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MT Welcome Welcome to the December issue of Moulsham Times.

Where has the time gone? This is issue 36, so it’s our third birthday already! How many of you still have every copy? We do and the magazine has certainly seen lots of changes and growth.

We would like to thank everyone who has advertised or written and delivered for us in those three years - and of course, to everyone who has read and enjoyed!

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I awoke early on Saturday 14th November, consumed with thoughts about The Rucksack Project.

to charities that work with homeless people in the city and talk to charities in other Essex towns that can distribute rucksacks too.

Some two months earlier, Brian and I had discussed what we could do to help the homeless people in our community, a week later Marion told us about The Rucksack Project and on 9th October The Rucksack Project Chelmsford went live on Facebook.

The Rucksack Project Chelmsford was an overwhelming success and will help people this winter. The organisers and I will reflect upon the event and communicate our intentions for next winter through the Facebook page.

Kellie, Jo, Sian and Rob joined us to organise the event and over the following weeks we saw how wonderful the communities of Old Moulsham and Chelmsford are. 370 people joined the Facebook group and posts on the page went crazy with people discussing how they could help and encouraging others to join.

On behalf of the organisers, I would like to thank everybody for such a fantastic effort. So many people have galvanized each other in our community to make a difference. Special thanks go to Julie,

The project was so simple; fill a rucksack with items that will help a homeless person this winter, like a sleeping bag, warm clothes and tinned food. We encouraged people to source these items from their homes or charity shops.

Our final meeting was at 9am on the day of the project - we all felt good but were slightly apprehensive regarding the turnout. At 11am we arrived at the Methodist Church in Hall Street and at 11.30 people started arriving. The event was advertised to start at midday and by 12.30 the hall was packed with people and rucksacks.

What transpired over the course of the afternoon was amazing.

A diverse range of people from the community turned up with a combination of rucksacks and items such as food and warm clothing. The young and the old all came along, parents came in with their young children dragging full rucksacks behind them there were so many people. We wanted to record how many people came along, but everyone was so busy welcoming people and sorting everything out we lost count.

The feedback was wonderful; staff from Broomfield hospital delivered 30 rucksacks, Thriftwood College brought 14 while families brought along one or two. Some people travelled from other towns and some people got their work colleagues involved and a car load was brought along. In total, we received 265 complete rucksacks. The local charity shops supported the event and they ran out of rucksacks, so some people brought loose items with them, including bags of food and warm clothing. With all these items we could easily make a further 20 rucksacks.

So many people in our community told us wonderful stories of how they got involved, one elderly lady told us how she saw the event in the Essex Chronicle a few weeks before and she spent her time knitting warm hats and scarves and buying new underwear. She sat drinking a cup of tea and talking with a number of homeless people for ages.

Paul and Jackie who worked tirelessly all day to keep everyone fed and watered - volunteers and homeless alike. Med Fusion needs a special mention too, as they are storing all rucksacks that weren’t handed out on the day.

You can keep in touch with the project on Facebook by liking The Rucksack Project Chelmsford page. You can also message one of the organisers with your email address to receive updates.

It’s all about the community.

Dan Skeates

Ofsted Hails Dovedale Nursery - ‘Outstanding’

The project was all about the homeless people and over the day, 22 people took rucksacks away, most stayed for an hour or more and all left with essential items to help them this winter. Not only was this a practical project, it turned out to be very emotional too: “I can’t believe so many people want to help us...” one man said to me. Many people added similar comments.

After our recent inspection

by Ofsted, we are delighted to announce that Dovedale Day Nursery and Out of School Care has been judged OUTSTANDING in all areas of provision. Nursery Manager, Pat Cox, said: “The whole team are delighted with this affirmation of our excellent practice. It’s great to see that our staff’s passion and enthusiasm has been rewarded in such a positive way - we all feel privileged to be part of the childrens’ journey and to see them flourish and blossom”.

Our work hasn’t finished, we will now distribute the remaining rucksacks directly to homeless people in Chelmsford and give some

For a full copy of the report, go to: www.chelmsford.ac.uk/our-college/ the-college-group/dovedale-nursery.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at Chelmsford Museum Chelmsford Museum is proud to announce that it is hosting the fabulous Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 exhibition from the Natural History Museum the first museum in the country to show the exhibition outside of London. The dates for the exhibition at the museum in Oaklands Park, off Moulsham Street, are from 12th December to 14th February. The museum is only closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day over the holidays (as well as term-time Fridays). It is a brilliant opportunity to take in this prestigious and awe-inspiring exhibition here in Moulsham without the hassle and extra costs of travelling into London with the rest of Essex!

Tickets will be available on the door (£4 adult, £2.50 children aged 16 and under, or £12 for a family ticket of 2 adults and 2 children). There are 100 photographs to see, including some time lapse videos, and a chance to vote for the People’s Favourite image.

The exhibition is being brought to Chelmsford by the city council with the generous support of the Chelmsford Star Co-op, which has been holding its own photographic competition. The twelve winning entries feature in the 2016 Co-op calendar, available at the museum or Co-ops for £5 and they also feature in the exhibition.

Normal admission to the museum and car parking in Oaklands Park is free, and there is so much more to see as well, whether your interests are local history and archaeology, the art scene, Grayson Perry’s pot, or the history of the Essex Regiment and yeomanry.

This autumn, the oil painting The Last Stand at Gundermak, is on loan from us to Tate Britain - as the Afghanistan theme continues with the temporary exhibition of a motorbike captured from the Taliban.

Until 10th January, there is also an opportunity to see the traditional straw Christmas goats from Sweden, which are on loan from the Horniman Museum in London.

So, there’s no excuse! Come along, support your local museum and find out what you can discover! www.chelmsford.gov.uk/museums museums@chelmsford.gov.uk 01245 605700

A New Local Plan is Coming!

Chelmsford City Council is preparing a new Local Plan to guide the growth and development across Chelmsford City Council’s area from 2021 to 2036.

Consultation on the Issues and Options document and its sustainability appraisal runs from 8.45am on 19 November 2015 until 4.45pm on 21 January 2016. The council is also consulting on a Statement of Community Involvement at the same time.

This Local Plan consultation sets out the numbers of new homes and jobs needed and requirements for infrastructure, and explores the broad location options for new growth.

What is being proposed for the city centre?

The council is committed to maximising the use of brownfield sites for development, before looking at development in the countryside.

About 2,500 new homes alongside offices, shops and other commercial development, could potentially be accommodated in Chelmsford’s urban area by 2036, with increased school and healthcare capacity, improved public transport and vehicle, walking and cycling routes and enhanced public realm.

How do I find out more?

You can view and comment on the Issues and Options document, its accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and the draft Statement of Community Involvement online at consult.chelmsford.gov.uk/ portal (from 8.45am on 19 November). This is an easy way to view and comment. You can also read the consultation documents during normal opening hours at the city council’s customer service centres and in local libraries. Or you can visit a public drop-in exhibition on Thursday 26th November or Monday 14th December at High Chelmer and Friday 4th December outside Chelmsford Library (10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm).

For other dates and venues, and for the latest information visit www. chelmsford.gov.uk/new-local-plan.

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From The House by Sir Simon Burns MP - Christmas

seem but a distant memory.

On numerous occasions over the past few months, I have sat and wondered just where has this year gone? It seems to have flown by and now, as Christmas fast approaches, events such as the General Election, the commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Second World War and the birth of Princess Charlotte

The run up to Christmas can often be crammed with annual events and rituals to undertake, such as the writing of Christmas cards, shopping, carol services, nativity plays and office parties.

Many people will take time off work over Christmas and relax with their families. Many will carry on working such as the police, doctors, nurses and firefighters, but Christmas can also be a very lonely time for people.

Recent research carried out by Age UK found that over a million older people haven’t spoken to a friend, neighbour or family member for at least a month. Age UK have partnered with John Lewis for its hugely popular Christmas advert, Man on the Moon, which features an elderly gentleman on his own.

