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MT Therapy - by Chelmsford Therapy Rooms

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In the last article I wrote about training to be a therapist and mentioned five of the membership organisations that qualified therapists can be a member of (or student member whilst training). I wanted to explore these organisations a little more so that you can see how they differ, what they offer as an organisation, and the type of therapists that you might find are members of these

If you’re looking for a therapist, the following information might help you when you’re performing due diligence before contacting the individual you feel might be able to assist you. Due diligence is very important when looking for a therapist, because you need to ensure that they have the right training to help you and that they’re fully supervised and insured. I can only fit two organisations in this month with the rest to follow later, so here we go: BACP The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is one of the largest, most established - and well known - organisations in the UK. According to their website: ‘Counselling changes not just the lives of individuals, but of families and communities. Our desire for social justice determines everything we do and guides our relationship with our members and the public, as well as commissioners and government. It’s why we champion the counselling professions as a viable, and increasingly evidence-based choice for people. We know counselling works.’

The BACP are a charity and their main objectives are to promote and provide education and training for counsellors and psychotherapists working in either professional or voluntary settings, but also to raise the standards of the profession for the benefit of individuals receiving therapy and for communities in general. They also want to inform and educate the public about the benefits that the counselling professions can have - not only on an individual basis, but on a general one too. Their main tagline is ‘We are BACP and counselling changes lives’. Their membership categories include; student member, individual member, registered member, accredited member, senior accredited member, retired member and organisational member. The member therapists are varied, some will be integral therapists, some might have a specific orientation, but they must complete a course that is accredited by the BACP in order to be a member and also complete a minimal number of therapy hours (where the therapist is still in training but treating people for no fee, or a very low fee) in order to qualify. This is why there is a student member option; student members still adhere to the BACP guidelines whilst gaining their therapy hours. The BACP have an online directory where you can find accredited counsellors.

NCS The National Counselling Society is one of the newer organisations.

It’s a not-for-profit organisation and like BACP they have various membership categories and members have to complete a certain number of hours to qualify as a member. NCS was first set up in 1999 by a group of counsellors, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists and psychologists. According to their website: ‘Our belief is that counselling (and related therapies) should be seen as a vocation (not just a job but a worthy occupation) and that the relationship between counsellor and client is important for the outcome of therapy. We make sure that all our members have a say and respect a wide variety of views, modalities (different types of counselling) and training routes. We acknowledge and support counsellors who work in the voluntary sector and those who work part-time as well as in full-time employment or in private practice. We also acknowledge and support the many different approaches in counselling. Unique among counselling associations in the UK we also recognise hypnotherapy as a method of counselling.’

therapists. The National Counselling Society believes that all accredited registers should be seen as equal. To this end, they were instrumental in gaining recognition within the NHS for all accredited registers. As a result of their hard work, Health Education England has amended the information on the NHS Careers website also to be in line with the recognised changes on NHS Choices and NHS employers’ sites, and promote inclusive hiring practices. The NCS is very much a member-led organisation, they aim to involve members in policy making by encouraging and listening to member ideas and suggestions. I have filled out surveys as a member when asked to and they do encourage members to elaborate on their answers, rather than just using tick boxes.

One of the main differences between the BACP and the NCS that I have noticed is that the BACP appear to push counselling and psychotherapy as ‘professions’, whereas the NCS very much see counselling and psychotherapy as more of a vocational career. Earlier this year the BACP asked its members whether they would be open to mystery shopping, amongst other changes that would affect their regulation. Many members were extremely concerned about this, claiming they felt micro-managed and that the BACP was trying to regulate their members in the same way that RICS do with surveyors, or The Law Society do with solicitors, therefore ignoring the altruistic and vocational nature of therapy professions that some members felt needed to be more flexible. The BACP responded by publishing an apology. I got the impression that the BACP were trying to think of new ways to get counselling and psychotherapy recognised as a professional career in the same way solicitors, doctors, nurses, surveyors etc are, and genuinely didn’t mean to make any members feel restricted or micro-managed.

I definitely believe the BACP are passionate about helping the general public understand the positive impact that therapy can have and they will continue to campaign for this through setting professional standards for members, influencing decision makers (politicians etc) and promoting ethical practice.

The NCS has often been seen as the underdog because it’s newer and therefore considered by some to be not as established as the BACP. To their credit, they have worked incredibly hard to be recognised and it’s not as easy to become a member of the NCS as one might think. Yes, they are more open to looking at various training routes when it comes to vetting members, but they are on the Accredited Voluntary Register (like BACP) so they don’t just let any Tom, Dick or Harry join.

The NCS and the BACP actually have similar constitutions, for example the advancement of the knowledge of counselling and allied professions (for the BACP this would be professions such as psychotherapy, for the NCS this would also extend to hypnotherapists), which is done through a number of activities such as conferences and newsletters; the fostering of professional expertise through training, accreditation and continued professional development of members; the protection of the public by maintaining a voluntary register and by promoting ethical and competent practice from members and providing a complaints procedure for clients. Both the BACP and the NCS have a searchable list of members on their respective websites so that you can be sure you’re contacting a fully trained, qualified member of the organisation.

For more information about the BACP and to search their list of members, go to www.bacp.co.uk.

For more information about the NCS, and to search their list of members, go to www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org.

We have both BACP and NCS members, fully trained, qualified, supervised, insured and vetted, at Chelmsford Therapy Rooms.

If anyone is interested in seeing a therapist, Chelmsford Therapy Rooms has a range of therapists that can help with a multitude of issues, offering many therapies from hypnotherapy to counselling to nutrition. Please see the website www.chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk or you can email info@chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or call 0330 The NCS have worked very hard to gain recognition for their member 100 5162.

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Vicky Ford the MP for Chelmsford

It just over a year since I was selected as the candidate for the general election in Chelmsford. Time has flown by and I cannot give a big enough thank you to the many people who gave me their trust and the help and support they have given during this year.

In the election I promised to work to improve infrastructure in Chelmsford - we are making progress. The City Council has been awarded £5.7 million to go towards new roads around the Riverside development and Essex County Council are into the final round of bidding for £250 million of funding to build a new bypass and the long awaited second railway station.

Train delays remain an issue but new trains are on their way which will significantly reduce breakdowns. If you are a rail user, please do come to my public meeting in the evening on 31st May - this will be a chance to question the rail bosses directly. You can find a link to register on my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ Vicky4Chelmsford) and on my website (www.vickyford.uk).

The Chelmsford Growth Package will bring many excellent schemes for new footpaths and cycle ways, but many local people have told me their concerns about the proposed trial of a Bus Gate in Baddow Road. Following a meeting last Friday I am glad that Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council have agreed that further consideration will also be given to alternative approaches to alleviating congestion in the area surrounding the Army and Navy roundabout. It is important that local residents’ views are not ignored.

The City Council has agreed to assist in the funding of these schemes if they are viable and practical, using funds gained from new development in the city centre. Any final proposal will need to be workable, affordable and fundable. You can find more details on my website.

At the hospital, the A&E department is no longer under threat and there is over £100 million of new infrastructure going into Broomfield, Basildon and Southend hospitals. In Chelmsford our brand new medical school is now nearly complete. It will train doctors of the future and over 700 people have already applied for the course which starts in September.

It’s been a great pleasure to visit over 20 different schools and hear about the outstanding achievements of so many pupils from across Chelmsford. If you are a school leader reading this, please do consider bringing a group to Westminster. I have just been told that when the building and repair works start, opportunities for school visits will be very limited for many years - so please don’t miss the chance.

This year is the centenary of women getting the vote and there are many events planned throughout the year. Locally, we are holding an EqualiTeas on 15th July at Chelmsford Museum. The event will have the theme, Great Women of Essex and include guest speakers, history boards, tea and cakes, and possibly some real life suffragettes! Do get in touch if you’re interested in attending.

As always, I am interested to hear your views. Do get in touch via vicky.ford.mp@parliament.uk.

From County Hall - by Cllr Dick Madden With my wife Kathryn, I have just watched on TV the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

We offer our congratulations to them both and wish them a healthy and loving marriage.

The weather on this Saturday is hot and it is also FA Cup Final day. I have no favourite for the final, I just hope it is a good game.

