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There are lots of outdoor events coming up in the next couple of months. There is the Hylands Park National Flower Show on the 20th, 21st and 22nd May (more details on page 23), then in June the 3foot People Festival is back (look out for a competition in this magazine next month). Also in late June on the 26th is Moulsham Open Gardens - more information in the next issue.

On Friday 13th May we also have The Animals playing at Chelmsford City Football Club (see the advert on page 19).

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A Good Budget for Start-Ups but a Challenging Horizon Ahead for Established Indies There has barely been a month gone by over the past few years where my discussions with independent retailers and FAB members on challenges and opportunities have not mentioned business rates. As a fashion retailer and FAB member in Hertford recently told me: “One of the major changes I’ve noticed over the past 10 years is the legislation changes on everything from pension auto-enrolment, the living wage through to business rates. I think it must be very daunting for start-ups setting out today. For instance, I do offer a staff uniform, but the living wage will impact things like this as it all comes from the same pot, so something will have to give.”

The consensus among small retailers seems to be that the legislation and costs of running business are rising, while the sales required to pay for these changes are not (at least not proportionally). In brief, all these measures and changes need paying for from the same fund and it’s daunting.

So, the big news last month came on Wednesday 16th March, when George Osborne declared the Government’s plans on this issue in the Budget.

The Budget delivered permanent changes to the way business rates are levied and will help tens of thousands of small shops.

The British Independent Retailers Association (bira), which has been campaigning on the rates issue since 2011, welcomed key announcements in the Chancellor’s statement.

The announcement will take 600,000 premises out of paying rates and benefit a further 250,000 above the threshold. This will help

both the 64% of shops in England and Wales that have RVs up to £12,000 and those around the average RV of a shop, which is just over £27,000.

While welcoming the changes and the recognition that the Treasury has shown of the seriousness of the issue, bira noted that reactions will be tempered by the facts that: The new thresholds apply from April 2017 and in the meantime all shops with RVs below £50,000 will be worse off than last year, as the Chancellor did not reverse his removal of the discount of £1,500.

A triumph of sorts and a positive result for start-ups, but the key now will be supporting those businesses through the crucial first four years. Fortunately, many retailers take on bira and FAB membership to obtain support and savings on their bottom line, but established indies will need to take responsibility for their discounting policy, innovation, positioning and customer experience if they are going to protect themselves against this new climate.

Melissa Wheeler is a freelance fashion writer, fashion PR and also the retail columnist for the Fashion Association of Britain (FAB), a trade association which provides support and business services to independent retailers. Alongside her fashion PR business, Melissa contributes to fashion industry trade titles. @MelissavWheeler www.melissawheeler.co.uk melissavwheeler@gmail.co.uk

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From County Hall by Cllr Dick Madden

Hi to you all, I am on my holidays at the moment with Kathryn, so please excuse that fact that I will be briefer than usual.

Before you ask, the weather is warm and the company excellent, lovely jubbly.

Whilst I am away, I have become aware of the frustrating traffic congestion in the city centre caused by the development of the new viaduct and the shutting of the filter lane at the Army and Navy roundabout coming out of the city. I understand the old filter lane has to be re-profiled to become attached to the new viaduct road. In a phone call I have made, it seems the new filter lane will hopefully be open before the end of April. As I have said in the past, please be patient and try and alter your pattern of travel whilst this necessary work has to be completed.

This coming week the Queen will celebrate her 90th birthday and I am

aware some shops in Moulsham Street have decorated their shop windows. I was born in 1953, when she was crowned as Queen and I served 40 years in her name as a member of Essex Police. Yes I am a royalist and having been an elected politician for 5 years now, there is no way I would not want a Royal Family member to be Head of State.

Happy birthday Your Majesty and thank you, have a good one.

By the way, now it’s April (nearly May), I do believe again we missed the bullet of snow, this being the second year running. Do you know anyone who wants to buy two tons of rock salt?? No need, we will keep stockpiling it in our communities for the next winter. Enough of winter, we are in spring and looking forward to the summer - please be sunny and dry!

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From The House by Sir Simon Burns - Potholes In recent years we have had a perennial problem in Chelmsford with potholes. I am always amazed, for example, if you take Moulsham Street between the New Writtle Street turn off and the pedestrian crossing by Queen Street, it seems that whenever Highways repair the potholes, they fairly quickly return.

Formed during the winter months as a direct result of snow, ice and prolonged periods of rain, potholes are a menace to all road users. They are estimated to be responsible for as many as one in 10 mechanical failures on British roads and cost motorists a staggering £730 million every year. This is why the Government has been committed over the past few years to take action. Ministers are providing a record £6.1 billion funding to local highway authorities in England between 2015 and 2021 to maintain our local roads, which includes an additional £250 million for a dedicated potholes action fund to improve local

roads.

Such is the extent of the problem with potholes that the 15th January has been designated as National Pothole Day in an initiative devised by the website streetrepairs.co.uk and supported by the RAC. The County Council carries out regular inspections of the roads, but also relies on residents reporting potholes to them. All potholes are inspected and assessed before being prioritised for repair. Some are classed as urgent and the others are put into a planned programme of works to ensure they are repaired as efficiently as possible.

The assessment takes into account a number of factors including the location of the pothole in the road and the types of vehicles that use the road such as cars, motorbikes or pedal bikes.

If there is a pothole near where you live or on a road which you use regularly, you can report it by visiting www.essexhighways.org/tell-uspothole.

New Experiences Enhance Life

by Dan Skeates New experiences enhance life, a change is as good as a rest, take a short break, get away from it all. We hear these phrases but don’t always act upon them.

There’s nothing better than finishing work for the week on a Tuesday and nothing better than not having to get up at 4am for a flight. Slow down, get up late and enjoy the morning. It was a beautiful spring morning in mid April, the sun was shining and it was 16 degrees.

After a coffee in the garden I slowly walked the 10 minutes to the bus station where the buses go every hour on the hour to Stansted.

In fact, it’s a coach that has a few tables so if you need to spread out you can, another 30 minutes and you’re there, very relaxing so far. Why drive when the bus drops you off outside the terminal? £15 return! It’s both more expensive and takes much longer to drive when you take into consideration the parking and transfer to the terminal.

They’ve been making a lot of alterations at Stansted Airport; they’ve improved security and I flew through it giving me plenty of time to get a pint in the departure lounge before heading off to my gate, I wasn’t so impressed with the shopping experience. En route to getting to the gate, you’re herded through a maze of shops - it feels like IKEA! Then you’re on the monorail that shoots you to the gates. I’m of an age where even old technology sill impresses me - I love this short transfer.

I was off to Munich, the return journey was only £85 return all in.

It’s so cheap compared to travel in England, a return travelcard to

London costs £36.50! The flight is only 13/4 hours and another 30 minutes transfer and you’re in the city centre.

I closed the front door at home at 10.30am and it’s now 5pm (4pm UK time) and I’m drinking a cold beer in central Munich. All very easy and cheap.

Including the train into Munich, the total cost for the return journey - Hamlet Road to Munich city centre - is £107. Remember to ease yourself into a few days away, no early start. I returned home with a smile on my face having had a great 2-day break.

It doesn’t matter where you go - I like to look at budget airlines’ destination maps - you’ll be amazed at where they fly to; Reykjavik in Iceland, The Azores in The Atlantic, Marrakesh in Morocco and Tel Aviv in Israel... So, put the TV remote down, go online and choose a destination.

A few days away mid-week, why not?

New experiences enhance life, a change is as good as a rest, take a short break, get away from it all. Where are you going to go?

The Gospel According to Caroline

In the past, my work has included working with the homeless and I still have a real heart to reach out to those on the streets. A big part of the roles I had involved listening, often in those dark and lonely hours of the night. Yes, there is drug and alcohol abuse, but these so often mask the real issues.

I have often heard of broken homes, broken relationships and the type of physical abuse that thankfully most of us only read about or hear on the news.

On a recent trip to Prague I was moved by the sight on the street where beggars can only beg if they are on their hands and knees,

they are not actually allowed to look up at people and ask for cash, they just hold out a paper cup. How can this possibly be right? In Matthew 5 we are told to ‘Love thy Neighbour’, and in Psalm 146, how ‘Happy are those that feed the poor’. The next time you walk down Moulsham Street and see those lonely people in door ways, don’t just walk by - buy a coffee, a sandwich or, best of all, speak to them, you truly could make the difference in someone’s life if only for a moment.

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Race Day Is 15th May - Baddow Races You can also still enter The Edmund Carr Great Baddow Charity Races.

The Fun Run has people raising funds for Cancer Relief, British Heart Foundation, YMCA, City of Chelmsford Mencap Minibus and

many more.

There are also many more who are running just for the fun of it.

Runners in fancy dress, pushing prams, even with their dogs.

At the Great Baddow Recreation Ground there will be a wide range of stalls, rides for small kids, face painting and a balloon artist as well as hamburgers, hot dogs and ice

cream.

The 10 miles covers an undulating route through Great Baddow, Galleywood and West Hanningfield.

