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MT Health: Neck Tension and Headaches: What Is Your Body Trying To Tell You? By Chris at Forté Physical Health

We have been seeing quite a few patients in the clinic complaining of headaches.

Sometimes the headaches are the primary symptom that brings them in, but more often, they are a dull, background pain accompanying upper back and neck symptoms.

I have found mindfulness meditation is the best thing for managing this personally, but seeing professional therapists is also a big help.

Once my patients recognise a link between their mind and their body, and they start to address the emotional side of things, it can lead to a significant and long-lasting change in the body tissues.

There are many different causes of headaches, and only a few of them are linked to your neck, so it is important to get checked by a doctor if you are worried about your headaches. Thankfully, the vast majority of headaches can be managed with lifestyle changes like healthy eating, limiting caffeine and alcohol, exercising regularly and getting to bed on time. Medications can also help, but your doctor should prescribe this because studies have shown that taking too many painkillers for headaches can, ironically, cause headaches!

The body is one big puzzle, and symptoms are often your body’s way of getting you to pay attention; it’s asking for help. In treating a cervicogenic headache, we end up on a journey of loosening the back and neck, getting flexible, getting strong, discussing stress and lifestyle, making sure the patient is nourished and hydrated - and lastly, getting to bed on time. None of these things can be separated from the puzzle; they are all important, but some have more emphasis for an individual.

The sort of headaches we treat in the clinic are known as cervicogenic headaches. Breaking that word down, ‘cervico’ means in the neck, and ‘genic’ means caused by, so cervicogenic headaches are caused in the neck.

So, if you are struggling with neck tension which leads to headaches, I hope this has got you thinking and helps point you in the right direction to answer your body’s call for attention.

Our neck, which we call the ‘cervical spine’, is made of seven vertebrae, and we label them C1 at the top and C7 at the bottom (fun fact; a giraffe also only has seven neck vertebrae - I would love to see one; I’m really curious what they look like!). Tension in C1, C2 and C3 can refer pain into the head.

Until next time, have a healthy and happy month!

Chris Branch is the Principal Osteopath at Forté Physical Health. The therapists at Forté are specialists in the treatment of back pain, joint pain and sports injuries. The treatment often includes discussion of lifestyle factors to help accelerate healing and wellbeing.

Cervicogenic headaches are typically one-sided and can affect the base of the skull, the side of the head (around the temples) and above the eye. Patients also report a feeling of pain or stiffness in the neck and upper back. Movements like turning the head can be tricky and it may also be difficult to get comfortable at night when resting the head on a pillow.

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In my experience, there are two common causes - a sedentary lifestyle and stress.

Our body is designed to move regularly. Movement is medicine and motion is the lotion! (this is the point at which my patients tend to roll their eyes because they’ve heard it from me so often!) - moving regularly can tighten our joints and stiffen our muscles. The research is becoming clearer on this; it’s how often you move that is much more important than how you sit. That fancy ergonomic chair won’t do much good if you sit in it all day. It’s getting up regularly that helps the most.

Having a regular exercise and stretching routine also helps to manage the tightness in your body. Going to the gym or to a yoga class helps to counteract the effects of modern living and keep us limber. Being strong also helps because it keeps our body upright to gravity. All day long we are playing a game with gravity, and our heads can become heavy! Having a strong core helps us keep our posture and not overuse our neck muscles to hold up our head.

Stress is another major cause of upper back and neck tension which can lead to cervicogenic headaches. It is normal for stress to tense our shoulders, but it’s not good. Stress triggers the system in our body nicknamed the ‘fight/flight response’. The most extreme example of this response would be when we are in an actual fight. Imagine two boxers walking towards each other - they have their fists raised and their shoulders hunched. As animals, when in a fight, we hunch our shoulders because we have many important structures in our vulnerable necks that need protection. Thankfully, we don’t have fights (I hope!) but we have low-level stress that can last months instead of the minutes involved in a fight. This low-level tension can build into pain if it is not addressed.

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MT Gardening

Didn’t September turn out to be a great month? We had glorious sunny days and cooler evenings. As a result, a number of plants are looking absolutely fabulous.

Plants such as rudbeckias, purple cone flowers, ornamental grasses, salvias and even late flowering climbers are all making the most of the weather and totally standing out in the beds and borders.

This year I’m opting for planting bulbs into the borders with a few sneaked into various pots for a surprise splash of colour in early spring.

Bulbs should be thrown on the ground and then planted in groups where they fall. They should not be planted too thickly as they increase naturally. Plant different species or cultivars in separate drifts; the best effect is obtained from a broad sweep of one species or variety. Late flowering species may follow on from early ones.

There are two methods for planting in grass: • A special bulb planter can be used which takes out a core of turf and soil which is then replaced on top of the bulb.

• An area of turf is cut and rolled back, soil is forked over and the bulbs planted with a trowel before replacing and firming the turf.

If the soil is very heavy, organic matter or sharp sand can be added.

For me, the following are excellent in grassed areas for naturalising: • Narcissus pseudo-narcissus (wild daffodil) - bulb.

• Crocus tommasinianus - corm.

• Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop) - bulb.

• Anemone blanda (windflower) - rhizomatous perennial.

• Fritillaria meleagris (snake’s head fritillary) - bulb.

• Hyacinthoides non-scripta (bluebell) - bulb.