The campaign running alongside the advert calls on people to be there for a lonely older person. We can all, in some way - as individuals, families or communities - be there for older people. We can be friendly, stay in touch or support our local Age UK and other voluntary groups that help older people to have fun, make new friends and enjoy the company of others.

I hope we can all take some time to be there for a friend, neighbour or relative who might be lonely this Christmas.

I wish you all a very happy Christmas.

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From County Hall by Cllr Dick Madden We are now in the month of December and I am excited, not really for me, but for my seven grandchildren. The whole excitement of Christmas, sharing gifts and love, is abundant and in their eyes, my grandchildren are innocent and excited about the whole event.

However, in our society, on our own housing estates, there are those who will not seek or have Christmas cheer due to their circumstances. As I have indicated before, I call upon all of us to look in on our neighbours who are alone and would appreciate some Christmas cheer.

British soldiers killed in the 1st World War, but a German cemetery as well. I had never been on such an organised trip before and what was interesting was bumping into English children on school trips to the same places. In particular, hearing them playing The Last Post at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, was moving in the extreme. As I stood there for the two minute silence I looked around and saw young children, students, young families and the elderly and thought not only ‘we will remember them’ but ‘we must never forget’.

On behalf of Kathryn, myself and all the Madden family, can I say that I hope you all have a great and healthy Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all, BE SAFE

How pleasing it is in this year, that the Moulsham Community Group, based in the former Moulsham Lodge police station, has gone from strength to strength. The committee truly are an inspirational group, each one of them is enthusiastic and committed. It seems such a long time ago that negotiation commenced with Essex Police and Essex County Council in transforming the police station into a community hub. Well, you, the committee, have done it. Well done and thank you from all the local residents.

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Oh and by the way, I’m not sure what the weather will be like this Christmas, or in fact this winter, but again Essex County Council have provided me with a ton of rock salt for our footpaths should we need it. I can confirm the salt is not in my back garden shed but spread around our housing estates with willing volunteers. For the past few years we have been lucky with the winter cold and snow, but if it is the opposite this winter, we do - as a community - have some salt to spread on our footpaths.

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Sunseekers in Moulsham Street a fun, relaxed and professional salon providing a clean and sophisticated tanning service - and let’s not forget our owner, Daniel Mauro, who is the brave man looking after us 4 girls (god help him).

Sunseekers has seven state of the art sunbeds. Two lay downs, four stand ups and the Sun Angel. Our beds come fitted with extras such as water sprays, Bluetooth for playing your own music whilst you tan, collagen tubes for skin tightening and vitamin D. We pride ourselves on offering the best customer service to all our customers and all of the girls have a wide knowledge in the field of tanning, ensuring every individual has their needs catered for. Our beds are regularly re-tubed with the best bulbs on the market and well maintained. We are also proud to be a part of The Sunbed Association.

Having been open since the 10th of February 2014, Sunseekers has gone from strength to strength with thousands of people signing up and using our vast range of high tech tanning beds.

Time has flown by and we are two years old in February next year, and what a fantastic two years it has been.

From the moment we opened, Moulsham Street has welcomed us with open arms and we love being a part of a street steeped in history and so prominent in Chelmsford. Moulsham Street has a certain charm about it and a real sense of community spirit.

My name is Louise, I have been the shop manager here since opening and with the help of Lucy, Leah and Tilly, we have created

Our Sun Angel is by far the most popular of our beds. The sensorcontrolled bed ensures a safer, longer lasting tan for everyone.

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This measures skin sensitivity to UV light, avoiding the risk of sunburn. The Angel uses its results to calculate your own tanning session and will only emit as much UV light that is safe for you, giving you the optimum tan. Apart from a beautiful tan, the Sun Angel has many more positives, the same for all our beds. Sunbeds have been proven to help with skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and acne as well as joint pain and boost vitamin D levels too.

We would like to thank all of our Moulsham Street neighbouring businesses and amazing customers who have signed up to us and helped make this shop the best place for a tan in Chelmsford. Pop into the shop for a service with a smile and to find out about recent deals and promotions. We will be happy to help with any queries.

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Cash for Cameras at CameraWorld in High Chelmer Why wait for spring to have a clean and clear out? We all need a few more pennies in the run up to Christmas and at CameraWorld, not only do we sell cameras, but we buy your old ones too. You just never know what you may have hidden in the attic and we’d love to look at them all. From old film cameras, to the newer more modern digital ones, bring them along. Whether you want to trade them up to the latest digital camera, or indeed for some of our pre-owned gems, just pop along and see what we have to offer.

Based in the High Chelmer Shopping Centre, we are the Aladdin’s cave of Chelmsford with many treasures to whet your appetite and Martin and the team will be pleased to help you, so take advantage of their knowledge and expertise. All the guys love photography and are there ready and waiting to help you decide what you need in your kit.

Whether you’re a happy snapper and just want a compact to fit into your pocket, or you are into sports, wildlife, family, portrait, astronomy or any other type of photography, we have the camera for you.

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Whatever your photography needs this Christmas, CameraWorld has something for you - in a real shop, with real people serving you at internet prices or less.

Visit us in-store in either our Chelmsford or London store (just off Oxford Street). If you want to see our Christmas catalogue, just give us a call and we’ll send one to you, or visit www.cameraworld.co.uk for all the latest deals.

We also have a range of cameras for the latest craze - retro instant cameras. Take the picture and have it instantly printed (like the good old days). Want to reach for the stars? We have a range of telescopes in store and our resident astronomy photographer, Jordy, will be pleased to talk you through the options. Ask to see his pictures too, www.moulshamtimes.com

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Goodness me it’s been a warm autumn... but now we’re heading for a slight down turn in the weather with a cold snap imminent. Saying that though, many plants are thriving - even my Dahlias. As soon as the first frost is here it will blacken the Dahlias - a sign that they need to be lifted and stored for winter protection. In recent years I’ve gambled and left them outside with no problems at all, however, if this method is chosen it would be prudent to heavily mulch plants (once top growth has been cut down) with well rotted compost or straw, especially if grown in herbaceous borders. At some point they will form large clumps that will need lifting, dividing and replanting in the spring.

frosts and the tubers are lifted and the surface of the tubers allowed to dry out.

From here, the tubers are set out in lined trays and placed in a cool greenhouse until they start growing early next year.

It is worth adding that tubers should be checked for any rotting and if found, removed.

Once we get to spring, tubers are split into smaller pieces and potted, or we’ll take cuttings to speed up the multiplication of stock. Here are the National Dahlia Society’s (www. dahlia-nds.co.uk) top three tips for successfully storing Dahlias: 1. Do not wait until frost kills the stem before digging - dig once foliage has been killed by frost.

2. Store tubers under a greenhouse bench with direct contact with the soil, either encased in soil (as dug) or washed.

3. Cover dahlia tubers with either fleece, old blankets or straw to stop frost.

For those of you that are planning a new border, or have inherited or bought a new property and have a garden space and/or have an allotment or fruit and veg patch - this would be a great time to test soil conditions so that all of your plants can thrive in the best conditions possible.

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Over the last few weeks, students at Writtle College have been texture-testing to work out what soil they have, eg, sandy clay loam, clay loam, clay silty loam (etc) through trying to ‘feel’ the relative proportions of sand, silt and clay in their hands. Knowing this will help determine how you’ll cultivate it, how good it is in taking organic matter and what drainage conditions are like. Visit this site for more practical details: schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/ Soil-texture-test-as-flow-diagram.

Students were also testing for pH. This measures how acid or alkaline the soil is to enable you to select the right plant for your soil conditions. It also enables you to see if you can change it if required and how fertile (or not) it may be. Visit this site for further practical details: www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/Profile?pid=239.

By knowing the pH of your soil, anyone growing vegetables can avoid possible problems like scab on potatoes (if the soil too alkaline), club root (if soil too acidic) - and for those growing lime haters like Camellias and Rhododendrons, it ensures that you avoid a disorder called lime induced chlorosis (lack of essential iron, which helps green the plant and occurs when soil is not acid enough).

Good luck and happy gardening!