The Fun Run is much easier going around Great Baddow only.

The 10 mile Road Race starts at 11am and the 2 Mile Fun Run follows shortly after.

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The Most A-Maz-Ing Diet Ever Don’t you feel the term ‘A-MAZ-ING’ is just too overused? I certainly do.

It’s so commonly used that when I hear it uttered in a sentence I immediately switch off knowing full well that what I’m going to hear won’t be amazing at all. It may be mildly surprising, or even moderately amusing but almost certainly not A-MAZ-ING! And this brings me to the actual point of my article, recently a client told me she had begun the most AMAZING diet ever and had literally lost 4lbs overnight. Obviously I was intrigued. It turns out she had literally cut out all carbohydrates from her diet and as you’ve probably guessed from the tenure of my article so far, this initial weight loss was not AMAZING at all - let me explain why: LOSE FAT, NOT WATER When trying to lose weight, ideally what you really want to do is change the composition of your body. You want to lose body fat, and the way you do this is by creating a calorie deficit. This can be done by eating less (consuming less calories) or by burning more calories (increasing your activity levels) or ideally by a combination of the two.

TIME FOR SOME MATHS Now if we take the commonly held notion that 1lb of fat is the equivalent to 3,500 calories, 4lbs of fat would equal 14,000 calories (4 x 3,500 = 14,000).

Now in the case of my client, for her to have lost 4lbs of fat overnight it would have meant her somehow creating a deficit of 14,000 calories, which is near impossible when you consider that this is the equivalent of one weeks’ worth of calories for the average women (the NHS recommends the average women should consume 2,000 calories per day).

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I’m sure you’ll agree this isn’t likely to happen.

SO WHERE IS THE WEIGHT LOSS COMING FROM IF IT’S NOT FROM FAT? The likely answer is water. When you eat carbohydrate, it is stored in the body with water (1 gram of carbohydrate can store 3-4 grams of water). Once you stop eating carbohydrates and the body uses all of the carbohydrate that it has stored, the water which was stored with it simply gets excreted from the body, thus giving dramatic weight loss results!

This initial weight loss looks A-MAZ-ING on the scales but it does nothing for your fat loss. You are simply losing water - not fat!

In my experience, most people find it difficult to stick to no (or very low) carbohydrate diets for long, so once they eat carbs again the water comes back and hey presto, so does the weight!

Now, this is not to say that no or low carbohydrate diets are necessarily a bad thing. Restricting carbohydrates can be beneficial in certain circumstances and if you can manage to stick to them for a long period of time they can certainly help you lose fat, It’s just that in the first few days the dramatic weight loss is due to water loss not fat loss! So please do not be fooled into thinking otherwise!

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Weed control in horticulture generally falls into two main categories: Cultural and mechanical methods, or chemical methods Prior to controlling any weed it is important to establish whether it is an annual or perennial, as this will influence the control measure.

Annual Weeds It is important to prevent annual weeds from producing seed as the large numbers of seeds may germinate for years to come.

Effective control of annual weed seedlings can be achieved by hoeing on a dry, sunny day as they will shrivel on the soil surface, and need not be cleared away. Larger weeds can also be treated in this way but it may be necessary to rake them off the soil surface.

A contact herbicide is sufficient for annual weeds.

Perennial Weeds Perennial weeds are more problematic as they can persist in the soil, re-establishing themselves from small portions of root or stem.

Although they should also be prevented from going to seed, it is the difficulty of ensuring that all parts of the plant are removed that is the main challenge.

Hand weeding is satisfactory for some perennial weeds such as Urtica diocia (perennial stinging nettle) and Taraxacum officinale (dandelion), but infestations of plants such as Convolvulus arvensis (bindweed) and Aegopodium podagraria (ground elder) may be made worse, as roots may be broken into several pieces, each piece capable of producing a new plant. Mechanical soil cultivation will spread root fragments, allowing these weeds to further establish themselves.

A translocated herbicide may be required for control of perennial weeds. However, there are other methods of controlling problematic weeds.

Mulching In early spring apply a mulch 10cm (4”) thick of weed-free, organic material such as leaf mould or processed bark to help prevent weed seeds germinating and to smother weed seedlings. Do not use partially decomposed garden compost or manure as they often contain weed seeds - unless you’re happy weeding this to!

any regrowth.

Hand weed or hoe in dry weather if possible, so that the weeds are easily loosened from the soil. In wet weather remove uprooted weeds from the site to prevent them from rooting back into the soil. Hoe only lightly around cultivated plants to prevent their surface roots from being damaged.

Mechanical Weed Control Market gardeners often use rotary cultivators with hoeing or cultivating attachments for annual weed control between rows of vegetables but they may be unsuitable for perennial weeds, as they simply cut the rhizomes of weeds such as couch grass.

Back to Chemical Weed Control All chemicals used to control weeds are referred to as herbicides.

They are usually formulated as liquids, wettable powders or granules, depending on the product and its application.

Herbicides are categorised into two main groups: •

Total Herbicides Total herbicides will kill all plants they come in contact with. They must only be used where total weed control is required.

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Selective Herbicides These are chemicals that have an ability to control certain groups of weeds, for example. broad-leaved weeds growing in turf, whilst at the same time leaving desired plants undamaged.

Mode of Action of Herbicides: Contact These products will kill the parts of the plant that they come into contact with. They are effective at controlling weak-rooted annual weeds. However, perennial weeds with stronger root systems will re-grow.

Translocated These products will be absorbed by the foliage and translocated to the weed roots, killing all parts of the plants. As a result they are very effective at controlling perennial weeds.

Established perennial weeds may grow through the mulch but as they tend to root into the loose material they are easier to remove.

Soil Acting (Residual) These herbicides are applied directly onto the soil with the intention of preventing weeds from germinating. For this reason they are often referred to as pre-emergence herbicides.

Organic gardeners use a technique called sheet mulching - this involves mulching an area with material such as carpet for a year or more to control perennial weeds.

They form a layer of chemical in the upper topsoil, above the established ornamental plant roots but to a sufficient depth to control weed growth.

Why Not Try Weed Mats?

This woven plastic sheeting can be laid directly over the soil. It will prevent annual weeds from establishing and problem weeds such as field bindweed are both less likely to grow if the area is covered for at least two seasons. Cover the sheeting with bark chip mulch to improve its appearance. Weed mat is particularly useful in fruit and vegetable gardens. Slits can be made in the sheeting through which the crops can grow.

If using pesticides, take care to read the label and follow instructions to the letter to avoid contamination of yourself, others and importantly, the environment.

Better Still, Hand Weeding and Hoeing Hand weeding, hoeing and forking are often the only practical ways of removing weeds in flower beds - the vegetable garden and small patches of ground where weed killers cannot be used safely without risk of harming nearby garden or crop plants.

Small patches of perennial weeds may be forked out but great care must be taken not to leave in the soil sections of rhizomes, roots, or bulbils that will grow again. Check a month or so later and remove 10

If you have a spare moment and want to discuss courses with the team at Writtle College, we do have an information event this coming Saturday on the 23rd April (10:00 - 2:00pm). These are ideal for those looking to study a college-level course including post-GCSE, certificates, diplomas and apprenticeships or want a specific short course such as pruning or fruit and veg’ growing.

Good luck and happy gardening!

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

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Mary Berry Set to Open National Flower Show at Hylands House National treasure Mary Berry will open the highly-anticipated National Flower Show at the beautiful Hylands House situated in Chelmsford, Essex. The 3-day event will take place on Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May 2016. Thousands of garden lovers are expected to attend this year’s show to share their passion for flowers and gardens with one of the nation’s favourite TV stars.

The show will feature a Grand Floral Pavilion which will be filled with a huge range of spectacular floral displays and specialists plants.

There will also be a variety of scrumptious food and drink on offer ranging from delicious meats, pies and pastries to traditional cakes and cream teas. With over 300 exhibitor stands, there will be a plenty of opportunities for visitors to enjoy some retail therapy.

A new feature for this year’s show is the open Floral Art Competition, which will fill the interior of Hylands House with a showcase of floral designs created by members of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies. With the theme of ‘Royal Celebration’, one class - a floral birthday cake - will be judged by Mary Berry. Show director Matthew Upson said: “We are thrilled to be returning to Hylands House for the second year. An opportunity to bring the UK’s premiere plantsmen and home and gardens exhibitors to the wonderful surroundings of Hylands House is extremely exciting. We are also pleased to welcome Mary Berry to open the show, she is passionate about gardening and I know she enjoys her visits to our shows”.

For more information, or to book discounted advance tickets for the National Flower Show, visit: www.nationalflowershow.co.uk. Adult tickets cost £8 when booked in advance and £10 on the gate.

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Whey Protein Explained by Jim Hollas from Protein Paradise What is Whey Protein?

Whey protein is a bi-product of the cheese making industry and is one of the two proteins found in cow’s milk. Casein accounts for about 80% of milk protein and whey accounts for the remaining 20%. In order to make whey protein powder, you need to extract the whey from the milk. Cheese manufacturers have been doing this for centuries when they separate the whey from the milk solids. In fact, long before anyone understood the benefits of whey, cheese manufacturers considered it useless and dumped tonnes of whey down to the drain.