At this time of year it’s also the perfect time to consider popping to your local garden centre to look at the huge range of winter/spring bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomatous perennials on offer. They’re perfect for many situations including beds/borders, containers and even for forcing and bringing into the home.

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Knife Angel, Kerbs and Consultations - By Cllr Marie Goldman

Kerbs in Moulsham Lodge This month, as summer fades inexorably into autumn, I have to admit that I’m feeling a little bit less happy than usual. As an elected councillor, it’s frustrating not to be able to make positive progress on issues that I know residents care deeply about.

Take the terrible state of lots of the kerbs in Moulsham Lodge for instance. Many have been sitting as waiting menaces for many years - puncturing residents’ tyres as they brush against the jagged edges of the ill-conceived plastic experiment of a few years ago. I recently went on to Essex Highways’ Report a Problem website and filtered the map just to show kerb defects - and they’re everywhere. Surely the County Council would want to make progress on this I thought, as I wrote to the Cabinet Member for Highways, conscious that this is what lots of residents thought too. But no. A report came back saying ‘the footways (this includes the kerbing) in Moulsham Lodge have been assessed as being in largely fair condition, therefore they are not included in any Capital Programmes at this time’. So not only are Essex Highways not planning to fix the kerbs, they’re denying there’s anything really wrong with them! Still, I won’t give up.

Knife Angel And finally, wearing my City Council hat, I am extremely proud to have been part of the team that made it possible to bring the Knife Angel to Chelmsford. I was genuinely awestruck by the sheer size, scale and inspiration of the huge sculpture that has spent the last month watching over us in Central Park.

Made of 100,000 blunted knives and other potential weapons dropped into police amnesty bins across the country, the Knife Angel is the work of artist Alfie Bradley, who some of you may have seen on the recent Landmark Sky Arts programme. It was designed to provoke thought and conversation around the issue of knife crime and gang culture. Judging by the number of people that I saw in the park admiring the work, I very much hope its visit to Chelmsford did just that.

Watch out for some fun and more light-hearted things coming to Chelmsford later this month…

Keep well, warm and dry as the weather turns.

Army & Navy Consultation By the time you read this, the Army & Navy consultation will probably have concluded, but if you’re reading this before 3rd October, please do read and respond to the consultation here: www.essexhighways. org/highway-schemes-and-developments/highway-schemes/ chelmsford-schemes/army-and-navytaskforce.

Cllr Marie Goldman Deputy Leader, Chelmsford City Council Ward Councillor for Moulsham & Central Essex County Councillor for Chelmsford Central Division

I have been pleased to be able to work with a group of residents on Van Dieman’s Road to help them express their concerns to Essex Highways officers regarding the proposals and in particular, the huge disruption the initial plans would create in their lives.

It can sometimes take longer than any of us would like to get responses to the questions we ask and to arrange things like site meetings with officers, but as your County Councillor I am always happy to help residents in making contact with the Council. Please just bear with me - as we’re all too well aware, timescales in the public sector don’t always match the expectations of those of us who have a lot of experience of the speed of the private sector. I am confident, however, that Highways Officers are listening and residents’ concerns are being taken on board in these consultations.

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Nick Garner’s Music & Ramblings October already! Autumn is now on its way - and let’s hope we get through it without any restrictions being enforced. That of course is down to us being sensible though - I know I am doing my best, are you? So, lets stay safe and well and protect each other.

I was thrilled the other day while driving in the Springfield area of Chelmsford when I noted three young people (teenagers) gathering rubbish, I called out ‘you are doing a great job’ and they were! It would not be necessary of course if those driving did not throw their waste out of their vehicles and those walking did not drop it. I don’t get why people cannot hang onto to their rubbish and dispose of it properly as many of us do. Maybe fines should be raised and be enforced more rigorously - this is where we all live, so please have some respect.

We have just hosted the British Science Festival here in Chelmsford and we - The Anglia University in particular - did a great job. I saw the Sky at Night Question Time which took place and was broadcast from the Civic Theatre on BBC TV, I found it very interesting and a great watch.

The Ideas Hub has opened up another new location in the old Top Shop in High Chelmer. This is tempory at present and being used for a selling art exhibition. They also still have the other location in the Meadows, both are great and well worth a visit. It’s a good use of space in our city and shows off some of the amazing talent that we have. We need to see more, I think. It is also a great place of support for many.

As I am sure many of you are aware, I am involved quite heavily in music and have been for the past 50 years. I have been in Chelmsford for the past 20 years where I support all aspects of the arts.

I have a beef which I have been going on about for years: we need an arts centre. Somewhere purpose built and a multi-use venue that could accommodate up to around 3,000 people. It could be a space able to be divided into smaller areas and host many things, from music to theatre, sports, conferences, exhibitions and so much more.

Around the outside there could be a host of independent outlets, involving the likes of crafts, children, art, retail and food for example.

I think this would attract more people to visit Chelmsford and could help our hotels, other retail and food outlets and our museums and parks. It would give a reason to come to Chelmsford, what with our rivers opening up as well. It could bring people here for a few days and that in turn would help the local economy and in turn create more jobs. It seems like I have been banging my head against a brick wall for years as neither the current or past administrations seem to want to talk about it. I have ideas on how it could be financed and run. I’ve also got some thoughts on how to accommodate the parking issues. Is there anyone who could be interested in listening and trying to help push this forward with me? It is our city and not the politicians as they often seem to think it is. If you want to talk or meet with me, contact me at nick@itsyourmedia.co.uk or call me on 07970 206 682.

