £85,000. Despite this, the company has attracted over £650m of investments.

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If Castle Trust is successful with its application, it will be interesting to see whether the firm offers both savings accounts and investment bonds, or whether the investment side will be closed off. Savers will be hoping that the interest rates offered on its investment bonds are matched on its savings accounts but we think that is unlikely!

As always, we will publish this article on our website, with links to all the providers listed here, to make it easier to find more information.

Have a fantastic May everyone.

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RECIPE Strawberry Jelly Cake

Ingredients:

For the filling:

¾ cup all purpose flour

1 cup whipping cream

¼ tsp baking powder

1 cup icing sugar

¼ tsp baking soda

8oz softened cream cheese

Pinch of salt

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

4tbsp melted butter

2 tbsp cold water

½ cup sugar

1 ½ tsp gelatin

1 large egg 6 tbsp milk

For the jelly:

1/8 cup plain Greek yoghurt

1lb fresh strawberries, halved

1tsp vanilla extract

1 packet of jelly mix

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Line a 9 inch round cake pan with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 180oc.

Mix the flour, baking powder, soda and salt in a bowl.

Melt the butter in a large bowl and set aside to cool. Once done, add the sugar and mix with an electric mixer, then add in the egg, milk, yogurt and vanilla.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix slowly until all combined.

Add the batter to the pan and bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool in the pan and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Sit the cake on a flat plate once cooled and place the ring from a 9inch springform pan around the cake.

Dissolve the gelatin in 2tbsp cold water and set aside for a few minutes, then microwave to dissolve completely. Set aside to cool.

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Beat the cream cheese until it’s light and fluffy.

10. Do the same with the whipping cream, gradually add the icing sugar and continue to mix until stiff peaks form.

11. Mix in the vanilla and dissolved gelatin, add the cream cheese and mix to combine.

12. Spread gently onto the cooled cake and pop in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

13. Make up the jelly according to the packet and set aside to cool.

14. Chop the strawberries and use these to line the edge of the cheesecake.

15. Layer the next row of strawberries by gently overlapping them and cover the whole of the cheesecake in this fashion.

16. Pour the jelly over the strawberries once it is starting to set and refrigerate until completely set. Run a thin knife around the edge to remove the pan and serve.

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ROTARY CLUB OF RAYLEIGH MILL April has been one of our busier months. On Monday 2nd April Katie Packard, a resident of Rayleigh and a student at Southampton University, visited our club to describe her project to help the welfare and education of school children in Uganda by building playgrounds. Katie explained that play plays important part in forming the character in young children and few places in Uganda have play facilities. Her project helps to redress this lack of facilities. The Club were impressed by Katie’s enthusiasm for project and donated £250 towards her target of £2000 for the cost of the equipment.

Club President, Carl Watson, and Community Chairman, Alan Buxton, visited Rawreth Riding for the Disabled to observe one of their riding sessions. Julie Mace, Secretary of Rawreth RDA described the benefits that the organisation provides for disabled people. Carl and Alan were impressed by the dedication of the volunteers and the obvious enjoyment of the participants and showed their appreciation of this much needed service by donating £250 towards the running costs on behalf of the club.

On Sunday 29th April Hannah Kittle, daughter-in-law of Rotarian Geoff Kittle, ran the London Marathon to raise money for the paediatric intensive care unit at St. George’s Hospital where Hannah’s daughter Darcy, one of a pair of twins, was treated for a life- threatening illness when she was only weeks old.

By running the marathon Hannah has raised almost £4000 for the hospital.

Hannah said “It was a difficult and tiring run due to the heat on Sunday but I wanted to do it to be able to thank the Doctors and nurses who save my baby’s life. I can’t thank them enough” The Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill were happy to join a long list of sponsors and presented Hannah with a cheque for £500 at their meeting on Monday 30th April On Sunday 29th April almost 500 runners took part in the 2nd 10k race organised by the Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill. Race organiser, Rotarian John Cuthbertson, advised that the number of runners had increased significantly from last year’s inaugural race. The runners had enjoyed the picturesque and varied route and praised the organisation and the friendly and supportive marshals. Many runners hoped to be able to participate in the run next year.

It is hoped that this year’s run will have raised close to £3,500 which will go into the Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill’s Charity Account that is used to help many deserving causes locally, nationally and internationally as well as providing an interesting and rewarding experience for the local runners.

RAYLEIGH LIONS CLUB The Lions Club of Rayleigh is part of the International Association of Lions Clubs, and our primary aim is to raise and distribute funds within out local area.

The Lions Club Of Rayleigh was chartered in 1974 and serves the Rayleigh, Hockley, Hullbridge and Rochford areas. Our club is a Voluntary Service Organisation and a registered charity, we are always looking for people willing to help make their community a better place to live.

By visiting our website, you will be able to find out about the work of the international organisation of Lions and the Lions Club of Rayleigh in particular, including our activities and also details of forthcoming events, and who to contact for further information.

Our club meets on the 1st (business) & 3rd (social) Tuesdays in every month in Rayleigh.

Guests are always welcome. http://www.rayleighlions.org.uk

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Basildon & District Rambling 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.basildonanddistrictramblingclub.btck.co.uk for full details

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