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Welcome Hi There, Welcome to our February edition. Winter has really set in with temperatures dropping to below minus. The snow looks lovely, but causes many disruptions. Remember the elderly and lend a hand to save them from going out.

We had a fantastic response this month with our quizzes, if you wasn’t lucky enough to win this month, then please try again. In our Quizzes this month, you can win a pair of tickets to see The Ratpack at The Cliffs Pavillion, and for the children you can win a Party for 10 children at the popular Stay & Play children’s indoor play area in Basildon. www.stay-play.co.uk 01268 491511.

Love is in the air on the 14th February, Valentine’s Day is a time to show that special someone how much you love them. Mother’s Day is very early this year on the 10th March so remember to give your mum an extra special thought. The Quirky Last month’s Quiz winners were: shop in Benfleet High Street is well worth a Jenny Branton, from Mayflowers, Benfleet visit for that personal gift. (see page 6) who won a Sunday Buffet for 2 at The TanBenfleet First Responders are doing a great doori Parlour and Ms Nikki Sweeney from job helping out the Ambulance service, Woodburn Close, Benfleet who won a they first set up in Feb 2005 and are run by Party for 10 children at the popular Stay & volunteers, to find out what they do and Play children’s indoor play area in Basildon. how you could help (see page 12) www.stay-play.co.uk 01268 491511. I hope you enjoy your prizes. Any Bootcamper’s out there or if you’re thinking of joining, I took the plunge!! I If you would like to advertise with us, the have survived 3 sessions and I’m looking last day to get your advert in is 20th Januforward to the 4th. It is fun and a great ary. We can design your ad for Free and way to get fit and meet new friends, so a Month’s Advertising to 20,000 homes give it ago (see pages 7). costs from as little as £50. You can contact us on 01268 330271 or email at sales@ If there is anything you would like to see essexbusinessandleisure.co.uk. in our magazine, then please get in touch, We do not vet our advertisers and take no you can email us at enquiries@ responsibility for anyone who advertises essexbusinessandleisure.co.uk , call us with us. on 01268 330271 or write to us at Unit 7 Durham Road, Basildon, SS15 6PH Please stop by and like our Facebook Please log on to our website www.eblonline.co.uk to see all our Essex Discount vouchers, there are some great offers and new offers updated on a monthly basis. You can register for free for monthly updates of our vouchers.

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Almost Spring Page 2

Sudoku Page 4

Diets, Right? or Wrong! Page 6

Win 2 Tickets to the Ratpack Page 8

Benfleet First Responders Page 12

Apricot BrowniesRecipe Page 14 Local Police Update Page 16

What’s On in Benfleet Page 18

Win a Party for 10! Page 19

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February is another slow month in the garden however if you have a greenhouse, poly tunnel or bright windowsill you can get those seed trays out and start sowing. Make sure you give all trays and pots a good clean to kill any nasty bacteria that may attack the seedlings, and bring the compost in out of the snow and icy conditions for a few hours so as not to shock the seeds. If you are unsure how to sow the seeds refer to the back of the packet and follow the instructions given, as different seeds require different methods. If you are planning on an early crop of spuds now is the time to start chit seed potatoes. Chitting simply means placing the potatoes in a frost free place with indirect light so they produce short strong shoots, therefore giving them a faster start. Use egg cartons or seed trays to keep them in and don’t forget to label them, it’s easy to get confused as to which variety is which when it comes to planting them.

This is the last chance to prune fruit tree’s if you didn’t manage to get around to it in autumn, fruit tree’s are best pruned when dormant so best try to get it done by the first half of the month, weather permitting. While on the subject of fruit, if you are planting Raspberries and/or other cane fruit they really need to be in by the end of the month, this allows them to establish strong roots, as strong roots means a bountiful crop. If you have any gardening questions please email Sharon@southendgardener.co.uk and I will answer as many as I can here over the coming months. When asking a question please give me as many details as possible and attach a photo if you can.

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½ Cup fresh apricots, diced

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1 tbsp cinnamon

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