At the County Council we start again a new political year. I have again been appointed the Cabinet Member for Children and Families. This is my fifth consecutive year in this role of which I am very honoured to politically represent the residents of Essex.

I have just driven around Old Moulsham and Moulsham Lodge and it is a fact that, with the warm weather and sunshine and residential gardens blooming, this is a nice area to live. Yes we do have to contend with vehicle ‘rat running’ through our estates during the working week, but overall we enjoy living here.

and wish the officers and the new commander every success and welcome them to our vibrant community.

Kathryn and I are soon off to a Greek island for a couple of weeks for sun and rest, and we are really looking forward to the break.

BE SAFE Dick

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The Army and Navy roundabout is a major influence on our inherited ‘rat running’ and assorted attempts have been made over many years to improve what is a nationally recognised as a highway bottle-neck. This week, along with other councillors, I met with our energetic Member of Parliament, Vicky Ford regarding our highways infrastructure and I asked her to lobby Government, especially the Minister for Highways, on a major financial investment into this roundabout, to actually and finally address what we all know is a major highway obstacle in our city’s history.

It won’t happen overnight, but I am confident Vicky will lobby and in Government a dialogue on the matter will commence. Watch this space!

I note with a new police commander commencing his role for Chelmsford an increase of Police Community Support Officers for our city centre has been publicised. We await with interest their impact 6 www.moulshamtimes.com

Walkers in Essex Asked to Unite Against Parkinson’s

Essex residents are being asked to unite along with thousands of people across the UK and Walk for Parkinson’s at RHS Garden Hyde Hall on Sunday 8th July. The event will raise vital funds for the charity Parkinson’s UK, and is one of many walks taking place all over the UK throughout 2018.

Two people are diagnosed with the condition every hour in the UK and Walk for Parkinson’s events aim to raise over £500,000 for research to step closer to a cure.

There are longer and shorter distances to choose from - so whether you’re up for a challenging walk or a gentle stroll, there’s something for everyone. At Hyde Hall, distances include a 2-mile and 5-mile walk to choose from.

It’s the first time Parkinson’s UK has hosted a Walk for Parkinson’s at Hyde Hall. Previous walks in the area have seen more than 200 local people take part, so the charity hopes to involve even more walkers with the new and exciting venue.

Sky Sports Presenter and Champion of Walking for Parkinson’s UK Dave Clark was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2011. He is a keen walker himself and is encouraging people to get involved. He said: “We want to make 2018 our biggest year yet for the Walk for Parkinson’s series. I’d like to invite everyone, whatever their level of fitness, to take advantage of the many different types of walks, scenic routes and distances available. Exercise can be really beneficial to people living with Parkinson’s. It is as important to me as my medication in helping me take control and manage my symptoms.

“So please join us at Hyde Hall Walk for Parkinson’s. Every step takes us closer to a cure and our goal of improving the lives of everyone

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affected by Parkinson’s.”

The registration fee is £10 for adults and £5 for under 16s. Everyone who registers will receive a free Parkinson’s UK T-shirt and a fundraising pack - and at the end of the walk, a finisher’s medal.

As the charity is hoping to raise over £500,000 from the 37 events, it suggests that walkers aim to raise at least £50 each. All the money raised from the event will fund research to help to find a cure and improve the lives of the 145,000 people in the UK living with Parkinson’s.

Parkinson’s UK is also looking for volunteers to help register people at the start/finish area, or to be a walk marshall at various points on the route during the day.

To find out more or to sign up to walk or volunteer at the event, please visit www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkhydehall, call 0207 963 3912, or email fundraising@parkinsons.org.uk. of two new stages hosted by Bays Days and Shakey’s Sessions Unplugged.

Of course, the music is only part of the festival with numerous stages, tents and areas ready to not only entertain but also encourage your playful, curious side. These include Comedy Big Top, Silent Disco, Cabaret Palace, Bollywood Tent, Social Club, Joskins Fayre, Space Hopper Racing, Immersive Walkabout fun, Fire Garden, Storytelling, Workshops, adult crafting and much more.

As well as numerous bars to keep you refreshed, The Fling also has a selection of leading local caterers serving a mouth watering mix of meat, vegetarian and vegan options. Due to popular demand the Fling will be ditching the token system and returning to ‘cash bars’.

Fling Festival is strictly for those aged 18 years and older.

Chelmsford’s longest running music and arts event, The Fling Festival, returns to Hylands Park on Saturday 30th June for its 10th birthday celebrations.

Headlining the main stage will be the iconic British punk rock band, Buzzcocks, with support from local talents Jamie Williams and the Roots Collective, Junior Jump and the Bottom Line, Lemoncurd Kids, Sunscreem, Crème de Chevre, and more.

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Early bird and VIP tickets have sold out. Tier 3 tickets are now on sale from £26.00 and available online via www.flingfestival.com, over the phone by calling 01245 606 830, or in person from the Civic Theatre Box Office at Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JG. For up-todate festival information (including exciting announcements coming up over the next few weeks) please visit the official website, www. flingfestival.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ flingfestival The Fling Festival is produced by Chelmsford City Council’s award winning Events Team. For more information please call 01245 606 987 or email events@chelmsford.gov.uk.

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MT Health What Is the Best Way to Stretch?

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Fitness can be broadly split into three categories: cardio, strength and flexibility. It’s not quite as simple as that, but that covers the bases.

and I still think it’s super important to have enough strength to cope with life, and we should do some cardio from time to time. But day to day, the feeling of being able to move in my own body and through the space around me trumps the other two.

As a teen, I had the cardio one covered - I did not stop. Early morning swimming training, badminton every lunchtime, running most evenings, football training a couple of times a week, cycling to see mates... my heart and

So, this begs the question, what’s the best way to stretch?

However, I was no Arnold Schwarzenegger. Having had the rapid growth of a boy destined to be 6’ 2”, my arms and legs were more spaghetti than penne. I was not exactly what you would call strong.

If you asked me to touch my toes I’d be lucky to get past my knees.

My muscles felt like lead wires, creaking under the tension. But, I was 16, so I didn’t care.

However, at that age the testosterone kicks in. Suddenly the reflection in the mirror with the spaghetti arms was not good enough, so I did what a lot of young men do and I went to the shop, bought a magazine on weightlifting, read it cover to cover and went and lifted weights.

My mates and I became mildly obsessed with this hobby and over time we added a couple of stone to our skinny frames and strength started to take hold.

However, as I’m sure you can imagine we weren’t exactly into the stretching side of things. By prioritising strength (actually, by prioritising biceps) our bodies had become immobile lumps of meat.

Despite looking athletic, we couldn’t really move!

This model of training worked for a time, while the testosterone was raging at least. But then something strange started to happen.

I started to get injured. Throughout my twenties I would have fairly common joint pain.

It didn’t make sense to me - I thought I was fit! But as I trained to be an osteopath and did further study into biomechanics after my degree, my obsession with the reflection in the mirror dwindled and it switched to freedom of movement.

In my ten years of practice as an osteopath, I have researched many different styles of stretching. When I say ‘style’, I am not talking about pilates vs yoga. Both of them are excellent forms of exercise that bring many other health benefits than just flexibility. By ‘style’, I mean the sort of stimulus one is putting through the muscle.

Research changes over time and one style will become very ‘in vogue’ for a while, then it will be discredited and another one takes its place.

I have become a bit bored with it all, because I have discovered, in both my own body and in that of my patients, that there is only one thing that works: Consistency...

Static vs dynamic, passive vs loaded, isolated vs functional - it doesn’t matter if you don’t do it consistently!

I have started to think about flexibility training in very simple terms.

It is merely the practice of getting your body more comfortable in moving through the space around you. The only way to do this is to test yourself most days.

If you are currently feeling inflexible and don’t know where to start, you’re in luck! It has never been easier to get information thanks to YouTube. Search ‘beginner stretching routine’ and fill your boots - just five minutes a day is a very powerful thing. Make it a habit and it becomes effortless. Eventually, it even becomes enjoyable!

Slowly, over time, you will gain freedom in your movement and you will notice fewer niggles. It’s a wonderful feeling!

If you want any ideas, we have videos on our Facebook page and Youtube channel, so you can just type ‘Forte Physical Health’ into the platform that suits you best.

Get stretching, reclaim your movement, and have a healthy month!

Whereas previously I cared about the circumference of my biceps, my focus shifted to how well I could move in the space around me.

