The City Times August/September 2017

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Issue Number 47: 18th August - 15th September 2017

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CT Welcome Hello readers, Welcome to the August/September edition.

There’s plenty going on this month, check out the What’s On guide on pages 12 and 13...

Enjoy your month!

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CT Fashion - Active Wear to Get your Heart Racing So the summer’s coming slowly to a close (sob!) and we are slowly getting back to our normal routines... The kids have gone back to school, the summer getaways have got up and gone and dare I say it, Christmas is around the corner. So what better time to think about revamping our active wear collection? It’s time to sweat out those post-holiday blues and get back into our self care, active groove.

Sometimes the prospect of buying clothes to get sweaty in can be really daunting: what’s the appropriate garb to wear to a gym class?

Will those leggings cover what needs to be covered? Is it socially acceptable to active wear to a coffee shop (yes), baby shower (maybe) or wedding (definitely not)? As a bit of an active wear connoisseur, I have all of the answers below:

not going to irritate you by falling down during your downward dog, right?

Well, a great brand for trusty yogawear is Sweaty Betty. With their panelled leggings, hatha yoga harems and comfortable workout bras, they are the go-to brand for yoga fans.

I’d recommend the reversible leggings because they’re comfortable and versatile - 2 different looks for the price of one, so you can’t go wrong! The palm print of the Chandrasana leggings is really hot right now - £80 on the Sweaty Betty website (www.sweatybetty.com).

Gym Bunny Style: Perhaps you’re a #strongnotskinny advocate and best found in the weights section of the gym? Well you’ll need some squat proof leggings and something to keep you cool as you attempt those tricep dips. Bear with me here, because I know this might be a bit too much to take in, but some of the best gym-appropriate activewear I have seen has been in supermarkets! Check out Tu at Sainsbury’s for mesh detailing and cute camouflage prints, or Tesco for Davina McCall’s quality stamped slogan T-shirts, cute crop tops and funky leggings (from £12 a pair!)

Daywear Activewear: This is for your ‘I plan on being active sometime throughout the day but I’m not sure when yet but I do have a lunch date’ days. Or just when you can’t be bothered to find ‘real clothes’ and want to be comfy. I’d opt for a black or navy pair of ankle length leggings and a loose fitting, long sleeved top such as the ‘Drea’ outfit at Fabletics. I would recommend this brand for good quality, stylish (and more importantly non see-through) leggings - it’s an online shop dedicated to putting outfits together for you and sending you options to choose from. You can get a whole outfit (top and bottoms) for £44 check them out - www.fabletics.co.uk.

Classy Activewear: Sorry no, I don’t mean sportswear you might wear to a ball, I mean sportswear you might wear to an exercise class. We’ve all been there; the first exercise class you’ve been to in 34,567 years and you don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb!

bargain!

Your best bet is a comfortable pair of bottoms - either capri or ankle length - and a tank top. These do not need to cost the earth.

In fact you can grab some great options on the high street - New Look have leggings for £19.99 and matching tops for only £8.99 -

Yoga Fit: Maybe your self care comes in the form of a nice, long, stretch sesh. Good for you. You need some reliable activewear that’s

Supportive Sports Bras: It’s important not to underplay the rank of comfortable, trustworthy activewear underwear. An unsupportive sports bra makes for a very uncomfortable workout. Victoria Sport (at Victoria’s Secret) offer supportive, comfortable styles that stand the test of time and the inevitable frequent rewash. They offer different levels of support for different levels of requirement but personally I’d recommend the Knockout Front Close Sports Bra - it’s comfortable, easy to put on/off and keeps its shape, colour and support despite frequent washing (they’re currently priced at £33.18).

Funky Active Footwear: As a self-confessed shoe addict, I must tell you that my obsession with footwear does not stop at flatforms. It runs way, way further than that. The best shoes I’ve found for gym work, exercise classes and road running has been the Nike flyknit styles as they mould to your feet - the Racer is the latest version at around £130.

My next investment will be the Adidas Ultraboost X as they cushion your feet and have really - sorry, I can’t find a better word - spongy soles for that added bounce you need to get you through your work out (because let’s face it, we’ll need it in the run up to Christmas).

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Summer is here, and so is the rain now that the festival season is in full swing, but that will not put me off! Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective has played quite a lot of festivals this year and still has a few to go. We have also just returned from Hesdin in France where we have just recorded our latest album, which is our first with the new line-up and also for our record label, 3M’s Music. It will be released in early 2018 on vinyl, which we are really excited about. I will tell you more about this in coming issues.

guitarist in Argent and formed Phoenix with some other former Argent band members. His band Tunnel actually opened for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Canned Heat. John has had an incredible career and we are thrilled to welcome him to play for us.

On Friday the 29th September we have none other than those Canvey Island legends Dr Feelgood playing for us. They will be supported by the Connor Selby Band. Then on the following Tuesday 3rd October we welcome Wille & the Bandits to the football club. They have now outgrown the Bassment and we needed a bigger stage for them. They will be supported by Claude Hey from Australia.

Music by Nick Garner We have had two great shows since our last edition. At the Bassment, Blues & Roots in the City (yes, we have had a change of name as we are not all blues!) had Storm Warning perform. A great band with a tasty line-up of members who have played with some of the greats; like Mick Ralphs of Bad Company and Larry Miller. They were supported by Clare Free who has made a welcome return to the live music scene after taking a break for a while. She will also be opening the live music stage at the UB Festival on Saturday 26th August just after noon at 12.30pm.

At the football club we had a great show with the Kast Off Kinks, who boast three ex-members of the Kinks themselves, including Mick Avory on drums. They were musically superb and played all the hits.

They also had a great sense of humour and went down really well getting most of the audience up and dancing by the end as well as singing along with the songs.

After that on Saturday 14th October, we have Limehouse Lizzy with the Joe Anderton band supporting. Tickets for all these shows and more are on sale online from We Got Tickets (or see the adverts in this magazine for full details).

We hope that soon we will have more news regarding the Arts and Cultural Festival for 2017. We have a couple of big meetings coming up, so wish us luck.

As ever, please do try to come out and support the great live scene that we have in Essex, because if you do not - we may lose it.

For more information on all of the above and more, see the links below and pick up a copy of the City Times and go to the What’s On page to see what else in happening in and around your area.

If you go to Facebook page events, you can preview the up-andcoming acts. www.bluesinthecity.co.uk www.facebook.com/bluesinthecitychelmsford Twitter: @BluesintheCity1 www.itsyourmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/itsyourmusic Twitter: @itsyourmusic

The Golden Fleece had a very successful Bay Days Festival the other weekend. I was there on the Saturday afternoon where there was a good crowd and I believe they are already planning next year’s festival.

The UB (United Brethren) pub has its first birthday on the bank holiday weekend of the 26th and 27th August. They are celebrating with a festival starting on Saturday at noon through to 1pm late on Sunday. There will be a mix of live artists playing, some DJ sets and some spoken word, and with all the great beers, gins and wine and food, what more could you ask for? Children and dogs are also welcome. On the Sunday DJs will play a mix of soul, reggae, ska and much more. Both days are free entry.

