The City Times September/October 2017

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Issue Number 48: 15th September - 13th October 2017

CT Welcome Hello readers, Welcome to the September edition, it is our 4th anniversary of creating The City Times. A big thank you to all of our advertisers, writers - and of course you the readers!

We are back at Chelmsford City FC on 29th September with Dr Feelgood. Then we have Wille and the Bandits on the 3rd October followed by Limehouse Lizzy on 14th­October (see page 7 for more details).

Enjoy your month!

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CT Fashion - Fall Favorites It’s that time of year again: The nights are drawing in, Saturday night in on the sofa becomes even more attractive and the leaves start falling… It’s when the cardigans come out and ankle boots are dug out from hibernation - autumn... What better than an autumn/winter style update to keep you warm through the cooler months?

Here’s a rundown of this year’s fall favourites...

Suit the occasion with autumnal colours: Expect lots of deep reds and oranges this season. And it’s all about the tonal dressing too.

What does that mean? I hear you cry. Well, simply put, wearing the same colour in different tones to almost ‘block out’ your own outfit.

Try a dress and a slightly darker jacket if you’re feeling up to it.

The uplifting slogan: There’s nothing better than female empowerment - and now we’re getting encouragement on our tops. Some say controversial, some say it’s just for fun, but this autumn you can definitely make a bold statement. Tops with slogans like ‘The Future is Female’ (£10 at Peacocks) or ‘Females of the Future’ £15 from Topshop are all the rage right now. If you’re not feeling particularly feminist but fancy a slogan tee, I recommend the ‘Choose Love’ T-shirt sold on ASOS for £19 - all proceeds go to the Help Refugees charity. Fashionable, compassionate and affordable.

Supersize sweaters: Think knits that your granny would be proud of - oversized jumpers and cardigans, the fluffier the better. Pastel colours outlive the seasons and can be worn simply with jeans and a pair of ankle or knee high boots. My top tip: if you’re wearing a chunky sweater, stick to an unpadded bra (I often go for my lightweight sports bra!) underneath if you’re feeling brave, leaving your knitwear to make a statement and not leaving you feeling oversized.

Razzle and dazzle from head to toe: Well mainly toes will be sparkling this season with the dazzling shoe this autumn/winter season. Think flats with glitter and heels with an embellished jewel to keep your toes on trend. New Look sell some great peep toe heels for £27.99 that will have you strutting right through to your Christmas

party and Dorothy Perkins have the perfect sparkle toe work court ‘Glenda’ for £22.50 - what better way to keep dazzling through the darker months?

Get waisted: There’s nothing better than a nipped in waist when it gets chillier. And thank goodness the high street still agrees - so you’ll be able to find the old faithful jackets and trenches with tie waists and belted dresses, too. Warm and on-trend - win win. My favourite picks would be Warehouse’s collection of belted dresses (some at £10 as I write this) and H&M have some fantastic offerings at affordable prices too. Team these with boots and tights as it gets chillier this season.

One shoulder wonders: It may be too cold now for all of our décolletage to be out, so the answer is… the one shoulder wonder. Still stylish and sexy, but just not as goosebump inducing as the Bardot or strapless options we’ve been used to all summer. Consider ruffles (such as Ruffle One from Warehouse - £17) or Dorothy Perkins’ one shoulder top for £24 - teamed with either a high waisted pair of trousers or jeans to make a statement - without cold shoulders.

A few shades of grey: the suit of the season is grey and tailored, with a twist. This year it’s about keeping it simple and fitted, light and smart. New Look, Simply Be and River Island all have appropriate styles that can be dressed up for work and play.

Some Autumn/Winter Favourites for Men The quilted jacket: Bring the comfy inside out with this season’s jacket trend for men, the quilted jacket. Traditional styles would include the been-around-forever Barbour Heritage jacket (£99.95 Barbour), but if you’re feeling a bit more trendy you could consider Topman’s various offerings, with a slightly more puffy edge to them, ranging from £45-65.

Graphic knitwear: Slogans are not just for girls. The graphic and slogan knit is an autumn/winter favourite for the boys, too. Consider a graphic print from ASOS - starting at £12 or if you’re feeling flush Valentino have some very funky offerings - from around £800!

Double trouble: This autumn/winter the jacket and suit of choice is the double breasted kind (I will avoid making any jokes here though it is difficult). Burton, Reiss and River Island all have smart, affordable styles to keep the furrier fellows on trend and smart.

Rebecca Forde is a writer with a penchant for fashion, great literature and drinking a lot of coffee. She writes for pleasure on her blog and is creator of Scribble Panda - a small business offering tutoring and writing services. You can contact her by emailing rebeccaforde@hotmail.co.uk. © All Images River Island

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Music by Nick Garner

September is already here and the summer is all but over, but the music keeps going on - and Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective still have a couple of festivals left to play, and many other gigs too.

August Bank Holiday saw the United Brethren (UB) pub in Chelmsford celebrate its first year under new ownership - and they did it with a festival on the Saturday and Sunday, which we helped to programme and run.

We brought acts in from all over, some who have played there before and we had DJs playing in between the live acts. Paul Mclean kicked it off playing his 80s vinyl singles and then we had Clare Free playing a solo set and then back to Paul. Next up on the outside stage was Booga Red who were fab. Then it was DJ Dave Arscott (Rubber Soul) playing a great mix of music.

The next act was Sheri Kershaw, who writes and sings beautifully.

She was accompanied by guitar and bass. Then back to Dave on the decks. It was our turn next, Jamie Williams Collective - but without any drums sadly, but we still played well (or so everyone told us) and we had fun. The rest of the DJ sets were played by Keeping it Soulful, who were excellent.

which is about Suzi Quatro. A great fun song - and I have seen Suzi sing on stage with them at the monthly Blues Jam. Sadly she was away on tour this time, so could not attend. The band played an hour long set led by Ian, a real larger than life character - he is charismatic, a great singer and very funny too, you cannot help but love Two Non Blondes.

It has been quiet for me and Paul as far as putting on live music goes, but all of a sudden it’s going manic again. As you read this, I will have just put on Malcolm Bruce on a Saturday gig at the Bassment with Stu’s Front Room. Next we (Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective) are playing three gigs in one week in Norwich, Hastings and Folkestone.

On the 21st September at the Bassment we have John Verity (who played in Argent along with Southbound) then on 23rd our second Saturday show at the Bassment with a double header of the Roy Mette Band and Stony Road. Then it’s to Chelmsford City FC for the next three; with Dr Feelgood and the Connor Selby Band on Friday 27th and on Tuesday 3rd October we have Wille and the Bandits and Claude Hay. On the 14th October Limehouse Lizzie and the Joe Anderton band play, so busy times ahead.

Up next was Paolo Morena who always pleases everyone with his skills and musicianship. A special guest next; Dave Sharp - one of the original founding members of the Alarm, who are hitting the road again to celebrate their 30th anniversary. The last act was Small Town Rumour who stunned everyone with their incredible four part harmonies, and again great musicianship.

Later in October at the Bassment we have Fran McGillivray returning on Thursday 19th then on Friday 27th Elles Bailey returns as part of her new album tour launch. On Halloween we have a special Rock the Bassment event running from 3pm to 9pm with four great bands, starting with Heavy Load (who are three of Split Whiskers) playing great rock covers, then The Hot One Two (THOT) - a great new rock outfit playing original songs. I think they sound like a cross between Iron Maiden, AC/DC and the Stones.

We then welcome back for the first time in their new format, Red Butler. Then we have with The Dirty Strangers, who sound like the Rolling Stones meets the Clash - Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Brian James from the Damned have all played with them and with DJ Chuckles.