For any gardening tips, contact Tom Cole, Head of Faculty for Land & Environment, Writtle College, Chelmsford, CM1 3RR by post (including a SAE) or by email at: tom.cole@writtle.ac.uk.

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Why are Some Coaches Like Teenage Boys on a First Date?

I was listening to the radio the other morning and they were discussing the reported bust up between a fitness coach at Tottenham Hotspur FC and Premier League footballer, Andros Townsend. The co-presenter (an ex-international sportsman) recalled a time when he was forced to do a weight training session (despite his protestations) just days before a match because if not he would have been dropped for the forthcoming game. The said exinternational went on to bemoan the fact that some fitness coaches do stuff just to justify their very existence.

And this got me thinking…

effect, rather than burdening the youngster with worry, perhaps its better left unsaid and instead allow the youngster to focus on the fundamentals their training!

For much more detailed training advice, please do not hesitate to book a free trial session or pop along to one of my exercise classes which are held every Saturday morning at 9.00am at Baddow Rec, Chelmsford.

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How many other people involved in sport (coaches, sports scientists, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches etc.) do and say ‘stuff’ just to justify their very existence?

Unfortunately, in my experience quite a few! Sport is big business, generating lots of money. Unsurprisingly, with all this money sloshing around, other supporting industries have grown up alongside and of course many of these influences have been beneficial. Improvements in nutrition and physical conditioning are testament to this.

PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS Sport is of course a very competitive environment and squeezing out every last drop of performance potential is important. But is this systematic, scientific approach to improving performance causing some of the performers to suffer from what I term paralysis by analysis?

Now do not get me wrong, I am big fan of science in sport, heck I’m a sports science graduate myself and many of you will be aware that I am a huge fan of research-led training. (In fact I despair at how social media posts of people performing crazy training stunts seemingly trump scientific research when it comes to informing the general public of the sensible way to train). But is this rigid scientific approach to sport having unintended consequences?

HAPPY ENGLAND CRICKETERS Recently I’ve heard some ex-England cricketers praise the new management team for their decreased reliance on men with clipboards analysing every tiny detail of the players’ performance and preparation and how this has increased the general mood and happiness amongst the players.

This got me thinking of my own experiences with talented young sports people. On numerous occasions I’ve had youngsters come to me feeling worried and anxious about the feedback given by a coach or a sports scientist. Desperate to act on this feedback, the youngster then sets about completely dismantling his/her training programme (which has helped them become the success that they are) to work on a tiny flaw in their technique which in all honesty has very little effect in their performance in the first place!

LIKE A TEENAGE BOY ON A FIRST DATE I don’t necessarily blame the coach or sports scientist for this, often they will only see a given youngster once in a blue moon - and just like a teenage boy on his first date feels under enormous pressure to fill the inevitable moments of silence with idle chit chat, sometimes the sports scientist or coach (feeling under pressure to improve performance) can find something - anything - to critique so that they can justify their position and wages.

I’m certain these people offer their advice in good faith and do so with the best of intentions, but sometimes they need to give a little thought to the repercussions of their advice. If they find a flaw which if corrected will improve performance, then great, most certainly inform the youngster. But if it’s a tiny flaw that will have little or no 12

The recent popularity in vinyl has seen UK sales topping 1 million physical copies sold last year - the first time since 1996. Jon at Intense says: “We have seen more people coming into the shop and we have had the best year ever. For Christmas, we are stocking a wide variety of musical genres and a new range of turntables, one for the kids in funky bright colours and an all-in-one system to convert your record collection.

After 16 years of trading, Intense Records are now a truly established music specialist. Situated under the railway arches in Chelmsford, Intense is a walk-in shop and online record store (www. intenserecords.co.uk) featuring the latest releases across all genres on vinyl or CD as well as a vast secondhand section. Intense have recently started stocking - alongside dance music - a lot more genres, from rock to pop and from indie to jazz by popular artists such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and many more. Intense are always on the lookout for record collections, so if you have any unwanted vinyl, old or new, bring it down for us to look at!

Intense are an official store for Record Store Day and every year have a huge selection of exclusive coloured vinyl and picture discs in stock.

RSD is held in April and this year was another record breaker with the most customers through the door on any single day. Jon says: “We had 100 people queuing outside the shop at 9am when we opened and they kept coming.” On Black Friday, Intense held a mini record store day event, with limited rare vinyl available. Some items are still in stock, so if you are looking for a unique present come grab one of these exclusives.

Intense Records not only supply the music, but they also supply all the latest DJ equipment as well - whether you are on vinyl, CD or with an mp3 controller, we can get you mixing. We have put together some DJ packages for both beginners and advanced DJs. Intense Sound & Light also provide mobile discos and PA equipment, so drop them a line if you need a DJ for your Christmas party, or check intensesoundandlight.co.uk. ­Keep it Intense!

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MT Baking by Alison Motley

I love to bake at any time of the year, but even more so at Christmas.

There are loads of magazines available with Christmas recipes in them and always one or two really good Christmas cookery programmes on TV - and the shops are full of goodies to inspire me; December is one long bakeathon for me.

For others, it may be the only time of the year that they bake, perhaps making their family-recipe Christmas pudding or whipping up a batch of mince pies.

a few days ahead and kept in the fridge, making it easy to whip up a tart or pie when needed.

As usual, feel free to adapt this recipe; use orange rather than clementine, or just use all lemon. The mincemeat I used already had nuts in, but if yours doesn’t, then add a handful of chopped nuts if you want a bit of added texture. It’s a great recipe for using up any leftover mincemeat from mince pies too, so you could always cut it out and use it in January.

For some, baking is the last thing they think about at Christmas.

Let’s be honest, with everything else going on at this time of year - shopping, present wrapping, decorating the tree, organising Christmas dinner and the inevitable round of social events - it can be difficult fitting it in.

Rather than viewing baking as a chore, why not make a morning or afternoon of it? Chuck on some Christmas music, make a cuppa and indulge. Happy Christmas Baking!

When you are so busy and the stress levels are high, the last thing to take on is a complicated time-consuming bake, but it can be satisfying to bake something yourself to serve up to guests, to take into work or to offer as little gifts to family and friends. This is where the loaf cake comes into its own. Quick and easy to make, they need no decorating and travel well.

100g butter, softened 50g golden caster sugar 1 large egg, beaten 200g self-raising flour 4 tablespoons mincemeat Zest of 1 clementine, grated Zest of ½ lemon, grated 1 tablespoon clementine juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon mixed spice

Provided you have sufficient cake tins, they are also perfect for batch baking. This little loaf cake has all the flavours of Christmas but is light and citrusy and also freezes well making it perfect for batch baking. Lots of my friends will be getting one of these this year!

Batch baking is a great thing to do to help with the inevitable Christmas rush, providing you have room in the freezer of course!

Make sure you have enough freezer-proof containers or foil and freezer bags. Look for recipes that will freeze well and are easy to defrost or cook from frozen. Label everything well too, there is nothing worse than warming up an apple pie to serve with custard only to find out it’s actually steak and kidney!

Batch baking is also economical - you may as well fill the oven whilst it’s on and you can often save money by buying bigger bags of sugar and dried fruit etc.

Things like raw cookie dough can be frozen or refrigerated, and a batch cooked up on the day they are needed. Pizza dough can easily be knocked up and frozen in freezer bags, and muffins or tray bakes are great for freezing and then popping into a lunchbox. Make two loaves of bread rather than one, slice the second and freeze it.

Things like fruit cake and gingerbread don’t need freezing as they keep really well and actually improve on keeping. Pastry can be made

Mincemeat, Clementine and Lemon Loaf Cake

1. Preheat oven to 180C/Fan 160C/ Gas 4.

2. Grease a 1lb/500g loaf tin and line the base with baking paper.

3. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

4. Beat the beaten egg into the cream and sugar. Add a little of the flour if it starts to curdle.

5. Sieve the flour into the cake mix and gently fold in until combined.

6. Gently fold in the zest, juice and mincemeat. You will have a thick cake batter.

7. Spoon the cake batter into the tin and bake for 40 - 45 minutes until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.

8. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack and peel away the baking paper.

I would love to hear from readers with anything baking related.

Drop me an email at motleybakes@aol.com or take a look at www. motleybakes.co.uk.

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Zagger - Old Baddow Road

Longevity involves playing to your strengths, in retail as in life. Far too many independent retailers fall victim to the vagaries of the marketplace within a few years of opening their doors. Data released by The Local Data Company (LDC) and British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) reveals that, for the first time since 2012, independent shops have gone into decline with a loss of 144 shops in the first half of 2015, which is more than the number that have opened. All of which begs the question: What are those survivors doing right? Effectively operating in the same market conditions, what’s the secret behind those who celebrate significant milestones such as the big 4 - 0?

maintaining a healthy work-life balance has always been a priority.

“I have always delegated those tasks which are not my strengths, so that I can dedicate myself to those which are...” says Paul.

In search of the answer to this question, I had the pleasure of speaking to Paul Dafforn, the buyer and menswear stylist at family fashion independent, Zagger. Located on Baddow Road off Moulsham Street, Zagger was founded in 1975 by Chris Greer whose daughter now manages the womenswear store. Currently marking its 40th anniversary, Zagger has negotiated a retail minefield which has included two recessions, the expansion of the online marketplace and the emergence of a very savvy generation of consumer. Paul, who considers himself a personal shopper in addition to principal buyer and manager, lives and breathes retail: “I know that my strength lies in personal styling and delivering that service to customers and I have always played to those strengths” says Paul, who has worked for Zagger for almost 20 years.

The Zagger menswear buyer regularly asks himself: “How would I like to be styled? How would I like to be treated?” The customer relationships and the personality of a business are often what will determine its longevity and - in the case of Zagger - the customers are considered part of the business’ extended family.

As any independent retailer will testify, achieving a work life balance is a constant battle. Having one’s life consumed by the running of the business is all too easy, even before the actual selling takes place! Paul tells me how organising his time is essential and that

Importantly, during his time at Zagger Paul has never lost sight of what they do best and why their customers choose them over and above a competitor. Two of the advantages that many indies have over larger stores are intimacy and close customer relationships.

Connecting to customers and developing strong relationships sometimes through several family generations - is a major point of difference which sets them apart from the multiples. “In this day and age, the marketplace risks are becoming very generic, so we pay great attention to those details which set us apart from the rest, such as our exclusive collections and our service” explains Paul.

So, does this theory hold true? Can staying true to one’s identity and investing in customer relationships help your bottom line? Can customer service ensure longevity? It may not be that simple, but with like-for-like sales significantly up on October 2014, Zagger’s approach of playing to their strengths does appear to have reaped dividends.

In life as in retail, staying true to your own strengths is certainly a good rule to live by. If you try to please everyone, you’re likely to end up by pleasing no one. This nugget of wisdom might go some way to explaining Zagger’s longevity.

Music and Blues in the City by Nick Garner Well here we are, our 36th edition of the Moulsham Times! It only feels like yesterday, but it has been great fun. This month, as we are going to press, I have not got any live shows to write about, but then within a week or so I will be putting on three different events - I will feature these in the next edition.

I have been to see some musical events as well as taking part in a couple recently. One being the regular Sunday jam session at the Star & Garter in Moulsham Street - do go if you have not done so yet.

It runs from 2pm until 6pm and everyone is welcome - even me! Also at the Woolpack on the last Sunday of the month they have an open mic session, which again is open to all to take part. It starts around 8ish in the new back room.

MacDonald opening the night on his own, and then being joined by his full band, the Cottonmouth Kings - a must see in my books.

I hope you all have a wonderful festive season and get to go and enjoy lots of great live music - without you coming to watch it, we will lose it.

Remember, to find out what is on where and when, pick up your free copy of Chelmsford The City Times. www.bluesinthecity.co.uk www.facebook. comBluesinthecitychelmsford twitter @bluesintheCity1

I have also been to Asylum a couple of times and seen a wide variety of styles of music, from the acoustic Thursday to an Italian hard rock band. Asylum has a very varied mix, well worth keeping an eye on. I also went to see some friends play at The Bassment the other week.

The band was Salvation Jayne, who were excellent and I also saw a great new local band, Sportsday, who Paul and I then booked to support the Blow Monkeys (still the original line-up) at Chelmsford City Football Club on Friday 22nd April 2016.

There is of course lots of great live music all over the city and one person who puts on a lot of good nights around the different venues is Shakey. There is also good music to be had at The Bassment, Asylum and if you like covers bands, then the Fleece is the place for you, while The Star & Garter mix it up with originals and covers. The Black Horse in Moulsham Street is also putting on various live acts, as does the Ale House. We will be playing the Ale House on Saturday 5th December.

There are also the clubs and other venues in and around Chelmsford like the Three Elms at Chignal St James. They are also the Essex Cider Pub of the Year and serve great beer and food as well.

If you get this edition in time, on the 29th November (from 2pm to 5pm) the excellent Dove & Boweevil will be playing the Ale House - do not miss them.

Please note that the final Blues in the City gig is a special on Wednesday 9th December with my good friends Mississippi

It’s Paolo’s Christmas Special! By Bridget Metcalfe There’s a buzz around Chelmsford about an upcoming Christmas gig at The Bassment near the railway station on Wells Street on Friday 11th December.

The rumble of interest is about the coming together for one night only of some Essex music makers. It’s Chelmsford based singer, songwriter and looping whizz, Paolo Morena, joining forces with 90s club dance hit makers Sunscreem and ambient groovers Black Chapel.

I know there’s interest about this gig because three people in different places have recently mentioned it to me entirely unprompted. So if you go, what can you expect?

Paolo told me that this is an annual event and that it’s an opportunity to pull together some of the best acts he’s worked with during the year: “what we try and do is to get two or three acts together and we sort of jump into each other’s sets! So, Sunscreem will come and play with me and vice versa and we sort of have a big jam.” He continued: “When you’re playing live, I think it’s always nice to give your fans something different, a different side or version of a song, especially when you’re featuring other artists and bringing something different to the tune. It’s a wonderful process.”

Check out www.paolomorena.com to get the feel for Paolo’s music.

To find out what looping is, it’s probably best to book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. www.bassmentbar.com.

Essex Rock Histories: The Kursaal Flyers by John Power Joe and Joline Public never quite got it about the Kursaals and what a brilliant and funny band they were. They grew up around Southend playing in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s playing mainly in Cow Pie, a Country and Western band who picked up on the early country rock fusion in the US seen in the work of bands like the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers and post(ish)-psychedelic Workingmans Dead of the Grateful Dead. Cow Pie, named after comic mag hero Desperate Dan’s diet, had a floating line-up that reached as many as 14 members, fronted by Kursaal-to-be, Paul Shuttleworth. Most of the eventual Kursaals drifted in and out of the ensemble. The Ugly Guys were another spin-off from the Pie that also gave the Kursaals the title of a song on their second album and a name for some of the band to revert to for more straightforward c&w music after their pop fame had faded. To c&w, which Joe and Joline probably still associated with Val Doonican, the Kursaals added rich lashings of Southend kitsch icons, like the amusement park that gave them their name and the Golden Mile (where the park stood), which gave the title to their third album. With inspiration from local lad, Mickey Jupp and his Orieoles - who’s tune Cross Country closed their first album - the humour beginning to show in Kung Fu and some teen lyrics like Hit Records and Pocket Money, it was now time to take flight with Chocs Away for their first album, giving cover designers the chance to sculpt the five boys and an aquaplane in chocolate to recall the sweet bar with the Five Boys name.

The original Kursaals line-up, formed in 1973 with Paul Shuttleworth as singer and front man with a spiv-style secondhand car salesman persona (borrowed later by the TV Fast Show’s Swiss Tony comedy sketches), Richie Bull on banjo and later bass, then after line-up changes; Graeme Douglas lead guitar (replaced by Barry Martin in 1976 when Graeme joined Eddie and the Hotrods); Vic Collins on pedal steel guitar, Will Birch on drums and Dave Hatfield on bass until ‘74.

