The Basildon Magazine's April 2016 Edition by Essex Business & Leisure Ltd

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Hello there Welcome to the April 2016 edition of the Essex Business and Leisure magazine. We are now into the second quarter of the year and the clocks have gone forward. I’m looking forward to some lighter nights and hopefully some warmer weather. Easter was partically early this year, I hope you all enjoyed it and had a nice break. On page 30 this month we have an article on family fitness and how you can get involved. Basildon leaflets are looking for a telesales person to join their team in their office in Basildon and for distributors in the field in Benfleet and Canvey Island. More details are inside the magazine. As always we have an important article from the Basildon Community Safety Partnership who are highlighting signs and procedures regarding Child Sexual Exploitation. This is on page 38 and I would recommend you give this article a quick read! Our final article this month is the Story of St. George, definitely an interesting one. Please log on to our website eblonline.co.uk to see all of our local Businesses.

We had a great response last month from both of our quizzes, and if you wasn’t lucky last month then please try again. This month’s quizzes offer you the chance to win a Men’s Haircut at The Barber Lounge or the chance to win a Party for 10 children at the popular Stay & Play children’s indoor play area in Basildon. www. stay-play.co.uk or 01268 491511. Last month’s Quiz winners was Theresa Childs from Mistleyside who won the Children’s Party and Billy Burroughs from Duncan close who won the Hair Cut at the Barber Lounge. Congratulations to you both, we hope you enjoy your prizes. If you would like to advertise with us, the last day to get your advert in is 20th April. We can design your ad for Free and a Month’s Advertising to 20,000 homes costs from as little as £60. You can contact us on 01268 330271 or email at sales@ essexbusinessandleisure.co.uk. We do not vet our advertisers and take no responsibility for anyone who advertises with us. Please stop by and like our Facebook page (Essex Business & Leisure).

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Sudoku Page 4

Danny Green Journey Book Page 8

Enjoy Yourself... Page 16

Chicken & Asparagus Risotto Page 20

April Garden Tasks Page 24

Shh.. Don’t Tell the Kids Page 34

Win a Party for 10! Page 36

Community Safety Partnership Page 38

Story of St. George Page 38

Index

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Danny’s dad has written a book about Danny’s Cancer Journey. The book is written in Danny’s memory documenting his brain tumour journey and diagnosis of Posterior Fossa Syndrome and the disabilities that he encountered. It is an honest reflection of Danny’s diagnosis, treatment, daily struggles, fight and courage during his 10 month cancer journey. Sadly Danny didn’t get the happy ending we all so desperately hoped for but Danny’s short life is the inspiration for us as a family helping others who are in a similar position, Danny is our inspiration and has taught us that Love never dies.

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St. George the Patron Saint of England

aint George is the patron saint of England – and we celebrate Saint George’s Day every year on 23 April. Although Saint George is associated with England, bravery and honour, the real Saint George wasn’t English at all! He was, in fact, born in Turkey in the 3rd Century, but not very much is known about him. The most famous legend of Saint George is of him slaying a dragon. However, this story only became popular in the 12th Century – long after Saint George had died. In the Middle Ages, it was common to use dragons in stories to represent the Devil. There are many different versions of the story but the most common is the following. Saint George travelled to Libya. When he arrived there he found it had a large pond, almost as big as a lake, where a ferocious dragon lived. The dragon was terrorising the country and, every day, the people had been feeding the dragon a sheep to appease it. When the sheep had all gone, the dragon had demanded that the people sacrifice a young maiden to him each day. Saint George found that all the young

girls had now been killed and only the King of Egypt’s daughter was left. Unless a knight could be found to slay the dragon, the princess would be sacrificed the next day. The King of Egypt had promised his daughter’s hand in marriage to the knight who could overcome the terrible dragon. Saint George was determined to save the princess, and the next day he rode out to the lake. When he arrived, he found the princess there, waiting to be fed to the dragon. Saint George sent her home to the palace and approached the dragon’s cave. When the dragon heard Saint George’s horse approaching, he came out of his cave and roared at him. The dragon was huge and its roar sounded like thunder, but Saint George was not afraid. He struck the monster with his spear, but the dragon’s scales were so hard that the spear simply broke into pieces. Saint George fell from his horse but did not give up. Instead, he rushed at the dragon and used his sword to slay it under its wing where there were no scales. The dragon fell dead at Saint George’s feet. Happy St. George’s Day Everyone

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