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CT Fashion - Warming up for Winter It’s that wonderfully awkward wardrobe time of year, isn’t it? We’re waking up in darkness, wondering what the British weather gods will bestow upon us, so we pop the obligatory warm attire on, and then… the sun pops out and you’re on the tube/running up the high street/ dashing from meeting to meeting left high and… sweaty, warm and frankly, flustered. The leaves might be crisper, but it’s not yet snow boot season, and you, like me, might have found yourself in a A/W fashion cul-de-sac.

Luckily, I have some answers to your what to wear in the autumn/ winter weather conundrum. The aim is to keep you warm, cool, cosy and comfortable. Yes, you can have your cake and eat it in the autumn/winter season fashion - you just need to know the following wardrobe hacks: A/W Work Wardrobe Fashion Fixers: If you’re anything like me, you probably spent September into October wondering whether or not to wear black, skin coloured tights, or bare all to work (legs, not EVERYTHING – obviously. Yikes.) Well, let us not worry - here I continue to promote M&S’s cooling tights, Cool Comfort (ranging from £5). These will keep you cool even when it’s unpredictably warm. Next, what to wear on top of your work wear? It’s the season where a light jacket will probably still suffice with a trusty scarf (see A/W accessories below) but what about when those autumnal showers catch you midway through the day? I have a hack for that: the pac-a-mac. No, I am not joking. I keep mine in my bag and at the first sight of ANY KIND of fine rain it saves me. The best ones I have see that are ‘work appropriate’, cheap and actually keep you dry are in Primark, ranging from £5. Bargain.

The A/W Day to Night Outfit: So perhaps your plans for a shopping trip with your friend turned into a few drinks and a few drinks turned into a few more and before you know it you’re in an Uber home with a kebab at 12am chatting to Dave the driver about your life choices... Or perhaps that’s just me..?

You’ll need an outfit for the day that turns to night in the lead up to winter too. For that, the best outfit is one of my ultimate favourites: the dress and boot combo. There are so many beautiful dresses donning the high street that, teamed with a pair of knee highs, will make you feel like a million dollars whether high street prowling or bar propping.

This autumn/winter it is all about animal print, so if you’re wanting to invest in a new printed dress, go for one of those. I team mine with a leather jacket and a scarf (I am obsessed - again, see accessories) and just go for it. You decide whether to wear skin coloured, black or no tights. (I’d recommend skin for now, darker for when it gets real cold).

The A/W All Nighter: What to wear on an autumn into winter night out… Well the typical jeans and a ‘nice’ top combo is still a good choice, but I am all over the mini skirt and ankle boot look that is all around the high street at the moment. High waisted minis are so flattering, hiding a multitude of sins (those darn pumpkin spice lattes will be the death of me!) with their panel fronts and wide belt options. New Look have some fantastic styles - leather, corduroy or denim - with buttons or panels, in a range of colours. I recommend a nice leather number for a night out, with a skin tight body and statement ankle boots. (I’ve spied some leopard print ones from Topshop for a teeny £36 that are comfy and reasonably priced.

They also come in black and brown).

Weekend A/W Wear: The COMFY JUMPER. I can’t be the only redblooded female who is just SO HAPPY that the is fluffy, comfy, cuddly, soft JUMPER SEASON is back?! I have seen some amazing fluffy numbers in Primark from £10, some beautifully striking colours in New Look (also £10) and cute cropped jumper tops in River Island whatever floats your boat. I love to wear these oversized with black jeans (ripped: optional) and boots - or, this season you could go for the high waisted mini skirt as mentioned earlier.

A/W Accessories: The scarf.

If you buy one item for your wardrobe in the run up to winter, it must be a scarf.

There is nothing better than a large, oversized shawl scarf and I can tell you why: Feeling cold? Wrap it round you. Caught in the rain? Pop it over your head á la all grannies everywhere. Legs a bit chilly? Bundle them up in a scarf. Need something to sit on? Lay down your scarf.

You can also go for whatever kind you like, but for simplicity sometimes simple is best - plain, block colours go with everything.

A/W Outerwear: The faux fur coat is back with a vengeance this autumn/ winter season and I for one am delighted. Perhaps you only have a light dress on, or a T-shirt and jeans. You’ll want a bigger piece of outerwear for that… and here I say, what better than a furry, oversized faux fur coat? Warm, comfortable, stylish; they dress up any outfit. Seriously, you’ll thank me later when you’re wandering around those Christmas markets like the bear who got the picnic basket.

Rebecca Forde is a writer with a penchant for fashion, great literature and drinking a lot of coffee. You can contact her by emailing rebeccaforde@hotmail.co.uk. © All Images: River Island

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All Things Music - by Nick Garner Chelmsford Arts and Cultural Festival 2019 We have our public meetings booked for Tuesday 30th October in The Transition which is at the rear of the Railway Tavern opposite Chelmsford railway station. We will have two meetings; the first is at 10am and the second is at 9pm, so we hope you can make one or the other. The point of these is to let you know our plans for next year and to see if you have anything to add. You may want to host an event, or offer a venue, or volunteer. Or it may be that you (or you know of someone) who could be interested in any of the above or who may be interested in sponsorship.

The first festival exceeded everyone’s expectations and next year we want it grow - this is a festival for all, from age zero to a hundred!

We are a registered charity, so we make no profit and all the monies raised go back to help develop the arts and culture of Essex and to help grow the festival. As we always say, the festival is for ten days but the we are focused on the 365 days in the year. The festival is a showcase to give people a taste of what we and Essex have to offer, as there are always so many great events happening all through the year.

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 go to our the What’s On pages to see what else in happening in your area. Also look around the Internet see what’s on in your area; Facebook is always good as is Twitter as well as your local papers and community boards. www.bluesinthecity.co.uk www.facebook.com/bluesinthecitychelmsford Twitter: @BluesintheCity1, www.itsyourmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/itsyourmusic, Twitter: @itsyourmusic The Arts and Cultural email: hello@chelmsfordfestival.org www.chelmsfordfestival.org, www.facebook.com/chelmsfordfestival Twitter: @chelmsfordaacf

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If this is something that interests you please try to make one of the meetings or you can get in touch by emailing hello@ chelmsfordfestival.org.

Music and Other Ramblings As I am writing this article, we are about to have two big shows at the football club and the Bassment. I will mention these next month but will write a full review in the Moulsham Times for November, which you can also view online at www.issuu.com/itsyourmedia.

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We have two great shows coming up in November. On the 9th at the football club we have Slim Chance. Opening the night as special guests are the Ugly Guys, who boast two original members of the Kursaal Flyers in Paul Shuttleworth (vocals) and Vic Collins (pedal steel) along with Bob Clouter (drums) from Mickey Jupp. So all in all, a stunning line-up - see the advert in this publication for details.

On Thursday 15th November at the Bassment we have the great George Shovlin, a legendary blues man from the north of England.

This will be a duo show with Danny Boy Piper opening the night.

Again, details to be found in this publication.

The UB has also had some great shows recently. The Velvet Tree played an original set of Americana music the other day, and then on the Sunday we had Robbie Gladwell with his wife Julie - a special surprise for us all on the night was Brian Butler on trombone, who was amazing. The UB has great live music every week both on a Saturday and Sunday and on at least one Friday of the month. This month we have two specials; on Monday 22nd we have the One Tree Hillbillies playing real bluegrass from 8.45pm, and then on the 31st we have Paolo Morena playing a Halloween special from 7pm, where there will also be competitions for best dressed scary outfit and best pumpkin lantern!

We are lucky to have so many great live events around the city. Not just music either, comedy seems to be getting increasingly popular with more and more regular events popping up. I am also starting to see some poetry and storytelling events happening. This is great, and there are more art and creative groups appearing too, like Ignite.

Most of these things you can find out about in our magazine, or look on Facebook and other social networks.

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Hairy Monster - Random Thoughts Ah, October and the colours of autumn. Those reds, browns and yellows, aren’t they just beautiful? No, they are dismal and funereal.

Give me the brown scorched earth of summer, the red sunburnt flesh and the yellow of the sun. Don’t try to sell me that old romantic toffee about autumn - it’s a dreadful, miserable time of year and it’s only saving grace is that it will be followed by an even more ghastly time called winter.