In order to make whey useable as a sports supplement it needs to be extracted and isolated to remove the fat and carbohydrates, what’s left is the protein that you see in sports supplements, powders and drinks. The more the whey is filtered the purer the protein becomes.

As filtering and protein content increase, carbs and fat decrease.

The Various Types of Whey There are three major types of whey protein. Each reflects a different type of filtering and processing. The least processed is whey protein concentrate which goes through minimal processing and as a result it is the cheapest of the three forms of whey and can produce protein content levels of between 70-80%.

Whey protein isolate is made with longer filtration times or additional types of processing such as cross flow micro filtration or ion exchange chromatography. Because of the additional processing, whey protein isolate can achieve concentrations of between 88% and 92%.

Flavoured whey protein isolate is thus a great choice for dieters as it is extremely low in carb and fat content. It is also perfect for pre and post workouts since it is digested and absorbed quickly.

Whey protein hydrolysate is the most highly processed of all the whey proteins and is therefore often the most expensive. It is produced by putting whey protein through a process called hydrolysis which breaks longer whey protein chains into small peptide fragments. Hydrolysis basically pre-digests whey protein which makes the protein easier for the body to utilise and is therefore highly digestible and absorbed even faster than protein isolate.

Most quality whey protein manufacturers combine two or three of these whey proteins to provide a high quality broad spectrum whey protein blend. This is the case with Core Sport whose Diet Whey contains a blend of whey concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate.

whey protein are 15 to 30 minutes before your workout and within 30 minutes of finishing your workout. Before weight training or intense exercise take between 10 to 20gm of whey protein to enhance muscle strength, increase endurance and decrease muscle breakdown. After your workout consume between 20 to 40gm of whey to enhance muscle recovery and boost muscle protein synthesis.

It can also be beneficial to add some carbohydrates to your post work out meal and this is when you should consume an ‘all in one’ recovery type shake such as Core Complete. Another critical time of day to consume protein is first thing in the morning as your glycogen levels have depleted overnight placing the muscles into a catabolic state. The rapid absorption of whey protein quickly delivers amino acids to your muscles and counteracts the muscle breakdown that occurred as a result of fasting overnight. Finally, consuming whey protein last thing at night before you go to bed is also considered beneficial to stop your muscles from entering a catabolic state during the long fasting night time period. Feeding the body in this way ensures that the nutrients are available during the overnight fast and muscle breakdown can be avoided.

What is Diet Whey?

Diet whey is simply a traditional whey blend with a number of natural fat burners added. Typical ingredients include L Carnitine, Green Tea and CLA. This is the case with Core Diet Whey which also has the benefit of added friendly bacteria which can aid digestion.

Summary No matter what your goals, whey protein is essential and should be one of the first supplements you should consider when starting a muscle building or fat loss programme.

With the fitness industry booming in the UK, individuals are getting more and more selective about what they are consuming and why.

We noticed that there was a real need in Chelmsford for a one stop supplement shop where customers can buy supplements, clothing, prepped and frozen meals.

The shop aims to cater towards all sports and with this in mind, the shop will constantly to reflect the most popular brands with its local population.

Protein Paradise and our staff aim to ensure that each customer who walks through the door is given the very best service at all times. Our customers can also be confident in the knowledge that they will be guided towards the product that suits their needs the most.

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Quiz Time - Music (answers on page 31) 1. Who wrote the Bangles hit Manic Monday?

2. Who regularly says ‘One Year Out’?

3. The winner of this years’ The Voice was previously in which group?

4. Who were Cliff Richard’s backing group through the 1960s?

5. Tom Parker managed which huge star?

6. Who had a 1960s hit with Step Inside Love?

7. What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by The Tornados?

14. In Squeeze’s hit Up the Junction, what time does she have the baby?

15. What instrument did Phil Collins play when he was a member of Genesis?

16. Which James song only reached number 77 in 1989 but then got to number 2 in 1991?

17. Which Spice Girl released the 1999 album Northern Star?

18. Who had a 1995 hit with Boombastic?

19. Who got to number 2 in 1999 with Tequila?

20. Which band was Bjork once a member of?

8. Matt, Luke and Craig were in which pop act of the 1980s?

9. What is Boy George’s real name?

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12. In which year were Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince and Belinda Carlisle born?

13. Which Carry On star wrote Des O’Connor’s 1969 hit DickA-Dum Dum?

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MT Baking by Alison Motley

I don’t think there is a day that goes by when I don’t drink coffee. My ultimate treat on a weekend is a flat white, but I’m just as happy to grab a mug of instant on the go. I’m quite happy to eat coffee too not by the spoonful of course, but who doesn’t like a slab of classic coffee and walnut cake?

I love baking with coffee too but it can be a bit tricky to use. You need to add enough to get a true coffee flavour, but too much can make the finished bake taste bitter, and using too much liquid coffee can easily spoil a recipe.

Coffee goes well with lots of other flavours. Coffee and nuts always works well, so consider adding coffee to a fruit and nut cake. Coffee and chocolate is another classic combination and a teaspoon of instant coffee added to any chocolate recipe really makes a difference as it enhances and intensifies the chocolate flavour.

Coffee also goes well with cardamom, vanilla, cinnamon and orange but my absolute favourite coffee flavour pairing is blackcurrant - a coffee Victoria sandwich loaded with fresh cream and blackcurrant jam is sublime.

If you are using instant coffee in your baking, try to use one that contains ground coffee as these impart the most authentic coffee flavour.

Alternatively, try using a coffee extract. I’m usually not a massive fan of extracts as many of them can taste a tad artificial, but coffee extract works really well giving an intense coffee flavour with no bitterness. You usually need to buy coffee extract from specialist baking stores or shops like Lakeland, but good old Camp’s Chicory and Coffee Extract is available at most supermarkets and works just as well.

If you have ground coffee at home, you can try making a very strong coffee and adding this as part of the total liquid you need for a recipe - I do this to make a coffee flavoured bread. If your coffee is finely ground you can try adding it directly with the dry ingredients which works really well for biscuit recipes that don’t always contain liquids, like this Espresso Shortbread. It’s a very grown up version of shortbread with a real coffee kick and great to serve with vanilla ice cream. I have added dark chocolate chips to mine, but you could use milk chocolate or omit them altogether as the shortbread is nearly as good without. If you only have chocolate rather than chocolate chips

then melt some and dip the cooked shortbread into it and leave to set instead.

If you don’t have ground rice or fine semolina, replace it with another 75g plain flour instead. It isn’t essential to use, but I just prefer it as it gives the shortbread a gritty texture which I like.

Happy baking!

Espresso Shortbread 175g plain flour 75g ground rice or fine semolina 75g caster sugar 1 tablespoon finely ground Espresso coffee Pinch of salt 175g unsalted butter, chilled 150g dark chocolate chips 1. Grease a 20cm square baking tin and line with baking paper.

2. Sift the flour and ground rice or semolina into a large bowl. Add the sugar, ground coffee and salt and mix together.

3. Cut the butter into cubes and gently rub into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

4. Add the chocolate chips if you are using them and gently bring the mixture together with your hands until it forms a dough, taking care not to overwork it.

5. Gently push the dough into the paper lined baking tin. Using a knife, mark the shortbread into equal sized fingers or squares, but don’t cut all the way through.

6. Chill the shortbread in the refrigerator for 30 minutes while you preheat the oven to 170C/Fan 150C/Gas 3.

7. Sprinkle the shortbread with a little caster sugar and bake for 45-50 minutes until golden brown.

8. Leave the shortbread to cool for a few minutes, then cut into the pre-marked shapes. Leave to cool in the tin.

The shortbread will keep in a tin for up to a week.

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

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The Festival That Changes Lives

In aid of Helen Rollason Cancer Charity

Chelmsford’s Mind Body Spirit Festival is held over Saturday and Sunday, 11th - 12th June.

The amazing Mind, Body and Spirit Festival is back in Chelmsford for another inspirational and entertaining mid-summer weekend. We’ve got 70 stands, stage performances, live music, fascinating talks and workshops plus astonishing demonstrations, complementary therapies, health advice, psychic readings and plenty of tasty snacks and drinks for when you just want to sit back and soak up the fun.

Last year over 1,300 visitors enjoyed this action-packed, thought provoking weekend and this year it’s just got bigger and better. We reckon there really is something for everyone - and best of all, a big donation from the proceeds goes to support the wonderful Helen Rollason Cancer Charity, described by one patient as “like a beam of light in the darkness.” This really is a festival that can change lives.

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In our Readers Room, you will be able to choose your favourite reader for spiritual, soul and astrological guidance. Amongst the personally selected readers are international mediums and clairvoyants, a palm reader, dream analysis and numerology, psychic astrologer, as well as tarot card and crystal readers.

For some much needed TLC, you’ll be pleased know the festival includes free spinal checks from a chiropractor, holistic massage, spiritual surgery, Reiki treatments, head neck and shoulder massage, reflexology, hot stone massage, Indian head massage and crystal healing... Phew!