Their first gig was was at Southend’s Blue Boar in 1974. Their material was country covers at first, but as the pop image began to emerge, it became clear that Paul, Vic and Graeme had strong songwriting talents and that Will and Ritchie has equally useful musical skills to bring to the compositions. Pub rock was beginning to take off in London and soon swept the country, so they supported their mates Dr Feelgood and were seen by agents and record company reps, which led to the contract with UK Records for Chocs Away and the follow-up album, The Great Artiste (who is introduced on the record by Paul Shuttleworth as Ritchie Bull when he begins a banjo solo).

Another track on the album recalls another great event of the Golden Mile along the seafront (well, Thames estuary), when custom cars were gleefully paraded up and down the Mile by the owners and spray artists. Called Cruising for Love, the reference is oblique rather than direct. The tracks Hit Records and Speedway from the first album were released as singles, although the group’s fan base was in the pubs and clubs. Speedway recalls another place of local legend - Rayleigh Speedway - in a story line similar to the ‘50s rock ballad classic, Tell Laura I Love Her, which was about a motorcycling rocker whose dying words after a crash give the song its title. Speedway’s hero instead decides to quit the game after his crash. This number was a climactic show stopper at live gigs due to Vic Collins and his pedal steel guitar, which he manages to contort into the sounds of speeding and crashing speedway bikes. I can smell the woodalcohol fuel from here. In 1975, the group were the subject of a BBC documentary film of them on tour, called So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, after the Byrds’ song of the same name. Also in that year the Kursaals got to back their heroes, The Flying Burrito Brothers, when they played UK venues. Sadly, that was after the premature death of legendary founding frontman, Gram Parsons, once also a Byrd, but who left after refusing to play to segregated audiences in South Africa.

Golden Mile in 1976. It was produced by Mike Batt, who picked out the track Little Does She Know (That I Know, That She Knows, That I Know, She’s Two-Timing Me) as a single. Batt chose to augment the band with the soaring cresendos and crashing breaks of orchestral backing, sealing the humour which was worthy of the Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band, as Paul intoned sheer poetry in lines like,’she was all in a quandry, as she finished her laundry’ and ‘her escape was so urgent, she forgot her detergent,’ after the girlfriend spots the singer having spotted her in a coin-op laundromat. The song reached number 14 in the singles chart after a Top of the Pops appearance sharing a stage with several washing machines. Sadly it was their only top twenty hit, but owning their albums became a matter of cult status. They were essentially a live act and so in 1976 Graeme Douglas dived deeper into the band’s pub rock status by joining some other Southend mates in Eddie and the Hot Rods, where, after sharing writing credits for Little Does She Know, he went on to pen the Hot Rods’ hit single Do Anything You Wanna Do, an anarchic sounding exclamation updating the slogan of Victorian Occultist Aleister Crowley: ‘Do What Thou Wilt’, which actually meant people’s unique spiritual destiny in that instance. Crowley appeared on promotional material wearing a Mickey Mouse hat, so that people wouldn’t take the old prankster too seriously.

It was in 1976 that Barry Martin took over from Graeme for a live album, Five Live Kursaals, which was released in 1977, the year of the punk rock revolution. As it developed, punk gave credit to pub rock for its influence, but the immediate eclipse made the Kursaals sound too elaborate for contemporary teen taste. After further changes to the line-up, the Kursaals finally parked the plane in the hangar. But various reformed versions have appeared to do the odd gig, such as in ‘85 when a ‘best of’ album, In for a Spin, with all line-ups represented and including later material produced by Muff Winwood, brother of Steve Winwood and fellow member of the legendary Spencer Davis Group.

In 1988 a version of the band played Fairport Union’s annual festival at Cropredy in Oxfordshire. They reformed more wholeheartedly in 2001. Paul Shuttleworth briefly formed The Latest Craze and in 2003 Paul and Vic Collins revived The Ugly Guys to get back to their country Roots with Steve Oliver on guitar, Andy Farrell (from Southend’s Hamsters) on bass, and Bob Clouter on drums. Paul’s spiv persona was lost over time to a grey-haired and whiskered appearance more fitting to an elderly gentleman’s country outfit. They have released three albums.

Grahame Douglas is still in the music business, playing solo as well as with various groups and releasing solo albums. Will Birch formed The Records and is the author of No Sleep ‘til Canvey, The Great Pub Rock Revolution, and Ian Dury, the Definative Biography. Ritchie Bull did a solo album of banjo tunes and supervises wreck dives in exotic places like the Amazon. Vic Collins peddles his pedal steel guitar at any venue and with any who he connects with. I’ve seen him in my local, The Orange Tree in Chelmsford, playing with Hunt, Runt, Stunt and Cunningham. Arriva Buses did the boys the honour of naming a Southend bus route after them (and the re-vamped theme park): The Kursaal Flyer will take you there.

All the original line-up turned up for the inaugural bus journey and a promotional photo shoot. They have also reformed in 2012 and 2014 to perform at the The Oysterfleet pub on Canvey Island for the annual Lee Brilleaux’s (late singer of Dr.Feelgood) memorial gigs and no doubt will again.

There is a TV film documentary made originally for Anglia by Roger Deakin that is now on YouTube called Southend Rock, which covers all the groups mentioned in recent months. It’s well worth a look.

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MT Therapy by Jenny Hartill

Today ladies and gents, I’m discussing one of my favourite theorists - Carl Gustav Jung. He came up with my favourite quote: “Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes” and his theories are absolutely fascinating in my opinion!

Carl Jung developed his theories on personality types after first working with Freud. He met Freud in Vienna in 1907, Jung had been interested in Freud’s interpretation of dreams and his surrounding theories and in turn, Freud found Jung’s word association task of interest. Briefly, the word association task stems from the early years of psychology when many doctors noticed that patients exhibited behaviour that they were not in control of. A part of their personality seemed to have an influence on the person’s behaviour that was not in his or her conscious control. Carl Jung’s theory is that people connect ideas, feelings, experiences and information by way of associations, that ideas and experiences are linked - or grouped - in the unconscious in such a way they can exert influence over how the person’s behaviour changes and presents itself. These groupings he labelled ‘complexes’ (have you ever told someone they have a complex about something, or not to develop a complex?!). The word association test is very simply to respond to a word spoken to you with the first thing that comes into your head, often the response is timed and it has been found that certain words require longer response time. The word you respond with is a word you associate strongly with the first word, for example if you were to say the word ‘gym’ the person may say ‘sweat’. Not only is there a strong association between those two words, I think there’s also an obvious correlation. For the record, word association can be especially fun in a game my friends and I like to call ‘word association football’ - so you say the word that comes into your head and the person sat next to you says the first word that comes into their head from the word you said. This is especially fun after a few pints... ;-)

inner cognitive processes.

If one considers both subjective and objective information, it is obvious that a person will not be one or the other, most people will carry qualities of both attitudes but at the core of that person they exhibit and experience in themselves more than the other. For example, I worked in sales for over 15 years and I could guarantee that if an introvert arrived for an interview for a job in sales (wherever I have worked in the past) they would not get the job.

Sales people these days may be more consultative and there may be different levels of an extrovert in every person I’ve ever worked with, but in my opinion, sales is where you will find some of the most extrovert people. We can put this into context with the explanation above: As the extrovert is characterised by outward movement of psychic energy and gains more influence from the surrounding environment, the very action of picking up a phone to call a complete stranger in a business environment every day requires an extrovert to do the job - as they are clearly gaining from that action and the influence they are about to have and to gain from their surrounding environment.

In total, Jung had 8 personality types. These were made up of 4 ‘functions’ teamed with one of his two attitudes. I’m going to carry this on in my next article, because one of the main things I hear from people is ‘I don’t understand why...’ and then a behaviour, seemingly strange to some people, follows.

What I want to demonstrate, is that contrary to the popular action of blaming the person’s gender (ladies, how many times have you said ‘BLOODY MEN!!!’ and gents, how many times have you said ‘I just don’t understand women!’) in fact their personality type and the way the type reacts to certain situations contributes significantly to how we understand each other as individuals.