In my training, I asked my body questions like how well can I get up and down from the floor? Can I reach my hands down to the floor, up over my head and behind me? How clean do my hips feel?

Initially, the answers weren’t good! But I’ve had these questions as my main focus for about 5 years now and the transformation has been incredible.

My point of this story is that I have been through stages in my life where I have had good levels of all three forms of fitness, and I can honestly say the flexibility is the one that feels the best.

Obviously, it’s not all or nothing. By having one form of fitness, it doesn’t mean you have to ignore the others, 8

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Stress Fractures - by the Chelmsford Private Hospital

A stress fracture is a break that can occur in a bone due to repetitive load over time rather than direct trauma like other fractures. Patients can present at any point on the continuum, but the good news is that the earlier it is detected the quicker the recovery.

We often think of bones as inert, but they are living tissue and will react to load just like muscles, tendons and ligaments. When there is too greater rate of bone being broken down compared to that being built up, an imbalance is created which can lead to a stress fracture.

The diagnosis of a stress fracture will mean several months out of impact training and then several more months potentially to work through a graded return to a running programme. So understanding how they occur can be a useful way to prevent them.

Pain from a stress fracture can present in different ways. Most often it starts as a low level dull ache in the affected area, becoming increasingly severe if the patient ignores the symptoms and continues to exercise and load the injured body part, preventing it from healing.

If there is inflammation of the lining of the bone then it can be very painful to touch and feel swollen compared to the other side.

However, the pain can also sometimes radiate outwards from the stressed bone perceived diffusely in a wider area, which sometimes makes it hard to localise and can make the diagnosis unclear in some cases. Discomfort can persist after activity and pain at night or when at rest is a typical feature. It can last for several days after an intense period of exercise and as the stress injury becomes more established, can be intrusive even on simple daily activities such as walking to and from work.

A stress fracture can be missed on a simple X-ray, especially if the injury is less than 2 weeks old. MRI scanning is a much more accurate method to pick up a stress fracture; even subtle bone stress can be identified allowing early diagnosis and therefore improving

prognosis and recovery times.

The causes can be multifactorial. The extrinsic factors would include training volume and intensity, recovery between sessions, sleep, footwear, training surface etc. Intrinsic factors would relate to the body and how a person moves, ie biomechanics. It may be that there are areas of muscle weakness, inflexibility or poorer patterns of movement that contribute to overload.

Treatment and Management A multi-disciplinary team approach is recommended for the optimal management of stress fractures. A patient would ideally get input from a sports doctor, dietitian and physiotherapist and may also need podiatric input as well if their foot posture and biomechanics are thought to contribute. After initial assessment and diagnosis by the sports doctor, the patient would work with an experienced physiotherapist to correct any biomechanical contributing factors and improve functional strength gradually, as well as discussing and learning the role of the extrinsic factors.

Dr James Noake MBChB MBS MRCS MRCP MScSEM FFSEM Dr Noake is a specialist in sports medicine and holds clinics at The Chelmsford Private Hospital on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Call 01245 253 760 or email info@thechelmsford.co.uk for an appointment.

MT Gardening

We’ll be nearing the longest day of the year in June, it’s getting warmer and the sun is shining. All great news as this causes plants to put a burst of growth on... including weeds, so you’ll need to keep very much on top of them by hoeing them out regularly.

Here are some other top jobs for this month...

Hoe beds and borders regularity. Try and do this before weeds produce flowers. For annuals such as chickweed or cleavers, cut at the base of the plant on a lovely dry warm day and they’ll just shrivel up and die. For perennials such a creeping thistle or dock, the root will need removing to stop regrowth.

Continue to pinch out side shoots from cordon tomatoes and support well as the main stem extends taller each week.

I use a string system attached to the lower stem and twined around the stem, finally tying to a wire or cane attached to the roof of a greenhouse. If the first flowers are emerging, start feeding with a high potash feed and remember to keep the compost moist at all times.

out for reuse later this year. However, the forget-me-nots and wall flowers are composted. Once the bed is prepared we’ll be planting out canna lilies, Heliotrope, castor oil plants and a few other tender plants for a tropical feel.

It’s not too late to sow a quick growing annual border. The current RHS L3 Practical students have just completed two borders. Use clarkia, calendula and godetia. For best results, mark out patches to sow into and then sow in shallow parallel drills, alternating drill directions for each section. This makes it so easy to differentiate between weeds emerging and the ornamental annuals that you want to keep. Don’t forget to water in well at the end of the job and be prepared to do some weeding and eventual thinning out for best results.

Plant out summer bedding to enhance displays. Remove any spring types past their best, prick over the soil, then firm it and add a slow release feed such as Osmocote to boost flowers. Position new plants and ensure that each - once planted - are firmed in and watered well.

At Writtle University College we are removing the spring bedding.

Bulbs are recycled in other areas of the estate and primulas lined

Lastly, if you want to further your knowledge and understanding of these or other gardening jobs, please consider one of the following courses at Writtle University College: For RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture (1 year, day release on Thursdays), RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth, Propagation & Development (September - February on Thursdays), RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Garden Planning, Establishment and Maintenance and for RHS Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Practical Horticulture email tom.cole@writtle.ac.uk for information on availability of days and times.

Our next open information evening is Wednesday 20th June between 5.30-7.30pm.

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

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

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Music and Blues and Roots in the City - by Nick Garner Yes, it is festival season for our city! Not only do we have the 3foot People and the Fling, we also have the very first Chelmsford Arts & Cultural Festival taking place from the 23rd June To 1st July with something for everyone of all ages. Check out page 14 in this publication to find out what’s going on where and when, and keep up to date via the links at the end of this article for updates.

We are almost there now, but we are still adding to the schedule of events - especially those that are happening in the Moulsham area during the daytime and evenings.

We will look forward to feedback on what you thought of this the first Arts & Cultural Festival and if you have any suggestions on moving forward, you can send them to hello@chelmsfordfestival.org.

Music and More There has been some great live music happening and there is lots more to come this month as well. We have just had the Bank Holiday and it was great to see so much going on in the city.

Since the last edition, we have had two shows at Chelmsford City FC. Albert Lee and his band, along with Connor Selby opening on the night, played for us once again - and as always this was a terrific show. It was also a sell out, with the audience being wowed by Connor’s solo set as well as well as by the headline act, Albert Lee. A full report is in the current edition of City Times.

Our May show was with one of America’s top bluesmen, Larry Garner (no relation of mine - well, at least I don’t think so). Larry was joined by the Norman Beaker Band, but first up was an old friend with a new band - Mississippi MacDonald with the Soul Fixers who were amazing, what a band. They were so good that they are now playing the Chelmsford Festival on Sunday 24th June in Bond Street starting at 2.15pm until 3pm.

Live music ranges from folk to blues to comedy to some of the best in covers, to barbershop and bluegrass. As well as all that the UB has a great selection of craft beers and a wide range of gins plus a wonderful choice of wines as well as fresh food - and the icing on the cake is the happy welcoming informative staff; they are a great team.

We are very lucky in our city to have so many wonderful pubs, restaurants and venues offering a wide choice with experienced welcoming staff. It makes it a real pleasure to go out anywhere in our city which I am very proud of.

There is going to be lots going on in and around our city throughout the next few months, so pick up a copy of the City Times to see what’s on where and when - we endeavour to list as much as we can. If you know of an event that is open to the public please do let us know by the beginning of the month (for events taking place the following month) so that we can list them - send to editorial@itsyourmedia. co.uk.

As ever, please do try to come out and support the great live scene that we have in Essex, because if you do not we may lose it. For more information on all of the above and more, see the links below and pick up a copy of the City Times and go to the What’s On pages to see what else in happening in your area. If you go to our Facebook pages check out our events tabs to see who is playing and preview all of the up-and-coming acts. www.bluesinthecity.co.uk www.facebook.com/bluesinthecitychelmsford Twitter: @BluesintheCity1 www.itsyourmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/itsyourmusic Twitter: @itsyourmusic The Arts and Cultural email: hello@chelmsfordfestival.org www.chelmsfordfestival.org www.facebook.com/chelmsfordfestival Twitter: @chelmsfordaacf

Larry; well what can I say, he and Norman play superbly together both singing and playing lead and rhythm along with Nick Steed on keyboards who also takes on lead vocals on a couple of songs. It made for a fantastic mix. Larry is not only a great composer, musician and singer, but he is also one of the funniest men on the circuit and they gave everyone their money’s worth, playing for just over two hours.

