The Canvey Island Magazine's August 2017 Edition

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Hi there, Welcome to our August edition I’m sure you won’t believe me but Summer is still going strong. Dare I say it but it looks like the weather men and women have finally got it right for once and England has actually had a Summer!

I hope you are all coping with the heat though and as always don’t forget about older neighbours, the heat can be just as testing as the cold.

We have another great little article from the Danny Green Fund this month. As always they are working as hard as they can and helping unfortunate Children more than you can imagine.

There is also a great little article from Jeffries Solicitors about a very modern and brilliant idea to plan ahead for those of you in serious relationships.

make the most of your garden this summer and we also have a list of jobs for you to get on with this August.

In this months kids quiz we have a Power Rangers DVD up for grabs. Remember you’ve got to be in it to win it! Last month’s quiz winner was Pat Mullett from Thisselt Road who won the DVD. Congratulations, enjoy your DVD! If you would like to advertise with us, the last day to get your advert in is 18th August. We can design your ad for Free and a Month’s Advertising to 15,000 homes costs from as little as £60.

You can contact us on 01268 330271 or email at sales@ eblmagazines.co.uk We do not vet our advertisers and take no responsibility for anyone who advertises with us.

The recipe this month is a great one for the BBQ. Very simple to put together and sure to be a firm favourite amongst your guests.

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FAMILIES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES… Did you know, cohabiting couple families were the fastest growing family type between 1996 and 2016, more than doubling from 1.5 million families to 3.3 million families.

However, research shows that whilst cohabiting families are the fastest growing, they are also less stable than married families. Still, over 25% of people asked thought cohabiting couples had the same rights as married couples; this is not the case. No; there is no such thing as ‘common law husband/wife’.

Despite this, only 15% of cohabiting couples had an agreement about their ownership of assets or what would happen to assets should the relationship end. Some may say it is ‘cold’ to have an agreement drawn up but if you can’t talk about it when all is well, it can be even worse when the love has gone.

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GARDENING IN AUGUST A month to enjoy the garden but don’t forget to keep up with your garden chores before Autumn gets here.

There’s always something to be doing in the garden, whether it’s pruning, tidying or sowing, so we’ve put together our top gardening tasks for August.

IN THE FLOWER GARDEN • Keep your Camellias and Rhododendrons well watered at this time of year to ensure that next year’s buds develop well.

• Keep patio container plants well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser every fortnight.

• Stake tall or top heavy Dahlias and Lilies to prevent wind and rain damage.

• Dead-head bedding plants and perennial plants to stop them self-seeding and to encourage further flowering into the autumn.

• Dead-head lilies for a better flower display next year.

• Trim your lavender plants after they?ve finished flowering to keep them compact.

• Cut back faded perennials to keep borders tidy.

• As your Penstemon flowers fade, cut them back to just above a leaf to encourage more flowers.

• Cut back herbs now to encourage a new flush of tasty leaves you can harvest before the frost.

• Prune summer flowering shrubs once they have finished blooming.

• Prune your Wisteria after flowering by removing all the whippy side-shoots from the main branch framework to about 20cm from their base (about five leaves from the main stem).

• Prune climbing roses and rambling roses once they’ve finished flowering (unless they are repeatflowerers in which case leave them).

• Take cuttings of your favourite tender perennials such as pelargoniums and fuchsia to propagate them for next year.

• Finish dividing clumps of Bearded Iris now so they have time to form roots and flowers buds for next year before the cold weather arrives.

• Now is a good time to spray ground elder (and other perennial weeds) with a glyphosate-based weedkiller as the plant has lots of leaf surface area with which to absorb it.

FOR YOUR LAWN • Don't worry if your lawn is looking brown, the autumn rains will soon make it green again.

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• Recut any lawn edges if needed. Try installing lawn edging to make future maintenance easier.

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crashes and everyone dies. The next morning the man gives the watchman a $1,000 reward for saving his life and then fires him. Why did he fire the watchman that saved his life?

Don’t forget some times the answer is the simplest thing. Unlike this next one! I bet you all get the calculator like I did!

OUR HEAD SCRATCHERS OF THE MONTH We have a couple a bit different for you this month. There is only three but they are much longer than recent months.

Here’s your first one. Make sure you read it twice!

One morning an airline president is leaving on a business trip and finds he left some paperwork at his office. He runs into his office to get it and the night watchman stops him and says, “Sir, don’t get on the plane. I had a dream last night that the plane would crash and everyone would die!” The man takes his word and cancels his trip. Sure enough, the plane

There are ten people in a house.

Everybody wants to make a hand shake with only people shorter than themselves.

Assume everybody is different in height. How many hand shakes are made?

Final one here, I hope you all still have some hair left on your heads. Don’t forget all the answers are at the back.

A boy goes and buys a fishing pole that is 6’ 3” long. As he goes to get on the bus, the driver stops him. The driver tells him that he can’t take anything longer than 6’ onto the bus. The boy goes back into town, purchases one more thing, and the driver allows the boy on the bus. What did the boy buy, and what did he do with it?

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TH E HITMAN’S B O DYG UA RD MOVIE PREVIEW Release Date: 18/08/17

From The Bodyguard parodying poster to the Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson starring trailer, The Hitman’s Bodyguard looks a whole lot of fun.

Directed by The Expendables 3’s Patrick Hughes, the action-comedy sees the two A-listers share quips as they work together to defeat Gary Oldman. Yes, really.

With a cast also including Salma Hayek, Richard E. Grant, and Daredevil’s Élodie Yung, the film has some great talent behind it. Watch the UK trailer below.

The official synopses reads: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world’s top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman (Samuel L. Jackson).

They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years but now must come together for 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is the murderous dictator (Gary Oldman) who uses his power to create trouble for the pair at every stop along their way.”

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Joe was very touched by the hard work and determination that the children he works with on behalf of The Danny Green Fund show while taking part in the sessions aimed at helping them to achieve their dream of walk again unaided and to become more independent.

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