If I can be of any help or if anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me via my website: www.cloud9-therapy.co.uk.

Jung and Freud however disagreed over the validity of psychoanalysis (much like myself, Jung found Freud’s theories less valid than Freud did), therefore they went their separate ways and Jung developed analytical psychology (he did have a massive breakdown and write The Red Book etc but I sooooo don’t have enough word count to go into all go that, as fascinating as it is!) - including his theories on the differentiation between the personal sub-conscious and the collective unconscious (this reflects the ‘shared unconscious thoughts’ among humans). One of Jung’s main contributions to psychology was his personality theory which has formed the back-bone of many other theories and personality tests, including the famous Myers Briggs Test and Katherine Benziger’s theories who drew much inspiration from Carl Jung, and her theories and tools have been used by some of the world’s largest corporations - there is still research and refinement going on.

Personality theories are popular in psychology, but also in the business world - hence the Myers Briggs test was born out of Carl Jung’s personality type theories. Jung’s personality theory is particularly notable due to his definition of introversion and extroversion. These he termed ‘attitudes’ - An attitude, according to Jung, is a person’s predisposition to behave in a particular way. The two attitudes work as opposing, yet complementary forces and are often depicted as the yin and yang symbol. These are the differences between an introvert and an extrovert: The introvert is most aware of his or her inner world. While the external world is still perceived, it is not pondered as seriously as inward movement of psychic energy. The introverted attitude is more concerned with subjective appraisal and often gives more consideration to fantasies and dreams.

The extrovert, by contrast, is characterised by the outward movement of psychic energy. This attitude places more importance on objectivity and gains more influence from the surrounding environment than by 20

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Self-Awareness and Personal Power

Last month I discussed how developing your personal power is key to achieving success, because personal power enables you to master your inner-self and by extension, your outer existence. I defined it as the degree of influence and control you believe you have over your life circumstances. If you think of personal power as being the platform that supports all of your inner resources, then self-awareness is the foundation stone that underpins it all.

Self-awareness, in simple terms, is the degree to which you are in touch with yourself: your thoughts, feelings, emotions and intuition.

Developing a high degree of self-awareness will impact your behaviour and the actions you take. How you act will determine your level of success.

Thoughts are the roots of your feelings and emotions and they are hugely influential in how you live your life. For the most part, you will take conscious actions based on reasoned thought patterns. A large area of your life however will be acted out on auto-pilot, driven by unconscious, conditioned and habitual patterns of behaviour.

Habitual patterns of behaviour are simultaneously helpful and unhelpful.

There are many daily activities where it is helpful to be able to act without conscious thought, or at least a degree of semi-conscious thought; these may include the daily chores, such as preparing yourself to go to work, washing and cleaning etc. The habitual pattern of such activities allows you to get on and yet still be able to focus consciously on more important matters - enabling you to multi-task.

Habitual patterns are helpful because they enable you to act without thought in common situations. The difficulty is that you may not always be acting with the full information at your disposal.

Whilst the brain and your conditioned mind has the ability to search its store of similar circumstances in a nanosecond, initiating a habitual response, it may not always be acting on the full facts.

How often have you been involved in a situation believing it is one thing, to find out soon after that the circumstances were not entirely as you first perceived them? Where the outcome is perceived as unimportant you may take a so what attitude. In some cases, however, the outcome of your habitual responses may be more serious.

Many of your daily, habitual activities are likely to be misplaced to some degree and if consciously reviewed are probably written-off as basic errors of judgement that anyone could have made. With a developed sense of self-awareness, such incidents will decrease and you will find yourself acting with more thought in those situations that demand it.

Self-awareness is a huge subject area that cannot be adequately dealt with in this short article, but this is your opportunity to take the first step, by awakening to the possibility that you may not be as self-aware as you could be. I will be continuing this theme over the coming months with practical tips on how you can develop this wonderful life skill that will not only improve your sense of personal power, but will also have a transformational impact on your relationships.

To your success‌ For more about Mark Roberts, visit his Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/intelligentlifestrategies.

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Wine Corner

Hi everyone, I hope that you are looking forward to planning for the celebrations and have chosen the lovely wines that you will have with your Christmas dinner. This month, we have the second part of Shirley’s tour of the Champagne area in France. I really hope that I can do this tour sometime in the near future, either attending an organised one or perhaps planning it myself...

“So we left the champagne area and travelled to Hotel Le Relais St Vincent in the delightful village of Ligny-Le-Chatel, where we had another excellent dinner, accompanied by Chablis of course! We had stopped on the way at Pontigny to visit a Cistercian Abbey - worth a visit if you are in the area.

“After breakfast, we walked to La Chapelle Vaupelteigne to meet Mr Alexandre in his domain and learn about Chablis. Chablis is made exclusively from the Chardonnay grape. It is the only grape allowed and thrives on the limestone soil to create distinctive white wines.

“The quality of Chablis wines is attributed to the soil in which they are grown. Millions of years ago, Chablis lay under the ocean and the soil today retains deposits of tiny fossilised sea shells. Wines from Chablis are classified like other burgundy wines. There is a small amount of Grand Cru Chablis grown on the north bank of the Serein river and there are only 7 Grand Cru vineyards. It is rare and very expensive and unfortunately we were not able to taste any. However, just below are the excellent and more affordable Premier Cru Chablis.

Forty vineyards have been accorded Premier Cru status and the vines are grown on south and west facing hills. Domaine Alexandre was our first port of call, where we were shown around and the process of making the wine was explained to us. We were able to sample a Premier Cru, Chablis and Petit Chablis. As you would expect, the Premier Cru was the best and would go exceptionally well with seafood (especially oysters). A premier Chablis should be aged for around 10 years, I’m not sure I will be able to keep the wines I bought that long, though!!

“We had one more tasting before heading home, in Chablis itself. This vineyard had been bought by a couple (this is rare as most are handed down through the family) some 20 years ago and they have developed the vineyard over that time.

They discovered, when clearing the weeds etc, that they had one small patch of grapes that are ‘old vine’ ie they survived phylloxera. Quite a rare find and several of our group bought a bottle, at around €50, the most expensive we had come across.

“Unfortunately, I can’t remember their name and despite further research they will have to remain anonymous.

“Certainly all the vineyards we visited in the area offered excellent wines which are good value for money, Premier Cru averaging €12.50 - €15 per bottle, so if you are travelling that way and love your wine, I suggest you stock up!”

Thank you Shirley. I very much enjoyed your article.

Bin end chuckles.

I’ve just read that there were 2,500,427 people who got married last year. I don’t want to doubt this, but surely it should be an even number...

I was listening to the radio yesterday but missed the start of the programme. They were asking people to suggest songs on the subject of porridge and Please Release me was played. Confused? I was.

After a few more confusing songs, I realised they were talking about the television programme with Ronnie Barker, not the breakfast meal.

Keep calm and carry on drinking (in moderation).

“Chablis is grown on the north and east facing hills and petit Chablis on flat ground”.

Jonny interrupting as usual. How are you getting on with this plastic bag malarkey? I must say I do understand why it is being done, but dear oh dear, it has already caused me grief. On the first day of implementation, I went to the supermarket and filled my hand basket with stuff as usual. When I got to the checkout I was reminded about the new rules. I felt that I should enter into the spirit of things, so, thinking on my feet, I came up with an idea. Take the stuff to the car in the basket and bring the basket back. That turned out to be a lucky escape, as the very next day someone doing the same thing was threatened with prosecution for theft of a basket. Better not do that again!

Two visits later, at the checkout, I realise I have no bag again. Well I just about managed to pick the shopping up, but found it very difficult to walk with it. I never claimed that I could juggle, and the short journey to the car proved it. I must have dropped every item I had, not all at once, but one or two at a time. You know how it is, you bend down to pick the dropped item only to see another slip out of your grip. I was getting so annoyed, but I think I managed to make some people’s day, seeing me struggle just - apparently - to save five pence. Now I have a note on the car dashboard, it just says BAGS, and seems to have done the trick - for now...