On Saturday 2nd September at the Barleylands Social Club, opposite the entrance to Barleylands, Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective will be playing from 2pm until 4.30pm. We have a great set lined up and we will be previewing quite a lot of songs from our forthcoming album.

There will be a special night at the Bassment on Saturday 9th September with Malcolm Bruce and his band playing. Malcolm is the son of the late great Jack Bruce who penned and sung and played bass with Cream - the band that shot Eric Clapton to fame. Malcolm, like his father, is a multi-instrumentalist and plays many different genres of music from rock and classical to jazz. He his own style like his father - a great songwriter, singer and musician, he plays a mix of original material along with some rock and blues classics (see the advert in this magazine for more details).

On Thursday 21st September we have John Variety, who was the Page 6

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CT Gardening by Tom Cole

August is turning out to be just fine for the garden. The weather is cool for the time being and plants have a little respite from that severe warmth of a few weeks ago. Look out for those dry spells though and be prepared to water and liquid feed for best results.

For me, this has got to be the perfect time for taking cuttings of shrubs, climbers and wall shrubs. It’s also worth keeping an eye on plants running to seed in order that you can save seed them for sowing later in the year; plants like honesty, foxgloves and delphiniums.

When taking cuttings, check your plants carefully for the following: • Plants are free of pest and disease.

• Growth is current from this season as this will potentially root the quickest.

• Select stems that have also not flowered, again to ensure you have the best material for rooting. If there are only flowering stems either wait until vegetative growth appears, or alternatively use this growth and remove flowers for the best results.

There are many techniques to use, however, for me taking semi-ripe heel cuttings works well where you have woody plants that have lots of side shoots in excess of 10cm in length. Simply pull side shoots down and away from the main stem; there will be a small heel of old tissue on the bottom end of the shoot which may need trimming if

very thin and long.

Next, remove (carefully with a knife) the bottom two thirds of leaves, leaving just a third for growth. After this, remove the very tip of the cutting if the shoot is very pliable - this will reduce die back. Finally, apply rooting hormone powder and insert cuttings into a suitable container that will support the length of stem being inserted. Use a proprietary seed and cutting compost for best results. Water and pop into a propagator or plastic bag to ensure cuttings are in a humid setting and so will not dry out. If you have a heated propagation unit, set the temperature to 18-20C and roots should emerge in around 8-10 weeks.

Monitor your cuttings on a weekly basis, rooting out any that are not doing well. Once rooted it’s time to move on young plants to a suitable potting medium and new individual container. Use multipurpose or soil-based composts for best results.

Lastly, if you are growing vegetables like me, don’t forget to keep on harvesting those courgettes when small... or a marrow will emerge! Keep removing side shooting on cordon tomatoes and keep up with liquid feeding for best results - plus watch out for blight... It’s out there.

Don’t forget to maximise production by sowing and/or planting lettuce, radish and spring onions as an intercrop quick growing veg sown between longer maturing crops, or a catch crop (or quick growing veg) in spare ground before the next long term crop is required.

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CT Food By John Jacobs The Takeaway King and Queen of Moulsham Street Occasionally I start my monthly diatribe by going somewhere off-piste only to tie up the unravelled threads in a neat gastronomic bow right at the end. This is one of those times.

Being chest deep in middle age is throwing up some strange dichotomies. I try never to include the words ‘throwing up’ in a food column, but there it is. In my twenties and thirties I failed to understand the concept of self preservation. I regularly stood in the allegorical headlights of an oncoming eighteen wheeler playing chicken with temptation, and yet now that I am of mature years I still feel the urge to leap the barrier with reckless abandon. I should know better, and yet...

For example, I have considered the merits of cosmetic enhancement, not so much to wipe away the years but to finally meet the great leveller with, for example, a shiny set of teeth. I plan, I cost, I evaluate, consider, muse and mull. Hollywood smile porcelain veneers. A second mortgage per tooth seems perfectly reasonable for a perfect smile. When I looked at the mock up picture of what I could look like as provided by my ‘cosmetician’ (a made up word), depressingly I looked like Barry Gibb with a hint of Shetland pony.

Why? because a shapely jowl, neon dentures, mahogany leather tan and a tattooed widow’s peak are anything but perfect on a normal bloke such as myself. Anything perfect has no business on my person. Perfect packed up and left the building roughly thirty years ago. The landscape is rumpled so anything perfect sticks out like a tortured metaphor.

I have decided to rebel through minor feats of stupidity, like my recent challenge to fellow gastronome Geoff. A gentleman whom I now come to accept as my equal in pointless acts of potential self-harm. This time, the Phaal Challenge...

Some of you will know the phaal curry to anecdotally be the hottest one can legally purchase without signing a waiver. It’s even hotter than a vindaloo, using a large number of ground standard chilli peppers or a hotter type of chilli such as scotch bonnet or habanero. The biggest challenge is to find a restaurant in Chelmsford that actually makes it - that in itself is a stretch. We finally tracked one down to Shapla on Moulsham Street. Did I mention the spiciest thing Geoff has ever eaten is vanilla ice cream?

Here’s the bit I tie up with a bow. It wasn’t a phaal. It wasn’t even a vindaloo. Disappointment beyond measure - but not that we would both survive our own stupidity, but that takeaway food can be such a gamble. Look dearest restaurateurs, when we, the paying folk of the city, order takeaway it’s a treat. A hard earned bonus at the end of a long week, a sinful pleasure for a month of watching the calories, a crisis call for when we just cannot find the fortitude to defrost a lasagne. We look forward to it, we anticipate the delivery like a child awaits Santa, we can taste the salt and vinegar before you’ve even peeled a spud or dunked the Taiwanese river cobbler you’ve passed off as cod. It comforts us by packaging and delivering pleasure that our busy lives don’t afford. Don’t let us down. We rely on you. We love

you and of course, we have TripAdvisor, Just Eat and Hungry House to review you with.

So where am I going with this? You’ll be surprised. For the last 3 or so years since moving to the heart of the city I’ve had one default takeaway establishment. A takeaway that has NEVER let me down.

Food always piping hot, ingredients that could affect the enjoyment when en-route considerately separated into different containers.

Delivery that’s so reliably fast I can guarantee my food will turn up before I’ve had a chance to find the Rennies, a menu that pretty much covers every culinary craving that fine dining could never deliver, and always cooked to order and always ridiculously delicious.

So who, prey tell, are they? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mrs Cod and Mr Ram. The King and Queen of Moulsham Street whom we are thrilled to put forward as best takeaway in the Chelmsford City Food Awards (I hope they read this - could be worth a kebab).

Have a great month Chelmsfordian. If you know of a better takeaway, email me at cctfood@gmail.com.

