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Issue Number 76 - June 2019
Häfele Awards Nominations Furniture fittings and architectural hardware specialist Häfele has announced the shortlists for its fifth annual Studio Partner Awards, which will take place at Scotland’s iconic Gleneagles Hotel this June.
The Häfele Studio Partner Awards celebrate the achievements of Häfele’s studio partners - a select network of over 200 premium, independent kitchen, bedroom and bathroom studios across the UK. This year’s ceremony will see Regal Kitchens shortlisted in the following categories: • Best Customer Service • Best use of Digital Media • Best Showroom Experience
Robyn Berry, Marketing Manager at Häfele, comments: “Here at Häfele we are passionate about combining top quality products with outstanding customer service and we handpick our studio partners based on their shared commitment to these values. “Our Studio Partner Awards are the perfect opportunity to celebrate our partners’ exceptional achievements and to thank them for their continued dedication to excellence. “The standard of entries this year has been particularly high and deciding upon the final shortlists hasn’t been an easy task! We’d like to say a huge congratulations to all those who made the selection in what has been an outstanding year.” Häfele connects customers to its nationwide network of studio partners via its Ideas for Living platform (www. ideasforliving.co.uk). Regal Kitchens’ Director Nicola Martin added: “It is an honour to be shortlisted for the third year in a row. This is testament to the entire team at Regal who work tirelessly to give our customers the Regal treatment at every stage of their kitchen transformation.” Regal’s beautiful showroom in Navigation Road, Chelmsford, is open 7 days per week 10am - 4pm. www.regalkitchens.co.uk
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MT Therapy - by Chelmsford Therapy Rooms As I’m writing this, it’s currently Mental Health Awareness Week. There’s been a lot going on in the media and also with the charities linked to this very important subject.
The BBC have been promoting the importance of talking about the menopause, the Mental Health Foundation are focussing on body image, and the charity Mind have useful information and a video on their website explaining what mental health problems are. Many people wait until they have a breakdown before talking about how they’re feeling. As therapists, many of us feel that the breadth of our work is misunderstood. None of us want you to wait until you have a breakdown, or think you feel ‘bad enough’ before you seek help from us. You don’t have to be in a critical condition to seek help from a therapist. We would rather you contact us before the critical breakdown stage, because we want to help you to feel better as soon as possible. Some of the most common mental health issues we see in private practice include: • • • • • • • • •
Anxiety Overthinking Self doubt Feeling down Feeling unable to cope Depression Feeling, or being afraid of, being judged by others Excessive worry Being anxious or afraid of new situations
Everyone has ‘mental health’. Nobody goes through a perfect life never experiencing emotional pain. Some people find that they feel fine and then suffer a trauma such as a bereavement and find they just don’t know how to deal with it. Some people struggle throughout their life with various issues such as the ones listed earlier. Many people don’t talk about how they feel because they feel embarrassed. Many people feel they will be judged for opening up, when in fact it’s usually the sufferer doing most of the judging on themselves! So many people suffer in silence, afraid to talk about how they feel. Some don’t know how they might talk about it! Therapists are trained to help you with that. We can help you open up and release all your bottled up thoughts and feelings, so that you can process and deal with them in a safe space. There’s often a misconception that opening up and talking will make things worse, but nothing could be further from the truth. Therapists are not here to
help you wallow. A good therapist will help you and guide you towards feeling better. There are many modalities of therapy. Personally I’m an integrative therapist, meaning I’m trained in different approaches and I use the ones that best suit the client. If you think you might have preconceptions about therapy and therapists, Mental Health Awareness Week is a great time to challenge them. Actually, I guess anytime is a great time to challenge them! I remember years ago a friend of a friend was introduced to me but he refused to talk to me because I’m a therapist. He said he’d had a bad experience of counselling and hated all counsellors. I respected his opinion and continued to talk to others at the table. After a few minutes this person started talking to me saying: “..actually, you’re not all that bad for a therapist...”! Counsellors, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists (etc) - we’re not robots. We’re not ‘above you’. We’re not going to force you to do something. There’s a programme I’m aware of that trains people to be ‘consultants’ rather than counsellors, claiming that ‘counsellors make you do things...’ as though you’re joining a cult or being brainwashed by going to see a therapist. That simply isn’t true. Counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists are humans too and most of us retrain as therapists because of our own experiences. For example, I had a severe anxiety and panic disorder about ten years ago. I went to a private therapist and I got better. It took a lot of hard work and self awareness. One day I was sat in my therapist’s room and it hit me - I don’t want anyone else to go through what I did. I want to help people, using the knowledge I’ve gained about the nature of anxiety. I knew in that moment that deep down, I am a therapist. My calling is to help people. I know every trick in the book that anxiety will play on you. I know all the symptoms and how they affect you - I’ve experienced them myself. This is the same for many therapists. Some therapists are more open about their experiences than others. Personally I’m very open because I want my clients to know how and why I’m able to empathise with them. The relationship between therapist and client is very important. It’s special. It’s unique. There’s a level of trust between a therapist and client that is developed over time. We want you to feel safe and secure when you talk to us and to know that we will never judge you. If you’ve never even considered therapy, that’s fine too. It’s not like all of our clients have been in the system. You don’t have to go to your GP first either. You don’t have to be diagnosed with anything. Most of us private therapists are not in the business of diagnosing and labelling you. We’re in the business of helping you to get better, and stay better. We’re here to help you work things out in your heart and your head. We’re here to help you feel listened to and valued as a fellow human being, and to teach you how to value yourself as a human being too. Jenny Hartill is a therapist and owner of Cloud9 Therapy and Chelmsford Therapy Rooms. She is a counsellor and hypnotherapist and can help with a multitude of issues. Please see the therapist list on the website at www.chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or you can email info@chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or call 0330 100 5162 to enquire about an initial consultation. Alternatively, Jenny’s own company website is www.cloud9-therapy.co.uk, her email is info@ cloud9-therapy.co.uk and her telephone number is 07507 307 170.
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BrakeHorse Power 2019 is a two day charitable car show for all the family on 27th and 28th July. In November 2016 Steve Dunster’s wife Sharon died of a very rare cancer called mucosal melanoma. After her death, Steve found out that no one was researching for a cure for this particular cancer, so he set out to raise £88,000 to pay for a 3-year PHD research project researching this specific cancer at the Imperial College in London. This research is now underway with some successful results already being achieved after one year. Sharon and Steve were dedicated petrol head car enthusiasts, so it seemed inevitable that money could be raised through the car community and after a meeting with Chelmsford City Racecourse it was agreed to stage BrakeHorse Power 2019. The show is being supported by many car clubs, groups and car
On the Saturday night there will be a Evening Dinner Dance (dress casual) with a very special guest speaker in Richard Noble OBE - World Land Speed Record Holder and Director of Land Speed Record Teams. Public entrance tickets are available from www. chelmsfordcityracecource.com. If you would like to show your car, please contact sharondunsterfoundation@gmail.com. For Evening Dinner Dance tickets, contact Steve Dunster at sdtooling@tiscali.co.uk. For more information on the charity, please go to www. sharondunsterfoundation.com. Facebook: BrakeHorse Power 2019
Chelmsford - by Vicky Ford MP
Climate change is a growing concern. The science is clear, we cannot continue to add further greenhouse gases to the atmosphere without causing permanent damage. Westminster is the first national parliament in the world to declare a climate emergency. I am sponsoring the Climate Change (Net Zero UK Carbon Account) Bill, which will require the Government to commit to a net zero carbon account by 2050. It has passed its first reading in the House of Commons with unanimous support. The UK has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 25% since 2010, faster than any other G20 country. Renewable resources now supply a third of our electricity, up from just over 6% in 2009 and we are moving rapidly towards removing all coal from our electricity generation - but we must do more.