“We stayed in the excellent Hostellerie des Clos in Chablis. The next day we walked through the vineyards to the Domaine de la Meuliere, another Premier Cru domaine. Again we were able to try the different varieties of Chablis. We tasted a Grand Cru from 2013. There was a bad spring that year and the grapes had mildew. Those that survived made for a very rich wine - not to my personal taste, but maybe in another 8 years or so!

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Rotary Gives New Meaning to LIFE

When you are sitting around after your Christmas dinner, fed up with watching another repeat on TV, quite often the Trivial Pursuit comes out. Well for regular readers of this magazine here are a few questions you may like to try.

1. How old do you have to be to be a Rotarian?

Rotary is looking for new members from 18 to those who have just retired.

2. Is Rotary open to men and women?

Male and female members have equal opportunities.

3. How will I benefit from being a Rotarian?

There are so many ways. You will develop communication skills, network opportunities for business and gain so much satisfaction helping others.

4. I am working - do any clubs meet in the evenings or before I start work?

In Chelmsford alone there are 5 clubs, two meet at lunchtime, one for breakfast, one twilight (early evening) and one in the evening so everyone should be catered for.

5. Does Rotary have any social events?

Clubs have a full social programme including trips out, theatre visits and speakers, so there is always something of interest going on.

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6. Can I try Rotary before joining?

Yes, you can come along to a club as a guest, you can help as a Friend at an event, and you can become an Associate member.

7. I see Rotarians collecting at Christmas. Is this the only time you raise money?

No, Rotary is at the forefront when disasters strike anywhere in the world and over the years has been working to eradicate polio from the world. When the campaign started there were 1000 new cases every week, now there is just one per week. The task is very nearly done which is a fantastic achievement. Rotary also supports literacy, education and health projects.

8. But does any of the money raised go to local people?

Most certainly and all five clubs support numerous local charities and good causes involving schools, the elderly and individuals. Rotary is part of our community and I often write about projects going on in the Chelmsford area.

9. Can I help in any way apart from collecting money?

Again, most definitely. Rotary is not all about money. It is hands-on support for the community, such as offering your experience to give mock job interviews in schools, giving a lift to an elderly person, helping with talking newspapers, facilitating youth competitions, serving mulled wine and minced pies at the Christmas lights switch ons - the list is endless.

10. So how would you sum up what a new member would get from LIFE in Rotary in just four words?

Leadership Interest Friendship Enjoyment If you would like to find out how to join a Rotary club, please visit www.chelmsfordrotary1240.org, or call me on 01245 260349 (office hours).

I wish you all a happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.

Stan Keller

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MT Charity - Chelmsford Food Bank Storage Hunters

The Foodbank is seeking warehousing space for which to store and sort food destined to help local people in crisis.

Chelmsford Foodbank is facing a significant challenge - the potential lack of warehousing space. A short term lease has been secured into the first part of 2016, but after that its future accommodation is unclear. The local community have recently demonstrated their support for the work of the foodbank in the donation of over six tonnes of food. The foodbank is a lifeline to those in need locally.

Sadly, the need for the service is not expected to diminish over the coming months.

Volunteers are currently (from 9th November) in the process of moving the warehouse from Beehive Lane Business Centre to Essex Library Headquarters, Goldlay Gardens. However, this will only be for a short time and Chelmsford Foodbank is actively looking for a more long term solution.

The foodbank has been overwhelmed by the display of generosity and support shown by the recent donation of over six tonnes of food.

Hundreds of people replaced crops with tins and packets as harvest festivals were celebrated across the city. The produce will all be going directly to local people in need.

Project Manager, Ruth Leverett, says: “The issues concerning the warehouse coincide with a very busy time for the foodbank. As the level of donations has increased, demand has also been rising and is expected to continue to rise over the winter months.” Sadly, issues

such as relationship breakdown, sickness, debt, job loss, benefit changes or delays or extra unexpected costs while living on a low income can all lead to people struggling to feed themselves and their families. In these situations, the foodbank is a lifeline. “If there was no foodbank, I would be in serious trouble...” one client struggling with health related issues stated. “After my apprenticeship was put on hold, I have been left not being able to eat and this was the only option I had” another foodbank client testified.

The foodbank’s need for storage is integral to its vital work. All donated food is non-perishable so that it can be kept to provide a supply of food for the distribution centres spread across the city.

This enables the foodbank to provide at least three days emergency food and supplies to those people locally in need. They would very much appreciate any offers of warehousing accommodation or financial support. They are looking for a space at least 2,500sq ft in Chelmsford.

Chelmsford Foodbank has been open since July 2012. It was initially based at the Waterfront Place in Chelmsford, but now operates out of a warehouse and five distribution centres across the city. Since opening, the foodbank has distributed over 68 tonnes of food and fed 5497 adults and 2634 children. For further information, please visit the website: chelmsford.foodbank.org.uk.

To contact the foodbank, please email: info@chelmsford.foodbank. org.uk, or phone: 01245 790769.

The Gospel According to Caroline Christians welcome Advent as a time of anticipation of the coming of Jesus, a time of joy and celebration, but for many amongst us it is a time of quite the opposite. As the adverts appear on TV showing the perfect family with the perfect meal and the perfect (and expensive) presents, it’s an ideal that for so many does not match the reality.

As we battle through the department stores and supermarkets searching for gifts and food, often stressed and not really able to afford what we are buying, do we ever stop to reflect on what the coming of Christmas should be about?

What about those in our community that have no family, no presents, no money - maybe even like the baby Jesus, no home?

During this time of preparing, perhaps we could offer a simple ‘thank you’ to the harassed shop staff, a Christmas card through our neighbour’s door, better still an offer of companionship to someone we know will be alone.

Let us put Christ back into Christmas and build a community here on earth.

To find out what we do at Christ Church and what we are doing for Christmas, visit our website, www. christchurchchelmsfordurc.org.uk.

Caroline Brown, Church Family and Community Worker, Christ Church United Reformed Church.

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Chelmsford City FC

Christmas is coming and there are plenty of exciting things coming up at Chelmsford City Football Club over the festive season and in the New Year.

To kick off, we have some exciting games in the pipeline and our Boxing Day match against old friends and local rivals Dartford promises to be a thriller - and our game against Weston Super Mare on 9th January has been confirmed as Pay What You Like Day. As we go to print, we haven’t played Gloucester City in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round yet, however, if we play like we did against Hayes and Yeading on 14th November (where we won 5-0) we should swim through to the 1st Round on 12th December and give the fans something to really smile about!

Our game on Boxing Day also sees the draw of our famous Christmas raffle, with first prize being a holiday for 6 to the south of Spain. None of this would be possible without the support of our loyal fans and local businesses, so please spread the word about our upcoming fixtures and events and any local companies who would like to sponsor or advertise with us. Please contact Mick Hull on 07789 225501, or email mick.hull@chelmsfordcityfc.com.

All sponsorship packages include a meal, networking opportunities, advertising as standard and lots of other extras. Remember, every home match has breakfast served in the Clarets Bar from 11.30am - 1.30pm with the bar open and sport on the TV, so you can really soak up the atmosphere before the game and if you would really like to experience a day to remember, why not book a top class match day experience which includes a two course meal, entry and much more? For more information, please call the office on 01245 290959.

December also sees the club’s inaugural Corporate Christmas Party Night on Thursday 16th, where companies can book their place to attend a night full of festive fun. For only £35 per person you can enjoy a welcome drink, three course meal, wine, a present from Santa, a disco until late and much more. Or why not celebrate the New Year with CCFC and come to our ever popular New Years Eve Party on Thursday 31st, with a buffet and disco for only £15 for adults and £5 for children?

The first big event of the new year will be our Annual Legends Evening on Friday 22nd January. Due to the tremendous success of last year’s event, the same format will apply with supporters being treated to a trip down memory lane, with former City stars telling their stories whilst you enjoy a sausage and chip supper with a quiz and raffle.

Tickets are only £13.