Whether you want to learn a new skill, talk to someone knowledgeable and passionate about healing, find a holistic course to enrol on, life coaching, spiritual guidance, natural therapies, clairvoyance or meditation, or buy gemstones, organic skincare or art, you can find it all here.

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2-day pass - £6 adults, £5 concessions, 16s and under free (accompanied).

Visit www.lifearts.co.uk for the full weekend programme guide.

Mind Body and Spirit Festival in Chelmsford, supporting Helen Rollason Cancer Charity - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June, 10am till 5pm each day at Marconi Social Club, Tydemans (off Beehive Lane), Chelmsford CM2 9FH.

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Essex Rock Histories: Suzi Quatro by John Power Can we call a girl from Detroit an Essex girl? Well yes, when she has lived in Chatham Green, near Great Waltham, for around 35 years as Suzi Quatro has - and when she has mixed with the locals keeping her musical hand in by gigging in local pubs like the Kings Arms in Moulsham Street in the 1980s before the venue went through a few name changes, becoming The Wig and Mirkin, CM2, Smiths and Maisons.

She’s still just as likely to turn up - as she did in 2015 - at the Bassment Blues Club, which her daughter Laura runs and - ignoring superstar status - you’re just as likely to bump into her at the railway station rather than in a limo. No promoter or manager has ever succeeded in telling her how to mould herself and that independent outlook has shown itself in all facets of her life.

Suzi was born Susan Kay Quattrocchi to an Italian father and Hungarian mother in Detroit in 1950 and had three sisters and a brother. Her dad, like many people from Motor City, worked for General Motors. She had been a TV Go-go dancer at an early age, having been inspired by Elvis and the leather garb of the all girl vocal group, Shangri-Las and having had straight musical training on percussion and piano - skills she used to play in her father’s jazz combo. She was self taught on bass and got her first instrument (a Fender Precision bass) aged 14. That year, in 1964, her sister Patti formed a group called The Pleasure Seekers after hearing The Beatles. Suzi and another sister, Arlene, became members. The third sister became a member when Arlene became a mother. Suzi played her bass and sang. The group changed their name to Cradle in 1969.

They released three singles, and sister Patti later went on to be in all-girl rockers, Fanny.

In the 1970s, Suzi was a sometime character in the TV teen rock soap opera, Happy Days playing a leather-clad bass guitarist which helped to form her early public persona, but may have also formed a teeny-bopper image that prevented American critics from taking her later rock directions seriously, as she was always more popular in Europe and Australia. She moved to England in 1971 having been ‘discovered’ by rock producer Mickie Most after her manager got him to watch her perform with Cradle in the States. Her debut album was released in 1973. Her name had been shortened by media pundits for ease of memory and pronunciation and gave the album it’s title.

Records and recorded the album Rock Hard, which went platinum in Australia, while a greatest hits album from her old management was also released. In 1982 Heart of Stone was her last hit single, although there were other subsequent releases. She also embarked on collaborations with Bronski Beat, The Kinks and Eddie and the Hot Rods in the same year. A revived couple of singles were released in 1987 back to back as a result of charity gigs: Can the Can and Devil Gate Drive.

In 2005, Suzi was the subject of a documentary Naked Under Leather and 2006 saw the release of a new album, Back to the Drive.

In 2007 she did a cover of The Eagles’ Desperado as a single and her biography, Unzipped, was published. In 2010 she was part of Girls Night Out at the Isle of Wight Festival. 2011 saw the release of her 15th album. In 2013 she was awarded a Distinguished Lifetime Award in Detroit and there performed her first US gig in 30 years. In 2014 a boxed set of six CDs, with mostly old and some new songs, was released on Cherry Red Records.

There is an official YouTube channel devoted to her music. She has sold over 50,000,000 records worldwide. As well as the singles and 15 studio albums, there has also been ten compilations and one live album.

Apart from her Happy Days appearances, she appeared in an episode of Minder in 1982, in a horror film called Nightbreed in 1990, an episode of Dempsey and Makepeace in 1994 and an Absolutely Fabulous cameo in 2006, as well as being in episodes of Rock School and Midsomer Murders. While in the theatre, she played Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun in 1986 and in the title role Tallulah Who? about Tallulah Bankhead in 1991.

She has also added another string to her bass, by presenting Rockin With Suzi Q and Wake Up Little Suzi for BBC Radio 2 - quite an allround talent.

Her first solo single, Rolling Stone, backed by Peter Frampton, Alan White, and Duncan Brown, went to number one in the charts in Portugal. Then she auditioned for a permanent backing group, which became Len Tucky on guitars, Alastair MacKenzie on keyboards and Dave Neal on drums. Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman wrote most of the songs, but Suzi co-wrote several album tracks with Len Tucky and Shirley Roden. Her studded leather look fell right into the glam rock look of the era.

In 1972 she backed Thin Lizzy and Slade on tour, and in 1973 Can the Can was number one in several European charts as well as Australia. That single, along with 48 Crash, Daytona Demon (1973) and Devil Gate Drive (1974), got a gold disc for over a million sales.

Her attempts to retake the US market backing Alice Cooper on tour were marred by poor reviews from less pop-oriented critics, despite her influencing more hardcore rockers like Joan Jett. Also in 1973 she guested on Dance with the Devil with drummer Cozy Powell, and Len Tuckey’s brother became their manager. She married Len in 1976 and they moved to the mansion near Great Waltham in Essex in 1980. Daughter Laura was born in 1982 and Leonard Jnr. in 1984.

They were divorced in 1992 and she re-married German promoter Rainer Haas in 1993. Either in or out of the mansion, she has always lived in the area.

Back in 1978 the mode of the singles changed with a slower, more mellow single If You Can’t Give Me Love, as she re-gigged her music after the string of hits tailed off and she turned more towards album releases. In 1980, Suzi joined Mike Chapman’s Dreamland

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Music and Blues in the City by Nick Garner What a great gig we had at the award winning Bassment on Wednesday 13th April with what has to be one of the most stunning acoustic shows you could possibly have ever seen. I was amazed, as both Roy Mette and Dave Onions played the best I have ever seen them play. The audience were in awe and we had a packed house with applause and whoops going on all night while they both played. I can’t wait to get them back for us again.

of covers and tributes acts on, as well as The Black Horse and just on the outskirts of Chelmsford is The Three Elms, with lots of good music and a great country pub too - well worth a visit. There are many other venues across the city too, so there is no shortage of wonderful live music. We know you will find something that you will enjoy.

Keep supporting the live music in our city and it will keep going, as without you the public we lose it.

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Film in Chelmsford “We can’t keep thinking in a limited way about what cinema is. We still don’t know what cinema is...” Martin Scorsese

There is a busy month coming up. On Wed 11th May, Blues in the City has the Delta Ladies and Dave Ferra both returning to The Bassment - sure to be a busy and fun night. On Sunday 15th May, we celebrate the music of BB King as it will be a year since we lost this amazing man. We will have a whole host of amazing musicians coming to play the music that Riley ‘BB’ King wrote - and you never know who may turn up, as last year we had people who played with and knew him. The music will start at 2pm and finish whenever - but it will be late. Entry will be just £5 to help cover the travel expenses of some of those who taking part.

As It’s Your Music, on Friday 13th May, we have the legendary Animals playing at the football ground, featuring, from the original Animals, John Steel and Mick Gallagher (The Blockheads, The Clash, Paul McCartney) plus Danny Handley (Spencer Davis, Bobby Elliott, Ric Lee (Ten Years After)) and Scott Whitley (Ric Lee of Ten Years After).

Following their critically acclaimed and successful tours together in 2008, 2011 and 2012, this legendary combination of musicians will once again be performing on the same stage together. With over 20 global top ten hits, The Animals remain a seminal rhythm and blues band who still command great respect. Expect a fantastic concert of pure classics including House Of The Rising Sun, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Baby Let Me Take You Home and more. After more than 50 years the legend continues to grow. Supporting The Animals will be The Sharpees with Bill Mead guitar and vocals, Baz Payne bass and vocals, Brendan O’Neill drums (Rory Gallagher and 9 Below Zero) and Billyboy Miskimmin (9 Below Zero and The Yardbirds). This is a band full of energy who play lots of original music written by Bill Mead and they are one of the hardest workings bands around.

There has been lot’s going on in the last month, what with the Panic Awards and also The Blow Monkeys having come and played in Chelmsford. Now we are nearing the time for this year’s Fling Festival on Saturday 2nd July and once again we are running a stage which is to be called Blues & Roots. We have put together what we think is a stunning line-up - a mix of blues, bluegrass and roots music. We will announce the line-up in our next edition of the City Times.

Asylum in the Viaducts have lots going on too. The 7th May is their 3rd anniversary and also the Battle of the Bands, so lots of great music at this venue. Nearby, The Ale House has some very good live acts on - and one I will recommend on Sunday 29th May is Joel Fisk and Jon Amor; two monsters in the world of guitar playing. Check them out, I am pretty sure this gig starts in afternoon.