I have to say it was seeing the recent Heritage Days which has reinvigorated me. I also very much feel that we need something for the future before it is all destroyed and we have nothing left for our children and their children.

Music Once again I have not been in Chelmsford to see very much for which I’m sorry, as I know there has been some great stuff going on in the pubs and Hot Box and some bigger events in our parks. I have though been here for my shows at the Chelmsford Social Club where we have had some of the greats, including Chris Farlowe, The Animals and very recently guitar legend Albert Lee. Soon we have the One Tree Hillbilles back in the city for a Monday show at the RHP Bowls Club off Canterbury Way near Admirals Park.

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Albert Lee and I We prove that people will come to Chelmsford as we have people coming from all over the UK. They tell us that they often stay the night and then end up going straight home the next day as there is nothing much in Chelmsford to hold them here, which I find sad.

I have been to a couple of fairly local shows recently. One in Witham with Andy Fairweather Low and also in Colchester for Nine Below Zero. I have been to a few others too, but they have been a little further afield.

I have plenty more gigs coming up. October 1st we have Connor Selby who The Who are pushing and getting behind, as they - like us - think he and his band are part of the future of great UK music.

Next up, on Friday October 8th it’s the Eddie and the Hot Rods memorial show for the late Barrie Masters. They also have Departments S (Is Vic There?) opening for them. On Friday 15th we have the Trembling Wilburys who are amazing and also Dangerous Daydream - what great night that will be. To round off the month, we have The Mentulls - check them out online. Also from the Southend area we welcome the 251’s; this is on Friday 22nd October. See my advert for full details and where and how to get tickets.

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No Pain No Gain: Really? - By Ola Adamolekun In my case it would be ‘no pain, no train’!

My apologies in advance if this sounds more like a blog post than an article, but it’s quite personal and I think it’s worth sharing. Pain is such an individual thing and it’s been described as the body’s way of giving you a warning sign that something is wrong (or about to go wrong).

Around 7 years ago I had some shoulder injuries due to carrying a heavy laptop bag on my left shoulder. I’ve struggled off and on since then, but things got bad in September 2020. I aggravated my shoulder while throwing left hooks in a Muay Thai session. Anyone who has trained Muay Thai with me knows that my right cross is my best weapon (it’s been called a thing of beauty #justsaying!).

However, on this occasion I was admiring those left hooks. If you train in any form of martial art you know that sweet sound of your punch landing smack bang in the middle of the pad - almost taking the pad holder’s arm off!

Anyway, to cut a long story short I haven’t been back at Muay Thai since then; it triggered a series of left shoulder injuries. Then, I visited a magic physio who stuck some needles in my shoulder and voilà more or less healed! I’m then over the moon and planning on working on pull ups and crow’s holds... Only for disaster to strike two days later - massive pain in the right shoulder.

Anyway, I went to see another magic physio (I’m blessed to have so many people around me who are willing to help). I’ve been told that I’m bad at receiving love (but that’s another story).

So here I am with one and a half shoulders - definitely no pull ups (did I mention I was up to 6 consecutive ones?). It’s been a humbling experience because for the first time ever I’m doing chin ups using a resistance band! Who’d have thunk it? I guess it’s Al Mighty’s way of bringing me down a peg or two.

So, what have I learnt from this experience?

1. Appreciate the people around you who are ready to offer their services to you because they care.

2. There is always a way to regress training, doing nothing really isn’t an option - there is always something you can do.

3. Don’t get too big for your boots!

Just as an aside, watching the taekwondo at the Olympics was soooooo hard, I just wanted to get up and kick someone. I guess that’s just me missing Muay Thai!

So where am I now? I’ve been receiving treatment at TST Fitness and Wellbeing (shout out to CJ) and one of the first things she wanted me to do was to go back to full training - woo-hoo!! So I’m back to 6 unassisted chin ups and training with no fear (even though I’m still in some pain).

Looking forward to being pain free and getting stronger!

Counter Culture Games When someone says the word ‘games’ to you, what do you think of?

Some people might think of card games like poker and cribbage.

Some people think of party games like Scattergories or Pictionary.

Some might think of those boxes that get dusted off at Christmas or rainy bank holidays - usually Monopoly, Cluedo or Risk. Or maybe you think of classic games like chess, backgammon or go. And there’s always children’s classics like Mousetrap and Operation.

My name is Jim and I sell games, but the funny thing is, you won’t find any of those games I just mentioned in my shop. We don’t have room for them - there are too many other, newer games - and more every week.

Back in 2016, my life changed when I wandered into a game shop in Cardiff. Before then, my impression of games was much like most people’s. I thought there was a fairly limited menu, and that they involved rolling dice and moving counters. I stood in Rules of Play in the Castle Arcade, mouth open in amazement at the sheer range and variety of games they were selling. Two thoughts came into my head immediately - the first was ‘why didn’t anyone tell me?’ which was swiftly followed by ‘I have to tell everybody!’.

Before a year had passed, my wife Beth and I had started Counter Culture Games, and our mission was to tell as many people as possible that they didn’t have to play the same old games over and over again. We started doing pop-ups in pubs, and a little while later opened our own store in Baddow Road.

Since then, I’ve seen many people have the same reaction as I did to my first dedicated game store. That same wide-eyed wonderment as a whole new world opened up before them. The slowly dawning realisation that they didn’t have to keep playing that game that always ended in an argument (you know the one I mean).