By 2025 we will see an end to fossil fuel heating systems in all new homes. There are also plans to transition all new cars to electric vehicles. This involves improved investment in charging infrastructure, battery technology and the grid. I have been working with the Science and Technology Select Committee in the House of Commons to look at the other actions that we could take and how innovative technologies might help us beat climate change. Recently, Mid Essex MPs had our quarterly meeting with local NHS leaders. Additional mental health support schemes are being introduced and new local networks will help GP surgeries to share specialist services by collaborating with neighbouring practices. The evening and weekend GP surgery service at North Chelmsford Health Centre in Springfield is extremely popular, and the training of 100 student doctors at the new Chelmsford Medical School is now well underway. However, at Broomfield there are still many unfulfilled vacancies for nursing staff, and I’m looking forward to visiting the
hospital soon to find out how we can help with this.
I also recently met with the head of Chelmsford Police, Chief Inspector Gerry Parker, for a catch-up. Chelmsford Police are the top performing group in the county for their use of Stop and Search. About one in three of the searches results in a positive outcome, such as finding drugs. If you are not involved in drugs or gang-related activity, then the risk to members of the public of being a victim of serious violent knife crime in Chelmsford is considered to be low, but please do remain vigilant and report suspicious activity. Thank you also to those who are helping the local neighbourhood watch groups. Chelmsford residents often tell me they are concerned about the welfare of those who are sleeping rough, many of whom have very complex needs. The Government’s ambition is to end rough sleeping by 2027. I recently met with the CHESS Homeless charity who run a 32-bed shelter in Chelmsford. Their winter project also has a further ten beds, and CHESS has exciting plans to build an extension with another ten rooms. The City Council is planning to make a significant grant, but this will also need voluntary fundraising. Do contact CHESS Homeless if you want to help. It has been Mental Health Awareness Week and it is also the exam season. At Anglia Ruskin University, the Students’ Union have been doing great work to support students with mental health problems. I am now campaigning for funding to help universities across the UK develop new innovative ways to deliver mental health support for students. It was good to raise this at Prime Minister’s Question Time. It’s always nice to have some extra pounds in your pocket. Recent tax cuts for 32 million people are helping people to keep more of what they earn. The Government has raised the level of personal allowance to £12,500, so a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less tax than in 2010. As ever, do stay in touch. My email is vicky.ford.mp@parliament.uk.
Moulsham and Central Ward So after all the excitement of the evening of Thursday 2nd May, which carried on long into the morning of Friday 3rd May, Moulsham and Central Ward has three new Liberal Democrat councillors. We’d like to take this chance to thank residents for showing us their confidence and giving us the opportunity to represent them and their needs to the City Council. Polling day was a marathon day, with campaigning starting with leaflets before dawn at around 4:30am. After that, we spent some time greeting residents at polling stations, before moving on to the main focus of the daylight hours: knocking on doors and reminding voters that it was time to vote. Fast forward to the close of the polls, and it was time to head over to the count at Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre. We thought we might hear the result by 2am, but because of the very high number of votes split between different parties, it was nearer 3:30am before the Moulsham and Central result was announced. The 2 seats from 3 for the Liberal Democrats in Chelmer Village were the last of the count, and the sun was already coming up when they were announced. The final tally was 31 Liberal Democrats, 21 Conservatives and 5 Independents. This was such a huge result that, instead of leaving the count to collapse in our beds, we found ourselves heading for a reception with Lib Dem Party Leader, Vince Cable, on the steps of the Civic Centre with BBC, ITV, Newsnight, and Sky News all in attendance, and a slightly surreal feel to it.
It might seem strange, but until the full council meeting on 22nd May none of the councillors have an official role yet. But rest assured: we haven’t been idle in the interim. We’ve already been deciding the membership of the committees and cabinet which form the council’s administrative make-up. On 14th May we all attended a new councillor induction day, which was a great chance to meet some of the officers who will be implementing the policies we develop in committee and to explore the council offices and familiarise ourselves with the resources that will be at our disposal. Our day included a brief tour of the Community Safety Hub, where various police and council teams are co-located in the council offices. We learnt how this allows quicker and closer cooperation between teams who are interested in achieving a common goal in areas like domestic violence, drug dealing, gang crime and problem offenders. We’re looking forward to representing the residents of Moulsham and Central. We know there’s a lot to do, and we can’t wait to start working on our manifesto promise: to deliver a safer, greener, fairer Chelmsford. Your Liberal Democrat Councillor team: Marie Goldman, Jeremy Lager, and Graham Pooley.
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It was about 3½ years ago when you last heard from me, having just returned from riding my motorbike overland from Old Moulsham to Sydney, Australia and home via Russia. I rode through 37 countries, travelling over 32,000 miles. I set off riddled with stress, having given up my job and rented my house out, with the only intention of heading east. The adventure was called Destination Unknown, and month by month I sent back pictures and a description of my adventures. As the stress dissipated, I settled into making decisions hour by hour and day by day. What transpired was an amazing 18 months. I learned that the world is a beautiful place and the vast majority of the people of the world are good. In the 18 months I travelled, not one person gave me a negative look, said anything detrimental to me or caused me any stress or harm. This was without doubt the take-home message, especially as I rode solo through Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, which are not exactly on the tourist trail.
As you are reading this, I will have just left Old Moulsham and have started my One Cool Ride. I will be initially riding north to the top of Europe (Nordkapp, Norway), before I turn around and start riding south, down through Europe, crossing the Mediterranean and entering Africa. I will ride down the African east coast and hopefully arrive at my destination (I have one this time), which is the most southerly point of Africa (Cape Agulhas, South Africa) - the top of Europe to the bottom of Africa. I am hoping to raise money for rough sleepers during this time, more details of which will be included in my next article. I hope you enjoy my adventure as I report back each month. Dan danskeates.com
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Upon arriving home, I came down with a bump, and it took a few months to adjust to life back in Hamlet Road. I knew I wanted to help people, and within a couple of months of being back, in November 2015 the Rucksack Project was launched. This was borne out of a conversation with some friends, concerned about the number of rough sleepers on our streets. This evolved to become Cool to be Kind and over the last 3½ years this community group has grown and helped many rough sleepers in our city and throughout South East England. I spent my time not only helping homeless people, but also decided I wanted to experience university life, so I also did a psychology degree at Anglia Ruskin. Throughout this time I knew I wanted to travel again. So for the last 6 months I have been finishing my degree, ensuring Cool to be Kind will continue helping rough sleepers whilst I’m away, and preparing for my forthcoming overland adventure. www.issuu.com/itsyourmedia
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Getting my Hands Dirty and the Key to Health - by Chris at Forté Physical Health For the first time in my life, I have become green-fingered. Gardening was always something I perceived to be a chore, a necessary burden in the quest to have a nice place to sit with a beer.
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Recently, however, this has started to change. There are a few reasons for this, one of which is that I’m a dad of two young kids, so I suddenly value peace and quiet
Another reason is that I listened to a podcast a while ago about depression. The interviewee on this podcast (Johann Hari) has written a book about depression and he was explaining that the latest thinking is that there are 9 possible causes of the disease - a chemical imbalance in the brain being only one of them. He said that one of the fixes that seems to be helping a lot of sufferers is the simple act of getting their hands dirty. Putting their hands into the earth, having a connection with nature and getting a physical job done all seem to help the brain remain grounded. It made me realise that I had completely missed the point of gardening. It’s not about the result, it’s about the process. I think this is a beautiful metaphor for other things in our life, particularly in our pursuit of health.
pleasure rather than a hardship? And what if we fell in love with the feeling of doing ourselves good by going to bed early, rather than catch one last episode of the Netflix binge series that we will forget about next week? Just like the depression sufferer may be able to help themselves by clearing out a patch of dirt and turning it into something beautiful, the person who wants to improve their health can focus on the process of doing good things that nourish the mind, body and soul. You are a garden; you need to be nurtured. Be kind to yourself, but don’t be put off by the outcomes. It’s in the process that the real joy will be found. Chris Branch is the principal osteopath at Forté Physical Health. The therapists at Forté are specialists in the treatment of back pain, joint pain and sports injuries, but the treatment often includes discussion of lifestyle factors to help accelerate healing and wellbeing. If you have any questions, you can find details to get in touch at fortephysicalhealth.co.uk.