Coming up on 15th May we have U2 Tribe, who feature Chelmsford and Old Moulsham guitarist extraordinaire Paul Stevens as The Edge - this is one not to miss! If you love U2 you will love these guys who are reckoned to be the best tribute to the band. We also have a very good original band from Southend to open on the night as well - The Velvet Tree. Tickets are just £12 in advance (see the poster in this publication for full details).

The UB in New Writtle Street is going from strength to strength with its eclectic mix of entertainment, from DJs playing vinyl and a mix of events from reggae and ska to soul and funk and much more.

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Boozy Fruit Jellies At Perfect Day Caterers we are in full swing with summer parties, functions and weddings - and whilst enjoying this beautiful sunshine I thought for this month’s recipe some boozy fruit jellies would hit the spot! There are so many options with jellies, but here are just a couple of ideas for a summer party.

Gin & Tonic Jellies 350ml gin (choose your favourite!)

1 litre tonic water (use a good quality tonic for better flavour) 50ml elderflower cordial (optional) Lime juice and zest 14 gelatine leaves 600ml double cream 100g caster sugar Cucumber (garnish) 1. Heat up the tonic water on the hob along with any other flavours you’d like at this point. I usually add some lime juice and elderflower cordial. But you could add some herbs or spices as well.

2. Whilst your mix is heating up, place your gelatine leaves in cold water to soften (read the instructions on the packet to work out how many leaves you need).

3. Once the tonic water is hot, add the softened gelatine and mix until it has completely dissolved.

4. Let the mixture cool slightly before adding the gin and then pour into glasses and set in the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight.

5. Once the jellies have set, mix the double cream with the sugar in a saucepan on a medium heat. Heat the mixture gently as you don’t want the cream to boil. Meanwhile place your gelatine

leaves in cold water to soften. Once the cream mixture is almost boiling add the softened gelatine and mix until its completely dissolved.

6. Let the mixture cool slightly before pouring on top of the gin and tonic jelly. Top with lime zest and put in the fridge to set.

7. As a final garnish, cut ribbons of cucumber, roll them up and place on top of the jellies.

8. Enjoy!

Pimms Jellies 350ml Pimms 1 litre lemonade 14 gelatine leaves Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries (or any berries you fancy) 1. Heat up the lemonade on the hob.

Whilst the lemonade is heating up, soften the gelatine leaves in cold water (read the instructions on the packet to work out how many leaves you need).

2. Once the lemonade is hot, add the gelatine leaves and stir until they have dissolved.

3. Let the mixture cool slightly before adding the Pimms.

4. Place the fruits you want to use in glasses and then pour over the jelly mixture and leave in the fridge to set.

5. Garnish with fresh mint and fruit.

Thanks for reading my recipe. I am the owner of Perfect Day Caterers, an event catering business. I cater for all kinds of special occasions from small intimate dinner parties to BBQs and even weddings. To find out more about me or Perfect Day Caterers visit www.perfectdaycaterers.co.uk or email me at beverley@ perfectdaycaterers.co.uk, I’d love to hear from you!

The Chelmsford Festival - Saturday 23rd June to Sunday 1st July There is now a full 32-page programme available to pick up from all over the city, or you can visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ chelmsfordfestival or www.chelmsfordfestival.org to find out what is on, where and when.

We start at 11.30am on Saturday 23rd June outside Rayleigh Hi-Fi by the Moulsham Street crossing on Parkway with the parade going to the Bond Street Bowl where our patrons will be on hand to open the festival. The full day of entertainment will start there at 12.30pm until 9.30pm with a programme of dance hosted by Hyve Dance Events, music and circus by Little Stars along with dance workshops, street food, a record fair, a bar and face painters and much more.

There will also be a kids’ festival in High Chelmer and a magician in The Meadows. We have lots of art being exhibited all over with a special exhibition by Wishbone and Gilson Lavis (one of the festival’s patrons). In the High Street there will be lots of entertainment all day and in Central Park there will be vintage bike demonstrations and also exhibitions in Oaklands Park and Oaklands Museum.

Sunday 24th June we have another full programme in the Bond Street Bowl. The day will be a mainly musical affair with a little dance. Some top acts will be playing and there will be a bar and street food and a fair and more. The High Street has the Bearded Gypsy takeover with many stalls full of craft, food and vintage and so much more including stages with open mic, live music and DJs. Hylands Artist Studios will also have an event in Hylands Park in the courtyard. The Meadows will be hosting a board games festival and a puppet show, and there will be storytelling in Foyles and in Transition along with the art exhibitions, Salsa courses in Chop Bloc. The UB will host live music from 3-6pm with Justine de Mierre.

From Monday 25th to Friday 29th in the shopping centres and the High Street and museum, there will be artists in residence exhibiting and demonstrating throughout the week plus lunchtime concerts, all over art workshops, ghost walks, storytellers and more.

musicians popping up all over in businesses as well as in the street.

In the evenings they will pop up in many of the pubs as well. Other special shows are planned for some of the evening venues, including The Queens Head, The Orange Tree, The Cricketers, The Hop Beer Shop, The Woolpack and the UB. Saturday 30th June sees Sounds of Essex Music and Wellbeing Youth in Central Park plus a model boat demonstration. There will also be a special concert in the Cathedral from 7-8pm and Little Stars Aerial Circus will be back in the Bond Street Bowl for the day. The Chelmsford Canoe Club will be racing on the River Can between 10am-noon and 1-3pm. There is also a Mad Science Show and demonstrations in The Meadows and a concert by the Essex Symphony Orchestra in Christ Church from 6.30pm.

Sunday 1st July will see the end of the first of what we hope will be many festivals. The day will centre around the rivers at Springfield Basin, where canal boats will open their doors and there will be boat trips and music. We have the Essex Dragon Boat Race by The Meadows between 10-4pm and there will be stalls, music and storytellers. In High Chelmer there will be puppet shows and we continue the Mad Science in The Meadows. There is going to be a Cultural Day Festival in Oaklands Park. The art exhibitions will be closing at the end of the day.

Also do remember that the Maldon Festival will be going on throughout this whole time and that in Hylands Park the 3foot People Festival and the Fling Festival will also be going on.

We must also thank all of our sponsors and everyone who is helping and volunteering and taking part as without you and your support this would not happen - thanks from us all: Edith, Nick, Tony, Sam, James, Malcolm and Candy and the trustees of the charity.

All profits will go in to help the festival grow in future years and to help other events, to show that Chelmsford and Essex are not just The Old Moulsham area will feature storytellers, comedians and great for a festival, but great to visit all year round.

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Mixed Feelings

I am wondering today how mixed up our feelings can be at times, and how confused we often are about the things that are important to us and to the world we live in.

Quiz Time by John Theedom (Answers on Page 31)

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At the time of writing I am delighted that 4. within the past 48 hours Christ Church 5.

URC in New London Road has been able 6. to call a new person to be the minister of the church moving forward, 7. and that we have also been able to successfully recruit somebody

What were the poet Tennyson’s first names?

Who can be called a neophyte?

What is caviar made from?

What is the capital city of Georgia County in USA? On which river is the city of Hull?

Who is the author of Blot on the Landscape?

What was the first name of the rogue in Heartbeat, played by Bill Maynard? else to work with our children and with those older people in the 8. What is the colour of turmeric? church and community.

9. Which year was Great Ormond Street Hospital founded?

I am also pleased that my wife and I will be leaving the area shortly 10. What do you do with a sitar? to begin a new ministry in Enfield, North London.

11. Where would you use a piton?

12. What type of weapon is a carbine?

All those things feel exciting, and worthwhile.

13. In the film Lion King, what type of animal is Pumbaa?

14. In medical terms, what is an ictus?

But then, our news headlines have been dominated by the killing of over 50 people in Gaza… and you start to wonder how and when any 15. During WW2, what was the Liberator? two groups of people with different thoughts and ideas in the world 16. What is the legal limit of alcohol in mg per 100ml of will ever be able to live peaceably with one another. breath?