A game is just a way for a group of people to sit down, and agree to make some memories together. It might be that time your best mate lied straight to your face, or the time everything came down to one roll of the dice and no-one could stay in their chair, or the time you guessed what your opponent was going to do, played the exact move you needed to stop them and watched their face just crumble. It’s more interactive than watching a movie, and less stressful for those of us who find the pub a bit too much.

Here’s a little secret for you - grown ups can play games too. We’re pretty sure we can find a game for anyone. In a world where we spend so much of out time staring at screens, there’s a lot to be said for simply gathering together around a table with friends and family.

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Chelmsford - By Vicky Ford MP As I write, we are now two weeks into the parliamentary term and it has been a very busy start.

In the recent reshuffle I was deeply honoured to be asked by the Prime Minister to join the ministerial team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as Minister for Africa.

At a time of global uncertainty, Britain’s case for building deeper economic, security and diplomatic partnerships remains key, especially for example with Commonwealth nations. I am greatly looking forward to the new role. It will necessarily involve more overseas travel, so please do bear with me if I need to rearrange some diary appointments.

Domestically, focus continues on managing the Covid pandemic. But as we continue our vaccination programme and have started the boosters, the Government is working very hard in other areas.

We are making great progress on making sure our police the powers and resources they need. By next April, Essex Police will have 3,553 officers, an increase of 30% or 703 since 2016. Everyone who lives, works or travels in Essex has the chance to help to make the county safer as Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex, develops the Police and Crime Plan 2021-2024.

I know many children and young people enjoyed the Holiday Activities and Food projects arranged in Chelmsford. I visited many of these projects across the country this summer, seeing first-hand how much they have helped young people build their confidence and wellbeing.

Work coaches at Chelmsford Job Centre have been helping many residents into new roles and supporting them in training. Do have a look at the current vacancies - here is the link: dwp.gov.uk.

The vital consultation on the new Army and Navy Junction is open until October 3rd. Please do look online at the different options and give your feedback: consultations.essex.gov.uk/essex-highways/ army-and-navy.

As ever, please follow my Facebook page for local updates at www. facebook.com/Vicky4Chelmsford, and email me if you need help or advice. My email is vicky.ford.mp@parliament.uk.

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The Government has also boosted school funding and by 202223 the total schools’ budget will have increased by £14.4 billion compared to 2019-20. This is the biggest increase in a decade.

We are also progressing with training more doctors and nurses.

Chelmsford is certainly playing its part in this, with more students studying to become doctors, nurses and paramedics at Anglia Ruskin University than ever before.

I know that many people in Chelmsford are affected by the NHS backlog due to the pandemic, and the Government has set out a plan to tackle both the backlog and fix our social care system.

The Family Science Day at the British Science Festival at Anglia Ruskin University was absolutely brilliant; it was good to see so many Chelmsford families enjoying the day. The festival’s main themes were on health and the environment. In November, the UK is hosting The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. The Government has set out a Ten Point Plan to unleash a green industrial revolution, creating jobs as we build back greener as we move to meeting out world leading target of being net zero by 2050.

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Hello everyone. Another month gone by... I really don’t know where the time goes. I hope you are all well and that you are enjoying getting back to ‘normal’, if I can call it that.

I’m still a little nervous about going into shops without a mask, so I still wear one, but I notice that I am increasingly in the minority.

We went to visit friends in Wales for a few days this month. We had not seen them for about 18 months so it was great to catch up. Things are a little different over there, with mandatory masking-up in shops and suchlike. We visited Tintern Abbey built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 13th. As we walked around the site, we tried to visualise the Cistercian monks living there. It was clear that the plum job was the abbot, he had by far the biggest accommodation and I’m sure he was probably well looked after. I’m not sure if they were the ones who didn’t speak, but I bet they made and drunk ale. Apparently, the excuse was that the brewing process killed off all the bugs in the water and therefore it was safer to drink.

Yeah, I bet the monk who came up with that one was popular!

We also visited Symonds Yat, a place in the Forest of Dean near Ross-on-Wye if you didn’t know. It is a rock sitting 500 feet above the River Wye and as you would suspect, has lovely views of the river. It reminded me of the views over the river Dordogne in central France, but as you can see in the photo, I had to drink coffee not wine... There were lots of people there walking the trails, and if you feel energetic, you can follow one down to the river. I was happy to go down, but not so keen to come back up again!

The road we took there was horrendous. Very narrow and busy, and I was glad not to be driving. Our friend Pete did a fine job though, not a scratch on the car or anyone elses.

My mate John said that he thought I was a bit ‘moany’ (is that a word?) in my column last month - sorry about that. Talking of John, we have a meeting of our little society this week. Only a few members; me, John, Steve (who has been absent from meetings because he’s been in Australia) and Dave. We are called the CAVAS. This stands for Cooper and Vine Appreciation Society. The Cooper is the famous Tommy and the Vine is the famous Tim. Both of these comics were and are great exponents of the one liner joke. We all realised that we all loved these jokes some time ago and set up our exclusive society.

We meet regularly to tell each other the latest one-liners and try and catch each other out in a wine tasting competition. As the meeting goes along, the jokes get sillier and we find them increasingly funnier.