In early September I travelled to Krakow in Poland. It was a pilgrimage I had been meaning to make for several years but had also been dreading. I had heard that visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps would not be a pleasant experience. It was the understatement of all time. We’ve all seen the black and white photos of the events that happened there. The cattle trucks that were used to bring decent, innocent human beings to the camps and to their deaths. The tiny huts that housed the few workers who were deemed fit enough to work. The gas chambers, so much smaller than you could imagine. The ovens that destroyed the evidence. To walk in the footsteps of the millions who went straight to the gas chambers is an experience that is difficult to explain. To see the photographs of people who were unaware that they had only hours or days to live was truly horrendous. Of the thousands of identity photographs that lined the walls of the ‘accommodation huts’, two pictures hit me like a thunderbolt. Twin sisters, just sixteen, smiling for the photographer, unaware that they would be dead the following day. I know two identical twins just like them, full of life, always smiling, full of hope.

This happened a generation ago, in a place a day’s drive away. How can humanity have sunk so low?

I have never been a believer in God, but I now hope I am wrong and that there is a supreme being who can bring some sort of meaning and peace for those who were victims of the Holocaust. For those

who willingly participated in this horror, I cannot bring myself to wish them forgiveness. I’m not convinced that they don’t deserve the fires of eternal hell. Maybe God can forgive, in which case he or she is a truly wondrous being with infinitely more compassion than I can begin to imagine.

I have always been squeamish when it comes to matters medical.

The sight of a hypodermic needle is enough to send me into a coma. In order to confront my fears, I became an emergency blood rider, delivering plasma to hospitals at night. The blood products were in chilled boxes and I had no problems with carrying them all over Essex. I was right chuffed with myself until one night I had to deliver to Queen’s Hospital in Romford. Having presented myself at the Pathology Dept, the technician decided to check the product. I vaguely remember her removing a bag of what looked like mushroom soup. The next thing I recall was waking up in a hospital bed, having apparently passed out in a spectacularly dramatic way in the path’ lab. The moral of this story is, if you have a phobia, accept it don’t confront it. Nobody likes a hero or a drama queen.

I once worked as a night bus engineer on London Transport. One of the bus cleaners was a guy called a Bob. He was weird. He would pick up half eaten burgers, cigarette butts and drink cans and stash them in his locker. We all assumed he was a bit of a nutter and gave him a wide berth. He died a few years back and some of us attended his funeral. His brother gave an oration which put us all to shame. What we didn’t know about Bob was that he had been a prisoner of war in Burma. In order to survive, he had to forage for food, eating whatever he could find. He and two other prisoners were the sole survivors of 1,300 inmates. We all left the church in tears and never talked about Bob again. Never have I judged anyone on appearance since.

CT Gardening - by Tom Cole Hurrah for autumn! For me, this is a great time of year for most soils to be cultivated. This is when they are least likely to be in use for growing crops and should be fairly workable. Heavy soils can be turned in the autumn and exposed to the frost to help break down clods. Light sandy soils that may be leached of nutrients over the winter are better cultivated just prior to planting in the spring - green manure crops sown in the autumn can help to alleviate this problem.

Cultivation is carried out primarily to produce a soil that is friable and easily worked, this enables plant roots to penetrate the soil and promotes seed germination. It also allows organic matter such as garden compost or well rotted manure to be worked into the soil. Organic matter that is worked into the soil is referred to as a soil conditioner; it improves the nutrient status, the water holding capacity and the soil structure.

Soil cultivation can damage the soil structure and care should be taken not to over work a soil or cultivate when it is wet.

On another note, if you are planting or just tiding up the beds and

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They conserve soil moisture by cutting down on the amount of water lost by evaporation from the soil surface.

They suppress weed growth. Many annual weeds can be prevented from growing and weed seeds are less likely to germinate if covered with a thick layer of mulch (a depth of around 5cm to 7cm is optimum).

Mulches help even out soil temperature fluctuations, helping soil to remain cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

They protect the soil surface from capping, acting as a physical barrier preventing damage by heavy rain or coarse sprinklers.

Mulches usually end up being cultivated into the soil, and so help to improve soil structure.

And if you are planting or renovating a bed, border or container, please look into using perennials. These are hardy plants that never become woody and live for a minimum of three years (usually much longer). Some plants included in this group are evergreen - eg, Hellebore, Bergenia and Euphorbia. Others die back to ground level each winter and regrow the following spring, like Aster, Helenium and Echinacea. If you’ve got perennials, you’ll be dividing them shortly to keep key plants floriferous and healthy.

Lastly, if you want to further your knowledge and understanding of these or other gardening jobs, please consider one of the following courses at Writtle University College.

We’re now taking bookings for our next RHS batch of classes starting in February 2019: RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Establishment and Maintenance, and for next September, RHS Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Practical Horticulture. Email tom. cole@writtle.ac.uk for information on availability of days and times.

If you’ve got more time, we also offer full time Level 2 & 3 programmes plus apprenticeships for those that want to ‘earn and learn’.

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If you’d like a shorter programme for say 1 or 2 days, then give our Short Courses a call. We’ve got courses on construction (erecting fences, paving and brickwork), general garden tasks such as pruning, propagation (new for this year we’re also running grafting courses), pruning, container gardening, successful care of lawns and growing fruit and veg. For the professional, a whole load of competence certificates covering arboriculture, pesticide application and use of various machinery and equipment.

Happy Gardening!

For any gardening tips contact Tom Cole, Horticultural Lecturer, Writtle College, Chelmsford, CM1 3RR by post (including a SAE) or by email at tom.cole@writtle.ac.uk.

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Rossini’s is Now Open!

Rossini’s at The Two Brewers is now open for lunch and evening meals. A successful launch night at the beginning of October saw 35 diners receive a free pint of Italian Moretti lager and 50% off their bill in return for being guinea pigs for the launch of the new to Chelmsford, Italian restaurant Rossini’s inside The Two Brewer’s pub on Springfield Road. Feedback collected on the night includes the following comments: ‘Food Excellent’ ‘Friendly Service’ ‘Can’t wait to eat here again’.

Owner Ross Saunders said, “we knew it would be busy having a full launch night and we’re glad people had a good time. There were a lot of comments about how nice the décor was and people have been really positive. We got to try out our new systems, and overall it was a resounding success and we’re happy to be open for business.”

Rossini’s serves pizza and pasta dishes as well as Mediterranean inspired specials, including steak and fish dishes. With a £6 happy hour and ‘kids eat free’ in October and November, Rossini’s caters for everyone; couples, groups of friends, families and parties.

Rossini’s is open Tuesday - Saturday (12 - 2.30pm and 5.30pm - 9pm) and Sunday (12 - 5pm). Happy Hour is Tuesday - Friday (12 2.30pm and 5.30pm - 6.30pm).

CT Food: Faux Suds - by John Jacobs For years October meant one thing, beer. The first week was handed over to sitting in an enormous tent in Stuttgart enjoying multiple steins and listening to German techno rock played by men in lederhosen. Three years ago I gave up alcohol for less liver troubling pursuits, but I still miss it. More so now that Chelmsford has its own Oktoberfest in Central Park. What I have discovered though is that I tend not to frequent the pubs and bars anymore.

Mostly this is to avoid temptation, but also because there’s not a lot of availability for us teetotal folk. Granted, if I were five years old I’d be well catered for. There’s no limit on the availability of cola, lemonade, fruit juice or water. Increasingly, that’s the message I get - there’s very little in terms of alcohol-free lager and wine in our bars and eateries.

I’ve been sampling quite a few recently. The big brands have come a very long way in terms of variety and flavour. Low, or alcohol-free wine however still has a long way to go. Nevertheless, I think our local watering holes and restaurants are missing a trick here. This month BBC News reported that twenty five percent of sixteen to twenty four year olds don’t consume alcohol. If we believe that statistic, that’s a huge, largely money earning demographic. I’m digressing somewhat.

Back to the beer festival.

The food at Oktoberfest has always been refreshingly varied. You can choose from roast chicken or roast pork. That’s it. For vegetarians you have a choice of chicken or pork and vegans are welcome to try the health platter which is just like the vegetarian option but with a tomato cut into a flower.