There is a lot more going on all over Chelmsford as well, so check out our What’s On guide. We also have some big meetings to do with the Arts and Cultural Festival, so we are keeping positive that we get the support that we need to make this happen for Chelmsford.

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

The pub was rammed and they had an outside bar (which we think they are going to keep) and two great food stalls. All this gave it a real festival feel. On the Sunday they had a DJ day and with all the positive Facebook posts from the day before you could hardly move as the DJs played a mix of reggae, soul, ska and more.

Scott and his team said the weekend was a roaring success - and the good weather helped as well.

Down at the Bassment Two Non Blondes agency had a special event with Dr Zero and the Hotheads releasing their single Suzi on the Wall

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

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CT Gardening by Tom Cole

With all the warmth and rain we’ve had recently I’ve been out and about undertaking the sometimes long arduous task of hedge trimming. A mechanised hedge trimmer makes it considerably easier, but they can be hazardous and tiring to use. As with all machinery it is important to receive training prior to use and work with health and safety in mind at all times.

At this time of year deciduous (hawthorn, privet, beech, hornbeam, hazel, Forsythia and Ribes sanguineum), evergreen (box, Escallonia, Lonicera nitida and yew), can all be clipped into shape.

Hedge trimmers have either one or two reciprocating blades that cut as they move. Some cut on both sides, others only on one.

Mechanised hedge trimmers can be powered by battery, electricity or are petrol driven.

Petrol Driven Hedge Trimmers Advantages: Disadvantages: Powerful.

Can be heavy.

No electricity cable to limit movement. Noisy.

Electric and Battery Hedge Trimmers Advantages: Light weight.

Quiet.

Disadvantages: Must be near power source.

Not very powerful.

Maintenance Hedge trimmers require regular servicing, and petrol driven machines do have a tendency to be difficult to start! Always carry out the prestart checks and keep topped up with lubricant.

Pre-start daily checks (as required) Fill with petrol/oil mix.

Petrol trimmers are usually two stroke machines, which means that

they require a mix of petrol and twostroke oil. This varies with the model but will be either 50:1 or 25:1 (consult the operator’s manual). A 50:1 mix contains 50 parts of petrol and 1 part oil. Sachets of oil are commonly used to avoid the need for measuring. The petrol and oil should always be mixed in a petrol tin not in the machine. Ensure they are well mixed so the ratio remains constant and agitate the mix if it has been standing.

Lubricate the Cutting Bar The cutting bar needs lubricating on a regular basis as the two bars moving past each other can quickly heat up and wear. The lubrication point is usually at the base of the bar on the main body of the machine. Consult the manual for details.

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Check the blades for any damage.

Check that all safety devices such as guards are in place.

Check that all switches function as they should.

Check that electric cables are not damaged.

Check that the circuit breaker is functional.

Check the general condition of the machine.

Hedge trimmers will need to be cleaned at the end of the day to remove plant sap which can otherwise dry and clog the action of the blades. They should be stored with the safety guard on in a lockable dry shed.

Longer Term Maintenance Blades will need to be sharpened regularly. The blades will need realigning and tightening. Petrol engines will need to be serviced and electric trimmers should regularly be safety tested.

Most of these tasks are best left to a professional machinery service person.

Personal Protective Equipment When hedge trimming, the following safety clothing/equipment and procedure is necessary: • • • • •

No loose clothing.

Steel toe cap boots.

Long trousers.

Ear defenders.

Goggles (or better still, a forestry helmet with ear defenders, face shield and helmet).

Health and Safety All hedge trimmers can be potentially hazardous machines, there are several ways of reducing the risks to the operator.

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Always receive training on a new/unfamiliar machine before use Work in pairs.

Ensure tools and equipment are in good working order.

Wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Do not work for prolonged periods - you will risk vibration disorders and muscle fatigue.

Do not walk backwards whilst hedge trimming.

Never work in wet weather especially when using electricity.

Always use a circuit breaker (RCD) with electric machines.

Be aware of electricity cables at all times.

Do not over reach when working on trestles.

Do not work from ladders.

Good luck and happy gardening!

For any gardening tips contact Tom Cole, Senior 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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Our Place, Your Christmas

CT Food By John Jacobs The Lazy Person’s Guide to Dinner Parties

Here are some of my favourites: Make a lazy starter: A cheese platter. I know you think this is a post dinner thing with which to drag out the port. Not so. Grab a chopping board, unwrap a few unwrapped cheeses with a selection of biscuits and crackers. Done. If you really want to push the boat out, throw some olives or dried fruit in there.

I fell out with my peers at age sixteen. As a social group we were all out of our hormonal depths trying to discover our identities, our orientation, our unique selling points to an adult world that we neither understood nor recognised. We dipped toes into illicit passtimes, the politics of societal inequity, bizarre experimentation with hair gel and modified clothing. We hadn’t then crossed over into bizarre experimentation with modified bodies.

Don’t forget to wear an apron to greet your guests to give the impression of having slaved all day in the kitchen. Take clean pots and pans out of the cupboard and place them upside down on the draining board, convincing your guests that you’ve just washed up after cooking.

My first true love, Chrissie (though she didn’t actually know this, as talking to girls without crippling ineptitude was as yet unfamiliar to me), used to refer to our little part of North London as the Goldfish Bowl. She was right. We all looked roughly alike, listened to similar music, drove similar heaps of garbage with SRi and/or XR3i emblazoned on the back and rarely ventured beyond Hampstead in the north, or west of Shaftesbury Avenue. East and south London was where the wild things lay and as such, were unnecessary for us to visit.

I harboured a yen, a secretive desire within that I kept guarded. A longing profound and peculiar. I daren’t speak of it openly: I wanted to hold dinner parties...

Dinner parties for fabulous friends bedecked in sensible sweaters.

Hosted in my three story Lincolns’ Inn town house behind mullioned sash windows frosted from the cold and misty within from the warmth of half a dozen voices in relaxed conversation.

Over the years I’ve been privileged to cook for celebs, politicians and even a prime minister or two, but nothing beats treating your friends and family. I know from your messages that many of you shy away from the dinner party construct - they can be demanding if you allow them to be. Barbecues on the other hand are less stressful, usually boozy and no-one really cares if the food isn’t up to Marco Pierre-White standard. Dinner parties need not be a challenge if you prepare well though and of course, cheat a little.

Use cooked food and add the frills. There’s nothing wrong with buying a cooked chicken and putting other things with it. Buy a pre-prepared salad and add a few chopped walnuts, pomegranate seeds or fried bacon lardons.

There is a growing movement that suggests that we are prepared to buy in entire meals. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Tesco’s own research found that thirty percent of its ready meals were bought with the specific purpose of dining with friends. If you add or alter these foods in any way, you’re invested in it. Don’t be embarrassed to admit it (wait until someone asks of course. You may well get away with it).

Keep it simple - You’re neither competing on Masterchef or at the mercy of Gordon Ramsey. Leave the molecular science stuff to Heston.

Don’t get battered before the guests arrive - That one is self explanatory. At least wait until the food hits the diners.

Lastly, dinner parties are rarely about the food. The food is merely a pleasant by-product of spending time with your friends and loved ones. They don’t care if the home made ravioli looks like something you’d embarrassingly get at a chemist. Have fun, relax, it will work out. If not, there’s always take out.

Have a wonderful month everyone.

John

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What’s On in the Area

Friday 15th Asylum - The Fanny Pads + The Hornets + The Fleas Bassment - Rubber Soul: Snowboy (DJ set) Chelmsford Cathedral - Lunchtime Concert Civic - Voice of the Heart: Karen Carpenter Tribute Cramphorn - McLaren (15) The Golden Fleece - Grounds for Divorce The Lion Inn - Cover Up Star & Garter - Stony Road Saturday 16th Asylum - Charity Northern Soul Night Bassment - WDR & Friends Presents: Garage Rock & Psych Special!