I think our wives think we’re bonkers, but it keeps us out of trouble, well... maybe not! We also sometimes visit local pubs and tell the bar staff one-liners and ask them to nominate the funniest. It’s amazing how some of them treat the marking very seriously, apologising to those who don’t come first. We think it’s fun!

There is a great deal of interest in the design of the new Army and Navy junction and the information available is very good - you probably saw the item in last month’s Moulsham Times, which was very informative. Both of the remaining options look interesting to me. I was not aware of the ‘hamburger’ junction, but a bit of research tells me that there are already a number of these around the country. For a moment, I thought it was a normal roundabout with a MacDonald’s in the middle. Silly me!

I was surprised at the number of websites that are dedicated to types of roundabouts, as it is not something I have googled before. The amount of information on the internet astounds me. I have learned that there are also ‘half hamburger’ junctions, which look to me like the full hamburger but without the road going straight across, but I could be wrong. I’ve a feeling that we did do through a hamburger

near Oxford on our way to Wales recently. It can’t have been that complicated, as I didn’t realise it was that type of junction.

I know I am getting on a bit, but I’m getting a bit confused about these latest new terms for things that I don’t seem to understand.

Terms like ‘twerking’. Apparently, this means ‘dancing to popular music in a sexually provocative manner’. I’m glad I checked this now as I could easily have used the term in an inappropriate way while trying to be trendy. I had thought it was a play on the word ‘work’ in some way.

What about ‘woke’, which is not something we do after a sleep but ‘being aware of’ - well-informed in a cultural sense, especially regarding issues surrounding marginalised communities, someone who has ‘woken up’ to issues of social injustice. Hmm, not sure if that helps me much. Apparently this term started way back in the sixties. I am surprised. I don’t think I am woke, or is it a woke? What about ‘cancelling’ someone? This is when people stop supporting someone, usually if they’re famous. Another one I will not be using.

I can’t keep up with all these and I don’t think I will be using any of the terms in the near future. Do I feel better for knowing these definitions? Nooooooo...

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Stay safe and well and let’s look forward to a fine autumn.

A Prickly Issue - By Rosie Waspe Over the past few weeks we have had hedgehogs visit our garden. It has been a joy to watch from the window as they tuck into the food left out for them and then shuffle off on their way. Simple pleasures!

We don’t tend to see much wildlife in the garden (our cat imposes strict border controls), so our prickly visitors are a novelty indeed and we enjoy looking out for them each evening. However, our feisty, feline family member does not appreciate these visitors and he makes his opinions known.

A hedgehog now visits my garden, with his secretive snuffling snout But my cat’s unimpressed with our new nightly guest And is instead feeling rather put out.

You see cat food is rather appealing, for guests who enjoy a quick nibble But while we wait to watch Hedgie poor Rolo gets edgy Not content to be sharing his kibble.

He sits at the windowsill seething, his rage it is poorly concealed With a hiss and glare from the top of the stair At the garden, his new battlefield.

Yes I love to encourage all wildlife, and I’d gladly accommodate more But with a cat feeling snooty on sentry duty I think it’s best left to next door!

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MT History: The Anarchy - By Henri Lewi Many of us have little understanding of that period of British history called the ‘Anarchy’ - a period of time that the chroniclers of the day called ‘a time when Christ and his saints slept’. A dark time of lawlessness, mayhem, murder and starvation.

Those of us that do have a passing acquaintance with the expression have probably been introduced to it via the Cadfael series of books or the novel Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet and the subsequent TV serialisations of these novels.

The Anarchy was a civil war that occurred between 1135 and 1153, and as usual in medieval times was about who should rule England (isn’t it always?). The main protagonist were King Stephen and his cousin the Dowager Empress Matilda (it’s always the cousins!) and her younger second husband, Geoffrey of Anjou.

It all started with the untimely drowning of Henry 1st’s son and heir, William Adelin in what became known as the ‘White Ship Disaster’ when the ship bringing William and his many drunken companions returning from Normandy to England sank, drowning William and all but one of the passengers soon after leaving the port of Barfleur.

To secure an heir, Henry 1st declared his daughter, the now widowed Empress Matilda, his successor, and quickly married her off to the much younger Geoffrey of Anjou to ensure the security of the English lands in Normandy. The powerful English barons opposed the succession of Matilda and on Henry’s death up stepped Stephen of Blois (Henry’s nephew) and with a solid power base declared himself King and was promptly crowned at Westminster Abbey in December 1135.

Then the troubles began. Matilda believed the crown was hers and over the next few years built a powerful following which included many barons who had switched sides, support from the scots (King David 1st of Scotland just happened to be her uncle), and courtesy of her husband Geoffrey, men from the lands of Normandy, and then challenged Stephen for the crown. For the next 18 years there was anarchy throughout England with the barons attacking and laying waste to towns and villages throughout the land with little benefit to either side. The barons constantly changed sides, and were really only

in it for themselves, with neither the King nor Matilda able to control their behaviour.

A unique feature of the civil war was the building of many pop-up castles - basically a wooden tower on a small man-made hill (a motte and bailey), most of which were unsanctioned by the Crown and were designed to temporarily house a local baron and his men whilst they raided and pillaged the surrounding countryside. Here in Essex, we have the remains of one of these castles at Saffron Walden known as Walden Castle. It was built by Geoffrey de Mandeville Count of Essex, who like many of the nobles of the day initially swore allegiance to Stephen, but surprise surprise, changed sides in early 1141 following Stephen’s capture and imprisonment.