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What was the name of Sir Francis Chichester’s world You also wonder why it is that so often we do not realise that famous yacht? these conflicts begin in small ways, and things escalate because 18. On which island is Robert Louis Stevenson’s body of misunderstandings, a failure to communicate with one another, misheard words and gestures that confuse others. buried?

19. Who has presented Catchphrase since 2013?

Is it possible for peace to ever be found, truly found? Billy Graham, 20. From which animal do we get ermine? who died earlier this year, was famous for speaking about peace 21. What is the term for a stage whisper? with God. I think that true peace with one another, true hope for the 22. What nationality was Mr Alfred Bernhard Nobel? future, can only be found if we do root our lives in God. 23. What is Sir Nigel Gresley most famous for?

You may feel or think differently to me, but I pray that whatever you 24. In which city did Molly Malone wheel her wheelbarrow? think, you will somehow find true peace in your life and that you will 25. What kind of animal is a Selkirk Rex? try and do all you can to help others to find peace in their lives too.

26. Which nationality is President Trump’s third wife Melania?

May God bless you.

27. What is a polliwog?

28. Where would a kippah be worn?

Rev Mark Meatcher Interim Moderator 29. The pituitary gland is part of which human organ?

Christ Church United Reformed Church 30. What is the surface size of a snooker table?

31. In the north of England, what is a ginnel?

32. In which sport was John Virgo very successful?

In conjunction with the Chelmsford Festival, Gallery43 in Moulsham 33. How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?

Street will be holding an exhibition of three prestigious Essex artists - 34. Saturn is the Roman god of what?

Paul Franks, James Hewitt and Sue Spiers.

35. In music, what does legato mean ?

36. Which actor played the role of Reginald Perrin?

There will be over 40 new paintings depicting areas in Chelmsford rd th 37. On your computer, what do the initials HTTP stand for? and Essex and the exhibition will run from Saturday 23 June to 14 38. Which dog is ‘a dog and a half long and half a dog high’?

July.

39. What is the capital of The Isle of Man? Paul has exhibited at: 40. In the radio world, what is DAB?

Gallery43 in Moulsham Street

Britain’s Painters, Mall Galleries, London, and Westminster Gallery (1988 -1990).

Essex Open Art Exhibition, Beecroft Gallery, Southend (1988, 1995, 2009, 2013, 2015 - prize for best work in the 2013 exhibition).

Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2016).

Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London (1997).

Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London (2014).

James has exhibited at: The Royal Society of Essex Artist, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. He has also shown at the Chelmsford Museum, the Beecroft Gallery in Southend and has many paintings in private collections.

Sue Spiers lives in Bradwell-on-Sea on the east coast and has painted the rivers, marshes and watery places of the Dengie

Peninsular and Maldon for over thirty years.

Painting mostly en plein air in watercolour to catch the spirit of the place, this year she have been focussing on still water and reflections.

Every year she takes part in Burnham Art Trail, and shows with Salty Dogs in Maldon. She also exhibits in local shows and has paintings in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Visit Gallery43 at 43 Moulsham St, Chelmsford CM2 0HY. 01245 353 825, www.gallery43.co.uk.

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Moulsham High School Students to Represent Gb in European Biathlon Event Moulsham High School is proud to announce that two of its students will be representing Great Britain at the European Biathle Championships.

Lauryn Wood and Tom Wood took part in the qualifying race for the Pentathlon GB Biathlete Team on Saturday 28th April, winning bronze and gold medals respectively.

The siblings have now been selected to join the team representing GB in Germany at the event in July.

Congratulations to both Lauryn and Tom on their victories - the teachers and staff of Moulsham High School wish them luck at the European Championships, and look forward to seeing their results.

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Moulsham Infant School Key Stage 1 Events At Moulsham Infants we are committed to providing all children with a broad and balanced curriculum. We place a strong emphasis on valuing and developing the talents and strengths of every child through our creative and enriched curriculum. We have so many talented and hardworking children and thanks to our supportive staff and dedicated parents it has been a busy year so far.

This half term, Year 1 have enjoyed learning all about Julia Donaldson. This has been enhanced by a visit to Weald Park in Brentwood where the children took part in the Stick Man Trail (based on the book by Julia Donaldson). They looked for different things in nature and had a thoroughly enjoyable day, despite the rain! Following this, on Friday the 11th May the children had a Julia Donaldson Day in school.

They came to school dressed as their favourite characters from Julia Donaldson’s books such as the Highway Rat, Stickman, the Singing Mermaid and many more. There were a number of activities related

to Julia Donaldson that the children completed throughout the day.

They made Gruffalo crumble, created clay characters, took part in a treasure trail and read books to name a few. Lots of fun was had by all the children and at the end of the day they came together for an assembly and shared all of the amazing things they had done.

In Year 2 the children have been learning all about superheroes! Their learning has been extended and supported by an exciting superhero day. During this day the children came dressed up as their favourite superhero. In the morning they had a superhero parade outside and then created a superhero passport and comic strip. In the afternoon they were mixed into teams and then they had to complete 8 superhero challenges to earn a medal at the end! These challenges included egg drop, float the superhero, a scavenger hunt, solving maths problems and making a bridge out of paper and masking tape.

All the children were thrilled to complete the challenge!

Our motto at Moulsham Infants is ‘where learning is fun’ and we have certainly had a creative, fun and exciting Summer Term so far!

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A Parent’s Perspective: Starting - by Holly Murrison The thought of starting school can be overwhelming: butterflies in the stomach, worrying about wearing the correct uniform, concern about forming new friendships at the school gates, being apart from those close to you… and that’s just us parents and carers!

Whether you feel that you or your child (or even both) aren’t quite ready for this significant step into the unknown, or if your child has been champing at the bit to start since Easter and you’re lamenting the thought of keeping them entertained for the summer ahead, we’re all moving towards the inevitable September rite of passage.

Hopefully, through this article I can provide a reassuring voice for local parents about to embark on their Oaklands journey.

assured, Oaklands helps you to go on that journey alongside them in a mutual relationship that develops and strengthens over the course of the three years.

The school gently nurtures the pupils and encourages them to achieve their individual potential - whatever that may be - providing an excellent start to your child’s educational journey where learning is full of fun. Enjoy the trip!

My second child is about to start this journey too in this year’s intake - having been through it before and knowing what to expect is extremely helpful (more of which later). However, I still share the concerns of many parents whose children are due to start: Will they eat the school dinners? How will they manage going to the toilet solo? Will they make friends and socialise well with their peers?

Will there be enough support in the classroom? Will they cope with making the transition from nursery/preschool hours into full time education? Do they have the emotional maturity to cope with school?

How on earth will my child be able to get changed for PE when he/ she is painfully slow at getting on a pair of shoes? Will they even last the day without nodding off after lunch?!

There are plenty more concerns that I haven’t even touched upon and that’s where the school steps in. Hopefully by now you will have attended the new intake evening in early June, an invaluable part of the settling in process for us adults. It is here that the experienced staff at Oaklands provide us with sensible and useful information about what to expect when starting at the school.

Trying not to bombard us on top of the essential information, the teachers offer a range of practical advice too. I remember leaving the meeting three years ago feeling positive and excited on behalf of my daughter for the start of term. To add to this, the settling in sessions before the end of the summer term are both well organised and appropriately spaced out - close enough together for the children to build their confidence and become familiar with the classroom and teacher, but not too overwhelming. The same applies for the phased start in September - something I find particularly reassuring as my son is young in the year and will need time to adjust to the school environment and routine. A particularly enjoyable form of communication used by Oaklands (and much loved by parents) is Tapestry, an online journal - but I don’t want to reveal too much here.

Let me just say it’s rare to feel excitement at receiving an email notification that something has been uploaded, but you will with Tapestry... Other treats to look forward to are the lunch visit with your child (may I recommend roast chicken?) as well as the opportunity to pop into the summer fête, a lovely way to acquaint yourself with the welcoming and intimate school setting, though just how the teachers (including Mrs Allard) know the children’s names before the summer break is beyond me! All in all, the transition into starting school is a smooth and steady experience.

If at any point we too find the whole process overwhelming, it perhaps gives us a small insight into how our younger counterparts feel when the new term starts in September. Sometimes when our children start school, it feels like we’re somehow losing them - it is, after all, a huge step towards our offspring becoming more independent, but rest www.moulshamtimes.com 19

Fearing the Driving Dead - by Simon Inglis As per my last item, with apologies to The Walking Dead franchise....