Essex County Cricket Club - Mamma Mia! The Golden Fleece - Ultimate 80s Star & Garter - Lithium Sunday 17th Civic - Halfway to Paradise: The Billy Fury Story Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Tuesday 19th Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance Classes for Beginners & Improvers (www.danceasy.co.uk) Civic - The Gruffalo The Three Elms - The DW Jazz Quartet Wednesday 20th Bassmnet - JAR Presents: Suspects + Woodmans + The Penny Antics The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Ray Gelato & The Giants Civic - The Gruffalo Thursday 21st Asylum - KTF + A Bribe For The Ferryman + Spine of Glass + Conform To Serve Bassment - Blues & Roots in the City: John Verity + Southbound Civic - Fastlove: A Tribute to George Michael Cramphorn - White Feather Boxer The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Friday 22nd Bassment - The Delta Jacks + MG Boulter + Goodbye Brighton + Electric Pyramid Civic - Ultimate Bowie Cramphorn - Wonder Woman (12a) The Golden Fleece - Mushroom Clown Star & Garter - Thirsty Work Saturday 23rd Asylum - Steve Hooker Bassment - Blues & Roots in the City: Roy Mette Band + Stony Road Cramphorn - King Lear Hylands Park - All About Dogs The Golden Fleece - The Hit List Star & Garter - Strongbox Sunday 24th Bassment - Mencap Fundraiser Comedy Night!

Chelmsford City FC (Away) - Poole v CCFC Cramphorn - The Magic Flute Hylands House - Wedding Show Page 12

Sunday 24th Hylands Park - All About Dogs Museum of Power - Cars and Coffee Meet Museum of Power - Steampunk Essextraordinaire III Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) The Warren - Classic and Supercar Show Monday 25th Cramphorn - Wonder Woman (12a) Tuesday 26th Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance Classes for Beginners & Improvers (www.danceasy.co.uk) Civic - All Shook Up The Three Elms - The Sounds (60s cover band) The Three Elms - The Blues Experience Wednesday 27th Bassment - The Fellowship with Guthrie Govan The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Ken Peplowski & Julian Stringle - ‘The Clarinet Maestros’ Civic - All Shook Up Thursday 28th Asylum - Wartime Nebraska + Leon Helsby + Three Birds Blind + Josie Tullett Bassment - Hemmingway EP Launch/The Lemoncurd Kids Civic - All Shook Up Cramphorn - The Cat and the Canary The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Star & Garter - Acoustic Jam Friday 29th Asylum - Musicians Against Homelessness: KOOPA + Mr Happy Chainsaw Bassment - Mother’s Jam Presents: The Theme + Panic Island + Bee Arnold + Plastic Barricades Chelmsford City FC - Dr Feelgood + Connor Selby Band Civic - All Shook Up Cramphorn - The Cat and the Canary The Golden Fleece - The Replik8ters Star & Garter - Fishing for Robots Saturday 30th Asylum - Mercury Rising + Black Zephyr + Audrey Ripper Bassment - False Advertising (UK tour) + The 1969 Club + Third Dart The Bay Horse - The Bearded Gypsy’s Trade Fayre Chelmsford Museum - Festival Day Civic - All Shook Up Cramphorn - The Cat and the Canary The Golden Fleece - Frog on a Robot Star & Garter - TBC The Three Elms - Jamie Williams Collective October Sunday 1st Cramphorn - Chelmsford Jazz Club Museum of Power - Astaria Model Village Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Woolpack - GC’s Jazz Club: With guest, Richard Exall (saxophone/clarinet) & Tim Huskisson Trio (8pm - free admission)

Please note, all events are subject to change. Please visit the relevant websites or Facebook pages for more details

Monday 2nd Cramphorn - The Midwife (12a) Tuesday 3rd Bassment - Acoustic Special: Thomas Leeb + Richard Capener + Paul Barke + James Bernadout Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance Classes for Beginners & Improvers (www.danceasy.co.uk) Chelmsford City FC - Wille & the Bandits + Claude Hay Civic - Rich Hall’s Hoedown Cramphorn - La Boheme Wednesday 4th Bassment - Lucis Flux (ex Gringo Star) UK tour Civic - Buddy Holly and the Cricketers Cramphorn - Lunchtime Concert The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: ‘Ella Fitzgerald’ Joanna Eden Thursday 5th Bassment - Bassment Blues Jam Central Park - Oktoberfest Civic - A Princess Undone Cramphorn - The Red Turtle (PG) The Golden Fleece - Quiz Night Friday 6th Asylum - Rollin’ Machine + Hot Tramp + Sun House Bassment - Shakey’s Sessions: 3 Foot High + Louise Parker Central Park - Oktoberfest Chelmsford Cathedral - Christina Johnston on tour Civic - A Princess Undone The Golden Fleece - The Rising Star & Garter - Storm Saturday 7th Asylum - Smiley and the Underclass + Jimmy Vorn Bassment - Beatles In The Bassment: Andy Poole’s Riddled With Booze Orchestra perform the full Abbey Road album Central Park - Oktoberfest Chelmsford City FC (Home) - CCFC v Eastbourne Borough Civic - A Princess Undone Hylands School - NCT Nearly New Sale Life Church -Sing Freedom! with Chelmsford Community Gospel Choir (see page 27 for more details) The Golden Fleece - Cakehole Mafia Star & Garter - The Kopy Katz The Three Elms - Homemade pie night Sunday 8th Cramphorn - Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders Museum of Power - Model Exhibition & Steam Day Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Tuesday 10th Boreham Village Hall - Ballroom and Latin American Dance Classes for Beginners & Improvers (www. danceasy.co.uk) Wednesday 11th Bassment - Wallop! Live indie, rock and all kinds of delights!

Civic - The Dreamboys Cramphorn - Lunchtime Concert Cramphorn - Coriolanus The Chichester Hotel, Rawreth - Belvedere Jazz & Music Club: Jazz Dynamos with Lucy Randall The Three Elms - Angie & Dave (covers duo)

Thursday 12th Bassment - Jazz Funk Monthly with Zak Barrett & Friends Civic - Star & Garter - The Phil Ball Band The Golden Fleece - Quiz night Friday 13th Asylum - Shakey’s Sessions - Acts TBC Bassment - Friday Night’s Alright! The Cool, Timeless Classics Cramphorn - A Man Called Ove (15) The Golden Fleece - Concourse Star & Garter - Adrenalin Saturday 14th Asylum - Deadsunrising Bassment - Macka B & the Roots Ragga Band (UK tour!)

Chelmsford City FC (Away) - Havant & Waterlooville v CCFC Chelmsford City FC - Limehouse Lizzy + The Joe Anderton Band Civic - Phill Jupitus: Juplicity The Golden Fleece - The Repetoire Dogs Star & Garter - The Locals The Three Elms - Tapas night Writtle Village Hall - Writtle Art Group Exhibition Sunday 15th Museum of Power - Antiques Fair Star & Garter - Open mic/jam (3-7pm) Writtle Village Hall - Writtle Art Group Exhibition

Please send us your events for the next edition (for events between 15th October and 15th November) to: editorial@itsyourmedia.co.uk

Sing Your Way Through Autumn!

Boat Trips Return to the Chelmer & Blackwater Essex Waterways, the IWA subsidiary company that runs the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, has brought the trip boat, Victoria, back to the waterway after the boat‘s former operator ceased its use in 2016.

Now the children or grandchildren are back at school, what will you do this autumn? If you are a man or a woman aged in your 20s to 80s we can offer you a relaxed enjoyable evening making new friends and singing with others.