For the next couple of years Matilda - though uncrowned - became acknowledged Queen of England and Geoffrey de Mandeville of Essex prospered following his defection, strengthened by being allowed to mint his own coins. By 1143 Stephen was back in control and Geoffrey, despite attempting to change sides again, was outlawed by Stephen and killed in a skirmish in 1144.

The turmoil continued. For the next few years there was a complete breakdown of law and order as the two sides attempted to wrest control of the country from each other, further compounded by famine and the devaluation of the coinage. Who suffered? As usual the ordinary men and women of England. Throughout that decade and into the 1150s the anarchy continued, but a new popular hero appeared - one Henry FitzEmpress, the son of Matilda and Geoffrey of Anjou (known as Geoffrey Plantagenet) now Duke of Normandy and grandson of Henry 1st with a direct and increasingly universally popular claim to the throne of England.

By 1153 the country was ravaged and worn out. Fields were left fallow and there were food shortages and starvation. Stephen, in his wisdom, agreed a compromise with Matilda, whereby on his death Matilda’s son Henry FitzEmpress - or as he was increasingly becoming known as Henry Plantagenet - would ascend the throne.

This effectively stopped the civil war and anarchy. Stephen died in 1154 and Henry Plantagenet was crowned Henry 2nd. The House Plantagenet would rule England for the next 300 years.

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B42IOF. Coming Soon Our coffee shop in Moulsham Mill will be reopening in October as the Radio Café. Keep an eye on our social media posts for more details.

We value everybody who takes the time to listen to CCR and we want to get your thoughts to help make the station bigger and better over the next year. You can read more about the result of our previous online survey on CCR’s LinkedIn page.

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Pilates For Back Pain: a Spotlight on Our Gentle Pilates Classes at Hummingbird Yoga and Pilates! - By Erica Foulds This week I had a lovely lady come to the studio having booked in to her first ever class, she talked to me about her pain; she wanted to know more about what she had read in last month’s article...

Was it really true that there was something safe that she could do to help after her recent diagnosis of the onset of arthritis, causing moderate pain and general stiffness that she felt day to day? I gave her all the reassurance I could that it was entirely safe, likely to be highly effective and that she wasnt the only one coming in for exactly that reason. Two weeks in and she’s come to every gentle pilates class I have held (on our unlimited pilates first month trial - £45) and already feels changed!

Our gentle classes include many of the foundation Principles of Pilates (September 2021 article), giving you a chance to learn new wonderfully effective moves for back tightness, learn properly with correct breathing, time to try slowly and thoroughly, improve and practise the best moves for stiffness, improve mobility and strengthen the muscles that hold the spine.

What does a class look like? Here’s a sample of how you might work in a gentle class at Hummingbird.

Equipment: If you can bring a mat great, or a cushion/hand towel to roll up for under head or knees and comfortable clothes.

Experience: None - just a willingness to learn and enjoy moving with like-minded others!

We often start standing, creating awareness of how we feel, finding a taller relaxed body stance from feet to crown of head, working through every joint. We then work through basic mobility moves put together to create a warm up such as heel pedals, marching on the spot or side steps with arm circles, sometimes some simple balance work too, great for strengthening ankles and hips. We have a ballet bar handy if you need to hold on.

on your front we can easily modify for you.

I always add plenty of opportunity for breaks and slower stretches interspersed amongst the class. There is no expected level of intensity, you always work at your own level.

Non-specific lower back pain is one of the most common reasons I see people coming to explore pilates - upper back, lower back or the neck shoulder area, often issues that have come about without realising! In absence of specific disease or spinal injury, a gentle class of pilates has shown to make a big difference in a short time.

Next time I will give a spotlight on how our mixed level classes could be a great way to help your fitness and core strength!

At Hummingbird in Reeds Farm, Writtle, we have classes suitable for all experience levels from novice to well practised. If you would like more info from me on whether pilates would be good for you then get in touch on Facebook or Instagram - search: ‘@ hummingbirdpilatesyoga’.

For more details on our 8+8 person pilates classes live in studio or logging in through Zoom, search ‘Hummingbird Pilates & Yoga Writtle’ or visit www.hummingbirdpilates.co.uk, or email us at info@ hummingbirdpilatesyoga.co.uk, or simply call 01245 422 556 for more info.

I look forward to welcoming you to the studio for some pilates discovery soon!

Erica xx

Learning lunge or squat type moves safely are excellent for improving functional movement in activities of every day living - for example getting off a sofa, walking up the stairs, etc! We get the whole spine moving through twists, side and forward bends and then come to the floor to continue. In an all fours position we introduce body weight exercise for arms, wrist, shoulders, knees and hips and do a mix of strength and flexibility; exercises such as level 1 superman, and upper body twists like threading the needle (you can google these moves, they’re universal).

I always usually also add some seated exercises, and if you can’t work on your hands and knees (pain or discomfort) then working seated is a great alternative (this might be where you use a cushion to sit on). It’s common that sitting with legs straight out feels very tight on the back of the thighs and lower back, the hamstring muscles (back of thigh) are commonly tight and can be a contributor/ lead to tight lower back - even pain, so we practise various things with one or both legs straight out. Supine/laying on your back (cushion under head) is great to practise abdominal muscle work and can be a very relaxed position for tight shoulders or lower back. In this position we often work the buttock muscles (glutes) and lower back, for example with pilates bridges and lumbar rotation.