I did venture out of the beer tent to find something more traditional to eat and happened upon a Bavarian restaurant just outside the city centre. It was the kind of free spirited establishment that didn’t tie themselves down by avant-garde technicalities such as food that was edible. My scant understanding of German led me to order something that looked like a severed limb in glue. I gave it a try but locals kept pointing and laughing encouraging me to pay leave.

On my second attempt I found an Italian restaurant where I felt a little more confident in identifying menu options. If like me, you live in Chelmsford city centre, it gets a little difficult finding a restaurant that isn’t Italian but nonetheless, it was a welcome sight.

I don’t normally choose pasta when eating out. I like trying dishes that I wouldn’t normally cook myself, but after the protein party that is Oktoberfest I was suffering chronic carb withdrawal. I’m glad I did, as the pasta served in the tiny café restaurant I found was the best I’ve tasted in years, so I’ve tried to reproduce it here for you. The whole dish takes only fifteen minutes to prepare and cook so great as a quick fix.

Have a great month Chelmsford. Next month, begins the countdown to Christmas...

Chorizo and Pancetta Macaroni (Serves 2) Ingredients 120g pasta 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 chorizo sausage, sliced 130g pancetta, diced 1 handful chopped fresh basil 1 small handful rocket Method Place the pasta in a boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes, or till al dente.

Meanwhile, add olive oil to a frying pan and add the chorizo. When starting to crisp, add the pancetta. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove to a bowl when done.

When the pasta is done, drain away the water and place in the bowl with the chorizo and pancetta. Toss well and sprinkle a little bit of basil on the top. To finish off serve with some rocket.

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What’s on in the Area

October Friday 19th Bassment - Backwater Channels Presents: The Dark + Hunt For Titans + Ragweed + Different People + Mike RL Civic - One Man Stranger Things: A Parody The Golden Fleece - The Repertoire Dogs Star and Garter - Rewind Saturday 20th Bassment - All Night Indie Disco! (free entry + 50% off drinks before 11pm) CCFC (home) - Chelmsford City FC v Chippenham Town Galleywood Heritage Centre - Essex Society for Family History Open Day The Golden Fleece - Red Leaf Star and Garter - The Stents St John Payne - Model Railway Exhibition The Transition - Nice Up! Untied Brethren - Warehouse Blues Band Sunday 21st Civic - Little Baby Bum Live Cramphorn - One Man Shoe Star & Garter - Open mic/jam United Brethren - Christian Smith (4.30pm) Monday 22nd United Brethren - One Tree Hillbillies Tuesday 23rd Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance (classes for beginners & improvers - www.danceasy.co.uk) Civic - Milkshake! Live Galleywood Heritage Centre - Talk: Borneo & Beyond an Amazing Journey Wednesday 24th The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Al Nichols’ Blue Harlem Civic - Iain Stirling - U Ok Hun? X Thursday 25th Bassment - Acoustic: with Minnie Birch + Entertainment for the Braindead + We Are All Fossils + Katy Forkings Civic - The Sensational 60s Experience Cramphorn - Dr Who and the Daleks (U) The Golden Fleece - Quiz night The Lion Inn - Comedy night Friday 26th Bassment - Rubber Soul presents: The Jam Project (The Jam tribute band live) Cathedral - Lunchtime concert Cramphorn - Goldilocks and the Big Bad Wolf The Golden Fleece - The Hit List Star and Garter - Fast on the Draw Saturday 27th Bassment - Monster Mash Halloween Party! (see Facebook for details) Civic - M&G Lullaby Concerts 2018: The Musical Puzzle CCFC (away) - Oxford City v Chelmsford City FC The Golden Fleece - Charlie’s Aunt Star and Garter - Dead Man’s Hand Page 12

Saturday 27th Continued The Three Elms - Halloween Cider Festival (live rock covers band, Fleeced at 8.30pm) The Transition - Laughter Yoga United Brethren - Rough ‘n’ Ready Sunday 28th Civic - Beyond the Barricade The Golden Fleece - Exposed Acoustic Sessions United Brethren - Robin Bibi (4.30pm) Monday 29th Civic - Steve Peat - Bikes & Beers Cramphorn - The Devil’s Bride Tuesday 30th CCFC (away) - Concord Rangers v Chelmsford City FC Civic - My Mother Said I Never Should (by Charlotte Keatley) Cramphorn - Carry on Screaming! (PG) The Old Court Theatre - The Pride The Transition - Just Imagine Illustrators Group Wednesday 31st Civic - My Mother Said I Never Should (by Charlotte Keatley) Cramphorn - Frankenstein (PG) & Dracula (15) The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Tony Jacob’s Swell Party (£17.50 admission) The Old Court Theatre - The Pride United Brethren - Paolo Morena

November

Thursday 1st Chop Bloc - Day of the Dead Salsa Party Bassment - Bassment Blues Jam Cramphorn - Halloween Special: The Exorcist - Director’s Cut (18) The Golden Fleece - Quiz The Old Court Theatre - The Pride Writtle Library Community Cinema - The Wicker Man Friday 2nd Bassment - Shakey’s Sessions: FyreSky + Trash Monroe + Torque Armada Cathedral - Lunchtime concert The Golden Fleece - Beggar The Old Court Theatre - The Pride Saturday 3rd Admirals Park - Chelmsford Round Table Fireworks Bassment - A Night with Queen (Andy Poole’s Rhythm With Booze Orchestra live) – SOLD OUT CCFC (home) - Chelmsford City FC v Eastbourne Borough Civic - We’re Going Places Danbury Eves Corner - Fireworks The Golden Fleece - Hit Parade The Old Court Theatre - The Pride United Brethren - The Blues Spiders Sunday 4th Bassment - A Night with Queen (Andy Poole’s Rhythm With Booze Orchestra live) Cramphorn - Chelmsford Jazz Club - Nicola Farnon Trio The Golden Fleece - Asylum’s Sunday Service Star & Garter - Open mic/jam

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Sunday 4th (continued) United Brethren - Rich Young (4.30pm) Woolpack - GC’s Jazz Club: Jazz Guitar Ace Simon Hurley & Graeme s Culham Trio (8pm - free admission) innetring g e b Monday 5th New ses starn Cramphorn - Women 100: Born in clas autum Flames (15) this th Tuesday 6 Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance (classes for beginners & improvers - www. danceasy.co.uk) Civic - Les Misérables Cramphorn - Finding Joy Galleywood Heritage Centre - Spitfire Down, Chelmsford 1940 The Transition - Launch of the Ideas Festival Wednesday 7th The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth 07946 733379 Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Pete Allen’s Hot Four with Dave Browning Civic - Les Misérables Thursday 8th Anglia Ruskin University - Smashing the Glass Slipper (talk and debate) Bassment - Jazz Funk Monthly (live) Civic - Les Misérables Cramphorn - Antarctica (14+) The Golden Fleece - Quiz Friday 9th Bassment - Late Night Indie Disco!

CCFC - Slim Chance Cathedral - Lunchtime concert Civic - Les Misérables Cramphorn - Charlie Chaplin: Shoulder Arms (U) & A Dog’s Life (U) The Golden Fleece - Big Cheese Saturday 10th Bassment - The Feelgood Band (Dr Feelgood tribute) CCFC (away) - Weston-super-Mare AFC v Chelmsford City FC Civic - Les Misérables Cramphorn - The New Grass Cutters The Golden Fleece - The Luminetric The Transition - Atma Prema - Inner Peace United Brethren - Steamhouse Sunday 11th Civic - Belly Dance Through the Looking Glass Cramphorn - La Sylphide United Brethren - 80s Disco (4.30pm) Woolpack - GC’s Jazz Club: (8pm - free admission) Monday 12th Civic - Shakespeare Schools Festival Tuesday 13th Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance (classes for beginners & improvers - www.danceasy.co.uk) Cramphorn - The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (U) Galleywood Heritage Centre - Scrabble Group meeting Wednesday 14th The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Atila Sings His Favourite Songs

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Civic - Phil Crosby Jnr - The Great American Songbook Cramphorn - How (Not) To Live In Suburbia (14+) The Golden Fleece - Illicit The Public Hall, Collingwood Road, Witham - Rich Clifford & The Young Once (box office: 0345 017 8717) Saturday 17th Bassment - Emjay Sessions: Morrisey & Marshall + Indigo Face + Joe Anderton CCFC (home) - Chelmsford City FC v Truro City Civic - Little Stars Circus Galleywood Heritage Centre - Essex Society for Family History monthly meeting The Golden Fleece - Cakehole Mafia The Transition - Miss Kiddy & the Cads United Brethren - Tanya Piche Band Sunday 18th Galleywood Heritage Centre - Remembering 1918 (free exhibition) Star & Garter - Open mic/jam United Brethren - Trev Gentry (4.30pm)

Chelmsford Community Gospel Choir Celebrates 10 years of Glorious Gospel

Saturday 3rd November at 7pm at Life Church (Elim), Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG. Come along and celebrate 10 years of soulful singing. Glorious Gospel includes our audience favourites, and supports Farleigh Hospice in memory of our dear friend Margy who sang with us for the last time this year. A great night out! www.chelmsfordgospelchoir.com

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CT Business: A Game for all the Family - by Lindsay Whitehouse Oh for those long hot days of summer. Just where to go and what to do now on these miserable, dark, cold, dull and wet late autumn and winter nights and days?