We all know what’s good for us - eat freshly cooked whole foods, exercise a bit, stretch a bit, meditate and go to bed on time. We also know that if we do these things, we will remain lean, have more energy and have a better overall sense of wellbeing. However, if we only focus on the outcomes, the things we need to do to get there can seem daunting, or just plain boring. But what if we shifted our attention to the process, not the outcomes? What if we started to enjoy peeling the carrots and putting the peelings in the compost to help with the garden? What if we enjoyed exploring the stiffness in our body and helped to release it through stretching? What if the feeling of a hard workout became a strange 8
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With everything starting to put on a lot of growth this year, it’s worth considering increasing your plant stock by propagating by stem cuttings, in particular, softwood stem cuttings.
Softwood cuttings are stem tip cuttings taken from young soft growing tips. Plants propagated by this method are often taken from plants grown under glass where the growing tips remain soft almost all through the growing season. Alternatively, the cutting material can be taken from soft young growth on outdoor plants in mid spring.
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Propagating plants by softwood cuttings is a fast and simple way to produce large numbers of genetically identical plants in a relatively short period of time.
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Prepare the containers prior to collecting and preparing the cuttings. The containers may be watered before collecting cuttings material to allow time to drain excess moisture. The containers should be filled with cuttings compost and lightly firmed. Early in the day, remove cutting material of approximately 15cm in length from the stock plant. Place in a damp plastic bag or bucket to retain turgidity. Take the cutting material to the workbench and using a sharp knife trim to a length of 7-10cm, cutting below a node. Remove the bottom leaves, reducing the number of leaves by a third. Dip into rooting hormone powder and tap off the excess. Insert into the cuttings compost and firm the compost around the cutting to prevent desiccation. One cutting should be placed per cell, or if using a pot, insert the cuttings around the perimeter. Label and water in. Place on a mist bench or in a closed humid environment. The temperature around the base of the cutting should be 21-24ºC. The cuttings should root in 2-3 weeks. Tap them out of the pots to check the development of the rootball. Wean cuttings off the mist over the following week. When the rootball is well developed, gently knock cuttings out of the pot and pot up individually into 8cm pots using potting compost. Label and grow on.
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Don’t forget to keep tying in climbers and wall shrubs to maintain form and structure. Keep your eyes peeled for pests such as box tree caterpillar, vine weevil larvae (although these will be pupating at the moment, they can still be controlled by biological methods). Continuing on the pest front, place pheromone traps in fruit trees to monitor codling moths. If starting to cut hedges, only do so if there are no nests present. Continue to sow quick growing vegetables such as radish, spring onion and lettuce to maximise yields.
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And After All… You’re My Shower Wall… Dad-jokes aside, when was the last time you took a truly relaxing bath or shower? Being the smallest room in the house, the bathroom is unfortunately one of the most neglected spaces indoors. Most of us are either too tight on space or have too many distractions; cue young kids disrupting any privacy you carved out for yourself, or older kids hogging the space in the first place. Then there’s the tiled areas that came with the house which you said you’d revamp one day, the peeling paint or grimy grout that no amount of bleach will improve. Faced with these daily realities, it’s no wonder we often hotfoot it out of our bathrooms as soon as possible! Well, here at Chandler Material Supplies, we’re happy to say we’ve got the solution that you are looking for - not one even, but two new products that could transform your space into a haven and indeed have you leaving your bathroom with a spring in your step. The words ‘shower wall’ may contour up plain hotel ensuites, but think instead of the availability of high-end stunning design married with the practicalities of low maintenance, in your own home. Being competitive with the cost of tiles, there’s no grubby grout, no trims required and a 15 year guarantee. The benefits of this fully waterproof alternative is big news.
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Music and Blues and Roots in the City - by Nick Garner Chelmsford Arts & Cultural Festival 2020 We have now appointed Tony Morrison as the festival director officially which will help us to move forward. He has already secured us some funding towards the next festival, and with our friend Mike helping as well, it should give us more time to spend on organising the events for 2020. We still need people to help us in many capacities, so if you would like more information about what we are looking for and how you may be able to help us, from now or during the festival, please send an email to hello@chelmsfordfestival.org.
Music & Ramblings I spoke last month about Connor Selby and his band opening for The Who at Wembley Stadium on 6th July. Now there is more good news for Connor, as he and the band have been selected to take part in the UK Blues Challenge 2019. At the event, five bands will compete, with the winner being invited to go on to represent the UK at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January 2020 and the European Blues Challenge in Zaandam in the Netherlands in April 2020. Not only that, but Connor has accepted an invitation to open for the godfather of British Blues, John Mayall on the UK leg of his 85th tour of 15 shows. Connor will be playing solo for these shows. Mayall has worked with guitarists like Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Buddy Whittington and Coco Montoya - just some of the artists that arguably owe part of their careers to Mayall. He has also worked with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie who, along with Peter Green, later formed Fleetwood Mac. Connor is getting an amazing boost this year to his career - he and the band deserve it. If you are familiar with the Golden Fleece in Duke Street, then you will know Brett (‘Captain Fleecy’). Brett has now left the pub, but fear not as he is still arranging all of the music there - they would be mad to change his winning formula. So good luck in your new ventures from all of us, Brett. As you will know I lost my good friend Vicky Martin in May. Having been there when it all happened, I have to say I have never had anything effect me like this before in my life. My advice to anyone who suffers anything like this is to talk about it and see a councillor and have a good cry. Do not bottle it up; that simply won’t do you any good at all. I am getting help and things are getting better. Yes it will take time, but time worth taking I think.
So what is next I hear you ask? Well, we have Robbie Gladwell and his Sidemen. Just like Albert Lee, they have played alongside many of the greats over the years, from Cockney Rebel to Suzi Quatro, The Rolling Stones to Paul McCartney, plus The Zombies and many more. This is a great (and a big) band with a terrific brass section as well. The special guest for this show is the wonderful Lexie Green - a country, Americana and rock girl. She writes very good songs too. She will be playing this one solo without her band. We played at the Cosmic Puffin 11 Festival on Mersea Island on the first May Bank Holiday weekend. The weather threw it all at us - sun, wind, rain and hail, but that did not deter the festival goers or the 200 musicians who played on a variety of stages with every type of music available that you could imagine. Here is a bit of background from Jamie, the festival founder: “The Cosmic Puffin Festival started in 2008 and wasn’t really supposed to be a festival at all. A close friend of mine had a small daughter taken very ill and spent 3-4 days in a critical condition in St Mary’s Hospital in London in intensive care. A charity based at the hospital provides funds to enable parents of sick kids to stay in lodgings nearby so they can visit easily and regularly. I decided to do a benefit gig to raise money for the charity, COSMIC (Children of St Mary’s Intensive Care). The children’s ward at Basildon hospital where she was transferred to convalesce after coming out of intensive care was called Puffin Ward and so the name of the festival was handed to me on a plate!” This year, after taken a year out, they rasied an amazing amount of money for charity. Jamie says they will be donating £3,000 to each of the following charities: Bliss (for babies born too soon), Autism Anglia, AldLife - and new this year, Sonny’s Army. The UB has had some very varied and top acts playing recently, and on Bank Holiday Sunday (May 27th) Shakster Records are hosting and all day event at the UB. Then on Friday 31st May, Dave Sharp of The Alarm will be performing. Please remember too that on the last Sunday of each month at the Woolpack, Trevor Gentry hosts a great open mic night, as does Joe Anderton at the UB on the second Wednesday of each month. There is also a monthly Sunday afternoon jam at the Star and Garter, so Old Moulsham is well covered for open mic events. I know there are also Irish and folk nights taking place in the Woolpack and the Queens Head. For all this and all the other live stuff around, including storytelling and more, just check out the City Times for what is on where and when. If you are putting on, or know of, any events that we should feature and could help to publicise, please email us at editorial@ itsyourmedia.co.uk. As ever, please do try to come out and support the great live scene that we have in Essex - if you do not, we may lose it. For more information on all of the above, see the links below and pick up a copy of the City Times and go to the What’s On pages to see what else in happening in your area. If you go to our Facebook pages look at the ‘Events’ tabs where you can see who is playing and preview the up-and-coming acts.