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What’s On in the Area

Thursday 31st Friday 18th Asylum - State Of Millenia + Mr Happy Chainsaw + Wolfe Sunday Asylum - Jukebox Monkey + Lost Revelation + Stone Kings The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Bassment - CCR Radio Presents: Paul Henshaw & The Star & Garter - Acoustic Jam Scientific Simpletons + Kate Ellis + Diego Philips & The Pretty September Boys + Rebecca Hosking Friday 1st The Golden Fleece - Adrenaline Bassment - VW & Jagermeister Present Band Of Skulls - (SOLD The Lion Inn - The Nameless 3 OUT!) Star & Garter - Hit Parde The Golden Fleece - Sax on Fire Saturday 19th Star & Garter - The Class Asylum - Kaine + Conform to Serve + Gallow Wood Saturday 2nd Bassment - 33RPM + Fick As Fieves + Abode + Pels Blues at Barleylands - Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective (Argentina) + Victoria Y Los Del Sur (Argentina) Bassment - Shakey’s Sessions: Pete Bentham & The Dinner The Golden Fleece - Acoustic Sessions (3.30pm) Ladies + Guilt Coins + Grandmas Waffle Velocity + Echo The Golden Fleece - The Nook (evening) The Golden Fleece - Acoustic Sessions (3.30pm) Star & Garter - The Stents The Golden Fleece - The Earnshaws (evening) Sunday 20th Star & Garter - VT11 Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Sunday 3rd Monday 21st Cramphorn - Chelmsford Jazz Club: Sarah Dowling + Vasilis The Ideas Hub - Living with dementia meet up (10am) Xenopolous + John Pearce + Dave Green + Steve Brown Wednesday 23rd Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) The Ideas Hub - Sushi making workshop (£5 - 7pm) Woolpack - GC’s Jazz Club: Johnny Withers Vibraphone & Neale The Chichester Hotel in Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Ridding Trio Club: TJ Johnson Sextet Tuesday 5th Thursday 24th Bassment - The Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds) Band launch party Asylum - Arcadian + Suzy Cramer Wednesday 6th The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Bassment - Backwater Channels Presents: Live Indie Rock!

Star & Garter - Acoustic Jam The Chichester Hotel in Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Friday 25th Jonathan Vinten Jazz Band Asylum - AlternatiV Fest in aid of J’s Hospice: Bled The Fifth + Cramphorn - Lunchtime Concert Godslave + Glad He’s Dead + Dead Man’s Whisky Thursday 7th Bassment - Impilo + Marcus Mandible (Brunt Poetry) Bassment - Bassment Blues Jam The Golden Fleece - B Low The Golden Fleece - Quiz Night The Ideas Hub - Life drawing class (£5 - 7pm) Friday 8th Star & Garter - The Mint th Bassment - Rowntree Records Presents: Live Indie Rock Saturday 26 Civic - Are You Experienced? The Jimi Hendrix Experience Asylum - AlternatiV Fest in aid of J’s Hospice: Luke Fisher + Chase the Day + Three Foot High + The Velvet Tree + Rolled up The Golden Fleece - Expose The Ideas Hub - Life drawing class (£5 - 7pm) Sleeves + Ivory Towers + Buried by the Thousand + Fyre Sky Star & Garter - The GT40s Bassment - ThingamaGig Music Festival: 2 stages (doors Saturday 9th 3.30pm) Asylum - By Virtue Fall + Osmium Guillotine + Walk In Coma Bay Horse - Beard Gypsey Trade Fayre Bassment - BITC Presents: Malcolm Bruce (live - son of the The Golden Fleece - Acoustic Sessions (3.30pm) legendary Jack Bruce of Cream) The Golden Fleece - Sidekick (evening) Civic - The BBC Big Band: The Ella Fitzgerald 2017 Centenary The Ideas Hub - Knitting toys event for premature babies Concert (1pm) Moulsham Mill Field - Street, Eat n Beats Star & Garter - Indigo Hammer The Golden Fleece - Kinetic United Brethran - 1st Birthday Music Fest Star & Garter - Solar 9 Sunday 27th Sunday 10th Asylum - AlternatiV Fest in aid of J’s Hospice: Katy Forkings + Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Keith Hudson + Tim Smith + Mr Happy Chainsaw + Tirade + Wednesday 13th Hoof + Colina Pearl + The Skraelings Bassment - Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer + Creme de Chevre + Bassment - Audiogiggle: Stand Up Comedy & Live Music!

Cramphorn - Lunchtime Concert Calma Llamas Thursday 14th The Golden Fleece - The Heaters Bassment - Jazz Funk: James Maltby (Elephant Talk) Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) The Chichester Hotel in Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: United Brethran - 1st Birthday Music Fest International star vocalist, Jeff Hooper Wednesday 30th Civic - Back to Bacharach Bassment - Ubertronik + The Ballad Of Vic Hayes The Chichester Hotel in Rawreth Belvedere Jazz & Music Club Page 12 Please note, all events are subject to change. Please visit the relevant websites or Facebook pages for more details - Ben Holder (violin) Quartet

Thursday 14th Continued...

Star & Garter - The Phil Ball Band The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Friday 15th Asylum - The Fanny Pads Bassment - Rubber Soul: Snowboy (DJ set) Civic - Voice of the Heart: Karen Carpenter Tribute The Golden Fleece - Grounds for Divorce The Lion Inn - Cover Up Star & Garter - Stony Road Saturday 16th Bassment - WDR & Friends Presents: Garage Rock & Psych Special!

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A Small Good Thing

An ambitious new project named A Small Good Thing is helping some of Chelmsford’s most vulnerable people. This project aims to support the homeless with donations from the general public to be collected over summer.

The project - created by Samia Uddin, a caseworker at Essex County Council - was inspired by​Chelmsford charity CHESS.

A Small Good Thing project aims to collect and distribute basic essentials to the homeless shelters in Chelmsford. These include baby wipes, sanitary towels, dry shampoo, combs, clothes and food.

Founder Samia Uddin is encouraging the people of Chelmsford to reach out and donate towards this local project.

“People become homeless due to very unfortunate circumstances which can easily happen to ourselves or family and friends. Reasons can include mental health problems, abuse, addiction, relationship breakdowns and bereavement” says Samia.

“It’s obvious that there has been a rise in homelessness within the city. I have had so many homeless people coming up to me in recent months asking for food or money. They are at a very low point in their lives and are at risk of violence and exploitation. This gave me the motivation to start this donation drive.”

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Chelmsford based international artist James Mackenzie’s work adorns the cover of Always Thaddeus, the best-selling suspense novel by North Carolina author, Marcee Corn James Mackenzie and Marcee Corn met via social media after Marcee Corn purchased several pieces of Mackenzie’s artwork.

As Corn began to follow Mackenzie’s art, she was attracted to his commissioned piece, Sea Storm at Sunset, which forms part of his acclaimed series entitled, Skyscapes.

Always Thaddeus, her latest novel, takes place on an island off the coast of Maine and the sea plays a major role in the thriller.

Corn realised that this painting depicted, almost exactly, words she had written in her book about the angry and unruly sea. She sent this portion of her novel to Mackenzie. As a result of their mutual admiration for each other’s work, their collaboration was formed.

Further discussions between the two led to Mackenzie producing sketches to introduce parts one and two of Always Thaddeus. These sketches depict the coastline of Maine in New England. Having never seen this particular coastline, Mackenzie asked Corn for photographs. The author provided him with a sketch drawn years ago by her own father, Robert E Lee Stokes, of a lighthouse on Maine’s coast. This sketch was the touchstone for Mackenzie as he created his sketches for the book.

limited edition prints are available exclusively via his agent’s website at www.fensterart.co.uk The venue for their first UK book signing/art show has now been confirmed to be the Ideas Hub in Mackenzie’s hometown of Chelmsford. He wanted to start the collaborative shows here and the Ideas Hub seemed the perfect space in central Chelmsford. The show will be open to the public from Saturday 16th September and run until Friday 22nd September.