Well the answer is close by, even if you can’t immediately see it when walking through our city centre. How about Chelmsford City Bowl on Rivermead North next to Anglia Ruskin University? I went along to have a look. It is owned by local entrepreneur Mike Kirkham and the manager for day to day running is another Mike, Mike Blower. Laura Newberry has oversight of the City Bowl and another of Mike Kirkham’s businesses, Madison Heights in Maldon.

The City Bowl building used to be exclusively for snooker and back in the day megastars like Steve Davis and Jimmy White have appeared there. Just over two years ago Mike Kirkham decided that Chelmsford really needed a ten pin bowling alley, so he converted the business into the City Bowl.

The upstairs holds true to its roots. It’s a snooker club for members, with 11 full size tables. Downstairs holds a 10-lane bowling alley with lots of English pool tables and countless high definition TV screens dedicated to all kinds of sports.

I had half expected to fine an anodyne, sterile and lifeless building with no atmosphere, just the pounding of ten pins and balls - I was quite wrong. The décor follows the trend for a distressed look, one pioneered by another Essex entrepreneur, Jamie Oliver. It really works.

I asked Laura to tell me about her customers and her plans for the business. The customers cover all ages from toddlers to people in their 80s. A huge part of the business involves parties for children, mostly on Saturdays and Sundays, although the centre is open 7 days a week. These childrens’ events are very popular as they combine party games with bowling and a food and drink menu that will appeal to the whole family. The place is safe with lots of room to roam.

Parents can park for free right outside, and the non-driver can enjoy a nice chilled beer whilst watching the football, cricket, golf, rugby or any other offering.

The business’ proximity to the university also attracts students.

They must find this a great place to go and chill and forget about essay deadlines. I know from my own days of studying that it is really important to find a safe place to go with your mates. If you can also have a drink, chat, pass some time and put some comforting food inside you, then you will forget about work. Students can afford to go there as well.

This is not a place where age defines you. People from the university of the Third Age come along in numbers every week and have a wonderful time. There are also bowling aficionados who are members of ten pin bowling leagues and come in for their competitive fix throughout the year.

I thought that the place would be used to a much greater extent by men, but Laura was quick to put me right. She pointed out that a significant number of ladies also come along. The business is more and more popular with workmates coming for a night out together without travelling huge distances or having to break the bank. I would imagine that an office night out would be terrific fun where you would not have time to be bored.

Laura is keen to advertise Christmas nights out where there will be a special Christmas platter available to complement the bowling, drinks and party atmosphere. I have sat through some incredibly dull boring office Christmas parties in my time. How I longed for something like this: games to play, different people to talk to, no sitting in the same seat trying to stifle a yawn - and no compulsory Christmas dinner for the 4th time that week, oh bliss!

The menu contains all the things that you want on a comforting day out. There are traditional pub classics like sausage and mash, gammon, fish and chips, along with chilli, pizza, pasta, chicken done in any variety you like - and of course, great burgers. Mike Blower was really keen to emphasise that all the food is fresh, prepared on the premises and purchased locally. So through his suppliers, he could probably tell you which farm your burger came from.

I was very attracted to the all-day breakfast. It will not be long until I call in for the breakfast, read the papers that are available, catch up with sport on the TV and generally just relax and enjoy some down time.

This really is a place for every age group and ability. Laura and Mike both pointed out that wheelchair users have full access to every part of the building. There is special equipment to enable wheelchair users and others of restricted mobility to bowl safely and enjoy this activity with their whole family. That must make for a fantastic inclusive day out.

It is also a place for a couple of mates to call in for a game of pool and a beer or pizza after work when you just want to chill. A quick google search will take you to the website. I felt comfortable and at home here. I did not feel the need to dress up, it has the feel of a club with that easy familiarity that comes with it. It avoids the exclusivity of a club, so that anyone going for the first time would feel welcome.

This type of business relies on repeat custom. So it is vital to have a good offer, that is value for money, and where you go home feeling relaxed. Entertainment, food, drink, a bit of a challenge, what more could you need?

I really had not expected such a wide range of things for the whole family to do. You don’t have to wait for the weekend or for someone’s birthday; a family of four can pop along for a meal, drinks, have a game of ten pin bowing and still get a bit of change out of £40.

During the day quite a few different groups of people call in and there are a number of regular attenders from people who attend day centres. These customers build up a special relationship with the staff and really look forward to their visit. Some of the staff have worked there for a very long time, so their familiar friendly faces are very important to the customers.

What I particularly liked was the confidence that Mike Kirkham has in his team. He has empowered them to get on with the job. He has particularly empowered Laura to raise the profile of the business and inject her customer service and retail skills into developing the City Bowl. There is a moral there for every business owner. Delegation not abdication.

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Focus on Baddow Road

In years gone by Baddow Road was known for the Odeon (where the multi-story car park is now) which saw some iconic gigs from the likes of Dr Feelgood and The Cure.

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In 1958 the road was flooded - see the photograph on the opposite page!

Today and we have the newly open Moto Pizza, offering many varieties of wood fire cooked baked pizza. Opposite is Polignano Deli with its traditional italian ingredients and products - you can also eat in.

One of the newest establishents is Counter Culture Games, a place you can visit and buy board games or even just pop in and play board games with others. It has proved very popular since opening!

NOW OPEN! Wild Threads has been in Baddow Road for a while now and has some amazing vintage clothes as well as vinyl. Next door is iSquad who will fix your tablets, laptops and mobile phones.

Just recently Larger Men’s Clothing has relocated in to the space which was formerly Pamela’s on the corner near the back of Bar and Beyond.

Other recent additions to the road are The Courtyard bar and Se7en Elephants indian restaurant, who have been a regular advertiser with us since they opened. I have not eaten there yet but have heard good things from those who have!

Elizabeth House has in the last few years been renovated and turned in to modern serviced office space, meeting rooms and virtual offices.

The bars and independant shops Baddow Road make it a great place to visit for food, drinks or to buy something a bit different!

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Wildlife Corner - by Nick Green September saw more unsettled weather with increased cloud cover, rain and cooler temperatures as prevailing southwesterly Atlantic weather dominated proceedings.

Bird migration is now well underway and migrants are slowly drifting southwards towards Europe and Africa. This includes raptors/birds of prey species like honey-buzzard, red kite, marsh and hen harriers, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, merlin, hobby - and osprey.

The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is found on every continent except Antarctica and is mainly a summer visitor to the Western Palearctic, breeding in northern and eastern Europe.

In Britain, with persecution the species became extinct in 1917, but breeding

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Osprey (copyright: Glyn Evans) recommenced in 1954 and the population has steadily increased, with breeding now in Cumbria and North Wales and there has been a reintroduction scheme at Rutland Water. Adult birds return to their breeding grounds as early as late March.

In Essex, the osprey is an uncommon passage migrant but records are increasing. Spring passage peaks in mid May, then secondsummer (immature) birds head northwards about a month later.

In autumn, passage peaks in mid September with a few occurring in October and even November - virtually all records have been of singles. Favoured sites include Abberton and Hanningfield Reservoirs, but records come from many sites along the coast and other inland waters.