We have just had Albert Lee back to play for us at the football club again - and just when you think you have heard it all from Albert Lee, he comes out with new songs and covers, including Green Day’s Good Riddance plus a host of Buddy Holly songs featured on a new album. Albert is now 75, but seems to get younger and younger each time we see him play. He has an amazing young British band behind him and is still at the top of his tree. Yes, we have already rebooked him for 2020! He is not only a jaw droppingly amazing guitarist, but he is also one of the nicest people I have ever had the privilege to meet in my many years in the music industry. 12
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Personal Finance Clinic: Boost Your Wealth by Tracking down Your Old Pensions Why the Self-Employed Can’t Afford to Delay their Pension Provision. Starting a new business can be exhilarating but exhausting. It usually means long hours and hard work, especially in the early stages when you are busy trying to build your brand and attract customers. Often, your own health will suffer as a consequence, both physically and financially. You put yourself last, but it’s crucial that you do schedule in some time for your personal and financial wellbeing on a regular basis. Lately, I’ve been a guest speaker at an event set up for self-employed people, and I have spoken to them about how they can start saving for their retirement. It may seem like a long way into the future, but time has a habit of running out faster than you think. The self-employed lag behind the employed when it comes to pension provision. This is hardly surprising when the government legislates for employers to auto-enrol the vast majority of employees. There is no similar legislation for sole traders, yet the same tax reliefs apply. If you are a sole trader, you will receive a 25% uplift on personal pension contributions. In other words, put £100 into your personal pension and the government will top it up to £125. For those doing well enough to be paying tax at 40% or higher, you will receive a further 20% tax relief - or more - on contributions that fall within the higher tax brackets. Typically this is paid back to you via adjustments to your tax code. Individuals who have incorporated will be potentially liable for corporation tax. In which case, you can make employer contributions to your own pension, which can be offset against any corporation tax due. Pension planning can be a useful tool for reducing tax, by making larger employer contributions at those times of year when your profits are higher. Why hand over your money to the tax man when it can go into your pension instead? Do be careful, however, to stay within your annual and lifetime allowances and to ensure that any employer contributions meet the wholly and exclusively for the purposes of trade rule. It can seem daunting to set up a pension. Where do you start? Which provider do you choose and what do you invest in? What you should be looking for is a pension provider that is financially sound, is competitively priced and offers the features that you require. For example, if you can only afford to contribute £50 per month, make sure that you choose a provider that allows this. If you want to be able to access your account online, look for a provider with good IT features. When it comes to investing, the length of time you have until retirement is crucial. The longer you have until you need to access the money the more risk you can generally take with your money in order to give yourself more chance of generating a higher return. Having said that, if you are the sort of person that will check your account every day and panic if the value has fallen by 10% or more, then perhaps you want to choose lower risk investment options? For people just starting out with a pension, you will be better off selecting funds to invest in, rather than investing directly into companies via shares. This is because you will gain greater diversity at a lower cost. There are thousands of funds out there to choose
from, offering exposure to different geographical areas, industries and asset classes. For example, you could invest in UK companies, North American companies or pharmaceuticals. The choice is almost endless. Other, more established self-employed people may be in a position to consolidate old pensions. In which case, if it is suitable to do so, they may elect for their pension to purchase their own business premises. It is even possible to take out a mortgage within the pension account and then have the company pay rent back to your pension. If you are unsure about how to get started, speak to a financial adviser who can point you in the right direction. The point is to get started. Don’t delay! You wouldn’t ignore the needs of your own customers and clients; so why are you and your family any less important? Time is ticking... Lauren Peters, Senior Financial Adviser at Fiducia Wealth Management, is a Chartered Financial Planner. She also holds the Pensions Specialist and Later Life Specialist qualifications. Fiducia Wealth Management has offices at Saxon House, 27 Duke Street, Chelmsford CM1 1HT (01245 950 922) and at Dedham Hall Business Centre, Brook Street, Dedham, Colchester CO7 6AD (01206 321 045). You can contact Lauren directly via lauren@fiduciawealth.co.uk. www.fiduciawealth.co.uk
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Christ Church - Pentecost Pentecost was originally one of the Jewish feast days - only they didn’t call it Pentecost, but Shavuot. This means the Feast of Harvest and was the celebration of the beginning of the early weeks of harvest. In Palestine there were two harvests each year; the early harvest came during the months of May and June, the final harvest came in the autumn. Pentecost was the celebration of the beginning of the early wheat harvest, which meant that Pentecost always fell sometime during the middle of the month of May, or sometimes in early June. In the Christian church, Pentecost is celebrated 50 days after Easter Day and brings the Easter season to an end. It is a major feast of the church’s year when Christians recall how God’s Holy Spirit was given to the disciples after Jesus’ ascension, empowering them to begin the work of spreading the good news about Jesus to all nations. The story of the first Pentecost would not be out of place in any blockbuster movie; the disciples were all gathered together when there was suddenly a loud noise which sounded like a strong, driving wind which filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then came tongues of fire, which settled on each of the disciples without burning them. The disciples found they were able to speak in ‘tongues’; in other words, they were suddenly able to speak in a multitude of languages. This power was given to the disciples by the Holy Spirit. The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will. In the Bible we are told ‘God’s Spirit lives in you’ - in other words, Christians believe that the Holy Spirit helps guide us in living the Christian life. Pentecost was a momentous, watershed event. For the first time in history, God began empowering all different sorts of people for ministry. Whereas in the era of the Old Testament, the Spirit was poured out almost exclusively on prophets, priests, and kings - in the age of the New Testament, the Spirit would be given to ‘all people’. All would be empowered to minister regardless of their gender, age, or social position. Although this truth would not mean that every Christian would be gifted for every kind of ministry, it did imply that all believers would be empowered by the Spirit. The church of Jesus Christ would be a place where every single person matters.
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Baddow Recreation Ground with exhibits by local organisations including Rotary, Inner Wheel, Great Baddow Bowling Club and Kids Inspire. There were balloons, face painting, children’s rides... the list goes on. All the while announcements and music were provided by Hospital Radio and Dave Monk from BBC Essex Radio provided commentary. The Mayor of Chelmsford Cllr Yvonne Spence and her husband were present in one of her last duties as Mayor.
Rotary Oversees Another Successful Great Baddow Race Day The Great Baddow 10 mile Road Race and 2 mile Fun Run have become so popular that it now takes two Rotary clubs working together to organise it. Chelmsford Mildmay had for many years been the sole organisers, but they have now called in the Chelmsford Rivermead club to assist - and it has proved to be a successful partnership. Now in its 37th year, the numbers of fun runners and serious athletes was higher than ever on Sunday 19th May and the weather was kind to them; not too hot and no rain.