Then there is the Star Garter in Moulsham Street with live music every weekend and an open mic every Sunday afternoon. The Woolpack has an acoustic open mic on the last Sunday of every month and on the first Sunday of the month they have a jazz night.

The Bassment, as ever, has lots going on, so it is best to check their website (www.bassmentbar.com). Also we have The Fleece with lots

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By the time you read this, I’ll have turned 25 and will be prepping for my birthday celebrations yes, plural. I’ve a bit of a habit of dragging my birthday out over (at least) a week and doing something different with each group of friends

This year, I decided one of these celebrations would be a selfish indulgence of some of my favourite things, so some of my family and friends will be coming to my family home to drink, eat and watch one of my most recent favourite films outside on a homemade big screen.

Planning this and keeping one eye on various Facebook groups has made me realise this is actually a perfect way to enjoy cinema and that cinema does not have to be defined as just a multiplex experience. They have the seating capacity, the sound system and I suppose you can’t deny the benefits of a roof, but I think people’s interest in more unusual viewing experiences is growing.

A local example of this is Essex Outdoor Cinema, who want to make cinema ‘accessible to everyone’ and are screening films throughout the county, near Tiptree, Maldon, Southend, Hornchurch and East Hanningfield. They screen old and new classics in beautiful surroundings and you can bring picnics or enjoy their selection of food and drink.

There are cinema’s like this popping up all over the country; driveins, rooftop cinemas and cinemas floating atop barges. I think this is a wonderful thing, watching a film on a big screen outside on a warm summer evening, whatever you want to eat and drink in your hand while spending time with your friends. It makes you feel nostalgic, romantic and ultimately - happy.

I believe it appeals to people because it makes what has become a commonplace activity a real event, and supported by the discerning words of the legendary Martin Scorsese, I believe this shows that cinema will continue to evolve and become available to everyone.

I wouldn’t suggest turning up at my parents house for our outdoor cinema - there would not be enough cake to go around - but do grab some blankets and find your nearest outdoor cinema event this summer; I can promise you it will be fun and incredibly memorable.

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Over the last few articles I have explained about psychoanalytical/ psychodynamic theory and behaviourism - these are arguably the oldest psychological theories, and so today I am going to provide an evaluation of the pros and cons of both and also evaluate how a very common maladaptive behaviour (that’s psychotherapy speak for mental health issues) can be explained using these approaches.

Behaviourism: The major pro in my opinion to the behavioural model is that it does explain how positive reinforcement works - a sales person enjoys being praised for hitting their target, a child enjoys being praised for doing well at school and the general consensus is correct in that when humans are praised for doing something they want to do it again. However, behaviourism ignores one very important aspect of humans - free will. Although Skinner’s theory provides a means to examine systematically the relations between a subject and its environment - perhaps other people or situations in their lives has led to conditioning without them realising it.

For example, his ideas concerning behaviour as a function of its consequences (or reinforcement and punishment) could give valuable insight into how a maladaptive behaviour could have formed as a result of outside influences, but it ignores the free-will of man, in that our interpretation via cognitive thought plays a vital role in our behaviour also. Another flaw in my opinion is that behavioural scientists tend to accept the idea that information provided by research with animals such as rats, monkeys and pigeons can be used to make inferences about human behaviour. However, the transferability of the knowledge gleaned from animal research, in my opinion, is highly questionable. Animal evidence is so problematic because humans behave in unexpected (sometimes illogical and irrational) ways, largely because they have verbal skills. For example, I’m not sure whether anyone has ever met a pigeon suffering from general anxiety disorder? Or perhaps a rodent with obsessive compulsive disorder? Humans do not always behave in the same manner as animals because verbal input from other humans or themselves can affect their behaviour.

Psychoanalytical/psychodynamic: With the psychoanalytical model, the personality theories that Carl Jung came up with can be very accurate and explain to a lot of people why they feel or behave in a certain way. It is forward thinking in its approach to looking at the conscious and unconscious minds and how they interact and affect each other on a daily basis as well as in terms of maladaptive behaviour. However, in my opinion using this model alone it is too inward looking and doesn’t take into account enough how humans are affected by conditioning to a certain point. My favourite quote from Jung is “who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes” referring to the fact we must look inward to heal ourselves. This is true to a certain extent, but as an ex-anxiety sufferer I can tell you that looking inward constantly all the time, with a negative mindset, did not do me any good at all! Just as the behavioural model would neglect to look at how the person orders things in their mind, the psychoanalytical one does not look enough at how we are conditioned by outside influences to interpret the world in certain ways.

For those that don’t know, I am an integral counsellor. This means I use different approaches to evaluate and treat my client. To give you an example of how this works, I have chosen a popular maladaptive behaviour and used both the behavioural and psychoanalytical models to explain it:

learning theory to explain human behaviour. According to behavioural theory, dysfunctional or unhelpful behaviour such as depression is learned. Because depression is learned, behavioural psychologists suggest that it can also be unlearned. The behavioural approach would argue that depression is caused by a combination of stressors in a person’s environment and a lack of personal skills. More specifically, the environmental stressors cause a person to receive a low rate of positive reinforcement. According to behaviourists, depressed people are those people who do not know how to cope with the fact that they are no longer receiving positive reinforcements like they were before. For example, someone who has been fired from their job and encounters difficulty finding a new job might become depressed. In the behaviourist model, some depressed people become positively reinforced for acting depressed when family members and friends take pity on them and provide them with special support because they ‘have a mental illness’. So some spouses may take pity on their depressed partners and start to do things like housework to ‘lessen the burden’, while the depressed person lays in bed. If that person hated doing housework anyway this may seem like positive reinforcement.

DEPRESSION - The Psychoanalytical/Psychodynamic Approach: Psychoanalytic theory examines the underlying mental processes of the mind (ie, id, superego and ego) which lead to mood disorders like depression. Freud defined depression in terms of a person experiencing a real or imagined loss. As a result, a person may develop guilt, shame or self-hatred and ultimately blame themselves.

Once a person develops shame or guilt as a result of a perceived ‘loss’, it can often lead them to carry unresolved conflicts throughout life that can negatively impact relationships. Once they develop internal and interpersonal conflicts, self-esteem plummets and depression looms. According to Freud, the loss of an ‘object’ in a depressed individual originated due to unconscious internal processes whereas mourning an object of ‘loss’ (ie, death of a loved one) was more external and conscious. Therefore, depression forces a person’s ego to remain in a state of flux or self-induced purgatory (ie, loss of the self).

From the above, I think it’s fair to say that these two models of psychology really are stark in contrast. Especially from the examples I have given of how each model would explain depression as a maladaptive behaviour, there are some ethical issues to consider as a therapist as well. From the behavioural point of view, one would have to be careful not to look as though they were blaming anyone in the person’s environment for causing their behaviour. For example, the person’s spouse doing some of the housework for them whilst they stayed in bed depressed has made them worse. Similarly with the psychodynamic/psychoanalytical model, one would have to be careful not to make the client start looking for other conflicts that they might have going on inside their unconscious or conscious mind that may be affecting other behaviours because in my opinion this could make them start obsessing with what else could be wrong with them.

These are just examples of two theories I could use in therapy to evaluate my client. I am trained in many more and I look forward to sharing these with you in later articles.

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How to Live Your Life with More Intelligence by Mark Roberts If you have followed any of my previous articles, you will have noticed a common theme that binds them together; I am referring here to the thread of human emotions, thoughts and habits that direct human behaviour, which ultimately dictates how we experience life.

Much of human behaviour is acted out unconsciously, on auto-pilot, fuelling thoughts and emotions in a cyclic process of persistent reinforcement. The constant repetition reaffirms our experience and our expectations, leading to the creation of a strong belief system that supports the apparent validity of the whole process. It is in essence, a conditioning process that acts as a perfect piece of self-deception.

Within coaching, I offer an alternative to this conditioned way of thinking which, when fully understood, is a game-changer. It will allow fresh ways of thinking, opening pathways to new possibilities allowing you to throw the old rule book out!

Through coaching, you will start to develop an enhanced sense of self-awareness. You will begin to understand that every single moment is one of choice and whilst you cannot always control the circumstances, you can always choose how to respond to them.

A highly developed level of self-awareness and self-regard are the cornerstones of what has become known as emotional intelligence, or EI for short. Unlike IQ (intelligence quotient), which is said to be fixed throughout life, your emotional intelligence can be developed.

EI became popular through the writings of Daniel Goleman and it is increasingly seen to be of significantly greater importance than IQ in modern day-to-day life, where ‘people skills’ are deemed essential.

The benefits of working on your EI can have a profound impact on all areas of your life. I refer to it as living life with intelligence.

When you become more emotionally intelligent, you will notice your level of consciousness expanding, leading to the exceptional quality of personal responsibility. Personal responsibility is an ideal, supporting the theory that you are responsible for everything you think, say and do, without blaming others. It will encourage you to design and create a life that supports your values.