Essex Waterways acquired the 48 passenger, 57ft wide-beam thanks to a grant of just over £30,000 from the European Leader Funds via the Rural Community Council of Essex. The company will use the boat to promote the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation making charter trips along the waterway.

Many people sing alone, maybe in the car or shower. Sing Out Loud is a community singing group where you can sing with others! We meet for 2 hours a week during term time (Central Colchester: Monday evenings 7pm for 7.15pm; Central Chelmsford: Thursday evenings 7.15pm for 7.30pm).

Navigation manager David Smart said: “Victoria was specially built for the Chelmer & Blackwater and has brought pleasure to many visitors for over 40 years. We‘re excited that this distinguished and popular boat is returning to allow more people to experience the delights of the navigation.”

Both groups learn the same repertoire so you can catch up at the other group if you miss a session. We don’t audition, nobody sings alone and you needn’t read music as we learn by ear.

Sing Out Loud is well known for a very warm welcome, so come alone or bring a friend. We take a break half way through for a cuppa and chat and to get to know each other.

We are invited to do several group performances each year.

Performing gives an aim to rehearsals and encourages both groups to meet. Though not obligatory to attend, after singers have performed once, they relish the next opportunity.

Victoria is operating from the fomer base at Papermill Lock at Little Baddow and is available for charter every day of the week with trips available from two hours up to a full day’s hire: enquiries welcome at victoria@ waterways.org.uk.

For the price of a pizza, instead of sitting home alone come out for a fun evening with new friends. You’ll sing new and familiar songs with others and soon you won’t remember a time before Sing Out Loud!

For details, phone 07853 132 633 or email info@sing-out-loud. co.uk, or visit the website: www.sing-out-loud.co.uk.

Sarah Beth photographed singing on a recent boat trip

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BAGS OF HELP ON OFFER TO BOOST COLLEGE’S OUTDOOR RESOURCES Chelmsford College are delighted to be in the running for further funding from Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help’ initiative. The college is bidding to bag a massive cash boost and is hoping you can help. There’s a short window to vote for the project at participating supermarkets (including Moulsham Street, Broomfield Road and Princes Road in Chelmsford) until Tuesday 31st October.

Every vote counts and winning the project means the garden can be developed by adding a garden workshop and teaching area, providing all round use.

Phase one of the project allowed the Secret Garden to be officially opened on Friday 26th May 2017. The project transformed a small piece of green space beside Chelmsford College into a garden which benefitted learners with disabilities and difficulties as well as the wider community. The garden provides an area of calm and tranquility and is planted to grow organic vegetables, herbs and fruit.

The next phase will further develop the garden to provide more all-weather accessible teaching resources so that the space can be used for wheelchair users under cover. The project’s development is likely to have a positive impact on the social and emotional well-being of students.

Jill Twiss, Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Administrator at Chelmsford College says: “Every time you shop, no matter how much or how little you spend, you can ask for a token and you can use it to support Chelmsford College’s Secret Garden - each token can make a huge difference!”

Tina Currey, Extended Learning Tutor says: “We are already making use of the area as an active and effecting teaching and learning environment in fine weather. It would be wonderful to be able to safely use and enjoy the space all year round.”

To vote for the Secret Garden project, you can collect a token from Tesco and cast your vote every time you shop. Voting is open in all Tesco stores. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its community funding scheme, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 - raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores - being awarded to local community projects.

Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £33 million to more than 6,400 projects up and down the UK. Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups every time they shop.

Every other month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions will be awarded funding.

Alec Brown, Head of Community at Tesco, said: “We are absolutely delighted to open the voting for September and October. There are some fantastic projects on the shortlists and we can’t wait to see these come to life in hundreds of communities.”

Groundwork’s National Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury, said: “We’ve been thrilled to see the diversity of projects that have applied for funding, ranging from outdoor classrooms, sports facilities, community gardens, play areas and everything in between.

“We’re looking forward to learning the results of the customer vote and then supporting each group to bring their project to life.”

Funding is available to community groups and charities looking to fund local projects that bring benefits to communities. Anyone can nominate a project and organisations can apply online. To find out more visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp. Chelmsford College has around 3,500 students and their focus is on ‘learning a living’.

Chelmsford College offers courses in a wide range of subjects including Extended Learning from Entry Level 1 to Entry Level 3.

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therapy by Jenny Hartill Hi everyone. Last time I looked at the process of hypnotherapy, but we’re not all hypnotherapists at Chelmsford Therapy Rooms, we also have counsellors and nutritionists. So that you can see the different types of therapists and therapies that are available, I asked some therapists to write a small intro about themselves so you can get an idea of the variety of therapists and therapies out there!

Hopefully you can get a more in depth view of these other alternative therapies on offer, so here are a few words from some of my fellow therapists at Chelmsford Therapy Rooms.

Heidi Livermore “I’m Heidi Livermore of New City Counselling. I’m a person-centred counsellor, which basically means that the counsellor and client work together to enable the client to feel that positive change is possible.

“When I moved to Chelmsford in 1980, we had half day closing on Wednesdays, and many of my driving lessons took place in the High Street (before it was pedestrianised, not just because I was a random driver).

“Before training as a counsellor, I worked in the city for 30 years and learnt a lot about anxiety, stress and anger. Before counselling became more mainstream, it was customary to either just suffer in silence or self medicate. Fortunately, things are changing.

“If you feel that bits of your life just aren’t working, please don’t feel that you have to struggle on your own. Get in touch and we can think about where you’d like to be.”

Sarah Day “Hi, I’m Sarah and I’m a nutritional therapist. I help men and women to achieve a healthier lifestyle by making manageable changes to their diet and lifestyle. Whether they have a health concern that they want to address such as digestive issues/bloating, low energy, weight loss, or if they just need advice on choosing healthier options.

spending time with my partner, reading, films, and all the usual stuff. I also like playing the Xbox, but I’m absolutely rubbish at FIFA!” Carleen Scott “Hi, I’m Carleen Scott. Working as a clinical psychologist, I enjoy specialising in working with clients who have experienced neurological difficulties, particularly acquired brain injuries. I have also worked with adults who experienced trauma as a researcher and therapist.

“I believe in working with our values, differences and possibilities.

Although we experience difficult or challenging times in our lives, by being connected with what we value can help empower us to overcome and manage anxiety, depression, challenges and stresses that come our way. I have trained to use evidence-based therapies and work integratively using various models such as CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness techniques and acceptance and commitment therapy.

“As a person, I think it is important to embrace what is different about ourselves and use this as a source of strength. We are more than the sum of our experiences; we each have stories to tell and learn from.”

So there you go! This is just a brief example of of the types of therapists that work from Chelmsford Therapy Rooms. As you can see, therapists are people too and many of us have our own life experiences to thank for choosing therapy as a career path. As private practitioners we work quite differently to the NHS as we do have more flexibility whether that’s flexibility with appointment times, session lengths or how long we treat a client for.

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

“I first became interested in nutrition about 5 years ago, my diet and lifestyle wasn’t the greatest! I was overweight and unhappy, but by making some big changes and being committed I was able to lose weight and feel so much better and more positive. I knew that what I put into my body had a huge impact on my health, so I then decided to study nutrition so that I could also help others.

“I studied for 3 years at the College of Naturopathic Medicine and am now practising privately. I really enjoy helping people and seeing how my clients have improved the way that they feel through good nutrition.”