The Ideas Hub is a highly versatile space, which doubles as an arts centre and cafe and is a wonderful meeting place for the whole local community. The vision of the operators is to ‘encourage, support and enable people to come together, share together and learn together - building a stronger, thriving and more sustainable future for Chelmsford’ (www.ideashubchelmsford.org).

Marcee Corn and James Mackenzie will be in High Chelmer Shopping Centre for a book signing event on Saturday 16th September to launch the collaborative event. James wanted to have the first day of the book signing/art event in High Chelmer’s Central Square as it is such a popular part of Chelmsford. A 9ft tall, free standing artwork created by James entitled Hide will be on show in High Chelmer for a week leading up to the event in Central Square. This centrepiece was on display at his solo exhibition at the Lloyd’s Register building (71 Fenchurch Street) last year.

Costumes and creativity - The Chelmsford Ballet Company’s Let’s Make a Ballet Sunday 15th October will see young children from all over Essex dancing as part of The Chelmsford Ballet Company’s Let’s Make a Ballet, in which the company holds a fun filled day of choreography, creativity and costumes. It is the ideal opportunity to introduce young dancers to the creation of a ballet production as an echo of the company’s annual production staged each year at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford.

Let’s Make a Ballet provides dancers aged 7 - 14 with the opportunity to create a short ballet in just one day and then perform it for parents, guardians, family and friends afterwards.

This choreographic performance workshop is a firm favourite in the company’s calendar for both dancers and teachers alike, and has previously seen almost 80 young people take part.

Published by Archway Publishing, Always Thaddeus is Marcee Corn’s second novel. Her debut novel was Unclaimed Baggage, a moving memoir of her mother’s journey through Alzheimer’s disease. Both novels are available through her publisher as well as on Amazon UK, Amazon US and many other online bookstores. Contact Corn at www. marceecornauthor.com for all updates on future books.

Ann Walker-Parry, Director of Fenster Art and Creative Agent for James Mackenzie, is planning a UK book launch in Essex and London in September: “We look forward to several joint events in the future as they celebrate the joining of their unique branches of the arts.”

James Mackenzie is a widely exhibited artist, whose work was most recently exhibited at his well received solo exhibition at Lloyd’s Registry Building in Fenchurch Street in the city of London. He works from his studio in Essex and his available paintings and large scale

Young dancers will be able to immerse themselves in the creative process of staging a ballet production and working with The Chelmsford Ballet Company’s Artistic Director, Annette Potter, to produce a stage-worthy production by the end of the jam-packed day. To take part, dancers must complete the application found on The Chelmsford Ballet Company’s website - www.thechelmsfordballetcompany.co.uk.

Taking place at The Sandon School in Chelmsford, Let’s Make a Ballet is a fantastic chance to get a small taste of The Chelmsford Ballet Company’s work in the lead up to its 2018 annual production: The Snow Queen will be staged at the Civic Theatre from 21st - 24th March 2018 and is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale.

CT Business

Business Interview - Victoria from Slimming World by Tom Bosher This month, I had the chance to speak with Victoria who runs a couple of the Slimming World groups in Chelmsford. Here is what she had to say about the business.

So Victoria, when did you start Slimming World in Chelmsford?

“I opened my first group in October 2012 after becoming a member myself originally in 2010. I lost three and a half stone with Slimming World and had kept it off for that time, so for me personally I know it works.

“After being made redundant from my old job, this kind of ticked the boxes to fit in with my family life. Also to work part time and be able to do something rewarding as well as it being a job really appealed to me. So I went through the process, did the training and then opened my first group within Springfield in 2012. I joined as part of the team, Slimming World has been in Chelmsford for some time now and we are opening more and more groups every year. I had run the Springfield group for about 6 months before I got approached to take over the Broomfield group as well because that consultant was moving on to become the district manager. I took over that branch in April 2013 and have been running the two groups ever since.”

How many groups are there currently running in Chelmsford?

“Within Chelmsford now as a team we are up to 18 groups running 37 sessions. We are a team of nine consultants and all work together. Even though we have our own groups, we work to help each other and help other members as they are free to visit other groups, not just the one they registered to.”

So it was the success you had using Slimming World yourself that made you want to do this?

“Yes. You have to have lost weight originally with Slimming World to become a consultant. That way you understand how it works on a first-hand basis. You wouldn’t be able to do this role without actually know what it’s like to lose weight, the challenges you have and things like that.”

Can you tell us a bit about Slimming World and how it actually helps people?

“Yes, at Slimming World we have the eating plan which is what we call food optimising. Here it’s not about banning foods and feeling deprived - we kind of ban the ‘diet’ word if you like. It’s about a whole new approach to eating. We have what we call our ‘free food’ and free foods are ones you can eat on an unlimited basis. They include things like your fruit and veg as you would expect, but also things like meat, fish, pastas and lentils. Things like these are really bulky and filling. You don’t have to weigh, measure or count. It’s that freedom of, ‘I can eat if I am hungry’ where as normally when you think you have to lose weight you assume you have to starve yourself. We kind of do the opposite.

“The good news as well is that we don’t ban any foods. Again the perception of wanting to lose weight is to completely cut out things like chocolate, biscuits and alcohol. We on the other hand have thing called ‘syns’. It all comes down to synergy so your body is getting a bit of everything so you can have things like wine and chocolate so it gives you more balanced eating. What we encourage at the group is switching to free foods which are obviously better for your weight loss and you don’t have to weigh and measure everything and so on.

“What it’s really about is changing habits for life. Diet is that word of perception where you do it for a short time and then you stop. With food optimising it is something you do forever, it’s something that will change the habits of how you shop, cook and eat so you don’t stop doing it. The group side is the difference. It’s all well and good giving someone a plan and saying there you go follow that. You can do that for a little while but long term this wouldn’t work, it’s all about the help and the motivation that you get in group every week in our IMAGE therapy session.”

So once the course is finished would they still have the plan to sustain it?

“Yes. What happens is, when people first join they have the new member talk and the group session is there every single week for them. It’s not a case that we do a course, people come and join us and you keep doing it forever. Once you get to your target weight there are no longer any charges so you get to come to the group for free.

“Once you have lost weight, keeping it off is another weight loss journey. It doesn’t stop; it’s not a magic wand to say you’ve done it, well done and off you go. We encourage members to keep coming for free after hitting their goal weight to try to make sure they keep it for life. That’s why when you become the free member we want to encourage you to keep coming along. Those members as well are so important to the group to help other people just starting on their weight loss journey with top tips etc.”

What is the greatest success you have had while running your groups?

It’s hard to say really, to see a person where it has changed their life is an achievement for me. Just to know that I have helped do that a little bit if that makes sense. Even if it is just a member that comes in, whether they want to lose 7lbs or 7 stone, just seeing the difference in people makes me feel great.

“I have had members that have been diabetic and now no longer are, we have had members now running marathons that could never really run before joining. Probably the biggest thing is the buzz you get from the members being happy - seeing their confidence coming back is really rewarding. A couple of years back our Broomfield group won a gold award, which is the highest recognition you can get and that was down to the success of the group.”

