The Canvey Island Magazine's November 2013 Edition by Essex Business & Leisure Ltd

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Hi there, Welcome to our November edition. It only seems like the other month we was preparing the very first edition of The Canvey Island Magazine. It has been a real pleasure over this last year deling with the friendly and loyal people and businesses of Canvey, so thank you very much for reading!

I can’t wait to see all the Christmas Decoration up in Canvey, don’t forget to attend the ‘Annual Light Switch On’ on the 10th November. See Page 18 for more details. Also see our What’s on Section on page 14 about the Danny Green Fund’s Race Night. We’re attending the event and sponsoring a few races and would love to see as many local residents there to support the charity as possible! Autumn is well and truly set in and Winter is approaching fast. We have seen a large drop in temperatures and a lot of rain, please can you check that any older relatives or friends are putting their heating on to keep warm. Stay and Play Indoor Children play area’s Christmas Party dates have been announced, please book early as Halloween tickets sold out very quickly. 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 for free for monthly updates of our vouchers.

Things you may find interesting... Let us know your comments and if there is anything you would like to see in our magazine. 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 This month we have 2 quizzes for you:The Cliffs Pavillion are giving away 2 tickets to see Buddy Holly and Stay & Play Indoor Children’s Play Centre are offering a Party for 10 at their Indoor Play Centre. Last month’s Quiz winners were: Mst Ellis Jones from Papenburg Road, Cnavey Island, who won a Party for 10 Children at Stay & Play Indoor Children’s Play Centre in Basildon. Congratulations to you both! If you would like to advertise with us, the last day to get your advert in is 20th November. 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 Please continue to support your local Businesses within this publication by using their services and don’t forget to mention us when you do. 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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a hormone that tells you when you’re full, so... you’re going to over eat. Yep, once you pop, you can’t stop! Some of you will worry about how much you’ve eaten setting of the same chain of events again! This isn’t the worst of it though Not content with making you demolish the all you can eat buffet or that whole packet of chocolate covered Hob-Nob’s, cortisol is also muscle destroyer! Muscle speeds up your metabolism and burns fat. Therefore it makes sense that the more lean muscle you have the more calories your body burns & the less fat you have right? Well… Cortisol has other ideas… When cortisol is secreted, it actually eats into your muscle! Muscle is 5 times heavier than fat, hence the weight LOSS but fat GAIN Not a good combination!

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www.TheDannyGreenFund.org.uk The Danny Green Fund would like to thank everyone that has supported the charity over the last year by either organising or attending the charity events that have taken place in aid of children suffering from Posterior Fossa Syndrome as the result of brain tumour sur gery. Posterior Fossa Syndrome causes various neurological disabilities that can be overcome with support. The Danny Green Fund help children under the age of 16 referred by Great Ormond Street Hospital support to help their recovery.

Stewart Powell from ebritservices organised a hugely successful charity golf day at Three Rivers golf course which was attended by 43 golfers. The day was enjoyed by everyone and raised £1500 which included £350 which was kindly donated by Luke Hayes of first intervention training. The event was such a great success that another golf day is being planned for next year. Future events include a race night that has been arranged for 9th November at Canvey Island Football Club. Entry is free. If local companies would like to sponsor a race on the night for £10.per race please let us know.. If you are interested in attending or sponsoring a race please contact us on info@thedannygreenfund.org.uk

The Danny Green Fund have recently hosted a charity Indian night at the Maharaja Indian Restaurant which was organised by Louise Vinson and raised over £900 for the charity to help As we will be taking Christmas gifts to children suffering from Posterior Fossa Great Ormond Street Hospital on Christmas Eve once again this year we would be Syndrome.

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Once this is done trench around the shrub at least 12” away from the main stem, very large shrubs will need to be trenched at least 18” away from the main stem using a spade to cut through any straggly roots, then with a fork carefully work your way around the shrub lifting gently to ease the roots away from the soil. You may have to move around the shrub a few times before the plant lifts but time taken at this stage is most important to ensure less root breakage. Now the plant is free from the ground place it in the hole you have already prepared, spread the roots out as much as possible, back fill half of the hole with well rotted compost packing it in nice and tightly around the roots and stem. Water the shrub once again and then back fill the rest of the hole with the soil you dug out. Press firming all around with your heel to compact the soil and eradicate any air pockets that might have been created. Leave the soil banked up slightly around the area you have worked as there will be a certain amount of sinkage once the soil settles. Water 2-3 times a week for a month if we don’t have any good downpours and don’t worry too much is the shrub wilts a little this is quite normal, as long as you got most of the roots out it should pick up.

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The Town Council will be holding its annual Christmas Event and Lights Switch On Saturday, 30th November from 12 noon to 5pm in the town centre. Each year there is a variety of activities organised to get people into the spirit of Christmas and help our local businesses including an entertainment programme hosted by Heart Essex Radio, children’s games, funfair, Christmas stalls, Santa, real reindeers and the Christmas lights switch on. As part of our Christmas celebrations, Christmas icicle and motif lighting will be provided by the Town Council as well as the lighting on the two large Christmas trees in the town centre and Christmas mini trees and lighting at Jones Corner.

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Town Council Wins Award

Canvey Island Town Council has won a Community Engagement Award. Our Chairman Cllr Doreen Anderson was presented with a certificate and award by the Essex Association of Local Councils (EALC) recently at their official Awards Ceremony. The Award was in recognition of the achievements that the Town Council are responsible for which involve the community on Canvey Island. Cllr Doreen Anderson commented: “I was very proud to receive this award on behalf of Canvey Island Town Council but we could not have achieved this without the very hard work of our staff.”

Canvey Island Town Council is also organising their third annual Christmas Shop Front Competition for businesses on Canvey Island. The Christmas Shop Front competition is free to enter and all that is required is the completion of an application form, returning it with a 6 x 4 photograph of the decorated shop by the closing date of Friday, 6th December. There will be one prize of £100 and the applications will be viewed by the prize giver and the winner announced in the local press in time before Christmas. For further information, please contact the Town Council.

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For more information, please contact the Town Clerk on 01268 683965, email clerk@canveyisland-tc.gov.uk or visit our website www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk.

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