Side laying work is a safe way to potentially challenge your balance too. Side laying exercise means the muscles of the core have to constantly counter balance meaning great practise for strengthening around the corset area of the core which help back weakness.

We also work laying on your front for extension work, particularly excellent for the upper spine and rounded shoulders. If you can’t lay 20

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Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December Plans are taking shape building on the success of our first ever Christmas Tree Festival at St Luke’s Church, Gloucester Avenue, Moulsham Lodge back in December 2019, when nearly 200 adults and children visited the festival over the weekend.

Back then, we had 25 beautifully and creatively decorated Christmas trees on display - and this year we would love to have even more!

Watch out for more information in the November Moulsham Times and on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ stlukesmoulshamlodge).

In the meantime, if you would like to register to provide and decorate a tree, please send us an email to events@stlukemoulsham.co.uk.

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MT Therapy - Chelmsford Therapy Rooms Hello everyone, I hope you’re all keeping well! This month I’m writing about stress, focusing on stress at work. The reason for this is that most of our day is spent at work and many people are now returning to work or to the office, therefore many of our stressors are triggered there.

Also there are various symptoms specific to work situations and it’s important that we take notice of them. Unfortunately, many people feel their welfare isn’t of high priority at work. They feel embarrassed to communicate how they’re feeling, or they do communicate and they feel nothing is done, and this in turn causes stress.

Stress is usually caused by extremes - either too much or too little of something. Too much of something causes pressure, the feeling of being overwhelmed, that you can’t cope. Too little of something can cause an equal amount of stress - boredom is a form of stress. Lack of support can cause someone to feel ignored, unimportant etc. So, for the stressed out workforce, here are some typical stressors in the workplace from both ends of the spectrum: Excessively High Workload: Making you feel overwhelmed and like you can’t cope. The feeling of drowning or standing in a long dark tunnel with no light at the end of it.

Insufficient Workload: Causing a sense of boredom. This could make you question why you’re there, what’s the point, what are you doing with your life, even Facebook has become boring no matter how many pictures of cute puppies you view on there…

Unrealistic Deadlines: Making you feel rushed, under pressure and trapped. The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel has become an ogre shining a flashlight right into your eyes…

No Deadline: Making you feel no motivation to complete the task again can cause boredom and procrastination. You forget about work and start posting Instagram photos trying to outdo the latest reality star... heck it’s a goal, right?

Too Much Support: Making you feel not trusted, feeling of a lack of control over your work. This can leave employees feeling undervalued and affect self-esteem. You feel as though you’re treated like a toddler rather than an employee…

Lack of Career Opportunities: It’s human nature to improve ourselves. If we don’t have this, we can start questioning what the point is.

Concerns Over Level of Pay: It doesn’t matter if you’ve told your staff not to talk about it, in some businesses they will anyway. This is rife in a sales environment because sales people are so competitive (hence they’re sales people!). For some people it’s natural to be competitive, but others don’t want to talk about it and that’s fine too. Sometimes though the cat is let out of the bag and major discrepancies in pay are revealed leading to a very unhappy and stressed workforce!

Bullying or Harassment: Bullying in the workplace can be extremely stressful and cause anxiety and depression. Being bullied can completely ruin someone’s life. It shouldn’t be assumed that just because the person is an adult they can deal with it. No matter the age, nobody deserves to be bullied.

Conflict/Rumour Mills at Work: If there are conflicts between staff sometimes these can be settled independently but sometimes they do lead to people feeling very stressed and again, in some instances, bullied.

When treating a client with work-based stress, the most important thing to do is to take them out of the situation. Usually they’re thinking about work outside of work, so it’s important to allow the client to talk about their worries and add context for them. Having a third party to bounce ideas off of can be very enlightening!

There is another stressor that I just need to add: Sometimes an individual just doesn’t like their job! That’s ok - a counsellor can help the client to process their feelings around this and their feelings around getting another job if that’s what they want to do.

Jenny Hartill is a therapist and owner of Cloud9 Therapy and Chelmsford Therapy Rooms. Please see the therapist list on the website at www.chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or you can email info@chelmsfordtherapyrooms.co.uk, or call 0330 100 5162 to enquire about an initial consultation.

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Lack of Support: Leading to poor working relationships and a sense of isolation and lack of direction. You feel as though even dancing naked around the office wouldn’t get anybody’s attention to help you (this is not a recommended activity by the way...).

Blame Culture: Certain individuals are consistently blamed leading to an overall fear of getting things wrong or to admit to making mistakes.

Lack of Responsibility: Nobody is blamed, but then problems are never addressed, leaving everyone feeling stressed because there’s no resolution. This can lead to a feeling of the office swimming in problems.

Other Common Causes of Work Stress A Poor Physical Working Environment: I doubt anyone wants to work in a dark cave by candlelight on a broken chair with no cushion and a computer system that crashes every five minutes. Some people spend hours dealing with technical issues which can be very frustrating and stressful - especially if these issues are ongoing.

Concerns About Job Security: We have to work to support ourselves, threaten that and the first thing anyone would feel is stress and fear.

We’re going back to catching our dinner because we wouldn’t be able to afford the supermarket…

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MT Finance - Is Inflation Here To Stay?