Paul Chambers receiving the new Andrew Britter Trophy from Jane Britter. Andrew was a member of Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club and the race organiser for 15 years. He sadly passed away this year. The event always raises a great deal of money and the main beneficiaries this year are CHESS - the homeless charity in Chelmsford, and Kids Inspire based in Great Baddow who care for disadvantaged children. Other local good causes supported by Rotary will also benefit. A day like this takes an awful lot of hard work - and much thanks go to Race Director Robert Cappin and his team; the marshals, the announcers, people preparing drinks, erecting staging and barriers and many more besides. Rotary is always looking for further assistance with this and all the other projects, so if you would like to know more about helping or becoming a Rotarian, visit www.chelmsfordrotary1240.org or give me a call on 01245 260 349. I would be pleased to help you find the right Rotary club for you. Stan Keller
The event is sponsored by Edmund Carr, a Chelmsford based firm of accountants who have a long association with Rotary as some of the partners are Rotarians, so they know all about putting something back into the local community. The winning male in the 10 mile race was Paul Whittaker, no stranger to the event as he has now won it for the last three years - what an achievement. Whilst in the ladies category, Hayley Lamkin was the first to cross the line. There were also winners in different age groups, including the over 70s where Ross Silverton and Thelma Mercer triumphed with very respectable times. But everyone was a winner and as such, every runner completing either the 10 mile or 2 mile runs was given a medal. Above all else, it is a family fun day and we saw all sorts of shapes and sizes running in the 2 mile race. There were mums pushing prams, dads carrying toddlers, dog owners pulling dogs on leads (or it could have been the other way round!), lots of very talented juniors and some inspirational people with disabilities. It was a wonderful spectacle with everyone encouraging each other and the crowd enthusiastically clapping and cheering each individual.
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Hello all. Looks like summer has arrived. Shorts and T-shirts the order of the day. I must admit my legs looked a bit pasty after six months of being covered up. Still, hopefully they will look better after a couple of weeks of sun and stop putting people off their food in the cafés.
Q: Who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas? A: JR
Glad to see the RB has been named, I have been losing sleep over that one. I must say, the first name was a bit of a surprise. I am a bit concerned though, with the impact of the EU fiasco making us the laughing stock of the world (just saying) we now have the chance that we will have a King Archie in the future. Our reputation as a leading nation in the world is going to take a further bashing in my view.
Q: What was Gandhi’s first name? A: Goosey.
In recent news reports, I notice that some squirrels have been found in the woods with their tails tangled together. The RSPCA were called and the squirrels were taken to the vets to have their tails disentangled. To be fair, I think I would have taken them to a hairdresser. It was hoped that they can be returned into the woods soon. When the vet was asked if the squirrels are wild, he replied “wild, they were absolutely furious!” Another animal based report involved the death of Grumpy Cat. I missed this cat completely. Apparently, its owner posted a photo on social media and it got millions of ‘likes’ (whatever that means). How nice. What is more incredible is the fact that its owner started selling things with the cat’s photo on them and is reported to have made millions of pounds over recent years. What on earth does this tell us about modern life? Have you noticed how many TV adverts now include domestic pets? I don’t mean the ones for cat or dog food, but those that have nothing whatsoever to do with our lovely pets. I saw one advert explaining the benefits of fitted wardrobes. The presenter was rushing round opening cupboards and sliding doors, and a lovely little white dog was running round with her. Why? There are several others. The one that baffled me was one for short term loans and the presenter had a cat on his lap. What’s that all about? Do they expect us to see the cat and say, how nice is that cat, I’ll go on line now and get a 50 quid loan!? We enjoy watching quizzes on television. We find them entertaining and educational - if I could remember the answers that is. What I don’t understand is when a question comes up and the contestant says that someone they know is a big fan, and they will kill me if I don’t get it right. Why would the contestant expect to know the answer just because they’ve got a mate that would know? If it worked, I would go on a show because lots of people I know, know lots of stuff, so I would expect to get every question right. Talking about quizzes, some of the wrong answers are hilarious. I am not being critical, because if I was on one, I would have trouble recalling my own name because of nerves. Here are some quiz show interesting answers: 22
Q: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last? A: Um, 14 days.
Q: What was Hitler’s first name? A: Heil Q: What happened in Dallas in 1963? A: I don’t know, I wasn’t watching it then. Funny or what? Just to add to the failing reputation of the UK, I see that we came last in the Eurovision Song Contest - again. Forget about the people’s vote on leaving the EU, we should surely now have a much more meaningful referendum to vote for - leaving this contest! I can’t help feeling that the continuing poor results in this competition show us exactly what the EU countries think of us. Come to think about it though, while I can’t remember when Australia moved to Europe, you would have thought they would have given us a good score. What have we done to upset them? I must say, I am getting a bit fed up with the number of pieces in the newspapers claiming to have results of this or that survey. The most recent one claimed that two in three men, that’s 66% of the male population, have a beauty regime. This is the whole works apparently, taking an average of 23 minutes (each day I imagine, not every hour), compared with women with an average of 17 minutes. Not sure how significant this is, as it may be that women are more experienced and can do the same job in less time. Products used by men include washes and scrubs (no, me neither) and some admitted (their words not mine) to using face masks, toners and other stuff. Now this is new to me, and the item appears to be a genuine thing, it’s not April Fools Day is it? Now, this is based on a poll of 1,000 people. They asked just 1,000 males out of a population of about 25 million to come up with these ‘conclusions’. I am not a statistician, but I reckon that the confidence of the accuracy of these results would be about plus or minus 95% or higher. Should we believe it... Bin end chuckles: I went to a quiz the other night, had a bit too much to drink and answered The Beatles or Albert Einstein to every question. I came second... I think the stupidest thing I do is to get too much shopping and not go back for a basket...
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Neighbourhood Watch and Beyond Hi all, it’s your friendly Neighbourhood Ayman here with an update of the goings on in our area. It’s been quite quiet the last few months, albeit the continued knife crime has had people on edge. Issues around cars, homes and sheds have quietened down. Some of this is seasonal due evenings getting lighter, but I’d like to think that we have also made a difference and I do hear of much more awareness by our neighbours. Recently a home burglar wearing a bright blue tracksuit (stolen) was caught and charged with burglary. This was good work by the police and our neighbours. Back in April I held our NhW coordinator meeting - 6 Months On. From this we were able to start three new projects that are being lead by our NhW coordinators to help improve our community. It’s great to see our neighbourly spirit grow. Project Green is being led by Karen Corbett who has actually been nominated as a Chelmsford Champion as part of the Love Your Chelmsford programme for her work with the homeless and Keeping Moulsham Tidy. Congratulations Karen!! Karen has organised our third litter pick on 8th June at 2pm at Oaklands Park. Please come along if you can - all equipment is provided and it’s very rewarding cleaning the park and our roads and helps bring some pride to our area and love for our neighbourhood.
Project Connect is being led by Kim Gisby, and we’ve already had one meeting and a new Facebook page setup for it - it’s growing strong. Loneliness and social isolation is a big issue in all communities and impacts on people of all ages and circumstances. Whilst some may be living happily with little contact, the related and more subjective state of loneliness can have major health implications. Physically, research has shown that loneliness can cause high blood pressure and have impacts on type two diabetes and dementia, and psychologically loneliness can cause mental health issues, including depression and anxiety. Through the increasing knowledge of our neighbours achieved through NhW, it has been clear that our community is no different. Project Connect team are proactively exploring a number of areas, including looking into community venues, mapping the ways we can communicate with our neighbours and what already exists in our area that could help. Additionally, three distinct initiatives are being explored: Telephone befriending, active listening cafés and an inter-generational project relating to technology. Kim will be writing more about the project next month. Project Legacy is being lead by Claire Salter. This was recently created to help signify the aims that we want to leave a lasting legacy for our children. After the recent knife crime at Oaklands Park, Claire started a small collection, and from that it’s grown into a project on exploring how we can educate our youth on drugs and create meaningful activity for them. Seena Shah and Claire and I have met with Chelmsford College who are active participates in the area and would like to work with us neighbours on creating a better bond between students and neighbours which has been really welcomed. Claire will be exporing ways to educate our younger children on how to avoid drugs through various partnerships that exist. We will be looking to explore how we can add this into our primary schools to supplement existing awareness that may exist. We are also going to be talking to the council to see what partnerships currently exist with them and how this is being rolled out to schools and colleges. This is an exciting and important area and the issue seems to be growing more outside our area. Claire is looking to apply this across large parts of Chelmsford. Watch this space! As a final note I’d like to thank Dick Madden and Sameh Hindi who have now officially stepped down as our City Councilors. Dick still remains as our County Councilor. I’d also like to congratulate our three new City Councilors who have now taken over: Marie Goldman, Jeremy Lager and Graham Pooley. Until next time - peace! Ayman Syed Moulsham and Central Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator
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The Evolution of British Rock ’n’ Roll. Part 10 - by John Power
In April 1958, Herb Caen of the San Francisco Chronicle coined the term ‘beatnik’ to describe people of the bohemian subculture that was emerging in San Fran and New York. Allen Ginsberg’s epic poem, Howl, had been published in 1956 and Jack Kerouac’s On the Road novel in 1957. Kerouac’s Dharma Bums, and even more appropriately, his Subterraneans were both published in 1958.
