The Benfleet Magazine's September 2014 Edition by Essex Business & Leisure Ltd

The

Benfleet

Thundersley • Hadleigh • Daws Heath September 2014 Edition

ESSEX B U S I N E S S

Magazine

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Hi there, Welcome to our September edition. It looks like we’ve had our Summer! It was lovely while it lasted but it has come to an end very quickly. The evenings throughout most of August were really quite chilly!

We have now been delivering our magazine to you for two and half years and would like to thank all our readers and advertisers for your continued support. The six weeks school holidays have now come to an end I can’t believe how quickly they have gone too. I hope you have all enjoyed spending time with the children and grandchildren. Our Charity this month that we are supporting is Beth’s Fund. Beth is a very brave little girl who has been through so much and continues to need medical treatment and care. She is under Great Ormond Street and you can read her story on page 12. We have had lots of enquiries asking where the pier is on our last month’s front cover. Sorry to confuse you all but, the Pier is in Torquay, Devon. It was just a nice warm summer image to put on our front cover, however in hindsight we may as well put Wellie’s and an Umbrella on our Front Cover ! Once again the Castle Point Neighborhood Policing Team have kindly wrote an article for us. This month they are raising awareness about Fire Safety. If you have a child with special needs

and are looking for friendly support then please contact Stay and Play on 01268 491511 to find out their next Special Needs Play sessions. Last Month’s quiz winners are: Katherine Hickey from Drake Close, Thundersley who won a Sunday Buffet Meal for 2 at the Tandoori Parlour and Claire from Underhill Road, Benfleet who won a midweek party for 10 children including all Party Food and Drink at Stay and Play. Our Quizzes this month give you a chance to Lee Mead at The Cliffs Pavillion and the kids can Win a Mid-week Party for 10 children at the popular Stay & Play children’s indoor play area in Basildon. www.stayplay.co.uk 01268 491511. If there is anything you would like to see in our magazine, then please get in touch, you can email us at sales@essexbusinessandleisure.co.uk , call us on 01268 330271 or write to us at Unit 7 Durham Road, Basildon, SS15 6PH If you would like to advertise with us, the last day to get your advert in is 20th September. We can design your ad for Free and a Month’s Advertising to 20,000 homes costs from as little as £50. 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 & like our Facebook page (Essex Business & Leisure).

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Sudoku Page 4

Ageing Gracefully! Page 6

Win 2 Tickets to Lee Mead Page 11

Beth’s Fund Page 12

Essex Gardening Section Page 16 - 18

What’s On Section Page 19

Farfalle Recipe Page 22

Win a Party for 10 Page 26

Meet Your Local Businesses Page 28

Community Safety Update Page 34

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that obviously helps. Many tradespeople have struggled since last year and I honestly feel that during the good times a minority perhaps didn’t focus on customer care as much as they should have done. We make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle. I often get comments back from customers on how they really didn’t expect that sort of service which, in a way, is very sad for the service industry as a whole.’ Cloudy2Clear service the Benfleet, Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Thundersley areas and Chris is finding that his

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www.spinalcarecentre.co.uk As we age, our coordination and balance may decrease and we become more likely to trip and fall. Simple slips can lead to pain, decreased mobility and, in the worst case, fractured bones. Every day more than 1,500 people aged 60 or over have a fall and need to attend hospital. I find that figure staggering and very sad as many of those accidents are surely preventable. But you needn’t let the fear of a fall prevent you from getting around. I’ve collated some advice for you here to improve the safety features in your home and prevent easily avoidable accidents. I’ve also noted down some basic health advice to keep you active and mobile in the safest possible way.

Home safety check Arrange furniture so that you can move around the house easily. Avoid placing furniture so that its legs stick out as trip hazards. Are your hard floors non slip? Ensure that floor coverings are in good repair and that rugs and mats are firmly secured. Tidy away any trailing electrical cords and ensure that stairs are well lit. De-clutter! Don’t have umbrellas and shoes posing trip hazards in the hallway. Install grab handles in the bathroom. Check that your stair banisters are stable and consider adding in extra hand rails if necessary.

Build a sensible exercise routine into your week. Exercises such as walking or tai chi will help to improve your strength, balance, co-ordination and flexibility. If you look at our website I show how to use a wobble board as well as some of the great postural exercises we recommend. Go to www.spinalcarecentre. co.uk/pages/members/ReliefPhase.html. The American Chiropractic Association cites an experimental study, published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, where scientists investigated the effectiveness of tai chi in helping reduce the incidence of falls in the elderly. Patients who participated in a 12 week tai chi program, practicing Sun style tai chi 3 times a week, significantly increased knee and ankle muscle strength and improved flexibility and mobility compared with a group that did not participate in the exercise program. Tai chi participants were almost twice less likely to experience a fall.

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Some medicines, especially when taken in combination, can affect your balance and make you feel dizzy. Ask your GP or chemist to review your medication’s affect on your balance.

Fracture risks

Osteoporosis is a disease that decreases the density and thus the strength of your bones. To reduce your risk of developing osteoporosis, ensure that you have enough calcium in your diet and that you are do regular weight bearing exercise. A daily brisk walk or even lifting small weights (tinned food) will make a difference. The National Osteoporosis Society has excellent information leaflets (call 0845 450 0230 or see their website www.nos.org.uk). Please read our next article about what to do if do happen to fall. Or in the mean time visit www.ageconcern.org.uk for more information.

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If your soil is heavy clay, start digging it over now add plenty of organic matter to improve the quality and pea shingle to improve the drainage. It can be left in a pretty rough state over the winter when the cold will break the lumps down, making spring planting infinitely easier!

Watering

Should September turn into an Indian summer, remember to keep watering thoroughly once or twice a week rather than little and often. Containers and hanging baskets need watering every day.

Gardening in September Clear garden debris

Keep weeding; most perennial weeds are susceptible to weedkiller this month and systemic weedkillers will carry on working throughout the winter. Also clear any debris and diseased material from your garden. Pests and diseases that overwinter in your garden will reappear next spring with a vengeance so get rid of them now. Burn diseased material and put the rest of your garden rubbish (apart from woody stems) in the compost.

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With the ideal planting conditions of autumn (warm moist soil), now is the time to plant container grown shrubs, trees, fruit bushes, perennials and bulbs. The key to successful planting is to water in well. Soak the rootball in a bucket until no air bubbles come to the surface, dig the planting hole, fill with water and allow to drain away. Place the plant in the hole, fill with soil, firm gently and water well with a watering can - this will give the plant a huge advantage over one planted with a dry rootball in a dry hole and watered only on the surface.

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