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Hi there, Welcome to our February edition. Rain, rain, go away. I think we have all had enough of the rain. My thoughts go out to any one that has had flooding and hope it didn’t do too much damage. Here’s hoping the snow stay’s away. It’s pancake day on the 4th March so get your frying pans and lemon’s to the ready. I for one will be flipping those pancakes for the kids and that includes my husband. Danny Green’s fund is our sponsored charity this month and there is a monthly update for you to read. If there is anything you would like to see in our magazine, then please get in touch, you can email us at enquiries@essexbusinessandleisure.co.uk , call us on 01268 330271 or write to us at Unit 7 Durham Road, Basildon, SS15 6PH. Please log on to our website www.eblonline.co.uk to see all our Money saving vouchers, there are some great offers and new offers updated on a monthly basis. You can register

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www.TheDannyGreenFund.org.uk Hospice.Emma Shrimpton, a trustee of the charity, took the gifts to Southend HospiThe Danny Green Fund would like to wish all tal and two of Danny's friends Liam Wilson and Charlie Cooper took the gifts to Basilof our supporters a very happy new year. don Hospital with Liam's parents Helen and We would like thank everyone who donated Robert Wilson. gifts for the children staying in Great Ormond Street Hospital over Christmas. Once again this year The Danny Green The gifts were delivered by The Danny Fund will be funding a day of research on Green Fund on Christmas Eve and were Danny's birthday 6th February 2014 at gratefully received by the children and the University of Portsmouth's centre of their parents. We have received messages excellence which will focus on a three year of thanks from parents who were very programme of brain tumour research. This grateful for the donated presents and research aims to support sustainable prowere touched that people were thinking of grammes of brain tumour research which is badly needed to improve treatments and them at this special time of year. ultimately find a cure for brain tumours. We were overwhelmed by the number of toys that were donated by the community Tickets are still available for our Fire and and supporters of the charity. We are very Ice themed charity ball on 29th March at pleased to say that we were also able to Orsett Hall. There will be a champagne retake gifts to the children staying in South- ception followed by a 3 course meal, live end and Basildon Hospital's children's entertainment and a DJ. There will also be an auction and raffle. Single tickets are wards and Little Havens Children's

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