Yet Down Under it is ‘budget season’ in this most over-governed and spoilt-for-luck democracy ‘The Old Country’ once spawned...

Australian state governments collectively reaped some AUD1.1 billion in speed camera revenue alone. My personal contribution was $196 after being photographed at 4 kilometres over the posted 110kph freeway/motorway limit. The usual debate has started on social media and in online forums. The fact remains that on Australian ‘runways’ one covers enormous distances at low engine rpm.

Fatigue, while now being more often mentioned, still sits below speed as far as government safety campaigns are concerned.

Australia’s road toll and injury rate is competitive when considered with countries such as the United States (frighteningly quite high), Canada, New Zealand, Italy, Spain and France for instance. Yet the death and injury toll remains consistently higher than that of the United Kingdom - especially a far more congested England. Former Formula One driver Mark Webber recently said “Australia is too far gone” in the speeding debate. For decades state governments of all persuasions have gradually installed more automated detection devices and the population is generally of the belief that 100 to 110kph should be the standard dual carriage open road limit.

Everywhere.

Edinburgh. Traffic thins and one bumbles along for a couple of hours well aware of the dangers of fixed cameras. Ok. Try a simple Australian long-haul. The ridiculously oversized SUV is full with mum, dad, 2 children, the dog and luggage. A typical load for a mid-sized European or Brit in a VW Golf?

The drive from Melbourne to Sydney equates to some 900 kilometres. Add clearing Melbourne, a city now some 6 times larger than London in surface area. Far away is distant outer Sydney. The first kilometres mean an assortment of speed traps and active policing. After an hour or so the cruise control will be set at 110, mum will try to settle the children with their usual array of electronic gadgets and there will be the inevitable highly priced burger joints off the motorway.

Given the distance an overnight stay is sensible. Yet this visit to grandparents in say, Liverpool, for Sydney it means a nondescript roadside hotel will start at $100. There’s no longer budget accommodation as my old father warned me in late 2016... Australia has gone upmarket for a simple bed, television and room heater or cooler.

Driving straight on with mum taking the wheel of your 4-wheeled pretend truck is a good way to save money. By then you’re all utterly fatigued, night is falling and you’ll be mixing with trucks and Double B’s’ - a rig with an extra trailer. These monsters are legally permitted to match your 110kph limit.

One can argue the virtues of a stop. Yet the reality is Australia has an extreme and debatedly illegal speed tolerance (have you ever changed or up-specced your tyre rims for example?). The mixture of cars, SUVs and trucks, as Mark Webber points out, is dangerous.

Slow passing is the norm as drivers fear a penalty for exceeding such strict limits even for a moment. The nature of cruise and adaptive cruise control (in itself a form of automation) - then add in rural road inexperience on behalf of city dwellers. This is a nasty pot indeed.

I’m not complaining about built up areas and 50kph (30mph) zones.

A few years ago however, Australia’s leading motoring magazine tried to lead a campaign to increase the long Melbourne to Sydney dual carriageway to a limit of 130. Britain is the comparison when Aussies speak of sensible or ‘responsible’ policing. In Australia however, whether in clear dry conditions and among low traffic volumes to icy mornings on high speed congested commutes, speeding is, well, ‘speeding’. The police now almost constantly publicly back state governments even if a few do say differently - mostly in private.

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I believe that in this land of generally good roads, huge empty spaces and a high level of development, that Australia should be a driver’s paradise. Instead, successive administrations have further dumbed down motorists regarding this incessant speed mantra. Despite the globally low road toll I do not enjoy driving here, but given the scenery and generally benign conditions, I should. Daily tailgating, hogging outer lanes and slow overtaking is simply now a given on any motorway in Australia.

I myself fear the driving dead and I look forward to my next motorway stint in Blighty. As an Australian I concede defeat - Poms do driving better.

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Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) All the local surgeries have Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) where patients can work with the surgery staff to improve the patients’ experience.

They make stronger the relationship between patients and their practice, which is critical to the modern highquality general practice.

June 9-15th is Patient Participation Week and you may find that your surgery is taking part.

As part of the activities, the PPG at Sutherland Lodge Surgery (115 Baddow Road) are looking for registered patients at the practice who would like to help in the development of the PPG which is undergoing a period of change having been relaunched. There will be a stall when possible.

We are looking for people with particular skills and especially with regard to taking minutes, help with the new virtual email group, or generally bringing your knowledge and experiences to the bi-monthly meetings (6.30-8pm at the surgery).

The other way you can help the group is to become a member of the Virtual Group. We would like up to 100 members who would be willing to receive occasional emails asking their opinion over some aspect of patient care or news about health matters and the surgery in general.

We would like to have as diverse a membership as possible, including mums, students, people of working age, and those who would consider themselves as having a chronic condition. Children under

16 could give their opinions through their parents, but cannot be members themselves.

In return for your time and interest, you will learn much about the provision of health care at the surgery locally and the NHS as a whole. It’s also a way in which you can give something back to the NHS of which we are rightly proud and you will be in good company.

Do remember that PPG is not a place to take up personal issues. Nor is it a place for anything political. All our actions are intended to make positive improvements to patients at the surgery.

To find out more, email the Chair, Cathy Trevaldwyn, at patientgroup. sutherlandlodge@gmail.com, or leave your name and contact details in the box at reception.

A Review Of: Bill the Jungle Octopus by Angela Pink Reviewed by Evie Mclean, Age 10 ‘Deep in the jungle, where the tigers prowl And the monkeys swinging and the lions growl, Where the elephants trumpet and the birds swoop and trill, Lives a rather peculiar fellow named Bill.’

This is the first page of this poem-like book. First of all, the book is about a jungle octopus named Bill. He lives in the sea, until he almost becomes pelican lunch.

Then he avoids getting eaten by landing in a jungle, but ends up having to deal with a tiger.

I recommend this book for ages 3-7, as the vocabulary is quite simple and it is easy to read. Although, I like the storyline. Who would have thought an octopus was to live in a jungle? This story is original and fairly interesting.

I wish that the story was a bit longer and that there was more

description and maybe less pictures.

On the whole, I think this book is quite good and if you want an easy read, find Bill The Jungle Octopus.

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Wine Corner Hello everyone. As I write this, the sun is out and it’s a lovely warm day and people I meet who only a couple months ago were moaning about the cold, are now moaning about the heat! We are away in our motor home on the south coast for a family birthday, then on to Charmouth for a few days. Lovely weather, a few glasses of wine and great scenery. There are a number of vineyards in Dorset, but most are not too easy to get to without transport. Some motor home users take cycles with them to visit local attractions, but I am not sure that I could stay upright on a bike these days, especially on the way back from a vineyard!

programmes, especially cartoons, include animals that are able to speak and do other human-like activities, like watching television and cooking. I have always expected my grandchildren to ask me at what age their dog will start speaking! Not just children’s programmes though, television adverts have a lot to answer for. One of the major utility companies is currently using a talking penguin - a toy, not even a real one. Apparently this bird can read and amend to-do lists and even appears to be operating the utility company’s computer systems. How can we believe that? It makes be wonder what else in the advert is a bit far fetched.

On the wine front, I have read recently that we can now buy Vegan wine. No, it’s not a new grape variety, but wine for those of us who will not eat or drink anything that includes animal products. Now, I didn’t think wine was made with these, but apparently animal products are used in the production process. This made me think that we could be hearing a slightly different slant at wine tastings.

Instead of the normal conclusions like ‘a hint of melon’ or ‘I can taste dark berries’, perhaps we will hear: ‘I’m getting a hint of pork...’ or ‘there is a distinct taste of beef’ in this wine. Look forward to that.

This vegan wine looks a bit expensive, bit unfair if you ask me.

On a totally different subject, talk about the current nanny society - I am sitting in our motor home and have just noticed a little label in the cab. There are privacy blinds that go round the inside of the windscreen and the side windows. The little graphic on the label warns not to drive with the blinds in place. Who on earth would do that?!

According to a report in the newspaper, women are better than men at wine tasting (because of their better sense of smell). In an experiment, women were proven to be more accurate when tasting wines. Well I’m not surprised, but why do wine waiters still mainly offer the tasting to men?