There are a number of tools available to assist in improving your EI; most start with a series of questionnaires to assess your current level of emotional intelligence. The questions elicit responses in relation to the four key areas of self-regard; regard for others; self-awareness and awareness of others. The questionnaires are usually followed by a series of developmental tools, which aid growth in the areas that require attention.

The subject can get quite complex and there are an increasing number of experts now specialising in it. There is also a wide variety of books available in most good bookshops should you wish to conduct further research on your own. I would recommend anything

by Daniel Goleman.

Development of your emotional intelligence will not happen overnight, but your time and dedication will be amply rewarded with sustainable behaviour change, leading to improved personal performance and ultimately greater levels of personal success. You will also find yourself creating new and supportive, habitual life-enhancing cycles of development. In this case, it will not be the unconscious selfdeception identified earlier, but rather a bespoke process created by you, for you, serving you and your values.

In coaching I encourage clients to examine their levels of EI through a deep conversation in the coaching process. A conversation that encourages the client to look inwards, enabling them to examine their known strengths and unearth hidden ones. Inevitably, clients will uncover areas they feel require some development, which is

natural and these can be worked on if required. Through the coaching process, the client will gradually become more self-aware, developing a high self-regard for their strengths and abilities. This will ultimately lead to a greater sense of personal power and a strong sense of personal responsibility.

It is my experience that clients will usually attend coaching because they want to focus on one particular aspect or goal. It is also my experience that the client’s initial desire for change is not always the real issue that requires attention, it just happens to be the most pressing and obvious thing challenging them at that moment in time.

I explain to clients that I employ emotionally intelligent coaching, which is a holistic method, taking their whole life into account. I recognise that in most cases, there is always more below the surface of the issue that brought them to coaching in the first place. This becomes the start of a new journey for them, a journey of choice; one that will take them along a path to living life with more intelligence.

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Wine Corner

Hi everyone, hope you are well. Spring seems to be a bit late coming this year - frost in the morning as I am writing this and the central heating is still coming on, so I won’t be looking at the bill any time soon!

This month, I thought that I would look at gin and vodka. I don’t drink much of either but I thought I would have a look at a few facts about them.

Spirits overall contribution to the economy is approximately 65,000 jobs, with gin and vodka creating about 8,000. Gin has experienced a resurgence in recent years with something like 29 million litres consumed in 2015, which translates into about £1 billion sales, being about 9.4% of total spirit sales. That’s a lot of gin! Around 75% of the cost of a bottle of gin (and vodka) is tax!

Gin was first produced in Holland early in the 17th century. Initially it was sold as a medicine to treat stomach complaints, gout and gallstones (Note to self, pop down to the doctors tomorrow to see if I can get some on the NHS). Later, the Dutch flavoured the gin with juniper, which also has medical properties of its own.

During the Thirty Years’ War, British troops were given gin to give them ‘Dutch courage’, a term that it still used today, but not just for gin, I think. King Charles I formed the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Members had the sole right to distil spirits in London and surrounding areas and this resulted in an increase in the quality of the product.

With the arrival of King William III (aka William of Orange), distilling was spread far and wide, when he allowed anyone to distil, so long as they posted a notice in public and waited for just 10 days before start-up. This extra production of the spirit led to an increasing alcohol problem and to avoid all drunkenness, gin was made prohibitively expensive (£50 for a licence to sell it - wow, that was a lot of money then) duty was raised to £1 per gallon and a minimum of 2 gallons had to be bought (putting up the price of alcohol to reduce drunkenness, that sounds familiar). Maybe if we did do it now, there would be the same outcome - they called them the gin riots - present Government take note! The Gin Act was repealed in 1742.

In Poland, most of the early vodka production was in the home and if you look on the internet now, you can see several sites that explain how to do it. Bit risky if you ask me.

The development of vodka production in Eastern Europe resulted in an increase in the number of distilleries, with about 5,000 of them in the mid 1800s. There was an effort to half this number but like the gin laws, it did not succeed.

At the end of the 19th century, the Government standardised production techniques to guarantee quality and the name vodka was formally recognised. Its popularity in the rest of the world started when French soldiers brought it back from the Napoleonic wars. The first vodka distillery was built in the USA in 1934 and this helped lead the spread of vodka production around the world.

Both gin and vodka are used in lots of cocktails. They are often mixed with other alcoholic drinks but not usually together. A Breakfast Martini is not gin or vodka on cornflakes, but a mix of of gin, marmalade (oh, there’s the breakfast bit), orange liqueur and lemon juice. They must have a whale of the time in Yorkshire with a vodka based cocktail called a Harrogate; vodka, peach schnapps, Malibu, orange juice, fresh pineapple juice and a splash of cranberry juice might be tempted to try that one!

Bin end chuckles.

Remember, when everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

Topical with the EU thing. If you can’t convince them, confuse them!

Keep calm and carry on drinking (in moderation).

Distilled gin is produced by re-distilling ethanol in the presence of juniper berries and other natural botanicals, providing the juniper taste that comes through.

London gin is obtained exclusively from ethanol, but the flavours are introduced through re-distillation processes, with all the natural plant materials used. It is also known as dry gin. Plymouth gin is produced in, yes, Plymouth and is generally a bit sweeter.

I have been looking at some common sayings and trying to bring them up to date. The saying relating to something that is incomprehensible because it is so complex is ‘it’s all Greek to me’ This will update to ‘it’s all EU referendum to me’. ‘Nothing in this life is certain except death and taxes’ updates to ‘nothing in this life is certain except for death, tax and tax avoidance’. ‘Close but no cigar’ becomes ‘close but no e-cigarette’ . ‘Best thing since sliced bread’ becomes ‘best thing since that multi-grain brown bread with the bits in’. Never judge a book by its cover’ becomes ‘never judge a book by it’s eReader’. ‘Elvis has left the building’ becomes ‘Elvis has gone to the chip shop’. ‘Piece of cake’ is now ‘piece of oatmeal biscuit with no sugar in it’.

Vodka represents about 30% of spirit sales in the UK. It is produced from the distillation of fermented cereals and grain or potatoes and originated in Eastern Europe and Russia. I must say that I was surprised about the potatoes. It might explain why I felt a bit tipsy after my sausage and mash last Thursday. It pre-dates gin with recorded uses of the name in the early 1400s. It also started life as a medicine. No small wonder that history shows that there was a lot of illness in those times. Nothing to do with health, just a way of getting gin or vodka!

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Storm Katie’s Visit to Remus Horse Sanctuary On Tuesday 29th March 2016 in Ingatestone, Essex, a gust of wind from the tail end of Storm Katie completely demolished one of the Remus Sanctuary’s much-needed field shelters. This particular shelter is beyond repair and will cost approximately £3,000 to replace it. The double shelters that the sanctuary would like to provide cost in the region of £7,000 each.

Following the storm, the total number of single shelters has now been reduced to seven and all horses, ponies and donkeys have access to them. The sanctuary home over 200 animals and this type of structure provides shelter from all weathers whilst the animals are in the paddocks. The shelters need little ground work, just a flat field or other suitable surface, and are moveable if required. At times the shelters are also used for temporary stabling if any of the permanent stables need refurbishment and animals cannot be left overnight without shelter in a paddock.

The sanctuary rents 40 acres of green belt land near Ingatestone, which consists of 16 paddocks. “This is a real blow to Remus, in more ways than one” said founder, Sue Burton. “This type of structure is invaluable and we just don’t have the funds to replace it let alone improve on those we have.”

Remus Horse Sanctuary is funded totally by public donations and its own fundraising and event activities - the first Open Day of the 2016 season will be taking place at the sanctuary on Sunday 1st May from 1pm to 5pm and all are welcome.

in the horse welfare crisis” said Sue. “I’m fully aware that we keep asking for donations, and unless we can find a way to pay off our debts and build up our reserves, this situation will continue. If people can’t donate, we’re asking them to fundraise on our behalf, with a bake sale, sponsored walk or some such. Our website also features a section called How You Can Help with lots of other ideas on how people can support us.”

For further information, visit www. remussanctuary.org or contact Sue Burton on 01277 356191. The link for the field shelter appeal is: https://campaign.justgiving.com/ charity/rmhs/fieldshelter.

Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary provides rehabilitation and lifetime care for over 200 horses, ponies, donkeys, cows, sheep, goats and cats near Ingatestone in Essex.

The Sanctuary provides a safe environment for these animals that have been victims of physical and mental abuse, whether because of ignorance or malicious intent.

Sue Burton founded the Sanctuary in 1983 following the plight of the horses on Rainham Marshes in Rainham, Essex, where over 100 horses were left on the bleak marshland. As the water inlets flooded, they became cut off resulting in 13 horses dying in the most awful conditions.

Many of Remus’ animals are an older population compared to other horse sanctuaries, Sue Burton explains: “Many of our horses are 30 to 45 years old. They’re in excellent condition, happy and pain free with a good quality of life - for some of them for the first time in their lives. It takes a lot of hard work money and effort to keep old and sick animals in such good condition, but that is our stated mission.”

The work at the charity is often very similar to that of a hospice, giving these animals, most of which are survivors of the most horrendous cruelty at the hands of mankind, the very best of care, allowing the younger ones to get over their abuse and develop into happy adults, or for the older ones to spend their twilight years doing as they wish.