Essex Selected Wildlife Highlights Whales: Beluga off East Tilbury from 25th (less than 20 UK records).

Birds: Wrabness: wryneck. Naze: red-breasted flycatcher. Abberton Reservoir: 9 great white egrets (county record), 3 cattle egrets, ferruginous duck, purple heron, glossy ibis. Bowers Gifford RSPB: glossy ibis, Vange: red-necked phalarope. Lower Raypits EWT (near Canewdon): pectoral sandpiper, stone curlew, Thames seabirds, juv roseate tern, manx shearwater.

National Selected Highlights Shetland Isles: American white-throated sparrow, yellow-breasted bunting. St Kilda: snowy owl. Orkney: lanceolated warbler.

Musselburgh: American white-winged scoter. Frampton RSPB: stilt sandpiper. Norfolk: black-browed albatross.

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Yes I Have Bunions… Just like Posh Spice!

Whilst we can be bombarded with glamorous pictures of celebrities, sometimes it’s the less glamorous pictures which endear them to us and allow us to feel better about our own little imperfections.

Posh Spice is a name we are regularly used to hearing about as a fashionista turned designer. However, recently she has been making headlines for another reason: her painful bunions.

So what is a bunion exactly? A bunion is a bony lump on the side of the foot which is often accompanied by the big toe leaning towards the second toe. It is possible to stop a bunion from getting worse through sensible footwear and non-surgical treatment, but the only way to correct a bunion is through surgery.

Any surgery involving bone has a relatively long recovery period (6-8 weeks) which is the reason Posh Spice has reportedly put off having the procedure, as she won’t be able to wear high heels for at least 16 weeks afterwards. However, as we come into the autumn months when flip flops go back into the wardrobe and closed-in shoes are a must for the next six months, now might be the perfect time to

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remove those unsightly bumps. It is important to be fully informed about the surgery, but it can be a great relief after years of bunion pain.

Unfortunately there is no medical evidence to show that bunions can be corrected other than by corrective bunion surgery. However, this foot surgery is much more successful now, with predictably good results and a much quicker recovery. It can be performed as a day-case procedure (under general anaesthesia, sedation and local anaesthesia) with recovery at home. Different procedures are used for hallux valgus correction depending on the severity of the bunion deformity.

Most patients can return to normal footwear (eg training or lace up shoes) in two weeks and driving in 4-6 weeks following surgery as long as there have been no post-operative complications.

Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Mr Jason Nandlal practices at The Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital and has many years’ experience of successfully treating bunions.

So now, thanks to Posh, we can admit to our little foot imperfections, and for those of us who want to do something about them, you can phone for a consultation with Mr Nandlal on 01245 253 760 at The Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital.

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Therapy - by Chelmsford Therapy Rooms Hi folks, Jenny here! This month we have an article by Barry Bennett (one of the hypnotherapists at Chelmsford Therapy Rooms). I’m not a fan of Strictly Come Dancing, but I have heard of this ‘curse’ that Barry is writing about in this issue. I loved reading this article; I too have treated many clients with esteem issues for many different reasons. Here Barry talks about esteem in terms of relationships. It’s a great read, I hope you enjoy!

The Curse Strikes Again!

The so called ‘Curse of Strictly’ appears to have struck again. Yet another celebrity has been caught on camera in an act of betrayal.

Comedian Seann Walsh has been photographed kissing his Strictly partner and has subsequently been dumped by his girlfriend.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Arlene Phillips, an ex-judge on one of the most popular and talked about shows on TV, expressed her opinion that due to the nature of the show, the fact that a celebrity and professional dance partner are thrown together in a very physical and intimate way for hours on end, day after day, any cracks or weaknesses in a relationship will surface.

Following the end of the relationship, Walsh’s girlfriend talked of his aggressive and controlling behaviour, revealing that he had repeatedly overreacted and belittled her when she had questioned him over his actions and behaviour in the weeks leading up to the incident.

prescribed anti-depressants at the age 13; she is now 22!

The following comes from the Relate website: “One of the most helpful first steps if you feel you’re in an abusive relationship is to speak to someone outside of it.

“If you can talk to someone who isn’t involved, they might be able to lend you a little perspective.”

Therapists such as myself, as well as counsellors, do however have the time to listen and to ask questions and gradually reveal the root cause of the issue. We then have the time, the skill, knowledge and experience to work with the client to help them rebuild their self esteem and confidence. Therapy through hypnosis (hypnotherapy) is a fantastic way to reprogramme the subconscious in order to undo the harm done by emotional abuse, which then enables the client to grow in confidence and believe in and be true to themselves again.

To quote Wellbeing Coach Sally Bee: “Once you start being true to yourself, you will attract people who value you because they feel utterly secure in your honesty.”

Barry Bennett is a therapist at Chelmsford Therapy Rooms who can help with a multitude of issues. Please see our therapist list on the the website at www.chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or you can email info@chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or call 0330 100 5162 to enquire about an initial consultation.

Alternatively, Barry’s own company website is www. bbhypnotherapyessex.com, his email is barry@bbhypnotherapyessex. com and his telephone number is 07715 252 877.

Whether she was talking about recent developments in their relationship or behaviour that had developed over the period of that relationship is unclear. What is clear is that she had woken up to the fact that his need for control had turned the relationship both toxic and emotionally abusive.

However, she now has the opportunity to build a new and happier life.

It is not just celebrities that are caught up in toxic relationships.

Recently I have been seeing a number of clients, of both sexes, who have come to me for help to deal with the feelings of anxiety, stress and depression following the breakdown of a relationship.

Often, they had not realised that their partner was controlling and/ or manipulating them. They had become isolated from friends and family and in addition to anxiety and depression were also suffering from feelings of inadequacy and self doubt and that all too common belief that ‘maybe I am just not good enough’.

What a statement to make. When questioned as to what such a statement means to that person, it becomes clear that their partner had, over the course of time, slowly but surely chipped away at their self esteem until their confidence had become such that their feelings of unworthiness and low self worth led them to believe that they literally were not good enough for their partner, and that it was their fault when he/she had strayed.

Once these damaging seeds of self doubt take hold, they start to grow in the mind of the client who then starts to question themselves, not just in respect of the relationship but in so many other aspects of their life. The client becomes more anxious, has difficulty sleeping, can often discover that they gain weight due to comfort eating and becomes depressed without really understanding why.

The client may approach their GP for help with the result that the often overworked and time pressurised GP does not get to the root cause of the issue and will simply prescribe antidepressant medication which just papers over the cracks and can lead to long term dependency. A case in point is a young client of mind who was Page 20

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Find Your Flow in My Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class!

- by Mandy Haynes The start of September saw the start of a new class at Hummingbird Pilates & Yoga. Bright and early on a Saturday morning, you can join me for beginners’ Vinyasa Flow. Incorporating deep full body stretches, gentle flowing sequences and pranayama, this class will help prepare your body and mind for the weekend.

What is Vinyasa Flow?

Vinyasa can be translated as ‘arranging something in a special way’ - such as yoga poses that are arranged in a flowing sequence. In vinyasa flow, each movement is synchronised with a breath to flow from pose to pose. Sun Salutations often form a basis for this style of yoga, with different poses being fed into the sequence to create varied and inspired sessions.

Vinyasa is also the term used to describe a specific sequence of poses (plank to chaturanga to upward facing dog to downward facing dog) commonly used throughout a vinyasa class.

The pranayama (extension or control of the breath) generally used in a vinyasa flow class is Ujjayi (victorious breath) - this pranyama acts as an anchor as you move from one pose to the next. It also assists in building heat and movement of energy (prana) in the physical body as well as create a mantra to settle the mind.

In this beginners’ class, we will spend time focusing on the breath that guides us through our practice and take a slow and gentle flow through the sequence of poses. I will cue the inhalations and exhalations that guide you from pose to pose, but it won’t always be the case that your breath is in time with mine - don’t panic! It takes time and practice to find the rhythm between breath and movement; I am your guide and if nothing else I am reminding you to not hold your breath, which is often the case if you are concentrating on what is coming next, but to keep it going - as long as you are breathing and moving, you are doing fine!