I have just read that if you put some grape juice into a jar and keep it a little warm, it will turn into wine on it’s own. This is because there is yeast that grows on the skin and this turns it into wine. Apparently, this why it is thought that wine was consumed in prehistoric times, that was 10,000 years ago. I’m not sure it tasted too good, but wine is wine and it was the best they could do at the time. I now have an image of Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble sat in the Rock Wine Bar having an early evening drink at the end of the shift!

Did you know that wine was originally drunk instead of water, because the water was often contaminated? The high alcohol content in wine kills the bacteria. They kept that one quiet, it must be good for you.

In the USA it is claimed that wine country tours are the second most popular visitor attraction just behind Disneyland. I think Disney may have missed a trick here. They need to get some vineyards next to the rides and increase their footfall.

Whine corner: Meghan is still in the news, she is now a fashion icon apparently. How do you become a fashion icon just because you are marrying royalty? It’s beyond me. Will all this carry on after the wedding? I hope not, but... There you go, as I write this, it’s all over with and my Sunday paper has 47 pages of photos and comments.

Oh no, how long until a new royal baby comes along and we get it all over again?

Did you know that the Netherlands have over one hundred wineries?

I was surprised as I would have thought that it is too far north, but they have cross-bred grapes from Australia that are mildew and cold resistant. I have never seen any in the shops, though.

Tunisia is also very big in wine production. It started with... not the Romans, but the Carthaginians and was developed by the French more recently. One of the more famous reds is Chateau Mornag.

Other countries where wine is surprisingly produced include Burma, Ireland, Cape Verdi and Thailand. Even Sweden, who claim to have the world’s most northerly vineyards. Although they can produce wine, it is difficult to sell because of strict laws governing where it can be sold.

UK wines continue to see increased sales with turnover now over £130 million, and England and Wales have a new national body called the Wines of Great Britain Limited. There were two different bodies, United Kingdom Vineyards Association and English Wine Producers, and they have merged into one. Information can be found on their new website, wineGB.co.uk, There are several vineyards in Essex, and during the next couple of months I hope to be paying some of them a visit and will be reporting back.

Bin end chuckles: I saw a bloke chatting up a cheetah, I thought: ‘he’s pulling a fast one...’

A cement lorry collided with a prison van the other day. Police asked the public to look out for 12 hardened criminals...

Keep calm and carry on drinking, in moderation.

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There was a new category this year for those aged 70+ years, won by Peter Woodger (691) 1st over 70 male, and Thelma Mercer (415) 1st over 70 female. It shows that it is never too late to take part.

The full 10 mile results can be found on the website: racetimingsolutions.racetecresults.com/Results. aspx?CId=16269&RId=904.

Rotary Ensures a Great Day at the Races

Rotary chair of the races, Robert Cappin, said: “I must acknowledge and thank the generous support from our sponsors without whom the event simply would not be possible - Edmund Carr Chartered Accountants, Allied Vehicle Rentals Ltd, Teledyne e2v, Marriage’s The Master Millers and D&B Scaffolding. Edmund Carr has been the main sponsor for a number of years but it is not their only involvement with Rotary. One of its partners is a member of the Rotary Club of Chelmsford who meet at Hamptons Leisure Club (formerly Marconi’s) and they have also joined with the Chelmsford Club in support of Chelmsford Community Transport which provides much needed transport for the elderly and less fit.

They’re Off! The Rotary Clubs of Chelmsford Mildmay and Rivermead are delighted that all the months of preparation have paid off with a great day at the Edmund Carr Great Baddow Charity Races - even the weather was perfect for the runners, not too hot and not wet! Now in its 35th year, the overall feeling at the end of Sunday 13th May was that it gets bigger and better each year.

President of Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club Ian Hutchinson presents trophy to Nikki Brockbank, first female to finish

The main charities to benefit are the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity and Families In Focus, but many ran in support of their own favourite cause, some further 25 charities. Other local charities will benefit throughout the year. 663 runners took part in the 10-mile race and around 500 runners of all ages in the 2-mile Fun Run. The final count is still to take place, but the overall amount raised will be in the tens of thousands of pounds.

A huge shout out also goes to the local residents of Great Baddow for their tolerance and support, it’s amazing how many of them turn out to cheer on the runners, and thanks to all the Rotarians, volunteers, marshalls, helpers, stall holders, RAYNET, Hospital Radio, police cadets and many more who together make it a great event.”

The winner of the men’s trophy was Paul Whittaker (no. 736) with a time of 57 mins 29 secs. Paul has won this race before so knew the course well and felt that both the course and the race itself were well planned, and he was happy with his performance and finishing time.

Rotary will soon be planning for next year - dates and information very soon! This is the first year that the Rivermead Rotary Club has had an official involvement helping Chelmsford Mildmay and members of the club were so enthused that they are already looking forward to next year.

Paul Whittaker is all smiles as the overall winner

The winner of the women’s trophy was Nikki Brockbank (no. 527) whose time was 1 hour 5 mins 5 secs. Nikki ran for the Springfield Striders Running Club and had previously competed in the London Marathon on 22nd April, but was fully recovered from that event to take the women’s crown at Great Baddow. Nikki plans to be back

The races have been fully approved by the BARR inspection team sanctioning Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary Club to stage the races again in 2019. What a result - and here’s to next year’s races.

For residents around the Moulsham and Great Baddow areas in Chelmsford the races are a highly visible opportunity to see Rotary in action, but there are so many other ways Rotarians are helping the community behind the scenes. If you would like to find out how you could join Rotary, then visit www.rotary1240.org or give me a call on 01245 260 349.

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American Women Writers After WWII on the Road to Emancipation, 4&5: Diane Di Prima and Leonora Kandel - by John Power Diane Di Prima (Born 1934) Diane was born in New York in 1934 and corresponded with Ezra Pound and Kenneth Patchen at the age of 19. She didn’t take to college education and dropped out to live in Greenwich Village, where she could hardly fail to rub shoulders with artists, poets and musicians, while she worked at odd jobs. Leroi Jones and his wife Hettie published her first book in 1958. She also edited Floating Bear magazine with Leroi. She was arrested on obscenity issues by the FBI for some of her contributions, and claimed that she was harassed by them throughout her life. She was a co-founder of the Poet’s Theatre of New York.

In the late 1960s she moved to San Francisco and became a bridge between the beats and hippies while raising five children. She lived in communes and helped the Diggers provide supermarket throw out as food and collect other resources for the poor and homeless, especially in the Haight Ashbury psychedelic era.

Back in New York in 1966, she was also part of Tim Leary’s psychedelic community at the Millbrook mansion, where she published the first two editions of Leary’s psychedelic version of the Tao Te Ching, which he called Psychedelic Prayers, in ‘66 and ‘69.

She took the spiritual revolution seriously and became a follower of DT Suzuki Roshi from 1962 until he died, then Tibetan Tantrik Buddhist Chogyam Trungpa from 1983. She was founder member of the Poetics Programme at San Francisco’s New College and the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.

Twenty poems she evolved for her teaching at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, were collected as Revolutionary Letters, other poetry collections included Loba, and her

autobiographical work was entitled Recollections of My Life as a Woman. She was multi-talented and worked as a photographer, collage artist and watercolour painter in the ‘60s. She collaborated on the film The Poetry Deal with Diane Di Prima. She fought to uphold Native American rights, and was one of the poets who read on the filming of The Band’s Last Waltz which was so long that much never made it to the final cut. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from the National Poetry Association in 1993. She was married/divorced twice.

Lenore Kandel (1932-2006) Lenore was originally from New York, then moved to Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco of the ‘50s and ‘60s where she met Jack Kerouac. She worked variously as a choral singer, school bus driver and belly dancer, before she took the road of ‘the ecstatic access of Enlightenment’ and produced several volumes of poetry like The Love Book and Holy Erotica in a celebration of sexuality and the divine. The Love Book, with a Tibetan god and goddess in ecstatic union on the cover, caused an obscenity trial, like Ginsberg’s famous ‘Howl’ trial and likewise she was exonerated while the infamy served to increase sales. The poem Poetry is Never Compromise began her Word Alchemy 1967 collection as a matter of valediction.