The animals are fed, watered, cared for and loved. They receive regular veterinary and farrier attention, and the benefit of holistic therapies.

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Live Music Coming Up in 2016 at Chelmsford City FC Friday 13th May - The Animals + The Sharpees

Doors 7.15pm

Doors 7.15pm

Tickets £20 in advance £23 on the door. The Animals with iconic hits including House of the rising Sun, We Gotta Get Out of This Place and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood visit Chelmsford for one night only. Join us with what is going to be a night of rhythm and blues with support from The Sharpees.

Saturday 18th June - Chris Farlowe & the Norman Beaker Band + The 60s Project

£13 in advance and £15 on the door. Chris is best known for his hits Handbags and Gladrags and Out of Time, which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966 and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds. Support from the fantastic The 60s Project.

Friday 29th July - Noasis

Doors 7.15pm

Tickets £13 in advance and £15 on the door. Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five piece super group Oasis.

Since their formation in 2006 and with over 600 performances to date Noasis has justly earned its reputation. Noasis performed six songs Live in The Queen Vic for a 2015 Christmas episode of Eastenders.

Friday 23rd September The Trembling Willburys

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets £12 in advance and £14 on the door. The Trembling Wilburys are one of the most acclaimed tribute bands in the UK, featuring a line-up of seven outstanding vocalists and musicians who play a wide variety of classic songs by rock super-group the Traveling Wilburys – plus solo hits

by George Harrison/Beatles, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & ELO.

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How to Stretch Without Stretching!

A few examples:

I had to treat my sister the other day for knee pain which is preventing her from running.

My sister is a typical mid-20s girl; she works in the city, lives in Clapham, works hard, enjoys the social life London has to offer and squeezes some exercise in between.

Being the osteopath brother that I am, I like to nag her to stretch more. However much I try, she just can’t seem to find time to stretch, so I’ve had to be a bit sneaky.

I say sneaky, but actually it’s just a great way to stretch. I call it stretching without stretching.

You see, movement opportunities are EVERYWHERE! My wife thinks I’m nuts, but as I walk around the house I’m constantly moving in weird ways to open up my hips, stretch my back and test my balance. By not taking the easy option to perform simple tasks, I’m integrating my stretches throughout the day without even realising.

• • • • •

Walking up the stairs? Try four steps at a time.

Putting something in a low cupboard? Try squatting but keeping your heels on the floor.

Watching TV? Why not sit on the floor and see how many different sitting positions you can find before the adverts.

Closing a drawer? Why use hands when it’s much more fun to do a super slo-mo karate kick?!

You can see why my wife thinks I’m nuts!

Back to my lil’ sis - she had knee pain, but we realised that her tight hips are a big contributing factor, so I spent some time showing her all the different sitting positions on the floor. She can still enjoy a Netflix boxset, but get some solid stretching done at the same time.

Simples!

Traditional stretching can feel daunting, or just mind-numbingly boring, so having some fun with it is a good start. chris@fortephysicalhealth.co.uk 01245 522 360

Ami’s Diary

Facts About the Internet

The 4-part documentary called The Tiny Tots Talent Agency which is about my agency Bizzykidz, is finally on TV. It is on Channel 4 every Tuesday at 8pm for 4 weeks from 19th April. I don’t know whether I am in the first episode, but I know I am in the second episode on 26th April. TwoFour, which is the production company, filmed 40 kids (including me) auditioning for a part in a zombie film. We had to pretend to be zombies and they filmed us being told whether we had been cast for a part or not and they interviewed us to find out how we felt. Luckily I got a part so I was very happy! Then when we filmed the zombie film in Crawley for two days, the TwoFour crew were there filming us getting our special effects make-up done and then acting in the film which is called Zombie Playground - Ice Scream.

The main character in it is an ice cream man, played by Jon Campling who was a Death Eater in Harry Potter. It is currently being shown at film festivals but I haven’t seen it as it is an 18 certificate, although it wouldn’t scare me as I know it’s all pretend!

I went on a school trip to Sorrento, Italy and it was amazing. The weather was really sunny, we climbed up Mount Vesuvius, saw the ruins of Pompeii and went on a cable car to the Isle of Capri. I would love to go there again one day.

I have been practising hard for our Theatretrain show Neverland and I am really excited about starting at the Weston School of Dance, where I am going to be doing modern, jazz and musical theatre classes, so I have lots to look forward to…

Gangnam Style by PSY is still one of the most viewed videos of all time with more than 2,450,000,000 views.

The Internet sends approximately 204 million emails per minute and 70% of all the mails sent are spam. 2 billion electrons are required to produce a single email.

The first tweet was made on 21st March, 2006 by Jack Dorsey and the first YouTube video uploaded was Meet At Zoo at 8:27pm on Saturday April 23rd 2005 by Jawed Karim.

Mark Zuckerberg’s original Facebook profile number ID is 4.

A single Google query uses 1,000 computers in 0.2 seconds to retrieve an answer.

The most expensive keyword for Google AdWords is ‘insurance’.

It took only 5 years for the Internet to reach a market audience of 50 million users.

We now spend more time browsing the web on mobile devices than desktop computers.

One million babies have been born from people who met on Match.com.

New Superhero Book My book is called Lexi The Beginning Of A New World and it is book one In The Lexi Series. Lexi is a bit like myself because we both have cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair.

Lexi is a disabled superhero in a wheelchair. With lots of twists and turns. Lexi has been chosen to save the world against the evil ones and their evil witch. With the help of her friends can she save the world before it’s too late.

My book is age 7+ and is available to buy on Amazon Kindle, Apple iBook and Kobo. I now have paperbacks which people can order by messaging my Facebook page directly at: www. facebook.com/thelexiseries or by emailing thelexiseries@ gmail.com.

Family Friendly Jokes What do elves learn in school?

The elf-abet!

What part of the car is the laziest?

The wheels, because they are always tyred!

Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon?

Because she will let it go!

What do you call a train who has a cold?

Aaaah Choo Choo train!

What do you get from a pampered cow?

Spoiled milk!

Why did the two 4s skip lunch?

They already 8!

What did the hat say to the scarf?

You hang around and I’ll go on ahead!

What did Cinderella say when her photos did not show up?

Someday my prints will come!

Why was the broom late?

It over swept!

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What did one maths book say to the other?

Don’t bother me I’ve got my own problems!

What is a mathematician’s favourite dessert?

Pi! What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?

A carrot!

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Moulsham Lodge Community Trust Community Fun Day

exhibition; come and look and comment on photos from Chelmsford’s history over the last 100 years. We also have excerpts from amateur historian Martin Robb’s The History of Moulsham which includes Moulsham Lodge.

Saturday 14th May - 10am till 4pm This year’s Fun Day will help celebrate the Queen’s birthday with a tea party going on all day at the Community Station. Our new marquee will be decorated with all things royal to create a street party atmosphere. We will be serving hot food as well as afternoon teas for you to enjoy throughout the day. You will also have the opportunity to make your own crown and enter a competition to see which one looks the most regal.

There will also be a range of craft stalls, bouncy castle, paint a stone, a raffle, a photobox, family history, plus more. All this is taking place at the Community Station, St Luke’s Church and the Scout Hut.

The climbing wall is back by popular demand, so come and see if you can make it to the top - there’s a small prize for everyone that can reach the top.

New this year are our gigantic board games - we have huge versions of Kerplunk, Pick Up Sticks, Connect4, chess and dominos.

We are very excited this year to welcome Team Kinetix who are some of the most experienced and capable parkour practitioners, freerunners and acrobats in the world. They will be performing between 12 noon and 2pm - You may have even seen them on Britain’s Got Talent.

If you want more information, contact MLCT at enquiries@mlct.org.uk, www.mlct.org.uk, or text or call 07411 808731 - or even drop a note into the Community Station. If you think you can volunteer on the day or in the run-up, please get in touch.

Thanks MLCT.

New City Voices

New City Voices is a community choir affiliated to Moulsham Lodge Community Trust (MLCT). This year we are holding our first major concert and we are pleased to announce Men2Sing from South Woodham Ferrers will be our guest choir. Unfortunately, we have had to change the date and the venue to Friday the 20th May at St Luke’s Church. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets will be £10 and we will be raising money to provide a compact heart defibrillator at the Community Station, these units can be operated by anyone in the event of someone suffering from a heart attack and increase the chances of surviving a heart attack.

After the success of last years Moulsham Lodge Through the Ages photo exhibition, we are holding a Chelmsford Remembered photo

If you would like a ticket, please contact choir@mlct.org.uk, text or call 07411 808731 or call 01245 351040. Or come and see our stand at the Community Fun Day.

Cllr Mark Springett - Moulsham Lodge Ward It’s nearly that time of the year in the City Council calendar that we welcome a new Mayor. On the 18th May, full council will elect a new Mayor who will embark on a year of official engagements, award ceremonies, carol concerts, exhibitions and a whole host of other events.