If people are to come along what kind of financial commitment is there?

“We offer a couple of options. To join at the moment we currently have a half price offer - its normally £10.00, so £5.00 joining fee and £4.95 for a weekly fee or £4.65 for seniors. So on day one it would cost you £9.95 to start you off.

“We then do countdowns to improve member’s commitments to coming to the group. With this you can bulk buy, so if you buy 5 weeks at once, you get 1 week free and if you buy 10 weeks you get 2 weeks free. This saves you money, but the main reason we do it is to try to ensure your attendance at the groups, so people can get the best out of it.”

So if you want to shed some weight, you know where to go - Slimming World, another great Chelmsford business!

For further details on joining, please call Victoria on 07823 441 198.

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therapy by Jenny Hartill I realised when I came to write this article that It had been a while since I explored the full process of hypnotherapy.

To understand hypnotherapy and its benefits, it’s important to bear in mind how hypnosis is induced and the different types of hypnotherapy. Many different psychological and emotional issues can gain significant help from hypnotherapy and I hope by writing this to help you to gain a better understanding of how this works. I’ll start with explaining how hypnosis is induced.

Please note; this is how I was taught, other hypnotherapists may differ in their hypnotherapy style because there are lots of different approaches and schools of training. I was taught an ‘integrative’ approach, where various schools of thought are pooled together.

From this, the therapist develops their own style based on this integrative approach.

Firstly I look at learning modality. The main three are visual, kinaesthetic and auditory. Visual people excel at responding to images. If they were shopping for new carpet they’re more likely to be drawn to and mesmerised by patterns and colour. Kinaesthetic people respond better to physical interaction - in the carpet shop they’ll be drawn to the textures of carpet and likely want to interact via touch. Auditory people automatically listen internally. They’re drawn to voices and sounds - in the carpet shop they might find themselves too distracted by the shop floor music to pay attention to the carpet they’re supposedly shopping for. Everyone has a mixture of these types within them, but the predominant one is the one that we respond slightly better to learning with, and in stressful situations will always rely on.

Personally, I’m very visual but very slightly more kinaesthetic. If I were to find myself in a carpet shop, I admit I would probably end up rolling around on a fluffy rug like a labrador puppy. If the client has a majorly preferred modality, I’m likely to write the screed in this style rather than using a combined one.

Next I ascertain whether the client will respond better to a permissive screed or an authoritarian screed. The screed is the document I read from when using hypnotherapy. A permissive style requires a lot of imagination from the client because it is very ‘free reign’ - the therapist won’t tell the client exactly what to do, the client is given a choice. An authoritarian style screed is the direct opposite, it is logical and direct and the client follows what the therapist tells them to do.

The therapist shows the client they are in control and know exactly what they doing, hence it is thought this style of induction suits those who are sceptical about the science behind hypnosis. This style of induction concentrates on the power of the subconscious mind and reminds the client they are always in control.

Next, what does the client find relaxing? Mostly when I ask this question clients can’t think off the top of their head and look at me with ‘umm, I dunno I don’t really relax/what do you mean relaxing?’

Some popular images are beaches, forests, waterfalls and lakes.

These images can be used in the screed. I also need to know what the client doesn’t like. For example, if someone has a fear of water, writing a screed involving a lake probably isn’t too clever.

So, now I have to write my screed. The first section is the PMR (progressive muscle relaxation) - this is relaxing each part of the body one bit at a time from head to toe. By the end of the PMR you will physically feel very relaxed. Next the deepener is used to relax the mind. Deepeners vary widely, a popular one is going down the stairs, I use ‘imagine yourself as being twice as relaxed as you are now...’ The PMR uses the style and modalities explained above in the language.

have sand on them, the sun might be shining, it might be warm, you might be able to hear the sea etc etc.

So now on to the types of hypnotherapy. Bear in mind everything discussed above, and then add whichever type of hypnotherapy on to the end: Relaxation: This works wonders for those who suffer with stress. After the deepener I ask the client’s subconscious to take them to their ‘special place’. The place is special as opposed to happy because, depending on the client’s issues, they may not be in a mindset at the present time to think of somewhere happy. I leave them to enjoy their special place for anywhere between 5 and 10 minutes.

Suggestion: Suggestion therapy is used to treat all manner of things; phobias, habits, esteem and confidence issues being the main ones.

Others include quitting smoking, anxiety, stress, panic attacks, pain management, childbirth (no we cannot get rid of the pain, the aim is to allow the mother to feel more in control and therefore calmer) and weight loss.

Once the client is in their special place I make suggestions that communicate directly with their subconscious mind. Sometimes I use imagery to improve effectiveness, for example, with someone who is quitting smoking I might ask them to look in a mirror and see themselves deteriorating physically the more they smoke, hence creating a negative link for the subconscious between smoking and their physical health. I also add positive suggestions to them quitting smoking, how much better they’ll feel physically and emotionally so the subconscious relates being happy and healthy to being a nonsmoker. I write the screed to match the client’s motivation for therapy.

Hypnoanalysis: Used mainly for people who wish to explore a negative past experience - perhaps a client is having nightmares and they wish to find out why and what their subconscious mind is trying to communicate with them. Or maybe a client wishes to come to terms with a traumatic event, or they could have a phobia, habit or behaviour they want to explore the origins of.

Hypnoanalysis is different because the client responds to questions.

Two main methods include: The client speaks directly to the therapist, or, the therapist asks the client to give a physical response - for example by tapping left index finger for yes and right index finger for no. Personally, I prefer the client to speak to me, because I get more in depth information about how their subconscious has saved and interpreted the particular event and therefore how it is affecting them now.

I take the client to their special place before beginning hypnoanalysis, then I ask them to describe the event/behaviour/nightmare (etc) depending on the issue. Hypnoanalysis is very in depth and usually counselling is required in conjunction with hypnoanalysis due to the nature of the therapy.

At the end of all hypnotherapy the client is reorientated - brought out of hypnosis - by counting 1-5. Clients can sometimes feel woozy when they ‘come round’; this is normal.

I hope this has given some useful information as to how hypnotherapy can be of benefit.

If anyone is interested in seeing a therapist, I own and run Chelmsford Therapy Rooms. We have a range of therapists that can help with a multitude of issues. We offer many therapies from hypnotherapy to counselling to nutrition. Please see the website www.chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or you can email info@ chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or call 0330 100 5162.

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Taking Baby Steps!

This month I’m going to share my journey getting to grips with motherhood and learning what is on offer locally to support those of us with new babies.

Our baby is now 7 weeks old and we’re adjusting to the lack of sleep, amount of milk and the number of nappy changes that he needs. He has now had cuddles with most of our family and friends, and has been totally spoiled with lots of lovely presents. He has learned to smile, which makes the more challenging times melt into insignificance.

We’ve been venturing out with the buggy for a number of weeks and are now starting to explore what’s on offer locally for mummies and their babies. I thought that I’d share with you what I’ve found useful so far and what I’m looking forward to in the future.