Matt Harvey “Hi, I’m Matt Harvey, I provide cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in Chelmsford and the surrounding areas. CBT is a well known form of psychotherapy and is recommended for the treatment of anxiety and depression by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

“I specialise in working with complex problems, male mental health and the treatment of adults. My way of working is non-judgemental, insightful and stimulating, and I strongly believe in the importance of the therapeutic relationship, collaboration, working with people’s existing strengths and personalising treatments to precisely meet their needs. I also strongly believe in the importance of ensuring a good evidence base for a person’s treatment, so I only offer tried and tested treatments.

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The truth about postnatal exercise The truth is that that I’ve been a bit too busy getting to grips with motherhood to think too deeply about exercising. I had grand plans about getting back into exercise this month and had hoped to have completed some postnatal videos for you to download, but being a new mum I just haven’t got around to it yet.

Honestly, it has been more important to grab a few extra hours of sleep. So I’m just trying to listen to my body and give it what it needs.

I have been pushing the buggy most days (weather permitting) since pretty early on and find that a good buggy walk helps me to clear away the cobwebs of the day, giving me some headspace and most of the time, getting him to have a nap when he seems resistant to sleep. I’ve also been doing my pelvic floor exercises and really, in the first 6 weeks or so, that is all any of us should be doing.

Now that my baby is nearly 3 months old, I have just started yoga with Vikki at Hummingbird Pilates & Yoga, which is a lovely reintroduction to exercise, enabling me to take my baby with me and get back into some regular practice. I then plan to gradually start introducing a few pilates and yoga sessions of my own, which I will share with you online as soon as I’ve done them and mastered the art of video editing.

Exercise may feel like the last thing you want to do as a new mum but it really does have some great benefits: • • • • •

Boosting your mood by increasing your feel-good chemicals (endorphins).

Protecting you from aches and pains.

Boosting your energy levels.

Improving your strength and stamina, which ultimately make looking after your baby easier.

Helping you to shift any excess weight.

Exercise should be low impact to start with though. Yoga and pilates taught mindfully in a small group is ideal postnatally. At Hummingbird Pilates and Yoga we have loads of classes for you to choose from - so when you’re ready, think about trying our 30 day for £35 introductory offer (www.hummingbirdpilates.co.uk). This doesn’t include the postnatal yoga but does give you the opportunity to try a range of classes that would be suitable from about 8 weeks postnatal, provided that you’ve not had any problems and 10 weeks post caesarean, following a satisfactory postnatal check up.

Remember that the most important exercises in the first few days after birth are your pelvic floor exercises, so start doing them as soon as you can. Strengthening your pelvic floor will help to reduce swelling, aid healing and prevent incontinence. Pelvic floor exercises improve circulation to the vagina and perineum, helping to reduce swelling and bruising.

After giving birth, people often don’t feel like much is happening but this is normal, persevere with them and they should start working quite quickly. If you’re concerned, get your midwife, GP, or women’s health physio to check your progress.

Once you feel able to, try and take your baby out in their pram.

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Finding Solace in Silence - by Kellie Jones So last month I wrote about how yoga can help us stay strong through challenging times and help us overcome our ego minds that will, without fail, throw us a thought that could be potentially selfdestructive.

Myself and my family have just experienced the very rapid and sudden loss of my lovely dad, and now more than ever, it is important that I dive into my practise with self-love and care, not with selfpunishment and anger. The fact that part of my daily meditation practise has always included forgiveness is now presenting its purpose, as there has been a considerable amount of situations throughout the painful past few weeks that could potentially eat me up inside. Gratitude also plays a major part in getting me through a time when I could be consumed with ‘poor me’ thoughts.

That said, it has been very difficult to sit and meditate for a long period of time as I would have normally done, so I have discovered other ways of feeling into a meditative state instead.

At first when my dad became seriously ill, I felt frustrated and out of control so I used music to alter my mood. One moment I’d be listening to calming yogic chanting and the next it was angry hip-hop!

Whilst spending every day at the hospital I found myself repeating mantras in my mind as I traipsed up and down the endless corridors.

them out. To bury these emotions is just not loving, so focussing on my breath, slow mindful walking on the grass or in the sand, sitting just listening to the sea or birdsong and even just lying in my garden staring at the stars has all helped me to get through something that was way beyond my control.

Now, after the exhaustion of the trauma, we are in the midst of arrangements and legalities, so I have booked myself some healing treatments and some pampering to keep my spirits up.

First up is September’s Full Moon Gong Bath which is a monthly event at Hummingbird that has helped keep me healthy and happy for the past couple of years. Then some reiki with Sam Hull at The Natural Health Sanctuary next week. Mostly though, having so much support from my wonderful community of family, friends and clients is the key to staying strong, every hug and kind thought boosts oxytocin and helps to heal the heart.

To find out more about meditation, yoga and our regular monthly workshops, go to our website at www.hummingbirdpilates.co.uk or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/HummingbirdPilatesYoga.

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In the moment of facing the fact that my dad was really dying right there in front of me, I could do nothing but just tune into my breath, and in the periods of time in between hospital visits I found myself barefoot in the park, sitting without doing anything except existing. It was difficult to be anywhere noisy, to be with company, and to just sit in silence felt like a relief. I have found that being in nature is the only noise I need so that I can be with my feelings and not try to cancel

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Lessons Learnt from a Fitness Phone In!

Stuck in an endless row of motorway traffic on a recent family trip, my attention turned to the radio in a bid to relieve the boredom. As I sat there listening to the fitness, health and obesity phone-in, I learnt a few very important lessons...

that you should follow blindly and without question what a scientist tells you either. For sure you can question them, but on the balance of probability I’d much rather put my trust in them and where the consensus of scientific opinion lies, rather than in what an irate but not very knowledgeable, ‘Sue from Southampton’ tells you on the radio!

1. People Talk Rubbish, Not Facts It’s not just estate agents who like talking rubbish, it seems to pervade the whole of society too, and this phone-in was no different with a number of people ready to come on air and spout their views without giving them much forethought let alone research. Just a cursory look at any reputable research would blow their opinions to smithereens, but hey just like Lewis Hamilton at a ‘How NOT to be an arrogant git’ class, I guess they couldn’t be bothered!

Many thanks for reading.

The worst example of this was a lady who complained that the rise in obesity was caused by there being NO competitive sport at school anymore. Granted, the amount of PE time may have diminished over very recent years, but to say schools do not play competitive sport is complete rubbish, as a former School Sports Coordinator who was at the forefront of introducing more sport to schools, I should know.

2. Formerly Overweight People Can Be Sanctimonious So and Sos Just as your reformed former violent criminal who has found God enjoys admonishing others for their errant ways, many formerly overweight individuals enjoy chastising currently overweight people for their present predicament. There was a seemingly endless stream of these people desperate to describe, on air, how they’d lost weight and therefore if they had then anyone could. To paraphrase, they more or less said ‘eat less and move more’ and that fat people were ‘lazy’.

Now whilst this ‘eat less, move more’ argument might be thermodynamically correct, it fails to account for the psychological and social factors that are associated with obesity (of which I’ll be discussing in future articles). What many of these self-righteous callers failed to realise is that weight loss is the relatively easy part it’s keeping it off which is difficult. It would be interesting to see how many of these callers manage to keep the weight off long-term!

3. A Balanced Argument Does Not Reflect Scientific Opinion So desperate are some broadcasters to demonstrate their fairness, they insist upon getting both sides of an argument. Which is great, except for when it comes to matters of health, fitness and nutrition, because these industries are inflitrated with con artists, charlatans and snake oil salesman!

They’ll begin interviewing a professor or someone of a similar ilk, who’ll give scientific, evidence-based advice, which can be nuanced and not very sexy but effective, with plenty of research to back it up and the overwhelming majority of the scientific community agreeing with it. Next they’ll interview some crackpot who believes in the latest fad diet (and probably profits from it in some roundabout way) who’ll give very sexy, straightforward advice which appeals to the public. Yet they’ll have little or no evidence to prove its effectiveness and even less scientists lining up to condone it - but the public won’t be made aware of this!