As it is an early morning class we will also spend more time warming up the body with plenty of stretches to prepare your body to flow. Our class will always end with a relaxation in Savasana (corpse pose), often with the addition of a guided meditation which can increase self awareness and help to keep you focused on the present moment during your relaxation. You will leave the class energised, uplifted and ready to start the weekend!

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The benefits of practicing yoga are endless. From the physical benefits of building strength, flexibility and balance, improving your posture, releasing tension, increasing blood flow and boosting immunity, to - and in my opinion more importantly - the benefits to your mental well-being.

Yoga can help you to maintain your focus and concentration, quieten a busy mind, reduce stress, anxiety and depression, improve sleep and increase inner strength, self esteem and confidence. In short, yoga can make you healthier and happier! So what are you waiting for?

You can join me by booking your space online at www.hummingbirdpilatesyoga.co.uk. We look forward to welcoming you!

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Children and Young People Risk Becoming Involved in Gangs

Independent charity Crimestoppers is highlighting that children and young people across Essex are at risk of becoming involved with gangs and the violence and abuse that often follows.

Many young people join gangs for protection, or say that it makes them feel part of a family. It is not only young men. Young women are also recruited and routinely suffer sexual violence to control them.

Crimestoppers charity wants to raise awareness of the issue and encourage Essex residents to speak up 100% anonymously to help keep young people safe. Our charity gives people the power to speak up, stay safe and stop crime by calling our professionally staffed 24-hour UK contact centre on 0800 555 111, or by using the untraceable anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

In a recent report from the Children’s Commissioner for England, it was stated that the number of children involved in gangs could be as many 46,000 and may be even higher.

Many young people associated with gangs speak of the dangers of gang membership. They can be transported to other parts of the country to deal drugs and be put into dangerous situations, such as carrying weapons, and exposed to violence including knife crime. In Essex, the number of weapons offences last year rose by 50%.

Gangs can start this process at school or parties where innocent children can provide them with potential recruits as they are less likely to have come to the attention of the authorities.

“I would urge parents and young people to visit the Fearless website (fearless.org) which is a youth service guided by Crimestoppers that develops effective anti-crime resources and advice for young people and their families. We know that many young people who are not involved in crime in any way may pick up information from school and friends on crime but are too scared to report it. Now Fearless provides them with a safe place to pass this information on - 100% anonymously. Always.”

Youth professionals and teachers will also find many useful educational resources available on the site.

Caroline Wiggins, Chair of the Essex Community Safety Network, said: “Parents must play a key role in alerting their children to the risks.

They need to make sure they know what their children are doing, who they are spending time with and look for any signs that their children might be being groomed or involved in gangs. I would certainly encourage parents, their children and anyone working with young people to visit the Fearless website and access information that will help them prevent further wasted lives and wasted futures”.

Colin Dobinson, spokesperson for Crimestoppers in Essex, said: “As gangs expand their networks into Essex, they need new members and actively groom vulnerable young people, many from 11 years of age, sometimes even younger, to entice them into working for them.

Tuesday Club - by Michael Taylor

Going to the pub you say to your nearest and dearest, before you disappear out the door, Just a spot of socialising you say, to talk about your team’s latest bore draw, But it’s more like a few pints and the brandy chasers to avoid doing your chores, The Tuesday club is where you go to unwind and to tell a rude joke or four.

But then it’s Wednesday and you’re thinking must stay in tonight with the wife, Because you know that if you go out it’s going to be trouble and strife, It turns 6 and it’s time to walk the dog, or so you say to her delight, Until she realises the reason, and you know the trouble you be in when you return later that night.

Then it’s Thursday, that’s date night so you’ve been told, Where you taking me darling, she asks if I can be so bold, Not to the local again she says, as she gives you a look so cold, A look that could kill as if you had swallowed some deadly mold.

Then it’s Friday and the start of the weekender, Time to go out on an all night bender, But you take wife to the new pub The Pretender, To keep her happy, as you know The Tuesday club is not far away, you serial offender!

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Handing over the Reigns - by Kellie Jones My wonderful friend and Strala Yoga guide Allyson has been doing an amazing job whilst I’ve been away, and I’m happy to say she is going to continue to write this column for Hummingbird. I’ll be back with a brand new column in the new year, but for now I thought I’d share with you my last newsletter to our Hummingbird members...

This time was spent doing much soul searching and I have finally decided that after 16 years of running a studio, it is time for me to start a new adventure and take a new path. Hummingbird has been my baby and I have nurtured and loved it with all my heart for a long time with the strong desire to help others heal and discover themselves. Due to the amazing power of pilates, yoga, meditation and all the wonderful workshops I have organised and attended over the years, I have healed, grown and discovered my authentic self.

This stuff works! So therefore I would not be teaching you anything if I stayed and continued, because I would not be listening to my soul’s calling.

So with great excitement I am happy to announce that I will be handing my reigns over to Steve, our wonderful manager and yoga teacher extraordinaire. My wonderfully talented business partner Ellie will be continuing on the Hummingbird journey along with Steve and I wish them both all the luck and love in the world. Please support them as they adjust into their new paths as everyone is always trying their best to keep you all happy and healthy.

Running the studio is a huge responsibility and takes a lot of energy so please be mindful of this as the dust settles.

Dear Hummingbirds, I have some very important news to announce so please take your seats. As many of you know I was due to take an official sabbatical from Hummingbird for 3 months from the 1st June. Due to emergency surgery to remove my appendix on the 15th May it has been a little longer than planned. The good news is I am very well now and managed to complete my 300 hours Advanced Strala Yoga Training in NYC, despite the August heatwave.

Finally, I would like to thank you all for your support over the years and wish that you all continue to heal, nurture and grow with the support of our wonderful team of teachers at Hummingbird.

Love yourselves, love each other.

With love & gratitude, Kellie xx

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The Essex Industrial School in Chelmsford - by Stephen Norris Chelmsford had an industrial school for wayward and destitute boys from 1872 and it was certified in 1873; Joseph Brittain Pash had opened the school in several houses in Baddow Road. It was initially financed by subscriptions and subscribers could nominate boys who would benefit from being sent there. In 1876 a £5,000 grant was given by the Essex Quarter Sessions and £2,000 by the West Ham school board in return for 20 reserved places and a new purpose building was opened off the Rainsford Road in 1879 at a cost of £10,000. The police and magistrates could use the 1866 Industrial Schools Act when boys were caught stealing, begging, or were simply homeless.

By the end of 1879, 111 boys had been admitted from all over Essex.

There were subscribers from all parts the county, but a large number of them were from Chelmsford. The Essex Chronicle was pleased that the ‘average cost per boy was only 17 - 18 shillings per weeks’. Pupils were given a basic education and were also taught practical skills in ‘tailoring, shoemaking, carpentry, gardening, laundry and kitchen work’. Despite this, the Chronicle reported in 1880 that ‘there was considerable difficulty at the present time in obtaining a suitable situation for the lads’. Successful attempts were made to get some of the boys to settle abroad and in 1882 13 boys were placed in Canada and 3 boys went to Queensland.

An inspector gave a good report on the school saying ‘the boys are in good health and look cheerful and bright and well cared for’. A good proportion of the boys were on the 4th and 5th standards. A later inspector did however mention that the level of punishments could be reduced by a ‘more carefully drawn out system of rewards, marks and encouragements’. Perhaps therefore, it was not be surprising that there were regular newspaper reports about boys escaping from the home. In 1883 there was evidently a serious lapse of discipline by boys ‘who had produced much mischief and incited others to defiance and disorder and had to be sent away to prison’. Five years earlier, cells had been added for unruly boys.

The timetable was devised so that there were few moments for relaxation; an early start was followed by half a day’s schoolwork and half a day’s industrial training plus housework. There were no servants apart from the housekeeper. Firm religious education was considered essential but was non denominational, although some of the local Church of England clergy expressed concern that the school was founded and run by nonconformists. Despite the tough elements of the regime at the school, there is little doubt that Pash and his extended family cared a great deal about the welfare of the boys. His daughter Ellen was secretary of the boy’s Band of Hope and for many years she took a class on Sunday evenings when her mother, Mrs Pash, was in charge of the Sunday evening class arrangements. As an honorary lecturer under the Essex Technical Instruction Committee she used to lecture the boys on a wide variety of useful subjects. She also used to speak to the boys at meal times and on wet days. Ellen started a wild flower garden for the boys after collecting the necessary plants and seeds on trips into the countryside with the boys. In 1902, the year before she died, she gave each boy a cedar wooden pencil with his name upon it in gilt letters. She had recently been involved in the establishment of a magazine at the school.