We’re taking baby steps! So far, we have ventured to the Children’s Centre at Chelmsford Library to pick up the programme of free groups and classes on offer via the Child and Family Wellbeing Service. We have signed up for a baby massage workshop and are looking forward to going to their baby sensory, messy play and rhyme time sessions. We might also look to continue with some massage sessions privately but are going to see how we get on with the workshop first.

We’ve also signed up to mummy and baby yoga with Yoga with Vikki at Hummingbird Pilates and Yoga. I can’t wait!!! Vikki’s class will be the perfect introduction to post natal exercise. I also plan to start some pilates next week and will be creating some online videos to share for free from our Hummingbird YouTube channel. Follow us on Facebook (Hummingbird Pilates and Yoga) and Twitter (@ HummingbirdPY) and be the first to get our video links.

Additionally, we’re going to make a splash with Liz from Baby Nuture as we’ve joined baby swimming, which will be great for his development. It is my aim to make it to a bumps, bundles and buggies walk organized by the NCT at some point, but at the minute leaving the house before 11am poses too great a challenge.

Simon Says: “Beer”

There is still (hopefully) a month or so of nice weather left to enjoy the lovely beer gardens in and around Chelmsford before the nights draw in and autumn is upon us. So get out and enjoy some great beer in some lovely weather (assuming it doesn’t rain too much).

After a bit of a disaster with the caboo baby sling that I’d brought (entirely due to user error), we headed off to the sling library at the Ideas Hub for some much needed help. I was shown how to use the sling that I had bought safely. I have subsequently found it a great way of calming him down and also just keeping him with me, while I get things done around the house. On reflection though, if I’d known about the sling library beforehand, I would have just hired a sling from them. The ladies not only offer their expert help, but also let you hire slings on a monthly basis, enabling you to change them as your baby grows or needs change.

If you think that it might be a bit chilly in the evening, then The Three Elms in Chignal St James has a wood burner set up out the back. There may be more pubs with wood burners in their gardens and if you know where they are then let us know. Another pub worth visiting is the Woolpack in Mildmay Road. If you haven’t been recently, then you should pop down and see their improved and larger garden.

The other thing that I am grateful to have done was to have pictures taken as a family. I love the family and newborn pictures we’ve had taken by Ruddie at Capture Photograpy in Chigwell. She took the shot above, which I will cherish forever.

Whilst on the subject of pubs that have had a lot of work over the last year, it is worth popping into the Orange Tree in Lower Anchor Street and also the Railway Tavern to see the improvements, and whilst you are there enjoy some of the fine beer they sell!

There are lots of great deals about for newborn photo packages and it’s something that is really worth doing however much you might not fancy it when you’re short of sleep and covered in baby sick! We’re also going to do our hand and foot prints tomorrow at Ceramics on the Hop in Writtle, which I am really looking forward to!

There is not much room for change in the Hop Beer Shop, but John has managed to squeeze a fourth keg line into his micropub and after the overwhelming success of the keykeg bar at the beer festival in Admirals Park, it is not hard to see why he has done it.

Next month, my article will focus on post natal exercise and hopefully I will have put together some exercise videos for you to download.

Ellie Searle Director Stretch Physio & Hummingbird Pilates & Yoga

There are also still a few pubs with beer festivals planned for the last few weeks of summer, so keep an eye out for them.

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Fitness and Well-Being

Archers, Warriors and Shooting Bows - by Kellie Jones As yoga becomes more accepted as a way to stay healthy and relaxed, I am aware that many more people are stepping onto the mat looking for something more than just exercise; searching for some peace in this increasingly chaotic world. Inner peace gives us the strength to deal with the curveballs life throws at us, to enable us to experience the painful stuff with some grace and to radiate that out to others.

So if peace is the aim, why is there a warrior pose above, when yoga is a practice of nonviolence?

Why do ancient texts tell stories of angry gods, pulling out locks of hair and throwing down a bow and arrow? Well, the meaning derived from this particular tale of mythical warriors is one of overcoming self-doubt, non-attachment to actions, to trust in a higher power and to follow your dharma, (life-purpose). ‘Warrior’ in sanskrit is ‘virabhadrasana’, interpreted as hero-friend pose and the warrior series of asanas are meant to symbolise the overcoming of ego and ignorance. I prefer to be a peaceful warrior of love, but I can think of a few people that need to start practising this!

Strengthen your legs, ankles, back, shoulders and arms.

Stretches your legs, ankles, groin, shoulders, neck and stomach.

Improves balance, stability and focus.

Opens your hips, chest and lungs.

Encourages better circulation and breathing.

Energises your entire body.

There are quite a few variations of warrior including the kundalini version of the archer, which lifts your self-confidence and esteem, the humble warrior that teaches us to surrender as we bow and draws our focus inwards and my personal favourite, reverse warrior, which opens us up to the world and just feels amazing!

So as you can see, just this one series of yoga asanas has a multitude of benefits for our bodies and mind and soul, which ultimately radiates out into our everyday lives and unwittingly helps others, as we are nicer to be around.

As I write this I am experiencing one of the hardest situations of my entire life and I cannot express how much I appreciate the courage and strength yoga is giving me to get through such sad and challenging times.

There is so much more to yoga than exercise and it is my wish for you to share the benefits. We have a 30 day offer at a cost of £35 for all newbies to experience unlimited access at Hummingbird. This way you can really get stuck in and start changing your unwanted habits, your body and your life.

Check the website www.hummingbirdyoga.co.uk, or download the free Hummingbird Pilates Yoga app at Apple or Google Play.

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Top 5 Tips to Lose that Pesky Holiday Weight

Leading up to that week or two in the sun, you were a machine. In your quest for the ultimate beach body you were training like an Olympic athlete (minus the drugs of course) and restricting your calories with the same proficiency as a catwalk model. The result was that your body looked the best it’s done since, well, last year’s holiday.

Whilst on holiday you let your hair down a little and rightly so. Enticed by the exotic flavours of the local cuisine, washed down with the occasional glass of loud mouth soup, you indulged yourself a little well, a lot - and rather than having a 6-pack, you now have a spare tyre!

Here’s my top tips for getting rid of that spare tyre, oddly enough like most modern cars!

Consume Less Calories If you want to lose weight you must create a calorie imbalance. That is, burn more calories than you consume. It’s no good simply trying to burn off those excess calories through exercise, most people simply are not fit enough to train hard enough or long enough to do so. So, you must create that calorie imbalance through eating less.

A couple ways of doing this are eating more protein and vegetables.

The protein and fibre within the vegetables will leave you feeling fuller for longer, giving you less chance of snacking on high calorie foods.

An even simpler way is switching to a smaller plate. This way you don’t have to change what you eat. Provided you continue with the same eating pattern as you always have, serving your food on a smaller plate will automatically reduce the number of calories you consume!

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Many thanks for reading.

Matt

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These examples are by no means exhaustive. Put simply, to lose weight you must consume less calories. Whatever way you go about it is up to you!

Do Some Weight Training Weight training will help you to build muscle. Muscle is more metabolically active than fat, meaning the more muscle that you have, the more calories you burn even when you are resting.

The amount burned is not as pronounced as some people would have you believe, but building muscle remains an effective way of helping to deliver long-term weight loss. Not to mention the aesthetic benefits or the improvements you’ll notice when picking up the kids or get up out of a chair!

