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Welcome to our March edition. We have now In our Quizzes this month, you can win a pair of tickets to see Annie at The Towngate been Publishing our magazine for a year in Benfleet and would like to thank all our adver- Theatre. It’s a great family day out and I’m tisers and readers for their continued support. certainly looking forward to seeing it. For the children you can win a Party for 10 kids at Our magazine has gone from strength to strength and it’s all thanks to you. This is your the popular Stay & Play children’s indoor play community magazine and is the only monthly area in Basildon. www.stay-play.co.uk 01268 magazine dedicated to Benfleet, Thundersley 491511. and Hadleigh. If there is anything you would Last month’s Quiz winners were: like to see in the magazine or if you have an Julie Tibbott,Fourth Avenue,Kingsleigh event you would like to advertise, please let Park,Thundersley who won tickets to see The me know.

Ratpack at The Cliffs Pavillion and Lily from Park Road, Benfleet who won a Party for 10 March is a busy month with spring looming, children at the popular Stay & Play children’s the official date for spring is 20th March, Good Friday 29th March and the clocks go for- indoor play area in Basildon. www.stay-play. ward on the 31st March. I’m looking forward co.uk 01268 491511. I hope you enjoy your prizes. to the lighter evenings!

Easter is a great time of year with an extended weekend, people are starting to look forward to a spring clean and getting in there garden. We have brought to you a gardening section on pages 16-18 with everything you need for the jobs around the garden.

Scott Langley is trying to help raise £10,000 for Little Havens Children’s hospice by scooting 1,000 miles. See page 12.

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Essex Gardening Section You’re Gardening Problems... Solved!

by Sharon Longshaw

Q. Help, for 3 years my Clematis ‘Chantilly’ has thrived beautifully covering one whole side of a porch over our front door. It is planted in a large pot that I feed and water regularly but over the past couple of weeks I have noticed that the leaves and stems are turning black, do you think I am over watering it or do you think it is something else?

A. It sounds to me like your Clematis may be suffering from ‘Wilt’, Clematis by nature are deep rooters so pots or containers are not their ideal environment.Where possible the roots should go straight in to the ground, if this cannot be done they should be planted in a tall container that will allow a healthy root system.The container should then be mulched on a regular basis to minimise root stress.Try repotting in a nice deep container, and cut away any infected parts of the plant, making sure that you destroy them, infected green waste in you compost bin is a bin no, no.

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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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Mediation Service Launched A specialist community mediation service to resolve neighbour disputes before they become more serious has been launched by the Community Safety Partnership for Castle Point and Rochford districts in a joint initiative.

The Partnerships have secured funding of nearly £6,000 from the Safer Essex Anti-social Behaviour Group to get the free service off the ground following a successful pilot scheme last year. Ninety per cent of the mediation sessions held during this trial period resulted in long lasting agreements being reached between the parties.

The pilot scheme itself came about as a result of the experience of a local Citizen’s Advice Bureau which showed many disputes could have been resolved earlier, or even prevented, had residents had access to mediation.

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Alcoholics Anomynous Anti Social Behaviour Basildon Hospital Castle Point Council Benfleet Police British Gas Emergency

Estate Agents Liberty Lettings 7 Quirks Estate Agents Back Cover Electrician Eco City Electrical 4 JB Electrical 19 Equity Release Service Essex Equity Release Advice Front Cover Fencing Bradley’s Fencing 17 First Aid Training Squirrel Training 15 Fitness Boot Camp Guaranteed Results Bootcamp 7 Flooring Specilaists Athena Flooring 27 Furniture Repair Furniture Clinic 22 General Builder ASM Maintenance 8 A.T.D 24 Gift Boutique The Genuine Gem Store 5 Unique Boutique Gift Shop 1 Hypnotherapists Anthony Woolf 4 Landscaper Landscapes & Construction 16 Lawn Treatment Green Thumbs 17 Root 2 Shoot 18 Locksmith 24 Hour Locksmith 26 Castle Locksmiths 22 Luxury Home Park Wyldecrest Park 13 Mobile Hair & Beauty Technicians Dawn - Mobile Hairdresser 2 Headgear 25 Mobility Mobility Partnership 13 Oven Cleaning Oven Sprite 19 Painters & Decorators Bob Leighton 11 Midas 9 Photography Glimmer Photography 2

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