The Mayor is chosen from the 57 elected members of Chelmsford City Council and is the first citizen and an ambassador for the city of Chelmsford. During the ceremony on the 18th of May (which is open the members of the public, so please come along), the mace will proceed the Mayor.

The mace was a weapon of war, the oldest and most universal weapon produced by man. The ceremonial mace of today is a highly ornamental descendant of the prehistoric club! When armour was introduced among fighting men, the wooden club came to be bound with iron and then made with iron and steel alone. By the 11th and 12th centuries, it had developed into a stylised weapon of a formidable nature. This was the direct ancestor of the ceremonial mace that we know today.

borough by Councillor Charles Ernest Ridley in 1889.

Before becoming a councillor, I was completely unaware of this ceremony taking place - and I would imaging quite a few people in Chelmsford didn’t know about this tradition happening right on their doorsteps.

This year’s Mayor, Cllr Paul Hutchinson, came along to the official opening last year of Moulsham Lodge Community Trust’s Community Station on Moulsham Lodge. He was welcomed by myself and Mickey and Minnie Mouse and spent several hours enjoying the atmosphere.

The mace is usually carried before the Mayor in civic ceremonial processions although there are, of course, local exceptions. The mace is a symbol of the Mayor’s authority and is one of the oldest civic insignia. The Chelmsford Borough Mace was presented to the 28

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Tile Kiln Corner by Linda Mascot

At the beginning of April, Chelmsford City Council held it’s annual community evening hosted by the Mayor of Chelmsford, Cllr Paul Hutchinson, at Hylands House to recognise local people who make a meaningful contribution towards their local communities.

Each Ward Councillor nominates a person in their local area who they feel deserve recognition and thanks for their time and effort helping to create more cohesive, inclusive and supportive communities in different ways. Goat Hall Councillor for 29 years and the first Freewoman of the City, Cllr Freda Mountain, nominated 23 year old Tile Kiln Resident Matty Urch, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Freda commented: “The reason I chose Matty was that despite many obstacles, he is always cheerful when you see him and has an amazing sense of humour. He has been involved in various clubs within the community and is very much respected. I feel he richly deserved my nomination and hope he enjoyed the event.”

As the Mayor had chosen the YMCA as his charity of the year, the theme for the event was youth, Cllr Hutchinson explained: “I was delighted to welcome over fifty local organisations which support young people to my community evening at the beginning of the month.

We were also joined by large numbers of young people who are not only active in their local communities, but are individually committed in what they do and achieve for others. It was a real pleasure to meet Matthew who is an exceptional person and incredibly inspirational.”

Matty has just agreed to a coaching role at Heybridge Swifts junior team next season and is looking for more voluntary work, he’s very sociable but some activities prove difficult due to his physical and learning needs. At the moment, he mainly spends his time going to the gym with carers for some personal training and also has days out doing social activities.

Matty attended the evening with his brother Jamie and enthused: “I enjoyed the community awards evening, it was a surprise to be nominated by Freda and the dinner was delicious.” mascotlinda@gmail.com Twitter: @lindamascot

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Panic Awards 2016 by Pete from Grab the Mic Spirits were high on Saturday 16 April as the Civic Theatre in partying till the early hours, during which time the atmosphere was th

Chelmsford opened its doors to let in fans of music and theatre who had made the trip to attend the Panic Awards ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by events planner Andy Poole (who only the night before had flown home from Spain), aims to raise awareness of Chelmsford’s arts community and was celebrating its ninth year with 2016 expected to be the biggest yet. Ticket sales exceeded 300, with proceeds and donations given to this year’s choice of charity, Safer Places, which aims to support victims of domestic abuse by providing them with accommodation, work experience and opportunities to enter further education.

extremely positive and people were enjoying themselves by dancing badly and conversing with fellow fans of local entertainment.

The White Gospel perform

Host Andy Poole with this years crafted award Over the preceding months, votes were sent in for awards in Regular Night, Promoter, Newcomer and Theatre Production amongst others.

And although the votes were in the thousands, there can only be one winner per category. However, as we were shown each nominee it was agreed that every vote was well deserved as these are people who have all worked extremely hard to contribute to entertainment in Chelmsford. Whether that be bands playing live, DJs standing behind the decks or comedians telling dirty jokes, they have all helped us to laugh, dance and sing along and without them we’d all be sat in the living room watching Casualty with a pot noodle or Chinese takeaway.

Someone who also earned himself a well-deserved mention is pocket-sized photographer, David Staplehurst, who can be found snapping away at almost every gig in Chelmsford. All done in the name of passion and hobby, his photos have shown Chelmsford’s music fans how much fun live music can be - and how a camera can be used for more than just taking photos of food.

David Staplehurst happy with his award Between the giving of each award, nominated bands treated the audience to a song or two, from the Streets-esque Midnight Barbers and Mandeville to the ‘curdigan’-wearing Lemoncurd Kids.

Following the event, attendees (many of whom were now slightly merry) headed over to Asylum and The Bassment to continue

As a final word, Andy Poole would like to thank Christian Kay, Matt Poole, Simon Charlton, Becky Wood, Adam Barker, Lewis Llewelyn and Dave Williams who made the awards themselves (as opposed to last year’s blocks of hand-sprayed MDF), as well as every audience member whose cheers and responses to each award and nomination rattled the floors of the theatre and proved that entertainment in Chelmsford is still massively popular.

Next year is expected to be even bigger and louder as the Pani Awards will celebrate its tenth anniversary with new nominees and even more fans of local entertainment.

Awards were given to the following nominees: Best Regular Night - Shakey’s Unsigned Sessions DJ - Andy ‘Hatman’ Laurie Newcomer of the Year - Connor ‘Freak’ Ridd Comedian of the Year - Rob Saunders (accepted by Garrie Grubb) Promoter of the Year - The Bassment Solo Performer of the Year - Paolo Morena Theatre Production - Sweeney Todd (Chelmsford Theatre Workshop) One-off Event - Walthamstock Venue of the Year - The Bassment Band of the Year - The Lemoncurd Kids Outstanding Contribution of the Year - David Staplehurst, Walthamstock

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When disaster strikes, Rotary International can be counted upon to be one of the first organisations to respond. The clue is in the full name - Rotary International as it is a worldwide network of clubs working together, so if something occurs in a distant country there is a club within the area that can coordinate the efforts from Rotarians all over the world.

Unfortunately, disasters never stop (and here we are talking forces of nature such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and the like) and so when Ecuador became the latest in line to suffer a devastating earthquake, Rotary moved into action. Shelterboxes were instantly dispatched; these are boxes containing resources needed for the immediate needs of local people - a large tent, water filters, blankets, cooking stove etc.

This will help with the immediate impact of the earthquake but assistance will not stop there.

Assessments will be made as to what else is required in terms of reinstatement of equipment and aid will be on hand for several years to help the people back on their feet.

It’s not that Rotary waits for a disaster before helping in some of the poorer regions of the world.

In fact, clubs in the UK have been working on a project to provide a water pipeline, pumping and reservoir to the communities of Pilahuin Central and Great Pucara in Ecuador for many years.

It is also worth pointing out that disasters occur in the UK as well and the recent floods in the North of England and parts of Scotland were also assisted by Rotarians, even more so as clubs were

easily able to get their hands dirty in volunteering to clean and hump and make tea and give comfort for those who had lost their possessions.

It has been calculated that over a £1 million was sent to the UK flood areas recently, especially if you take into account the value of voluntary hours provided by Rotarians.

This is just one aspect of Rotary and regular readers will be aware of many of the other causes and projects undertaken by grassroots club members. It is awe-inspiring to read of the generosity and enterprise and a project does not have to involve vast sums of money or grandiose ideas. It may simply be driving an elderly person to the doctor’s surgery.

Rotary is always on the lookout for men and women who want to make a difference. If you would like to find out about a club near you, then visit www.chelmsfordrotary1240.org, or give me a call on 01245 260349.

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4 Gladstone Court £139,995

One bed retirement house 24 hour emergency helpline House Manager Courtyard to rear Rosebery Road O.I.E.O. £500,000

Moulsham Drive Guide Price £500,000

Gloucester Avenue £445,000

Open House 30.4.16 Semi detached 1930s house Four bedrooms 90ft south facing garden

1930s semi-detached house 3/4 bedrooms Many original features 90ft rear garden

Marlborough Road £345,000

Crescent Road £339,995

D ED L R SO QUI W E O N RR LA I M SI Edwardian character semi Four bedrooms Conservatory Many original features

Elm Road £475,000

• Victorian semi-detached • Three bedrooms • Many original features • 70ft rear garden

D ED L R SO QUI W E O N RR LA I M SI • Victorian terrace house • Two bedrooms • Dining area 12’7 x 11’7 • No onward chain Longstomps Avenue £460,000

Four bedroom detached Potential to extend stpp Dual aspect lounge 17’ x 11’10 • No onward chain

End of terrace house Three bedrooms 60ft rear garden Off street parking Moulsham Drive Guide Price £450,000

Open House Event 30.4.16 Three bed semi-detached Potential to extend stpp South facing garden