Do Some Cardio That’s right, do some cardio. I know that this may seem like blasphemy to some people, but cardio will help shed those excess calories (and give a number of other health benefits too) just don’t go too mad with it. You don’t have to be out pounding the streets like a marathon runner to reap the benefits. A few sessions per week will help with the weight loss, your main focus should be on the weight training.

Be Patient and Consistent This is probably the most important tip: Be patient, as weight loss is rarely linear. Some weeks you’ll lose more weight than others, don’t be disheartened. Be consistent with your reduced calorie eating and your training and the results will come.

If you build it, they will come!

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Wildlife Corner by Nick Green July actually experienced rainfall on a regular basis throughout the month, though river water levels remained low.

The sparrowhawk is a common resident and winter visitor to Essex.

The species is found in a variety of habitats with either coniferous or deciduous trees. Many people record them in their gardens when they raid the bird feeding stations. The smaller male with reddish barring on breast and belly specialises in taking smaller birds like blue tits. The larger female can take larger prey like collared dove and even wood pigeons. When soaring, the flight pattern is a classic flap-flap-glide In the 1950s the sparrowhawk was in serious decline nationally thanks to the use of organochlorine pesticides on farmland like DDT, then the more toxic cyclodiene products like Aldrin and Dieldrin which caused eggshell thinning and reduced breeding success.

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The most noteworthy July 2017 bird news: County-wide, southern migrant hawker dragonflies were reported from the Southend area. A great white egret appeared at Abberton Reservoir. Returning waders included up to 6 wood sandpipers at Holland Haven, plus a sprinkling of little stints and spotted redshanks.

Nationally, a record four pairs of black-winged stilts bred. Also making the national news still were 2 pairs of bee-eaters nesting in Nottinghamshire. A pacific swift and an American white-winged scoter were reported from Aberdeenshire.

Indeed, there was just one breeding pair in Essex between 1967 and 1973.

Once restrictions were imposed, the population made a good recovery.

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Famous Trials at the Shire Hall and Executions At Chelmsford Prison (Part Two) - by Stephen Norris In 1973 Chelmsford’s historic Assize Court was replaced by the Crown Court system. May 1973 saw the Barn Murder trial open at the Shire Hall to national interest. Henry George Ince was accused of the murder of Muriel Patience and the attempted murder of George Patience during a robbery at Mountnessing. The jury failed to reach a sufficient majority after six and a half hours.

In January 1974 there was a retrial with a further two men on trial for the crimes. These two men were convicted. George Ince was acquitted of the murder but given 15 years for the robbery. At his retrial there was a good deal of criticism of the police’s actions. There had been a ’Free George Ince’ campaign which was on a smaller scale than the ‘Free George Davis’ saga, which had involved the digging up of a Test Match pitch and the involvement of several rock stars! After several police officers had already been disciplined, Ince was forced to reveal in court that on the night of the murder he was in bed with the gangster Charlie Kray’s wife!

against him, but the Appeal Court supported the judge’s summing up and he lost the right to appeal. In 2002 he made another attempt to prove his innocence, saying that new DNA evidence proved that the blood on the silencer was not Sheila’s - but he lost the appeal.

The Appeal Court Judges said: “We do not doubt the safety of the verdicts”. Despite this, a documentary was shown on Channel 4 claiming that his lawyers had proof of his innocence.

In 2003 he was accused of harassing some of his extended family through the internet. During 2012, Bamber took his case to the European Court of Human Rights maintaining that his whole life tariff amounted to degrading and inhuman treatment. He lost this judgement but won his appeal in July 2013. A relative of the Bamber family was quoted as saying: “What about the human rights of the four people he murdered?” As part of his ongoing struggle, he took a lie detector test - which he passed...

The most famous recent case at the Chelmsford Crown Court involved Jeremy Bamber. He was accused of killing 5 members of his adoptive family at White House Farm. Bamber said that his father had phoned him on the night of the murders saying ‘Sheila has gone crazy, she has got a gun’.

In 2001 it was finally decided to build a new court. The Shire Hall had been given a facelift in 1983, but this had done nothing to increase court space, so a new Crown Court was opened in New Street and a new County Court was opened in 2005 in New London Road, dealing with civil cases.

The prosecution alleged that Jeremy tried to make it appear that his sister had committed the murders and then turned the gun on herself. Bamber’s jilted girlfriend spoke about his plots to kill his family and his plan to use Sheila’s nervous breakdown and the possibility she would lose her children, to frame her. A gun expert stated that the silencer fitted to the gun when Sheila was shot, would have made it very difficult for Sheila to shoot herself.

He was convicted and given five life sentences in 1986. The judge described him as ‘Evil beyond belief’.

The Magistrates Court remained at the Shire Hall until 2012 when a new one opened in New Street. This has five courtrooms to compensate for the closure of Witham Magistrates Court and Harlow Court being only open three days in a week. It has 20 cells (compared with 12 at Shire Hall), video rooms with a link to the prison, plus a jury waiting room and a deliberation room. There are also rooms for the CPS, probation officers, mental health practitioners, a youth offender team and for the press. It also has solar panels on the roof.

In 1989 he applied for the right to appeal against the verdict. He maintained that the judge’s summing up was weighted unfairly

The historic Shire Hall is currently closed, while the council try to decide on a use for it.

Stow Maries At War Recently we saw the skies above Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome come alive again, as Stow Maries At War took place in all its World War 1 glory. The Great War Society, 10th Essex and the Royal Navy Bluejackets offered an amazing display of living history. Whilst The Great War Channel, Sea to Somme cavalry horses, the Short Brothers and WW1 Aviation artist Graham Turner’s exhibition provided visitors with a real piece of World War 1 history.

swing, creating a lovely bustling atmosphere.

Chief Executive, Ian Flint said: “I am over the moon with this amazingly successful event. To have the best of Great War Living History represented, as well as the wonderful aircraft in the skies above, really made this an unforgettable weekend.”

Visitors were also treated to a spectacular display of vintage aircraft aerobatics over the two day event, with demonstrations from The Turbulent and Stomp Display teams, the BE2 and a very rare outing from one of the UK’s only Bristol Scouts.

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Where do you turn to if you have a good idea which needs help to bring it to fruition? The Interact Charity based in Moulsham Mill wanted a patio built as part of its Aspire Garden Project to benefit children with learning difficulties and their families. It needed to be a place which would have a calming influence on them where they could enjoy a peaceful environment and feel relaxed.

Moulsham Mill Charity Thanks Rotary Rotarians use their experience to facilitate projects, to make such projects happen.

That was the remit and so it was fortuitous that the new President of the Rotary Club of Chelmsford Phoenix, Richard Wilson, happened to be looking for a project to help local children and heard about the Aspire Garden. He spoke with Susie Nankivel, the Interact coordinator, and he offered the services of Rotary.

Rotarian Malcolm Shead set to work through his contacts to find volunteers and trades people who could get the work done. The area needed to be weeded and cleared and the paving laid professionally.

Before retirement, Malcolm worked in Trading Standards so was well placed to recommend reliable firms. He asked Chris Moslin of C & D Paving, a member of the Checkatrade Buy with Confidence Trader Scheme, if they could help and was absolutely delighted that not only did Chris agree, but he would carry out the work free of charge - a wonderful gesture.