This became a full scale literary movement that went international, and the subterranean bohemian crowd of the London coffee bars were beginning to pass the works around to each other and identify with the emerging ideas. March 1959 saw the first Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament march from London to Aldermaston’s nuclear base after speeches to send the marchers on their way. Political folkies like John Hasted were there marching with them. He had gained celebrity status by having met Woody Guthrie. Lonnie Donegan wasn’t amongst the marchers, but had gained celebrity status too - but he never told him he’d claimed copyright on songs that he said he’d worked on with him. Hasted and the CND marchers were more of an idealistic bunch. Folk songs were good to sing along to while marching. Skiffle and some jazz instruments were portable, if electric rock instruments weren’t. Another prominent marcher, although only 17 at the time of this first march, was ‘Long John’ Baldry, who had been attracted to Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies’ Blues and Barrelhouse Club and also started strumming his guitar at the Gyre and Gimble too. He’d seen Bill Broonzy at the 100 Club and Sister Rosetta Tharpe guesting with Chris Barber. When he began recording, John chose her Up Above My Head as his first single - a duet with Rod Stewart, who he’d discovered at a railway station after another march. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee had also toured in the UK in ‘58, and Muddy Waters also backed by Chris Barber’s Band and had toured from October. Sadly, Bill Broonzy succumbed to cancer in August aged 65, after 2 large benefits had been staged for him. Later in the year, Pete Seeger arrived, and played at at St Pancras Town Hall to a warm welcome from the political folk fraternity. Electric rock was still going strong in ‘59. Cliff Richard had always played guitar with The Drifters, but Jack Good told him to drop it and let Ian Samwell concentrate on that. Jack also suggested that Cliff lose his sideburns as they were becoming a bit old fashioned by then. Marty Wilde and Cliff were the first stars of Jack’s new ITV show Oh Boy! on Saturday nights from 13th August. Cliff’s second single with The Drifters, High Class Baby/My Feet Hit the Ground, was released in November. Hank Marvin, Bruce Welsh and Jet Harris joined the re-shuffled Drifters that month. Terry Smart was still on drums, but his days were numbered before he relinquished the stool to Tony Meeham to create the classic Shadows line-up. In an NME poll Cliff was voted ‘favourite new singer’ and Marty Wilde came second. That didn’t stop NME old fogies speaking out against Cliff’s ‘violent hip swinging’ as being ‘vulgar’ and ‘crude exhibitionism’ in December though. Vince Eager’s first single.No More/Five Days, Five Days, finally saw the light of day in October. But the lights went out on BBC’s Six-Five Special at the end of the year, while Jack Good’s Oh Boy! on ITV had resident group Lord Rockingham’s XI topping the charts with Hoots Mon. The year also saw the publication of Bert Weedon’s guitar tutor book, Play in a Day, that every guitar hero of the ‘60s confessed to learning from. Larry Parnes had come up tops with his latest, greatest stable mate towards the end of ‘58. Not so much a discovery, but someone he was pressured into. His name was Ron Wycherley, and he made his first appearance on Marty Wilde’s Extravaganza at Birkenhead Essoldo. The world would know him better as Billy Fury, and like his fellow Liverpudlians, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison four years later, he would write all his own songs to begin with - as well as singing them - before US covers were later pressed
on him by management. He also famously turned down The Beatles as a backing group as he thought Lennon was ‘trouble’. When Ron got ideas for songs he noted them down, then encouraged by a workmate, worked them up into finished pieces. He was so pleased with the results that he sent them to Larry Parnes, who didn’t take much notice at first until Ron’s mum wrote to Parnes and he agreed to meet them backstage at the Birkenhead gig, where he strummed and sang a couple of the his songs to the impresario. Parnes saw the potential straight away and in Ron’s slinky, sexy looks and voice. Then, as they watched the performers from the wings, Parnes said: “Have you got the guts?” “Sure I have” came the reply and to his surprise Larry pushed Ron towards the microphone. After he’d performed a couple of his songs, the crowd were in uproar. The following day, suitcase in hand, he was on the tour. When Larry Parnes brought him to London, Vince Eager had moved into a flat of his own, so Ron got the spare room. Off stage he was quite shy and retiring so Larry tutored him about the kind of questions the press hounds were likely to fire at him and groomed his clothing and hairstyle. Ron had been a Mersey ferry crewman, and Parnes had recently seen a film called Sea Fury that gave him an idea for the name change - and he was re-christened Billy Fury. By October ‘58 Billy had been given a cameo role in a TV play, Strictly for the Sparrows, predictably as a guitar strumming coffee bar kid. Philips Records never jumped at the chance to offer a contract, but at Decca the General Manager had moved from Radio Luxembourg, so immediately saw Billy’s potential and agreed to let him record his own songs under the guidance of Harry Robinson, leader of Oh Boy! residents Lord Rockingham’s XI. The large group for that era had brass instruments with renegade jazzers like Benny Green on baritone sax, swirling organist Cherry Wainer, and Kenny Packwood from Marty Wilde’s Wildcats on guitar. So Maybe Tomorrow, Billy’s first first single, emerged with Gonna Type a Letter on the b-side, which got a fuller band treatment than the a-side. His album The Sound of Fury, with Joe Brown on guitar, and two basses (one electric and one stand-up) and produced by Jack Good, contained all his own songs. All told, he scored 27 hit records. Billy’s talents ran the whole gamut from ballads to rock, and by January ‘59 he was miming Maybe Tomorrow on two other new ITV pop shows, Cool for Cats and The Jack Jackson Show. By February he was on Oh Boy! as the song reached the top 20. Two weeks later he was off on a variety tour, then Larry Parnes took him on a tour of venues to learn stagecraft.
Moulsham Junior School - Chelmsford and District Primary Schools Choir Competition 2019 On Wednesday 27th of March, the Moulsham Junior School Choir sung in heat two of the Chelmsford and District Primary Schools Choir Competition 2019. There were six heats (as there were so many schools).
successful, all of us jumped up and down. We were so excited for the next round. All of our hard work had paid off! We were into the finals along with five other schools. St Anne’s Preparatory School also qualified.
Moulsham Junior School Choir sang against four other schools Bishops Primary School, Beckers Green Primary School, St Anne’s Preparatory School and Hogarth Primary School. Before we stepped on to the big stage we felt so excited that we were jumping with joy. We sang covers of the recent smash hits - Uptown Funk and Sing. As we performed, we could see lots of smiling faces in the crowd which really encouraged us.
One week later after a nervous wait, the finals happened. We were against St Michaels CE VA Junior School, Mildmay Junior School, Shenfield St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Rodings Primary School and of course St Anne’s. We were all very nervous even though we had already performed before. Our version of Uptown Funk was the only song in the competition that was sung acapella. It sounded very special. Our version of Sing also had many of our parents (and our Headteacher) shedding a tear or two! After everyone had performed their songs, all the choirs were invited back onto the stage and before we knew it the song Can’t Stop the Feeling came on and all of the choirs sang together which showed great school spirit. At the end of the song, the compare told us who the winners were. St Michael’s CE VA Junior School were runners up and the winners were Shenfield St Mary’s C of E Primary School.
Once everyone had performed we were told who got through to the finals - we were one of them! When we were told that we had been
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At Moulsham Infant School, we are very proud of our outstanding PE provision. George Pummell is our fantastic sports apprentice who joined our team at the start of the year funded by Sport Premium. Under the guidance of our PE leader Mrs McMullan, George has made a massive impact on the school through improving the quality and breadth of PE and sporting provision.