This is where the radio hosts should be much clearer with their listeners and inform them explicitly of where the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence lies - and believe me, as long as I’ve got a hole in my bottom, it’ll be with the former not the latter!

In conclusion…

Take what you hear people say about diet and nutrition in the same way as you take your chips - with a pinch of salt. But this is not to say

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Simon Says: “Beer” October means darker evenings and consequently darker beers. With Halloween on the horizon you’d normally expect to see a proliferation of pumpkin and spice beers popping up for the season, however, there are suggestions in the beer world that pumpkin beer has had its day and won’t be as popular this year as it has been in the past. Only time will tell. Halloween does definitely mean party, and as such it signals that Christmas is on its way!

Chelmsford is hosting a couple of ‘Octoberfest’ events (one in Central Park and one at the Race Course) and it will be interesting to see how it measures up to its European counterparts. Expect plenty of beer, lederhosen and hopefully an oompah band or two.

We are sad to see the bottle shop in Wells Street closing down, but as one door closes, another opens and that will be the new Moulsham Tap micro pub and bottle shop on Moulsham Street, directly opposite the award winning Hop Beer Shop.

Here at Round Tower we are revisiting a couple of much requested beers. Fortunately we have managed to source some Galaxy & Ella hops which mean we can make Slipstream, although we may tweak the recipe and production a little. After the success of our wheat beer at the summer beer festival, we are also brewing that on a larger scale. Expect to see both of them in bottles and casks over the next few months.

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Britain’s cousins are an angry lot!

By Simon Inglis I’ve been ‘home’ just over a year. It doesn’t seem that long as it was only yesterday in my mind that I could tootle along British motorways at 80mph and just occasionally a ‘bit more.’ There’s no need for further confessions, yet my equivalent £110 ticket for traveling at 4kph over the posted limit has generally slowed me down. In fact give it another year or so and I’ll be old ‘Mrs No, No, No’ obeying every petty rule. Including the one they have here about parking 900 metres from the nearest post box so that the minivan driver, should he even turn up to collect the mail in a country where the postal system would make Third World nations proud, park his van and collect the few letters people bother to write anymore.

Anyhow I’m back to becoming ‘a good citizen’. My cruise is set 5kph below any posted limit and I am starting to enjoy those microsleeps on this country’s vast, and mostly excellently sealed and lit road network.... I’m a good boy, keeping both eyes on my speedometer while my 5 year old can scream in fear to warn me each time I’m on the wrong side of the road to sort out our bizarre speed only focused road safety system.

Well we know. It is bad enough in Britain. Yet for those Brits who haven’t been able to face the horrendous 21-45 hour flight and visit this end of the colony, I’d recommend you plan to do so before the big man in the sky says your time is up on the little blue planet.

Aussies are said to be laid back and non-class conscious. Open.

Friendly even. Really? Where? Melbourne has become an aching colossus; I now regard The Shard as a needle in a forest compared to the super city my old town is rapidly becoming. Towers abound with many more planned complex road networks only seen in the United States, toll roads, tunnels, traffic jams and an utterly exhiliarating atmosohere pretty much sum up old Melbourne town. Yet when it takes 3 hours to travel 9 kilometres and the average fibro home costs in excess of AUD1 million I’m very much struggling to understand where it gets its reputation as ‘The world’s most liveable city.’ Quite possibly Melbourne or Sydney is - for the chap who retired from heading up the nation’s postal service last week with a cheque for over 10 million Aussie big ones! All after doubling the postage charge and literally making a simple Melbourne to Sydney letter take a week or more to send. Yes, for him and his ilk it’s a pretty good place. Yet so is anywhere on that sort of moolah surely?

I’m very much missing the laid back attitude in the cities that’s for sure. Anger and aggression rule the day. Suicides, substance abuse, stress and all sorts of related psychological problems seem to consume the majority of the population. And classless? You’ve got to be joking. This is a society built on school, family connections, ethnicities, suburbs, amount of bedrooms you possess, cars and brands you drive and what you wear. Surely Australia has about 40 different class structures with one simple rule: Aborigines are always to stay at the bottom.

Sounds bad. Yet you know it just isn’t. Point your car in any direction

out of town and in a few hundred hours once you’ve negotiated city traffic and made good your exit, you’ll find staggering scenery, superb food and wine, charming little towns and amazing surprises.

I understand it’s quite warm 7 hours away by car from where I sit and write this, yet where I actually am it’s minus 2 degrees. A couple of hours south and the ski lifts are running. Sorry, despite being born here I still find those contrasts to be utterly brilliant. I am well aware that Lonely Planet extolled Britain ‘the world’s prettiest island’ and I rather agree. But Victoria? It is a postcard at every turn in these parts. Aussies are respecting their colonial heritage almost obsessively. No, it is obsessive! Every old pub, bank building, estate, farm house to cottage is either preserved or on sale to be renovated to its former, or beyond, glory. It’s marvellous. In 200 years this country will out-pretty the prettiest parts of England if they keep on with this heritage thing.

So, having travelled several thousand kilometres in a few interesting cars which I’m happy to follow up with in the future, I can only reiterate that while the big cities thrill, there’s another Australia just down the road. It’s certainly friendlier but not much cheaper, there are still some great eccentric characters around and it is God’s country. Jesus would surely choose Australia or New Zealand if he bothered to come back again.

Forget the stories about flies and sharks, Britain has them too now.

Much of this country is well worth a look; an ancient but recently colonised land that can hold its own from glamour to natural beauty.

I simply do not understand why Aussies have become so angry and greedy, but maybe that comes from hogging a huge slab of the planet and jostling for the best bits among just 24 million people. For now I just wish my fellow Australians would just smile and be grateful for where they live!

Wildlife Corner by Nick Green August experienced rainfall on a regular basis throughout the month with over 2 inches recorded on 9th but river water levels soon returned to their low levels. By contrast at the time of writing, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey over Houston, Texas, has dumped some 50 inches of rain in just a few days and is still active with winds up to 130mph and a 6 foot storm surge…

The box tree or boxworm moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is native to Far East Asia and a very recent European colonist with first records: Germany 2006, then UK Kent 2007 and Surrey 2008. The adult moth has a wingspan is about 4cm and the sexes are similar and most active April to October. Although the adults may live only 1-2 weeks, there may be 2-3 generations per year - it overwinters as small caterpillars in box leaves spun together.

The species is now established in the London area and spreading into neighbouring counties. The box tree (Buxus sp.) is popular in gardens for hedges and topiary - the art of pruning bushes into attractive shapes. The host plant has been imported into Europe for many years. The female moths lay their eggs on the leaves and it is the caterpillars that cause problems by creating webbing and causing severe defoliation. The Royal Horticultural Society (website below) is encouraging the use of pheromone traps to control the moth, as using general pesticides will also kill bees and butterflies. This potential pest species threatens all of the British Isles - perhaps we need a long cold winter to minimise caterpillar survival rates?

Websites for more information: RHS: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=760 Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydalima_perspectalis Topiary: www.topiaryarts.com/news/box-tree-moth-infestation-cancontrolled-says-james-crebbin-bailey

Box tree moth (male), Wivenhoe August 2017 (copyright: Glyn Evans) Recent Essex Wildlife News The most noteworthy August 2017 bird news: Countywide, selected highlights included a great white egret still at Abberton Reservoir where 2 red-necked phalaropes and pectoral sandpiper. Elsewhere, wood sandpipers and a few Temminck’s stints.

Raptors reported included osprey and a few honey buzzards.