Kerouac called her Romana Schwartz when he modelled a character on her in the novel Big Sur. She was the only woman to speak at the legendary Human Be-In at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in 1967, where she spoke alongside Allen Ginsberg, Tim Leary and Michael McClure. She was another of the unseen poets who read for the film of The Band’s Last Waltz.

She married a Hells Angel and was involved in a motorcycle accident where she sustained spinal injury that left her in pain for the rest of her life.

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Moulsham Lodge Community Trust Family Fun Day, Saturday 30th June This years Family Fun Day is centred around a Family BBQ and local craft stalls, we are trying to line up some live music from some local artists to add to the atmosphere.

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One of the activities is based on the popular ‘Love on the Rocks’ Facebook page, this is where you paint a rock and hide it for someone else to find, when you find one you share a photo on Facebook and add when and where you found it, then you re-hide it somewhere else. For our rock painting we’ll add the hashtag* #MLCTRocks, so we’ll be able to search for all the rocks we make on Family Day. Don’t worry if you don’t use Facebook, you can still paint and hide them.

Brick Club This is a new initiative that uses Lego bricks to help children learn through play. If you want details please email jo.westram@mlct.org. uk.

Community Station Changes We’ve been given approval to make some internal changes at the Community Station, as we want to increase the size of the kitchen area and turn it into a café area. This is part of our long term aim to have a permanent community café.

Also, we want to enlarge one of our conference rooms to accommodate more people and be more adaptable for other activities. Provided the estimates come in on budget we hope to start by the end of the year.

Don’t forget you can come and meet Dave the Minion on Family Fun Day. Contact: enquiries@mlvct.org.uk, on Twitter @MLCTStation and Facebook, www.mlct.org.uk.

Cllr Mark Springett - Moulsham Lodge Ward My wife Sue and I recently had a long weekend in New York, following one 3 or 4 years ago where Sue was very ill and where it was minus 15 degrees on some days.

I’m glad to say it was a bit warmer this time round.

I wanted to share with you a little of profound realisation we had when learning about how 9/11 is still affecting us today and will be for probably many years.

There is a second 9/11 museum, apart from the main underground cavern where the two towers once stood and where you can be led around the site by a guide, a guide who was connected in some way to the terrible tragedy of that day. Our guide was a volunteer, a worker at one of the twin towers (who luckily wasn’t there on the day they were attacked). Displaced and with nowhere to work, she decided to volunteer and continued to do so for about three years. At one point she was in charge of the support centre just next to the recovery site and saw thousands of volunteers prepared to spend a day, a week, a

month and even longer. But what is not so well known is that about 4 of those volunteers a week are still dying from the toxic chemicals that where released when the towers collapsed, I still remember the images of that cloud of dust bursting through the streets of New York, covering everything in its path with a grey ghostly look. How terrible that the consequences of helping others has resulted in so many deaths and will do for so time. It doesn’t bare thinking about, does it?

I’ve included a couple of images I took from ther memorial site, the white rose is an indication of what would have been someone’s birthday and they are placed even on Christmas Day. In news closer to home, The school commute along Gloucester Avenue is becoming even more dangerous and I have been made aware of at least 2 near misses where school children cross. This will become one of my main campaigns for the coming year as I do not accept a conclusion from Essex County Council that a crossing is not required, when 35% of cars are speeding during the school commute, something has to be done.

BusGate is ongoing and the tickets for the consultation will have been issued by the time this goes to print. I hope you managed to get a ticket and raise your concerns with ECC. ECC have created a web page with some videos, it’s very long web address so try this shortened one - bit.ly/ECCBusGate.

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Tile Kiln Corner - by Linda Mascot Regrettably, due to unavoidable circumstances, Tile Kiln Church will no longer be holding the Community Day on 24th June.

At some point in the next few months, The Fledgelings Preschool will be holding celebrations for their 20th anniversary. If you or your children attended Fledgelings over the last 20 years and have some fond stories or pictures, you can share them with the preschool so they can put together a memory board. Pop them in to the preschool any week day between 9am and 3pm, or email fledgelings@ fledgelingspreschool.co.uk. Further details of the celebration will follow.

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2nd Chelmsford Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade 50th Anniversary Event On Saturday 16th June, the 2nd Chelmsford Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade companies are holding a social event as part of their 50th year celebrations. The event is open to current and past members and their families and runs from 2pm. Teas, coffees and squash will be served throughout the afternoon and a BBQ will be available from 4pm.

We would love to see as many people as possible who have ever been associated with 2nd Chelmsford, whether they be members, helpers, officers or parents of members.

For further details please contact us via email: 50th@2ndchelmsford.org.uk.

Current members and invited guests at the Church Parade in November, starting off our 50th year celebrations

Lots of Easter Footballing Fun Was Had by All!

The first Easter Football Fun Week, run by Moulsham High School on their 3g pitch, was a great success with 82 children attending.

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which as always was very popular with the children.

The Summer Football Fun Weeks will be held during the weeks commencing 30th July and 13th August. If your child would like to join in the fun, please download an application form from www. moulshamhigh.org/200/football-fun-weeks.

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Sell-Out Convert Raises £1500

Chelmsford based Essex Police Choir organised the first of what will be many concerts to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1. The concert took place at St Botolph’s Church in Colchester. The sell-out event saw the choir performing with Colchester Military Wives’ Choir and the Band of the Parachute Regiment and the event raised £1,500 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity.

The concert, attended by many dignitaries, saw the choirs singing songs from the shows and two joint numbers, Ave Maria and the Military Wives’ signature tune Wherever You Are. The band played rousing numbers, finishing with a WW1 sing-along and a ‘Last Night of the Proms’ finale.

New Art Exhibition Space Opening in Chelmsford - Window Gallery to Be Unveiled on 2nd June An empty shop front at 26 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford has been converted into gallery space for local artists to display their work.

The gallery will never open it’s doors to the public, but instead artists can apply to display their work in the window for people to enjoy from the street.

Founder of the Window Gallery, Candy Joyce, says: “I have met so many creative people in Chelmsford and it’s important to me that they have a place to display their art and connect with the public.”

The first show, being unveiled on the 2nd June and running for a month, will be a group exhibition of 10-15 local artists with a party at the Ship public house next door on the opening night.

Local Artist Jack Browning said: “It’s been such a pleasure to see the art scene in Chelmsford grow over the last few years, with more and more opportunities for artists and creators in the city who I think were getting more and more frustrated. We’ve gone from a fringe group to being right on the forefront of what people are proud of about Chelmsford.”

Mark Lawrence, Chairman of Essex Police Choir said: “The concert was something that the choir has wanted to do for some years and it has taken nearly 18 months in the planning - but it was all worth it! The sound produced by some 60 voices along with the band was exceptional and from the feedback received, the audience loved the whole thing.”

Syd Duty of SSAFA said: “It was great concert and one that has raised SSAFA’s presence in Colchester, as well as raising a superb £1,500 which will be used to provide support to veterans of all services and their families when they most need it. We have to thank Essex Police Choir for organising the event and the other Choir and band for joining in.”

Chelmsford City Communicators Speakers’ Club As Mark Twain once said: “There are only two types of speakers in the world: 1. the nervous and 2. The liars!”

The commonly held belief is that fear of public speaking is high up on the list of anxiety producing situations. But, it doesn’t have to be! A new speakers group, the Chelmsford City Communicators, is holding their first meeting at the Millennium Centre in Great Baddow on Wednesday 13th June from 7pm where you can come along and get those butterflies flying in formation rather than jittering you off the stage and see how a toastmaster-style session works for real.

Underpinned by an incredibly supportive environment that’s also a great deal of fun, this is a great opportunity to get to grips with some basic presentation skills or simply to listen and learn initially.

Remember, this isn’t just for budding professional speakers - maybe you have a best man’s speech coming up or have a presentation to give at work. Or maybe you looking to simply increase your confidence in the company of others. Public speaking is, after all, a skill that can be practiced, improved and perfected by all. What better way than to experience this in a fun, friendly environment?

After the intial exhibition, all local creators can apply to display their work in the window gallery which has 3 large boards for displaying paintings and drawings and a shelf for displaying sculptures, pottery and jewellery. Artists should contact chelmsfordwindowgallery@gmail.com to apply to exhibit. Each artist’s work will be displayed for one month giving exposure to artists and allowing passers by the chance to enjoy an ever changing display of creativity.

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