The live music events in conjunction with It’s Your Music have proven to be a great success, with Pieface attracting a crowd of nearly 100 people. The next big music event is An Evening with Benny Gallagher, one half of hit makers and blue chip songwriters, Gallagher & Lyle, on

Sunday 28th February.

Benny has worked with and written songs for some of the industries’ biggest acts and has many accolades to his name, such as the 2010 Tartan Clef Lifetime Achievement Award.

This much anticipated evening will consist of a three course meal of tomato and basil soup, bangers and mash with onion gravy and delicious hot apple pie to finish. Benny will be playing songs, telling tales and thoroughly entertaining you throughout the evening and all for only £25 a ticket.

We are also incredibly excited to confirm the hugely popular Blow Monkeys will be performing at CCFC as part of their 2016 UK tour, with a great local band, Sportsday, supporting. We are sure it will be a sellout, so do not delay in buying your tickets for only £20 in advance, and if any are left, £23 on the night. To book tickets for this event, or any of other event, please visit our online shop or call 01245 290959. For more details (and to visit our online shop), please see our website, www.chelmsfordcityfc.com. Follow us on Facebook: officialchelmsfordcityfootballclub or Twitter: @officialclarets or on Instagram: chelmsforcityfc.

Why support a Town when you can support a CITY!

Kid’s Page by Alexander Aged 6.

Ami’s Diary

The trailer for the film I acted in, called Zombie Playground: Ice Scream, was released on Halloween and I appear in it. I was allowed to watch it even though the film will be an 18 certificate as it only shows bits of the film. I didn’t find it scary as I had seen it being filmed and it was so good to see how all the special effect make-up looked on camera. It makes the early mornings, long journeys and late nights of filming worth it when I see myself on screen.

The documentary about my agency that is going to be on Channel 4 was meant to be on TV in October, but it has been delayed until December as they are still filming. I think it is the second episode that will show us auditioning and filming the Zombie movie.

I completed my second self-tape audition for a feature film which I had to learn a monologue for, which was written by the writer of the film. If I am successful, I will go to Norwich for a face-to-face audition. So I am waiting to hear if I am through to the next round for two separate feature films.

I’m also being considered for a modelling job for a new clothing range designed by two girls my age which I think would be fun.

I was selected for a casting for a well-known fast food company who are filming a TV commercial. I had to go to Nash studios in London in my school uniform even though it was half term as the audition was for a school scene. I had to put on a pair of goggles and pretend to be doing an experiment and be a bit funny, but I kept laughing so I think that’s why I didn’t get picked!

Christmas Funnies What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck?

A Christmas quacker!

Who is Santa’s favourite singer?

Elf-is Presley!

What do snowmen wear on their heads?

Ice caps!

What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?

It’s Christmas, Eve! What’s the most popular Christmas wine?

“I don’t like brussel sprouts!”

What happened to the man who stole an advent calendar?

He got 25 days!

What’s green, covered in tinsel and goes ribbit ribbit?

Mistle-toad!

What do Santa’s elves learn in school?

The elf-abet!

What do you call an elf who sings?

A wrapper!

I was shortlisted for a couple of films - one was filming in South Africa. I wasn’t successful, but I have to keep trying as it only takes one lucky break to make it in the movies!

Facts About Christmas (All sourced from the internet) An artificial Christmas tree would have to be reused for more than 20 years to be greener than buying a fresh-cut tree annually.

Some zoos take donated Christmas trees and use them to feed their animals.

One town in Indiana in USA is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.

Christmas crackers were invented around 1846 by Tom Smith who developed them for Christmas from the French habit of wrapping sugared almonds in twists of paper as gifts.

In England, Boxing Day was originally a celebration for the servants of rich people. After Chrismas, the servants ‘boxed up’ all the left-overs from the rich people and took them home.

In the UK, some children put stockings out at Christmas time. The Dutch use shoes.

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Moulsham Lodge Communtiy Trust

NEIGHBOURHOOD WILDLIFE AWARENESS DAY My name is Lorna Fuller, I am one of the trustees at Moulsham Lodge Community Trust and I am looking for some volunteers that would like to help to be a part of a Neighbourhood Wildlife Awareness Day. Many of us love seeing the birds in our garden and there are far more animals using our gardens than we might realise, like frogs, hedgehogs and bats among many others, but many of these animals need a bit of help from us if we want to keep them around, as our local wildlife is gradually dwindling.

The team at MLCT (above - left to right: Sue Springett, Jenny Brown, Lorna Fuller, Lauren Springett, Linda Mascot, Jo Westram, Mark Springett) held a Wellness of Women (WOW) Day on the 24th October - part of our objectives at MLCT focus on the health of the community.

We also seek to help local people realise their potential by focusing on learning and socialising opportunities, together with improved

I am hoping to bring together knowledgeable people and organisations to help and inform us what to do if we find a hedgehog, newt or baby bird, giving us valuable information like what the animals eat, their habitat, or even what to do if they are found injured. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all bring our gardens together to make one big haven for wildlife!? We cannot always help on our own, as one garden may have a tree, another garden may have a bird feeder, while another a log pile and another a pond. If you would like to volunteer and help organise the day or bring along some ideas, or would like to get involved in this one-off event in any other way, please get in touch. You will need to be free on The Wildlife Day, which will be held on Saturday 12th March (10am - 3pm) at the Community Station. We have a great community and people do come together, so I am hoping this will be a very worthwhile and rewarding day.

CHRISTMAS MARKET AND SANTA’S GROTTO Our next big event is our Christmas Market on Saturday 5th of December, there will be over 20 craft stalls, refreshments and a chance for children to meet Santa in his grotto. Children will also be able to write a letter to Santa and post it in a special post box. (see poster on page 30).

Contact details: Mark Springett 01245 351040 or 07411 808731.

Email: mark.springett@mlct.org.uk.

health and well being across all ages.

The day saw the local doctors’ surgery protect over 40 people by giving them flu jabs and we also had health professionals providing advice on joint and muscle damage prevention and care, as well as advice of cosmetic products which can help alleviate pain and swelling.

We also managed to stop the local traffic with a display of seated exercise with a few toots from drivers.

Early next year, we will be holding a boot camp health awareness day for men. We know men don’t like going to the doctors, so this day will be a relaxed and fun way to find out about the health issues that men can suffer from.

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Letters

Halloween in Old Moulsham

Sinead sent in some photographs of the Halloween display her husband Jay built at their home in Old Moulsham.

Chelmsford Schools Qualify for National Hockey Competition

St Cedd’s School is celebrating its success in qualifying for the final of the prestigious Under 11’s National Hockey Finals, which is to be held at Repton School in Derbyshire on Friday 13th November 2015. The competition involves schools from across the country.

This is a tremendous achievement for St Cedd’s School, particularly in light of the strength of the competition. The success reflects the outstanding hockey coaching and breadth of the girls’ hockey skills.

“This is truly a wonderful achievement for the girls - I am extremely proud of them for getting this far. Their hard work has paid off and I am very excited to see how they perform in the final.” Mrs Jo Guy, PE teacher and the girls’ hockey coach said.

Head, Dr Pamela Edmonds, said: “Seeing the pupils achieving this level of success is always wonderful. The girls should be very proud of themselves and I look forward to hearing about their performance in the final.”

Back row (left to right): Francesca Adams, Grace Goldsworthy, Isabella Copeland, Rosie Lewis, Olivia Copeland, Paige Murray and Mrs Jo Guy. Front row (left to right): Charlotte Freeman, Sophie Philpot, Emily Doherty and Siân Rees.

We think it is a great effort! If you would like to send in photos of an event you have held, or anything else that you think our readers may be interested in, contact us on Facebook or email us at: editorial@itsyourmedia.co.uk.

Charity Zumba Event

My wife put together a charity Zumba evening last night. We promised the ladies we would try and get them in print for their efforts, so here we are!

It was a great turn out and she is giving all the proceeds (in excess of £100) to Children in Need. Ladies from 17 to 70 came to strut their stuff.

Gemma is an ex-West End dancer who also worked as a pop backing dancer for bands like Steps.

She now runs two weekly classes for fun and fitness.

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