If you think you would like to be involved with Rotary and its future projects, or learn about how you could be part of a full and interesting social programme, then visit www.rotary1240.org and look for a club near you (there are five Rotary clubs based in Chelmsford) or give me a call on 01245 260 349.

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The patio and surrounding area had already been designed by students at Writtle College and another Chelmsford firm, Chandler Material Supplies, had donated all the slabs and ancillary supplies needed to complete the task. Thursday 3rd August was the day chosen to get down to work and club Rotarians and students were there helping with the clearing process before Chris began laying the paving slabs. This was a tremendous example of local people coming together to help those less fortunate.

BBC Essex Radio, recognising a good story, sent reporter Peter Walker down to talk to Malcolm, Chris and Susie, and the programme was broadcast live on the Ronnie Barbour show. By the time you read this article the Aspire Garden patio will have been finished and the children will be enjoying what’s left of the summer on the patio and we can all be proud of the efforts of all concerned.

As it happens, I am sure that neither President Richard, nor Susie Nankivell, would be aware of the involvement of Rotary when Interact was first set up in Moulsham Mill. The Chief Executive of Interact was Brian Loader, a member of the Chelmsford Rotary Club and the secretary a little while later was another Rotarian from the same Chelmsford Rotary Club. So it is a case of moving full circle with Rotarians being at the heart of another invaluable project for Interact.

Family Cricket at Admirals Park Cricket seems to be the sport of summer 2017 with the country hosting two major tournaments in ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Women’s World Cup. Chelmsford Hindu Society (CHS), a local charity, decided to use this opportunity to bring together the cricket loving Indian community by organising a Family Cricket Tournament at Admirals Park on 16th July.

The rules were tweaked to make it a family friendly event by ensuring every player got to bat and bowl. Also, the organisers decided the team composition from the entries received, so as to increase networking and balance the teams. Such was the enthusiasm for this 8 a-side tournament that the organisers had to form 8 teams and limit the games to 8 overs a side, so that all of them could be completed in a day - along with the semis and the finals. Each team was given a name based on a Bollywood character to add to the fun.

CHS has taken upon itself to bring together the Hindu community living in and around Chelmsford by organising various religious and community events. The main objective is to bring a temple to Chelmsford for this ever-growing community in the area, which has to

travel miles to find a place of worship at present.

The weather gods favoured the event and each game was very well contested. It was great to see some kids hitting their dads for boundaries while mums took wickets off their better halves. A lot of hidden talent was discovered during the day and all players had a great time. None of them had been a part of such an event in the past. Off the field, the pot luck picnic alongside the playing area proved to be a great opportunity for the families to get to know each other and make some new friends.

Local councillor Jude Deakin attended the event to encourage the players and distributed medals and trophies at the end. All in all, it turned out to be a great day out for the players and their families.

CHS plans to organise more such events in the future, along with a fund raising drive for the temple.

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Stargazing with Mark Willis - August/September Last month I wrote about the Summer Triangle. Situated due south, and looking just underneath Vega, one of the stars of the Summer Triangle, you’ll see four stars describing a small rectangle. Just along the bottom edge of the rectangle you’ll see the Ring Nebula (M57). A nebula is a large area of hydrogen gas which eventually condenses into a star or stars.

29th-30th August (21:00): Looking due south-south west is the Moon, in its first quarter phase and a bright object just underneath it. This is the planet Saturn. Hopefully the brightness of the Moon will be reduced enough to enjoy Saturn.

Although Galileo was the first to see Saturn, it was Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens who identified Saturn’s rings. A European Space Agency probe called Cassini-Huygens went to Saturn’s moon Titan.

The Huygens lander touched down safely on 14th January 2005.

Huygens sent back pictures of Titan’s surface. Good old Britain played a major part in this project! Yay! I would suggest you google the Ring Nebula I’ve described so that you

can see the beauty of it. And why not the other objects too?

New Moon - 23rd July & 21st August: The new Moon means the skies will be extra dark, which is a great opportunity to see planets, galaxies and deep space objects.

If you’re interested in astronomy but not sure where to start, why not go visit the North Essex Astronomical Society? They are holding public solar observing days at Great Notley Discovery Park during the summer. They will start public stargazing again in from September through to spring 2018. Their website is www.neas.me.uk.

As usual, email me with any questions.

Mark Willis presents Willis Wireless every Monday at 7pm on Chelmsford Community Radio on 104.4 FM and online at: chelmsfordcommunityradio.com.

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30 Years of Chelmsford Film Club

Possibly the city’s best kept secret, Chelmsford Film Club is about to embark upon its 30th season, starting at the end of September and running through to June 2018. In all that time the club has been fortunate to screen its films in the Cramphorn Studio next to the Civic Theatre in Chelmsford, enjoying the very best of projection, audio and front of house facilities.

All those years ago the late and much missed Jill Dimmock contacted the officers of Basildon Film Society, which had unfortunately had to close down, with the proposition that a new film society in Chelmsford be formed which would seek to recruit mostly students at the Anglia University Polytechnic, later to morph into Anglia Ruskin University.

After a couple of preliminary discussions, Chelmsford Film Club was born - but not one student joined! Instead over a hundred local residents came forward who clearly were desperate for a diet of the very best in contemporary world cinema, something which had been available in London but was sadly lacking locally. Within a couple of years, membership had risen to over 200, with members throughout Essex!

In fact the success of the club was so marked, that within a few years the Cramphorn itself was putting on its own programme of one-off movies, of more or less the same type as CFC, and to this day the two organisations, Chelmsford Film Club and The Picturehouse - using the same venue - complement each other.

The club now shows sixteen movies in the season, for which members pay £60 - a real entertainment bargain! Guests are very welcome and pay £6 to watch a film, less than half the ticket price in any of the London cinemas. Each season of films is a combination of members’ recommendations and those chosen by the membership committee. The aims of the club have remained the same - to screen the best of up-to-the minute world cinema, with some classic golden oldies thrown into the mix. For instance, for the 2017/18 season we hope to show Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas and Victor Erice’s superb 1983 classic El Sur (‘The South’), both in refurbished and reissued formats.

Amongst recently released movies being shown are the incredibly funny and moving Swedish film A Man Called Ove, Jim Jarmusch’s latest work Patterson and the superb documentary Letters from Baghdad, which chronicles the life and times of the intrepid explorer, diplomat and Middle Eastern scholar Gertrude Bell. The season kicks-off on Monday 25th September with the acclaimed French film Elle for which lead actress Isabelle Huppert won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.

Sounds attractive and just a bit different? To enquire about membership please text Malcolm Reid on 07960 488 708 or go to chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk for further information.

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Chelmsford Library News Children bored during the long hot summer!?

Chelmsford Library, along with other libraries nationwide, is running the Summer Reading Challenge: Animal Agents for primary age children and Imagination for 10-16 year olds.

This involves great fun and clue solving and an informal way of getting your children reading a great variety of books. Just pop in join up and enjoy!

If you thought libraries were just about books think again!

For more information telephone 03330 132 634 Or visit our website: www.essex.gov.uk/libraries

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