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Hi there, Welcome to our February edition. We have had some very cold weather lately and I do hope the snow stays away. If you have elderly neighbours then please can you take the time to check they are warm and if they need any shopping. It Really does help! There’s two really important dates for the ones we love the most over February and March. Valentines Day is the 14th February and if you fill like having a nice night in with a film check out Domino’s for some great deals on Pizzas for the perfect night in. Mother’s Day this year is the 15th March and I hope all the Mums in Canvey are spoilt rotten, I’m hoping my kids take me on a trip down to Toomey Motor village but its probably wishful thinking! We have been approached by the Brownies this month and they are asking for some new guides ASAP. Please have a quick read on page 10. This group has been running 40 years. Lets make sure it doesn’t stop now! The Danny Green Fund, are offering personal delivery of a special Valentines single Red Rose to you or your loved one also have a Fundraising Medium event coming up so please see page 20. For details.
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– Yes, it was a Very Good Year. When I was 53, it was a Very Good Year…. It was a very good year, Kids Off Hand, Time for Ourselves, Money for Luxuries, Grand Children to indulge – Yes, it was a Very Good Year. When I was 65……… But now the days are short, I’m in the autumn of my years And I think of my life as vintage wine From fine old kegs, From the brim to the dregs It poured sweet and clear, It was a very good year.
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Pampering Pooches We are a local professional dog grooming company located in Essex. We are always happy to welcome new clients. Regular grooming is very important for the health and well being of any dog and at Pampering Pooches we like to take a personal interest in every dog that we see. Your dog will be groomed on a one to one basis and not surrounded by other dogs which will create less stress and anxiety for your beloved pet. Please see my price list on my website www.pamperingpooches.co.uk and contact me on the details provided if you would like to make an appointment.
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We are a small family firm who pride ourselves on our level of service. We aim to provide our customers with quality stairlifts at reasonable prices, and offer friendly and simple advice enabling you to choose the best solution for your stairs and your particular requirements. We understand that you will be looking for the most cost effective way to utilise a stairlift and so we offer a choice of new, re-conditioned and rental stairlifts. Once fitted, our engineer will stay with you until he is satisfied that you are comfortable with the operation of your stairlift. With 17 years experience, our after sales service is unsurpassed. Our own qualified engineer carries out professional repairs and servicing. Our geographical area covers the whole of Essex and south Suffolk.
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we still see too many. One of the most common means of entry is the burglars forcing the doors and windows at the back of the house. Emma Clark, Crime Prevention Advisor for Essex Police explains: “Burglaries in the area are higher than we like and we are asking residents to re-evaluate their home security as burglars love it when you make their job easier for them. Being burgled leaves a lasting effect on the victims, so please ensure that you take every possible measure to ensure that access to the rear of your property is prohibited. Ask yourself would you be able to get through to the back of your property without anyone seeing? If the answer is “yes”, then you may need to consider additional security measures.
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Secure gates with either a suitable key operated mortice lock or a close shackle padlock. In addition, you can use some defensive planting such as a hawthorn to supplement any fencing. Fit an external “dusk to dawn“ light with economy bulbs and if you consider installing an alarm, ensure that you use a NSI or SSAIB approved company.” Chief Inspector Leslie Ford: “We want our county to be safe place for all our residents and therefore cannot stress the importance to ensure that all your windows and doors are secured correctly (with PVC-u doors double locked) and that all your keys are removed out of sight.”
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Index
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Accountants Need an Accountant? Airport & Seaport Transfers Airport Transfers Bedroom Specialist Colin Miles Designs Blinds Specialist Marts Blinds Home Smart Blinds Car Breakers Canvey Auto Breakers Car Garage Toomeys Basildon Car Repairs Cooters Canvey Auto Repair Carpet Cleaning PJ Cleaning Services Carpet Specialist MS Carpets Catering All Occasions Catering Children’s Play Area Stay & Play Cleaning Specialist My Domestic Cleaner Webbs Cleaning Services Courier Deliveries & Removals D & R Clearance & Couriers Cycle Shop Les’ Cycles Dog Grooming Pampering Pooches Driveways Cleaning & Sealing Sealing Technique Driving School Lauren’s School of Motoring Electrician Lewis McCarthy RT Electrical Fencing Canvey Island Fencing Ltd
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Fitness & Dieting Glow 14 Flooring & Door Specialist I - Floors 12 Foot Care Gemma Hylton Mobile Foot Care 13 Foot Clinic Martin James Foot Clinic 18 Garage Doors Prestige Garage Doors 10 Garden Centre Garden World 2 Garden Maintenance Grass Roots 16 Genealogy Charnwood Genealogy 1 Grass Care Green Thumb 5 Guttering Repairs Guttering Doctor 17 Kitchen & Bathrooms MJ Hogan Tiling & Interiors 10 Leather & Fabric Workshop Leather & Fabric Workshop 2 Locksmiths 24 Hour Locksmith 6 Mini Bus Service Tran Safe Mini Buses 11 Model Collecting Best Modeller 26 Opticians Templemen Opticians 1 Oven Cleaning Oven Sprite 20 Painters & Decorators Mark Burton 6 K. Howlett Decorating 14 Photographers Glimmer Photography 2 Pizza Takeaway Dominos 15
Coastguard (MRCC). Out-of-Hours Doctors. Emergency Dentist. Gas Emergency Environmental Emergency. Animal Emergency (RSPCA). Canvey Island Town Council.
01255 675518 0845 8503194 0845 6031388 0800 111 999 0800 807060 0870 5555999 01268 683965
Plastering PJ & LJ Plastering 17 Plumbers Castle Point Plumbing 19 Aqua Power Flush 27 Political Party UKIP Front banner & 3 Printing That Essex Printer 25 Recycling Nick’s 2nd Time Around 9 Roofing AJ Roofing 13 T Martin Roofing 26 Self Storage Easy Peasy Self Storage 1 Social Car Scheme CPSCS Volunteers Needed 4 Stairlifts Essex Stairlifts 9 Tree Surgeon Tree King 21 TV / Aerial Services Trevange Services 14 Tyre Specialist Bang On Tyres Back Cover Vehicle Body Repairs Dr Bump 22 Will Writing Asset Wills 15 Window & Doors Specialist Economy Windows 27 Window Cleaning Webbs Windows 14 Window Repair Cloudy 2 Clear 7
Castle Point Council 01268 882200 Basildon Hospital 01268 524900 Southend Hospital 01702 435555 NSPCC Child Protection 0808 8005000 Canvey Bereavement Support 01268 511098 Essex Police (Non Emergency) 101 If you would like to see any other useful numbers please give us a call on 01268 330271.
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