He has achieved this by increasing participation in PE and sport so that all pupils develop healthy lifestyles and reach the performance levels that they are capable of developing, additional lunchtime and after-school clubs for children outside of the curriculum, encouraging children to work as part of a team, increasing the amount of competitive sport in which our children participate, giving extra support to our most talented children and those with special needs, promoting a weekly Change 4 Life club, ordering and organising new PE equipment, modelling games during playtime, refereeing the football pitch and promoting the rules, fairness and inclusion. www.issuu.com/itsyourmedia
Despite not winning, we were really proud of the dedication and teamwork we had shown both in our rehearsals and during our performances. It was a great experience, great fun and we were all proud of taking part.
Throughout the academic year our school has entered several competitions organised by the Chelmsford School Sport Partnership. These included KS1 gymnastics, 3 tees cricket, dancing, cheerleading and Teddy ‘Lympics. For the 3 tees cricket tournament George taught the teams aiming, throwing, catching and striking skills prior to the event. One of the teams successfully got through to the Chelmsford final where they then came 6th out of over 50 teams across Chelmsford. In addition to all of this, George has also run several clubs at school including rounders, athletics and multi-sports that have helped the children to improve their skills and abilities in time outside of their normal PE lessons.
Football Fun
Moulsham High School ran an Easter Football Fun Week with 120 Boys and Girls aged from 5 to 12 joined in the footballing fun, including a Crazy Hair Day and Inflatables Day! The children all received a football kit, a football, two professionally taken photos, a medal and a certificate. Many will return for the summer Football Fun Weeks commencing 29th July and 12th August. For an application form and more information, please go to the school website at www.moulshamhigh. org/200/football-fun-weeks and our Facebook page, ‘footballfunweeks’.
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All About Moulsham Lodge Moulsham Lodge Community Trust With another successful fundraising evening under our belts, it’s great to report that the murder mystery evening was a resounding success. The Phoenix Theatre Company (see photo of cast below) provided us with the suspects for the murder of Doris and between us we had to deduce who the guilty party was and the motive for the murder. It was a great evening, though not many of us were able to correctly identify the murderer, but a lot of fun was had by all and we hope to put on another event later in the year.
experts will be able help solve any specific problems you are having or generally provide you with some tips on how to get the best out of your equipment. There will be laptops available at the station for you to use should your query relate to your desktop computer which you obviously won’t be able to bring along to the station. Details of when this will start will follow shortly, but you can always call in for coffee any week and see if the help is at hand. The next date in the diary is the New City Voices concert at St Lukes Church on Saturday 6th July 2019. Tickets are £10 for an adult and £5 for children. The concert starts at 7pm and will include some of our favourites and some new tunes too. To get your tickets you can use any of the contact details below. We’re now also taking bookings for the Mad Hatters Tea Parties on 20th July 2019. As we’ve said before, this is a new venture for the trust and we hope you will come along and enjoy the fun and help support us in the work we are trying to do for the community.
The table top sale was also enjoyed by many and thankfully the weather was kind, so people were able to buy and sell in sunshine. We hope to have more of these during the summer months and will provide details of dates via social media and the noticeboard. We have at last managed to secure some expertise in IT, so will very soon be able to provide help with the use of your computer, tablet, mobile phone and in some cases your camera. During the coffee mornings, held every Tuesday between 10 and 12, someone will be on hand to help you navigate your way round the confusing world of gadgets. You can bring along your own device and hopefully the
Don’t forget to check the noticeboard outside the station whenever you’re passing so you can keep up to date with what’s going on. Dates for your diary: 6th July 2019 New City Voices concert - St Lukes Church (7pm) 20th July 2019 Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (1.30pm) for families - adults £10 children £5. From 4pm adults only £15 with free prosecco. www.mlct.org.uk enquiries@mlct.org.uk 07411 808 731 Also, search for us on Facebook and Twitter
Cllr Mark Springett - Moulsham Lodge Ward First of all myself and David Jones (photo below from just after our declaration) would like to thank the residents of Moulsham Lodge for voting both of us back in as your local councillors. As you may now know the Liberal Democrats regained control of Chelmsford Council after the biggest swing in the country. I must admit I wasn’t expecting it to be such a successful evening and morning - it was a long long night and we didn’t leave the count until about 6.30am on the Friday. We only managed to get a couple of hours sleep before having to turn up at the Civic Centre for a press conference with all of the mainstream media.
The first meeting of the Full Council on the 22nd May will have met by the time this goes to press, during the meeting we will elect a new mayor for the next 12 months, lots of other administrative announcements are made that are legally required to make sure the new administration is in place to run the council. The Lib Dem manifesto focuses on a fairer, greener and safer Chelmsford, and over the coming months I will focus on some of the initiatives, changes and projects that the Liberal Democrats will be implementing to achieve our objectives. Looking to very local issues in Moulsham Lodge, such as the potential development of 200 houses on John Shennan Playing Field, David and I will be looking at this urgently to find out what options are available now we have control of the council. One of my first engagements in the new council year will be to attend Essex Pride on Saturday the 15th June, with headline acts like Lee Mead, Sam Baily, Samantha Mumba and Cynthia Lee Fontaine. Tickets are going fast for this family event. See the website for details: www.essexpride.org.
So after an extremely short honeymoon period of a few days, we had to decide who was doing what, who would lead the party and who would lead the cabinet portfolios. There are also a number of outside bodies to the council that councillors are required be the councils representative, these range from local charities to the Police and Crime Panel. 28
Once again thank you for your support, don’t forget we have a surgery on the first Saturday of every month at St Luke’s church from 11am to 12 noon - it’s your chance to discuss anything from potholes to planning applications. mark.springett@chelmsfordlibdems.org.uk 07411 808 731 Also search on Twitter and Facebook
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Tile Kiln Corner - by Linda Mascot On Sunday 9th June there will be a Great Get Together Street Party in Robin Way from 11am - 3pm with the road closed to traffic. Bring your own tables, chairs and food, or enjoy refreshments at Tile Kiln Church and the Clay Pigeon. James Bell, Youth Pastor at Tile Kiln Church, explained the motivation behind this event:
“It’s happening to promote community on Tile Kiln. The Great Get Together is inspired by MP Jo Cox who was tragically killed on 16th June, 2016. We believe there is a groundswell of people who reject divisive politics and simply want to bring our communities together and celebrate all that unites us. This is our chance on Tile Kiln. “The Prime Minister remarked on Jo’s death in her New Year’s message in 2017 saying we have an opportunity to move forward and bring this country together as never before. Jo’s family came up with the initiative and more than 100 organisations are now supporting this annual event and we wanted to join them by uniting our community on Tile Kiln. “There will be various activities including a hog roast, BBQ and DJ at the Clay Pigeon pub, free face painting and cream teas at Tile Kiln Church as well as a Great Tile Kiln Bake Off competition with a summer theme.” Kate Kills at the Clay Pigeon is looking forward to the event and told me:
“This street party is a great opportunity for all the community to get together, it’s important for us all to stick together.” For more information or to volunteer, contact James Bell on 07795 165 657. Another event for your diary is on Saturday 15th June when Mildmay Junior School will be holding their Summer Fête from 11am-2pm. All are welcome to go along and support this fun event. The Friends Of Mildmay Junior School have launched a fundraising lottery. Tickets cost £1 per ticket per week and 40% of ticket sales are donated to the school for the benefit of pupils. A guaranteed cash prize goes to someone on the supporter list each week and there is a further chance of winning £25,000 in a separate weekly draw too. Draws are every Saturday at 8pm and results are posted online. To start supporting the school go to www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/play and search for Mildmay Junior School. I am delighted to have been re-elected as a City Councillor for Goat Hall Ward - my heartfelt thanks to all who have been so supportive and voted for me. Business as usual in this community column - please contact me if you have any local events you’d like to publicise. Hope to see you on 9th June. mascotlinda@gmail.com Twitter: @lindamascot
Untraditional Royalty Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have had a baby boy! With the untraditional name of Archie Harrison, and the refusal of a royal title (for now Archie will be able to choose for himself when he grows up), Harry and Meghan are happy to blaze their own trail as royalty. And it’s wholly understandable. In the immediacy of social media and 24-7 news, growing up within the fish bowl of royalty must be astoundingly difficult. Being guarded and careful with Archie is a very wise move by his parents. Sometimes we need to look past the traditions and see the person. There’s another royal birth that Christians celebrate - and even though traditionally that’s at Christmas, let’s follow in prestigious footsteps by ignoring tradition for a moment. Jesus’ birth was in many ways the opposite of Archie’s: born in the obscurity of a village town to parents who were as far away from royalty as could be imagined, in the midst of a scandal over paternity that would dog him for life. Jesus’ birth had little to no impact on the political and royal establishment of his time. But behind the scenes, there was unfettered joy and celebration. Christians believe Jesus’ birth marks the start of God’s intervention in a broken world - the angels announced and sung in celebration, the down and outs ran to see in heart-stopping anticipation! Were they disappointed at the sight of a normal baby boy? This was God’s royalty - and sometimes we need to look past the traditions, and see the person. www.issuu.com/itsyourmedia
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More Joy Of... Old Cars by Simon Inglis Following on from last month’s theme, down here in the antipodes our so-called elected representatives, in the midst of an election campaign, informed us that Australia shall ape whatever the EU parliament decides as far as motoring is concerned. Tyre pressure sensors, check! Electric vehicle quotas, check! Black box technology, check!