By the 1890s most of the funding for the Industrial School was coming from the county council. As with the workhouse however, the great and good of the town liked to support the institution. During 1890 the Weekly News noted that the boys at the school, who had behaved well during the year, were taken on a day excursion to Southend and that this was funded by local dignitaries. In the same year ‘the Christmas Day dinner consisted mainly of roast beef and plum pudding; and several old boys shared in the repast, having come home for the holidays’. The Mayoress, Mrs FA Wells, was present for the 1901 prize giving at the school.

The Industrial School had 150 boys in January 1915. 44 left during that year and 42 were admitted. Of the 44, 16 were placed on farms,

10 returned home, 3 went to Canada, 5 joined the army, 2 went into the hotel service, 7 went into other occupations and 1 was boarded out.

In 1920 a new uniform for going out was introduced, designed to look less institutionalised. Three years later, there were rumours the school was to be closed because numbers had fallen from 150 to 90. It was now sustained by government grants, subscriptions and contributions from parents. The rumours proved to be unfounded and the school was renamed the Essex Home School in 1925.

1926 saw the death of the school’s founder Joseph Brittain Pash aged 87. He had also run the agricultural machinery business opposite the market. By the time of its jubilee in 1922, more than 1,800 boys had passed through the school. In 1929 a new hall for recreation and gymnastics was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex and the school went on to have considerable success at boxing. By the 1930s the school had its own theatre and swimming pool, as well as the band which had been originally formed back in the previous century. In 1933 the school was certified as an Approved School for boys between 6 and 16.

By the 1970s the school was under the full control of the County Council. In 1976 the school’s pupils were entered for the first time in O level and CSE exams. This and other changes were introduced by the new principal Alan Stephens, but he was hindered by a long term fall in numbers. Three years later the County Council took the decision to close the school, which caused an outcry locally, but the school then only housed 22 boys when it had the accommodation and facilities to keep 82 ‘wayward’ children. There had been a withdrawal of referrals by London boroughs, with a resulting loss of income. A heated debate followed as to whether the school had gradually obtained a bad reputation, but it was certainly very expensive, costing £301 per child per week - 4 times the cost of a boy at Eton! Existing staff tried to get support for a move to accept girls in a newly created school. This would not however, have produced the required numbers and the school closed in 1980. The buildings were demolished in 1987.

The Sadd Memory Room at Maldon Museum It was once one of Maldon’s main employers and ran for a period of 265 years under the name John Sadd & Sons. It is part of Maldon’s heritage that is still in living memory; memory which has been preserved in one of the rooms on the upper floor of the Maldon District Museum.

In this room we have a selection of all the tools used in the carpentry aspect of the business, a collection of exhibits from the sports clubs of Sadd and information on the sailing barges owned by the company with a model of the MTB 796 warship built by Sadd. We also have a model of the overhead gantry which was situated at their timber yard and used to unload the timber that had been transported to Maldon from Canada, Scandinavia and Russia. An entire wall is given to display pictures of members of the Sadd family, and a little piece on Myra Sadd Brown, a member of the suffragette movement who was imprisoned in 1912.

Whether you used to work there or have had a parent or grandparent who worked there, there is plenty to see of a bygone era in Maldon and Essex history. Whilst Maldon Museum is now closed for the season, we still accept group bookings. Contact us by email at enquiries@maldonmuseum.org.uk for more information.

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Graduates Celebrate Achieving Specialist Qualifications Writtle University College graduates celebrated the conclusion of their specialist courses at two ceremonies at Chelmsford Cathedral.

With many of the students embarking on study at Writtle (near Chelmsford) in order to bring their passion for their subject to life, they are now set with an applied qualification and practical experience for the industries and sectors they wish to work in.

According to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 91% of Writtle University College graduates last year were in employment or further study six months after graduation - and the prospects look good for the class of 2018 too!

Emily Abrey from Saffron Walden, graduated with a BSc Agriculture (Crop Management) and has already started a full time position as a SoilQuest Account Manager with agronomy firm Agrii.

She said: “Experience in this industry is crucial when job hunting and I’m grateful for the flexibility Writtle provided, which enabled me to work two days a week with Agrii’s Research & Development Team while studying for my degree.

“Working at Agrii has ground-truthed what we learnt in class and it was really useful seeing some of the issues in a real life situation.

It also enabled me to build key contacts within the industry and develop my knowledge to a higher level.”

Eleanor Hosegood from Burnham-on-Crouch, graduated with a BSc (Hons) Landscape and Garden Design with First Class Honours. She said: “The course covered a broad range of skills that are needed in the industry, which allowed me to discover my passions and develop my skills in areas that were weaker.

“Since graduating, I have been working at Liz Lake Associates, where I have been able see how all the skills I have learnt can come together in real life projects, whilst working together in a team similar to the studio environment at Writtle.”

Adam Newson from Brentwood, graduated with a BSc (Hons) Landscape and Garden Design with First Class Honours and is continuing to study at Writtle for an MA Landscape Architecture.

He said: “The graduation ceremony was a great way for us all to celebrate our achievements! The community you’re part of at Writtle, and the fact that you’re treated as an individual with lots of access to lecturers, has made my experience both fun and educational.”

Lauren Hunt from Rayleigh is one of the first graduates from the Integrated Masters in Veterinary Physiotherapy, which she passed with distinction. She said: “The course gave me confidence and the clinical, practical skills I needed to walk straight into a hydro/physio job at Buddies+ in Colchester. I am also lucky enough to remain at Writtle in a lecturing position, which I jumped at because of the amazing lecturers there who I can continue to learn from, and the friendly environment. I love working in my dream job and look forward to the many challenges to come!”

Sophie Allen, from Kesgrave near Ipswich, also graduated from the Integrated Masters in Veterinary Physiotherapy, said: “My course gave me the skills and ‘tool box’ needed to approach cases successfully as a veterinary physiotherapist. I am currently working at K9HS as part of the team of veterinary physiotherapists, and also starting up my own self employed business alongside this.”

At the ceremonies, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Founding Chancellor, gave an address to inspire graduates in which she drew on her extensive parliamentary and international charity experience.

Born in Hatfield Peverel and married to Bernard Jenkin MP for

Harwich and North Essex, she told graduates that she believed they had “the power to change the world” with technology at their command that no other generation could dream of.

This year’s graduation ceremonies were all the more special as it is the 125th anniversary of Writtle University College.

Established in 1893 as the County Laboratories, its portfolio of courses has branched out from its agricultural and horticultural roots, with a range of animal, equine, business, sport and design programmes, as well as study in bioveterinary science and veterinary physiotherapy.

College level courses, apprenticeships, and short courses join degrees and postgraduate awards.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Middleton recounted some of the year’s highlights, including a partnership with the agricultural engineering company Crawfords, a £2million investment in equine stud facilities, a new Higher Education Study Hub, and the launch of an Equine Academy.

“This year is our 125th anniversary and I am very proud to be ViceChancellor of an institution with such distinguished alumni,” he said.

“Those graduating this year now join this group, which includes government ministers and leaders of successful land based businesses. We look forward to hearing about what they go on to achieve as the newest members of the worldwide family of Writtle graduates.”

Apply now and join a university college where 89.2% of final year undergraduates said they were satisfied with the teaching on their course, with increases in overall satisfaction in every area of the National Student Survey 2018.

Find out which specialist course is right for you at writtle.ac.uk.

Legendary Horticulturist and Journalist Receives Honorary Degree!

Celebrating with graduates at the morning ceremony at Chelmsford Cathedral was Peter Seabrook MBE, the well known horticultural journalist and consultant, who was given an honorary degree from Writtle University College.

Peter, who studied at Writtle in the 1950s, has gone onto a distinguished career. He is gardening editor at The Sun after more than 40 years, and was a presenter on Pebble Mill at One on BBC 1, Gardeners’ World on BBC 2, the BBC’s Chelsea Flower Show coverage and - for 20 years - on Coast to Coast on PBS in North America.