Nationally, There were still were 2 pairs of bee-eaters nesting in Nottinghamshire. Migrant seabirds typically featured in the southwest approaches with skuas, storm and Wilson’s petrels and shearwaters, Sabine’s gulls.

Rarities: an American yellow warbler appeared briefly at Portland Bill, Dorset, on 21st. The American white-winged scoter remained in Aberdeenshire. Green warbler from the Far East was confirmed on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, on 7th July after DNA feather analysis.

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General Knowledge Quiz - by John Theedom from Chelmsford (answers on page 31) 1.

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Which musical instrument does Andre Rieu play?

Which drink is usually drunk from a schooner?

What are mustelines?

What is a sickle?

Which comedian has the nickname, Big Yin? What type of food is halloumi?

What is a guerdon?

Which actress played Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street?

9. In which county of the UK is the town of Axminster?

10. On a gravestone, what does the latin phrase ‘hic jacet’ mean?

11. Who sang the part of Eva Peron in the 1976 studio recording of Evita?

12. What did the ‘C’ stand for in the name of the actor George C Scott?

13. In Thailand, how many wheels does a tuk tuk have?

14. What type of animals can be tawny or snowy?

15. In morse code, what is ‘- - -’ (dash, dash, dash)?

16. To which bodily function does the term olfactory apply?

17. What is Ikebana?

18. In music, what is glissando ?

19. What was the TV programme that Alf Garnett starred in?

20. In cockney rhyming slang, what are ‘farmer giles’?

21. What was the date of The Great Train Robbery?

22. Who was the female swimming star who starred in films in the 1940/50s?

23. What was significant about the time and date of The Beijing Olympics?

24. Who had a number 1 hit with Puppy Love in 1972?

25. In IVF, what does the ‘V’ stand for?

26. Who was the lead singer in INXS? 27. What breed of animal is a hardwick?

28. Who is the police officer in the cartoon Top Cat? 29. How would you wear a glengarry?

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32. How long is a nautical mile?

33. Who invented the www?

34. What is the liquid metal in a thermometer?

35. What is an umlaut?

36. What is taxonomy?

37. What is Thor Heyardahl famous for?

38. Where would you expect to find a carapace?

39. What is a shaw?

40. CS gas - what do the initials stand for?

41. In cockney slang, how much is a pony?

42. Where in your body will you find cerumen?

43. Where were The Bee Gees’ born?

44. When did the British first go to Australia?

45. Where was Elvis Presley’s home?

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Chelmsford Museum Celebrates Success The Friends of Chelmsford Museums welcome the news that Chelmsford Museum has been awarded a grant of £1.44 million from the National Heritage Lottery towards the costs of the refurbishment of the old Oaklands House and other parts of the Museum. Congratulations to all the museum staff, Chelmsford City Council officers and specialists advisors who have made this success possible after many months of discussion, detailed planning and external consultation.

This funding heralds the start of an intensive programme of work that will provide a much improved experience for visitors to the museum in the future. This will include upgrading of the infrastructure of the Grade II listed Victorian building, removable of the current displays in the archaeology, natural history and decorative art galleries and replacement with new ones that tell, room by room, the special history of Chelmsford, and the creation of a café within the house for use by both museum and park visitors.

While the remainder of the museum will stay open, the rooms in the Victorian House will be closed up and all display objects removed to store in order to enable work to take place throughout 2018. If you would like to learn more and get a taste of what is proposed, there is a special exhibition at the museum until 16th October featuring plans, graphics and a selection of new items that will feature in the reopened galleries.

Cultural Festival Day at the museum on 30th September will also be a great time to visit Oaklands Park for an exciting and fun day out. A

full programme of activities, performances and workshops is planned embracing dance, music and culinary delights from India and beyond.

Chinese dumpling making, henna tattooing, African block printing or rangoli rice powder painting, are just some of the activities that will be on offer. Live performances will include Brazilian samba and African dance and drumming.

Another great day out for all the family will be this year’s Science Discovery Day: Space and Beyond at Sandford Mill on 22nd October.

As usual there will be hands-on activities to discover the ways in which Marconi influenced the communications of today from radio to mobile phones, satellites and more. There will also be a visiting Planetarium to provide transport through space, but be sure to book early since places are limited. For more information about museum events visit www.chelmsford gov.uk/museums.

Following a successful series of summer visits, the Friends start their autumn talks programme on 12th October with Double Vision presented by the Braintree Doppelgangers. They are John Jamison and Neil Richardson who were recognised as the World’s Most Look Alike Strangers on a Channel 4 programme. Talks are held in the Museum Education Room at 2.00pm, the cost to non-members is £6.50. For information about the Friends and events see www. friendschelmsmuseums.btck.co.uk.

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ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY CULTURE INITIATIVE On the 7th of February this year, Edith Miller of the Ideas Hub assembled a motley crew of creative individuals and Arts Council and County Council reps in the Cramphorn Theatre with the purpose of opening a dialogue about the place and expansion of the creative arts in Chelmsford now that it has acquired city status.

The hall was packed and ideas were many. One suggestion put forward and followed up was that the university be approached to exhibit visual art to demonstrate talent in the local area. The Art Department for the university is on the Cambridge campus at the site of the School of Art, so Chelmsford has always lost out, but the idea was passed from the Alumnus Association, who received the first enquiry, to the uni’s Public Engagement Officer and she took the idea on board.

As a result, from this September there will be displays of work in an area now dubbed the Riverside Gallery in the campus on a roughly monthly basis. It begins with a display of abstract photography by a group of photographers called Picture Now (see picturenow.org for more details).

They meet at Writtle College under the leadership of Tracy Vine with the aim of ‘exploring photography as a creative, expressive medium’. The exhibition is entitled Imagination.

Sing Freedom! with Chelmsford Community Gospel Choir Love singing in the shower but want more - more fun, more volume, more challenge? Then come along to our Sing Freedom! workshop on Saturday 7th October and: • • • • •

Enjoy gospel music’s rhythms, melodies and harmonies.

Experience its rich cultural heritage from spiritual, African and contemporary traditions.

Discover in the safety of a group how your voice can be part of a soulful and upbeat sound.

Feel the thrill and challenge of singing with others led by a professional choir director.

Take part in a fun, relaxed, mini performance at the end of the day, and invite your friends and family along to be part of the audience.

When?

Sing Freedom! is open to all from 10am to 4pm, with the performance at 5pm.

Where? At Life Church (Elim), Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG. What can you expect? Gospel music began as an expression of dignity by African slaves. Its rhythm influences popular music to this

day, and its message is as relevant as ever.

Sing Freedom! will give you an upbeat and fun introduction, led by our inspirational and encouraging choir director, CeCelia Wickham Anderson. You’ll sing alongside our friendly, warm-hearted choir members, and you’ll learn about gospel music’s history, experience it for yourself and be part of creating its soulful sound.

How much?

Tickets for the whole day are £15, concessions £10. The 5pm performance is free.

To find out more go to www.chelmsfordgospelchoir.com for information and tickets.So come along. Feel the beat. Join in. Sing Freedom!

National President Comes to Town

Rotary is a huge organisation with several tiers. Overall there are 1.2 million members and the international headquarters is based in Chicago. Cascading down, there are various zones and in fact, Great Britain and Ireland has its own base in Alcester about ten miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. It’s very unusual for a country to have its own administrative office and as such, a huge honour to be elected as National President.

On the 1st July Denis Spiller took on the role. He comes from Strood in Kent just across the Dartford Bridge so in relative terms, a local for us here in Essex. His job is to reinforce the message of the International President and the district governors, so this involves travelling around the country speaking to grassroots Rotarians. We feel somewhat privileged that he has put Essex so high in his agenda and he spoke enthusiastically at Writtle College to nearly 200 representatives of the sixty clubs in our area.