suddenly had to increase your speed passing a truck if a very fast car coming the other way suddenly appeared. Let’s be blunt about this. We all speed and we are allowed to do so even today in 2019 for this
The last is the ill conceived idea that all new vehicles from 2024 shall have not only inbuilt speed control technology, but if the European Parliament decides to mandate driver monitoring, then Australia will blindly follow. So, never mind Brexit! Given the silliness in this latest imposition upon our freedom, Australia will not only be competing in Eurovision, Australia seems to be chaffing at the bit to replace the United Kingdom as an EU member state - however, minus the benefits! Or so it seems. I really do not know what sort of creepy bureaucrat has dreamt this up. A snivelling car hater, a yellow-shirt despiser, a cretin who loves taking his family on blistering walks? Ok, before I get too carried away let’s have a think about this ‘new technology’. In the first instance, from 2022 or perhaps 2021 Australia’s new car fleet will be kitted out with speed control. In this enormous nation of barely 25 million souls, we must adhere to 100 or perhaps 110kph speed limits. This device is a form of governor, so it will keep your vehicle to that speed. Indeed, in an overtaking manouvre if you must exceed this limit you shall need to depress your foot harder. This device is set up to record that moment when you do precisely that. Yet constant driver monitoring is far worse than speed control. It’s far more insidious than having a traffic policeman on duty in the passenger seat. Imagine this device recording your every move? Back out of your drive without your seatbelts on yet? Did you park the correct distance from the kerb when you posted that letter at 2am last night? Did you signal 5 times before pulling out onto a deserted street? I think you can get the idea.
By 2024 I will be old enough to start contemplating my last car and whether it could possibly see me out! Perhaps a classic. Either way there is nothing I see beneficial; it is ill-thought and dangerous technology. In this part of the very highly monitored western world motoring authorities, car magazines and indeed many police authorities are so far unimpressed. In fairness, I have never noted - nor spoken to - a police officer who would issue a ticket if you
very reason. This is not about being a maniac. Or, check some facts... the UK motorway system is the safest roadway in the UK and perhaps the entire world. Powerful cars with powerful brakes equate to safety. Looking to these black box devices, I find the sum of the probabilities quite frightening in an Orwellian manner. Insurance companies may have a field day. They can also sack much of their staff as they will likely be able to get hold of our vehicle data via a cloud based upload system using first stage artificial intelligence. In a short time, as well as the huge penalties imposed, there will also be little need for traffic police, magistrates, lawyers specialising in driving law, the clerical and administrative staff or indeed traffic authority employees. Has this nutty imposition really been thought out by our dear leaders!? Why are we all so complacent in the very real shadow of AI creep? In all probability if I can work this out, so have those mealy-mouthed bureaucrats who have managed to convince our generally barely even merely moderately intelligent members of parliament. Yet government has long looked at the humble car as Target Number One. Most people own a car and it is taxed vigorously, everywhere. From licence fees, pollution taxes, insurance taxes, parts and labour taxes to fuel. It’s endless. In Australia a minor speeding infringement notice, whereby you travel in excess of a posted limit by 4kph, will attract a $200 ticket. That’s about £110! The car frees the everyman as not even the horse could. A £500 car can pretty much do what a £100,000 car can. It is able to take you very far, in your own private space, with your music and the people you chose to be with, or without. There is nothing in history that has been more truly liberating or even truly democratic. I could almost go as far as to argue that car vehicle ownership is on a par with owning your own home. Sure, I’m fortunate to have both, but the thought of being carless is incredibly frightening (read that as losing my license, thus my job, my ability to shop easily, indeed my ability to work and pay for my kids, my dog and my house taxes!). I am not one for conspiracy theories, yet we honestly are all sitting back and allowing this invasion of one of our dearest freedoms. We are told our cars, and us as drivers, are dangerous so we pay more taxes for higher insurance premiums. We are told our cars cause more pollution than our homes despite our refrigerators being on 24 hours a day or central heating or cooling systems. My car is ‘on’ perhaps an hour a day at best on average, but my house is always ‘on’! This very Orwellian invasion on everything I do is downright wrong on all fronts. Until I can understand a benefit I will reject this coming nightmare. So by 2024 it’ll be an old classic indeed. Time to look up the price of a solid W124 Mercedes, that should indeed see me out! Until I am required to retrofit that blighted black data box....
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Shaun Candler - Director Hello, I’m Shaun. Since starting the business some 27 years ago I have enjoyed all aspects of the business. Recently I have been working in the lettings office helping to build the property management department. I am now returning to the sales o office to carry out my favourite part of the job, of doing the property valuations and overseeing the smooth operation of both the sales and lettings offices. Please contact me if you require any advice on any property matters and I will be only to pleased to advise with my 30 plus Nick Secunda - Lettings Manager years experience. In my freetime, I enjoy walks I’m Nick the lettings manager for McCartney retrieve Rosie, watching football with my flat coat retriever, Chelmsford. Since starting my lettings and and “trying” to play golf. property management career now nearly 20 years ago, I have first-hand experience of numerous market changes over the years and can offer clients the best advice and the highest level of service. Joining the team here at McCartney in 2013, I enjoy engaging with landlords and tenants daily. My approach since joining has been to establish McCartney as the leading lettings and estate agents in Chelmsford, and truly believe we now provide unparalleled customer service of any other agents. Outside of work I love spending time with my family and keeping fit at the Sue Taylor - Senior Sales Negotiator Hello, I’m Sue. Having now nearly 3 decades gym. I’m also an armchair football fan who regularly watches my team lose! of property experience, there isn’t much I haven’t
Joe Solomons - Senior Sales & Lettings Negotiator I’m Joe and carry out several tasks on a daily basis. Part of our management service is property inspections every 3 months, which I attend and report back to our landlords.Valuations,viewings and assisting all our clients in either of our offices always keeps me busy. Helping people find their new home and seeing them excited already to move in gives me a lot of pleasure. In my spare time, I can be found watching football and socialising.
seen.My priority is to make the buying or selling of your property run as smoothly as possible. With my experience in the industry, I can put into practice my knowledge ultimately benefiting our clients and making their move a success. I have two grown up sons and four grandchildren who keep me on my toes. In my freetime I enjoy live music,dancing and gardening.
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