“There are hundreds, indeed thousands, like me who have a debt of gratitude to Writtle for their education and their friendships,” he said.

In his address to students, he showed why he has had such success in broadcasting, provoking many laughs when he produced a spade: “As a ten year old at a village school when 50 of us were taught by one master, I never would have thought I would fly across the Atlantic on Concorde twice; hover over an active volcano in Hawaii with a producer urging me to say insightful things when I could only think of the incineration waiting below; meet most members of the Royal Family; fly to Los Angeles, meet up with the TV crew there and fly on to New Zealand, stay in six hotels, travel on seven more flights and return home at the end of the week with six, 30-minute programmes on tape...

“And it’s all because of this. A spade. It just happens that I could use it better than most people!”

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Rotary and Inner Wheel The connection between a meeting of ladies, all individually related personally to a Rotarian, in Herriott’s Turkish Baths in Manchester in 1923 may not seem to have much immediate connection to the women of Chelmsford in 2018, but their meeting led ultimately to the formation of International Inner Wheel in 1967.

Today there are well over 100,000 members worldwide, in 101 countries, from Norway to Nigeria, from Uganda to Ukraine. In many countries being a member of Inner Wheel may be the only way a woman’s voice can be heard at all. It is now one of the largest women’s organisations in the world, holds regular national and International Conferences and has representation at the United Nations.

There are 600 clubs in Great Britain with nearly 15,000 members. At present Chelmsford has two clubs - Chelmsford Mildmay and Chelmer Bridge. The main objects of the groups were, and remain, to foster friendship and to seek out opportunities for service within local, national and international arenas.

Like Rotary, Inner Wheel realises it has to develop to remain an active and vibrant organisation and, to that end, the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in GB&I has created a Membership and Development Committee to revitalise the organisation by building on good practice, promoting Inner Wheel’s public image, encouraging new members (whilst retaining existing ones) by being prepared to continually adjust their thinking and rules. Inner Wheel has, and continues, to make use of social media such as their web pages and Facebook to share ideas, celebrate events and reach a wider audience. Locally Inner Wheel uses Chelmsford Community Radio’s Rotary Round Up to publicise and advertise events and has had a voice on BBC Essex on one occasion! Inner Wheel seeks to work alongside local businesses and voluntary groups in their communities.

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in local walks and activities to raise awareness of their own work and of others in the community. For instance: • • • •

Members walked the length of Southend Pier to support BEAT. Walked out to meet Byrhtnoth at the end of Maldon Promenade to publicise the local hospice movement.

Planted bulbs in Hyde Hall publicising the End Polio Now charity.

Planted a bed of Inner Wheel rose bushes in Chelmsford’s Central Park.

Today, members no longer have to have any personal connection to a member of Rotary to join Inner Wheel. Any like-minded women who believe in promoting friendship, community service and fostering international understanding are welcome at the invitation of the club.

See www.innerwheel.co uk for more information. For more details of Rotary visit www.rotary1240.org.

The connection with Rotary continues and on 17th December Rotary and Inner Wheel are working together to put on another great Christmas concert in Chelmsford Cathedral which will feature some talented local young musicians and speakers. Tickets are £10 and profits will support two local charities - Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

For more details either visit the websites above or call me on 01245 260 349. There is always a warm welcome for new members.

Stan Keller

Nationally, Inner Wheel members raise over £1million each year for national and international charities and carry out countless acts of service locally. Over the last few years the local clubs have, alongside other activities: • • • • • • •

Responded to help those affected by the Cumbrian and Somerset floods as well as the Grenfell fire.

Supported the Wheels’ Project which resulted in wheel chairs, trollies and similar wheeled items being donated to needy organisations.

Actively supported the Great Baddow Races each year by marshalling, registering, operating the bag drop and providing hospitality.

Supported the annual Inner Wheel and Rotary Christmas Concert.

Worked with the Chelmsford Male Voice Choir with other local charities to raise funds.

Organised the twice yearly Shoe Sale in Galleywood in association with Hotfooted Shoes.

Manned stalls at the Christmas Fayre at the Cathedral and the Baddow races.

Thus they have supported local charities such as CHESS, Barrow Farm Riding for the Disabled, MENCAP, the Stroke Club and International Projects such as Mary’s Meals, Water Aid, Shreepur Village, Sight Savers.

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Stargazing with Mark Willis - October/November October 21st, 22nd: Orionids Meteor Shower produces up to 20 meteors per hour. The nearly full moon will block some of the fainter meteors this year. The Orionids tend to be quite bright, so it could still be a good show. Look just above Orion. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight.

October 23rd - Uranus at Opposition: Look east, the planet will be almost level with the Moon in the south. The planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun, brighter than at any other time of the year and it will be visible all night long. The best time to view Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.

November 5th, 6th - Taurids Meteor Shower (producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour): Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location. If you spot Uranus, you’ll find the Taurids to the left.

November 6th - Mercury: This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.

November 7th - New Moon: This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because

there is no moonlight to interfere.

November 17th, 18th: Leonids Meteor Shower is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. After midnight will leave quite dark skies for what could be a good early morning show.

Although meteors tend to radiate from their home constellation, they can appear anywhere in the sky.

As usual, email me with any questions...

Mark Willis presents Willis Wireless at the new time of 12pm every Tuesday afternoon on Chelmsford Community Radio on 104.4 FM and online at chelmsfordcommunityradio.com.

Twitter: @WillisWireless Email: mark.willis@chelmsfordcommunityradio.com

December/November Issue Deadlines: Artwork - 11th November Articles - 3rd November

Chelmsford Creative Collective Who are you and what do you create?

I’m Lynn Excell and I draw, paint, take photos, write, crochet and embroider... and anything else I fancy having a go at!

How would you describe your working process?

“Messy! I have a million different ideas going on in my head at any one time, so I sometimes get distracted from what I first intended to do. But, when I’m into something, I get very engrossed and don’t want to stop. Some of my work is very loose, and some, like my line art work, is very detailed and precise.”

Who or what inspires you to be creative?

“My two sons inspire me every day to view the world differently, which is a good kickstart for imagination, and I am so inspired by the wealth of talented local artists I’ve become friends with over the last few years. They make my mind pop with ideas all the time. My partner encourages my dreams and is my biggest fan, so he inspires me to go further.”

Tell us about your most recent project.

“I’m currently finishing a ‘gin’ design to put forward as a mural for The Moulsham Tap pub, but I’ve also recently painted a large Peter Rabbit and photographed a cake smash for my great nephew’s first birthday!

Diversity is key in my work!”

Have you got any workshops, exhibitions or other events coming up?

“Yes! I’m so very excited to be involved alongside other artists in a Chelmsford Light Parade being run by Vicci Button, who I worked with last year on a Rain Art project for the city. We will be running workshops to get people involved in making lanterns etc for a Light Parade of Peace through the city centre.

“I’ll also be getting involved in The Big Draw in October with other artists, lots of exciting things involved including the launch of a Chelmsford Drink and Draw!

“Free Art Friday is something I will be aiming to do very soon; look up the Facebook page to see what it’s all about!

“Also, I recently got some craft stalls together for a great event on 30th September called One Cool Day in aid of people whose home is the street.

Cool to be Kind organised the event at Chelmsford City football ground and it was a great event!

What does Chelmsford Creative Collective mean to you?

“When Candy Joyce first thought up the idea of creative people getting together just to socialise and network, I jumped at the chance of going along. As I said, I really get inspired by other people that are in the creative industries. CCC has proved to be really popular and I’m constantly telling people about it. It’s a place where I can find out what’s going on, meet up with others and get involved in different things. I’m so glad to be involved with CCC and Ignite, it feels as though Chelmsford is coming alive with creativity!”

You’re stranded on a desert island with three items of your choice what would they be and why?

“Very, very difficult question as I feel lost without all my avenues of creativity around me! But I guess I could probably find something to write/draw on, so would take a never ending pencil. I would probably take a crochet hook and find some grasses to crochet into something, and a photo of all my loved ones. Not very practical, but I’m really not a practical kind of person!” www.lynnexcell.co.uk; Facebook: Lynn Excell Art; Instagram: @ lynnexcellart; email: lynnexcellart@gmail.com.

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