I think he liked what he saw, because he has already scheduled in a second visit on Sunday 22nd October when he will be supporting a Purple4Pinkie Concert at the Palace Theatre, Southend which starts at 7.30pm. This features Alex Mendham and his Orchestra with the Dunlop Sisters. They are the resident band at the Savoy Hotel in London, so it promises to be a great evening. Tickets are £23.50 and it is open to the general public and proceeds will go to Rotary’s End Polio Campaign which to date has reduced the number of new cases from 350,000 a year to just 9 in 2017.

It has long been understood that getting rid of the final few cases would be the most difficult as they occur in regions where the indigenous population has a resistance to the immunisation programme, but unless these cases are eradicated the virus, being so virulent, will take hold again and spread. The only disease that has been eradicated so far is smallpox, so it would be wonderful to see the end of a second one that causes so much misery, usually to children.

It is a great honour to become the National President, but equally so to be recognised by your own club and become a Club President where you can influence and lead and develop new ideas or continue with the tried and tested projects proven to be popular and successful.

Most readers are probably well aware of the fireworks nights and Christmas collections in aid of local good causes to mention just a couple. These are mainstays of Rotary’s work but, in fact, are just the tip of the iceberg of the activities undertaken by clubs, and regular readers of this column will be aware of the vast range of events organised by Rotarians. The events and projects are the means to an end, because the aim of all of these is to benefit the community. In future articles, I will be giving you further details of the annual pre-

Christmas concert in Chelmsford Cathedral on 28th November which is another date not to be missed.

With 1.2 million members, not everyone can rise to the highest positions, but every single Rotarian is important for their contribution if Rotary is to continue with the wonderful humanitarian work it does locally, nationally and globally.

As with any organisation, fresh ideas are needed to adapt to modern working practices and new members are really encouraged to get involved, use their skills and become the leaders of the future. If you think you can make a difference and would like to find out more, then visit www.rotary1240.org or give me a call on 01245 260 349. Since I joined I have found it so fulfilling and it has added a new dimension to my social life as well.

Stan Keller (01245 260 349)

Janmashtami - Lord Krishna’s birth anniversary Chelmsford Hindu Society (CHS), a registered charity organised local festivities on 12th August to mark the occasion of Janmashtami - Lord Krishna’s birth anniversary. Over 150 hindus living in and around Chelmsford got together to celebrate the event, held at such scale in Chelmsford for the first time.

The event began with a Best Dressed God and Goddess competition for children who looked very cute in their colourful attire. This is was followed by an art competition for them. While kids were kept busy, a cultural programme was organised for the adults comprising of religious songs and dance. The highlight of the event was a symbolic ‘Dahi Handi’ where adults formed a human pyramid to break an earthen pot of yoghurt hanging from a tree. For kids to join the fun, they were blindfolded and given a stick to aim at a bucket full of yoghurt hanging from a tree. Lord Krishna is known for stealing yoghurt and butter from earthen pots using his catapult, hence the tradition of targeting earthen pots full of yoghurt during the celebrations.

CHS organises religious festivals in Chelmsford to cater to the ever growing hindu community in the area and is looking to bring a temple to Chelmsford.

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Stargazing with Mark Willis - September/October September 20th - 20:00: Tonight, or a few days either side, looking SW about 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon, you will find the planet Saturn. Saturn is a gas giant comprising mainly of hydrogen. It’s a smaller twin of its neighbour, Jupiter. Saturn represents the farthest planet known in ancient times. It’s amazing that Saturn has been known since prehistoric times, as well as Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter.

This situation changed on 13th March 1781, when William Herschel, a German born British musician who became interested in astronomy later in life and built his own telescopes, discovered Uranus.

September 20th - New Moon: The Moon will be located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky.

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.

September 22nd - September Equinox: The September equinox occurs at 20:02 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there

will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world.

This is also the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the northern hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the southern hemisphere.

October 9th - 22:00: Looking east north east you’ll see the Moon with Aldebaran, a star 65 light years away. If Aldebaran is the size of a grapefruit, then our sun is the size of a pea. Just above the star you’ll see the Pleiades star cluster. I heard a Sky At Night viewer describe the Pleiades cluster as supermarket full of jewels! Worth a look, then!

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.

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

Introduction to Meditation & Buddism in South Woodham Ferrers There are a series of classes introducing meditation and buddhism at The Mid Essex Buddhist Centre, located at 17 Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5JX, opposite the library. These classes are led by teachers with years of experience teaching both meditation and buddhist studies.

Meditation is a way of becoming more aware and alive to our moment-to-moment experience. All its effects, from simple relaxation to spiritual insight, follow from that. In the short term, meditation is an antidote to stress - a means of becoming calmer and more selfpossessed. In the long term, it is a tool with which we can transform ourselves fundamentally.

With consistent effort and regular practice, we begin to free ourselves from the limitations of habit. In meditation, we learn not to react habitually to our experience, but to respond creatively and with awareness.

People attending our centre learn two essential buddhist meditation practices: Mindfulness of Breathing, which enhances awareness and peace of mind and Metta Bhavana (or ‘development of loving kindness’) which brings about a gentle but radical transformation of our emotional world.

Dates for Your Diaries Tuesdays: Introduction to meditation and buddhism, from 7.30 9.30pm.

Wednesdays: Meditation and buddhism for people who know how to meditate, from 7.30 - 9.30pm.

Thursdays: A drop in morning introducing meditation and buddhism, from 9.45am - 12noon.

Meditation for the under 35s: First Thursday of the month from 7.30 - 9.30pm.

All welcome!

Art Classes in South Woodham Ferrers Do you want to become the next Picasso or Cezanne? Then come to a new art class starting in South Woodham Ferrers. Robert Cole BA in Art, a qualified and experienced art teacher, is offering art classes for all - those experienced in painting or those who are new to it.

There are drop in sessions on Mondays from 2 - 4.00pm and another class from 7 - 9.00pm at 17 Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5JX (opposite the library).

The cost is £7.50 per session and you bring your own materials.

Please ring to book, as places are limited.

For more information: Go to www.mid-essex-buddhist-centre.org.uk, find us on Facebook or ring 07936 534 546.

Chelmsford Library News - Autumn is on its Way Big Book Group Chat Does your book group need a new focus? come along on the 16th September between 2 - 4pm and meet other book members from other groups to share new ideas and discuss which books you have read and also enjoy a cuppa and make new friends. Tea and coffee will be provided, but you are most welcome to bring cakes to share.

Saturday 7th October (10am - 3pm) and Sunday 8th October (1.30 - 3.30). Fun to be had by all the family including Puppet Show (Saturday) 2.30pm, indoor croquet, carpet bowls, calligraphy and various crafts. We will have a vintage bike display as well as singing groups - That Blue Patch and Sing Out Loud! Refreshments available.

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Are you looking after small children aged between 0-2 years old?

Do you want to improve your English? Learn in a relaxed atmosphere by reading and singing to your children. An opportunity to gain confidence in English and to meet new people. Toys will be provided throughout the session.

Get Online Week at Chelmsford Library 2nd - 8th October is the week to find out about our online courses. We offer a free 6-week computer course for complete beginners. Come and find out how to use your tablet so you can keep in touch with loved ones. Staff will be available to have a chat with in the High Chelmer Precinct on Thursday 12th October covering the different courses on offer. Please note that we operate a booking system for all IT courses.

First meeting Friday 22nd September 2017 between 10 - 11am in the Children’s Library.

For more information on any of the above, visit our website, www.essex.gov.uk/libraries, or call 03330 132 634.

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