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We had a fantastic response this month with our quizzes, if you wasn’t lucky enough to win this month, then please try again. In our Quizzes this month, back by popular demand you can win a pair of tickets to see The Rat Pack at The Cliffs Pavillion. For the children you can March is a busy month with spring looming, win a Party for 10 children at the popular Stay the official date for spring is 20th March, & Play children’s indoor play area in Basildon. Good Friday 29th March and the clocks go for- www.stay-play.co.uk 01268 491511. ward on the 31st March. I’m looking forward Last month’s Quiz winners were: to the lighter evenings. Mrs L. Robinson from Devon Way, Canvey Easter is a great time of year with an exIsland who won tickets to see The Rat Pack tended weekend, people are starting to look at The Cliffs Pavillion and T Hall from Hernen forward to a spring clean and getting in there Road, canvey Island who won a Party for 10 garden. We have brought to you a gardening children at the popular Stay & Play children’s section on pages 16-18 with everything you indoor play area in Basildon. www.stay-play. need for the jobs around the garden. co.uk 01268 491511. I hope you enjoy your prizes. If you are looking for things to do with your children or somewhere to have your If you would like to advertise with us, the last children’s party, then we have a double page day to get your advert in is 20th March. We children’s section. can design your ad for Free and a Month’s AdIt is proms season coming up, so next month we will try and bring to you everything that is needed, Limo’s 4 You are taking bookings now. (see page 23)
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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. Hopefully you Clematis will revive, if not at least you know now how to get the best out of the next one! Q. My Mothers lawn has become infested with ‘Mind Your Own Business’ and we don’t seem to be able to control it, despite
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6 others to walk with me and also help raise funds. And between us all we raised approximately £1600. Even my mother at 60 joined in and we walked 35 miles in 10 hours, yet none of us had any training. I and the others that walked with me all got such a buzz doing this and my soul was just lled with goodness in doing so. So I decided that I want to further this feeling and help raise some more funds.
The Mission The bid is to raise vital funds for Little Haven’s Children’s Hospice.
In October 2012 I set up a Little havens hos- This mission will take us approximately 14 pice charity walk from London bridge to my days of 8-10 hours a day scooting.The Hadleigh home. I was lucky enough to have gruelling task will see us riding between 10
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Canvey Island Town Council - Who We Are, What We Do? The Town Council agreed at its Council meeting on the 11th February 2013 to make a commitment to its community to continue to raise a precept equivalent to a Band D charge of £20.61 per annum for 2013/14, which represents a 0% increase to the Canvey Island taxpayer on the current year. Castle Point Borough Council has also made a commitment to the Town Council to increase the government grant by £11,553 to enable the Town Council to keep its precept at its current value.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Our Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, 22nd April from 6.30pm (to start at 7.00pm) in The Paddocks Centre, Hall 2, Long Road, Canvey Island. This is your island; this is your annual opportunity to have your say. Ask questions and find out what the Town Council has achieved during the last year. A representative from Essex Police will be the guest speaker and will talk about crime statistics, give advice and answer questions. Local partners including the Citizens Advice Bureau, Canvey Library, Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS), RSPB, Canvey
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