Market commentary has intensified in recent months on the topic of inflation. Given the recently released inflation numbers both in the UK and further afield, we can see that after years of very low inflation, it has been swiftly increasing. Should inflation remain stubbornly high, there are concerns that this could derail the economic recovery by reducing spending, as well as causing central banks to raise interest rates. It is therefore a key consideration for us, as we seek to weatherproof our clients’ portfolios.

What Is Causing This Higher Inflation?

Following the collapse in economic activity at the height of the pandemic, the vaccine announcements last November changed things rapidly. The sudden reopening of various industries led to considerable pressures on production in order to meet significant pent-up demand. This caused numerous bottlenecks across the economy, as companies struggled to turn production back on, meaning they have had to pay a premium for raw materials and transportation - a good example of this would be in shipping, where container costs have risen by around $6,000 since April, from $8,000 to almost $14,000 per container.

In addition to this demand recovery, we have also seen unprecedented levels of central bank stimulus from all of the major western central banks, deployed to ease financial conditions for companies and consumers, such that the impact from the pandemic could be lessened. Lower interest rates and quantitative easing have served to stimulate activity, and central banks have been happy to keep the spending taps on, such that any recovery can become more entrenched. Runaway inflation could quickly change this accommodative stance.

One of the most fundamental building blocks of economics is that of excess demand causing prices to rise. This is where demand levels are higher than supply can keep pace with, and this leads to price increases, whereby there is too much money chasing too few goods.

With this as the theoretical backdrop, the rebound in activity has ultimately led to price rises being passed onto consumers; the most recent leap in UK prices of 3.2% from July’s 2% is the largest increase in the annual rate from one month to the next since records began in 1997.

It is not just production costs which are causing consumers a headache. Energy prices have been rising considerably in recent months, driven by a combination of a global gas shortage, a recovery in energy demand after lockdown restrictions were eased, and poor wind conditions in the North Sea. The cost of petrol has also been rising steadily since the turn of the year, and one only has to look at the housing market to know that this part of our economy has been experiencing considerable inflation for some time. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the average house price across the UK increased by £31,000 to £266,000 over the past year.

Is This a Temporary Blip?

The latest inflation snapshot from the Office of National Statistics revealed price increases across a range of products and services, including food and drink in supermarkets, petrol prices, CDs and video games and secondhand cars, so the rises do appear to be broad-based at first glance.

However, a significant contributor to the recent rises has been the comparison with the same period last year, where Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme had artificially lowered the cost of dining out, which is now back to pre-pandemic levels.

Given the various base effects inherent in measuring inflation, and against a backdrop of suppressed activity a year ago, many economists believe the jump in inflation will prove temporary as distortions caused by a slump in prices last year fade, and as

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However, some warn inflation could remain persistently high as the coronavirus Delta variant and continued pandemic restrictions as well as Brexit maintain the pressure on supply networks. It is therefore less than clear cut as things stand as to how persistent these price rises will be.

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Hope you’re all well. I really love this time of year; red wine and comfort food time... Goodbye Prosecco, see you at Christmas.

This is one you can pop in in the oven in the morning and forget about it - well you can try, but the aromas are yummy!

Throw the veg away or eat it, up to you!

Pull the pork apart with two forks and dress in the reduced sauce and serve with - well, basically anything! Mac ‘n’ cheese, salad, coleslaw, in a bun, on a jacket, in a wrap, on a lettuce cup, on rice, on mash, with chips, in a burger...

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You simply must buy a skin-on large pork shoulder and trim skin off to turn into cracking: You have to wait hours and hours for this dish to cook and you could run the risk of eating your own hands during the cook because, let me tell you, this dish smells finger-licking good while it cooks, but it does need to do some serious time in your oven or slow cooker. Having the crackling will keep you sane untill it’s ready.

Ingredients Large pork shoulder (skin trimmed off and turned into crackling) 3 small onions 2 sticks of celery ¾ garlic A few old apples for sweetness 250ml your fave BBQ sauce 1 tablespoon your fave mustard 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 litre chicken stock

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As we move towards winter, MLCT starts to look at next year. One event we are planning to bring back is our Wildlife Day sometime in March. If you would like to get involved, get in touch or search for the ‘MLCT Wildlife’ page on Facebook.

Our Summer Showcase event was a great success and we raised over £400 towards future projects and running costs at MLCT. It’s been pretty hard for small local charities during the lockdowns, with little or no help from the Government to help us survive. We were lucky to have enough in our reserves to keep going supplemented by our cream tea sales. But this has taught us a valuable lesson to make sure our reserves are always kept up-to-date to cover at least a year’s worth of overheads, as who knows what might happen in the future!

See the picture on the right when the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Linda Mascot, officially unveiled our defibrillator. We are grateful to Chelmsford Star Co-op and Moulsham Lodge Camera Club for making donations to help the purchase of this lifesaving equipment.

There were also lots of fundraising activities by local volunteers and residents and we thank you all. The defib’ is now registered on the national circuit database, so if you are ever faced with a situation

where someone’s heart has stopped, call 999 and they will advise where the nearest defib’ is and give you the code for the secure box they are kept in.

Next month we will provide a simple guide to using these units and try and make sure if you ever need to use one it is a little less stressful. www.mlct.org.uk enquiries@mlct.org.uk 07434 678 999

An Update From Cllr Rob Gisby Moulsham Lodge Ward Councillor

We’re heading into the autumn, which is probably my favourite season - a new academic year for those in education, changing landscapes and finally time to plant a few more trees at home to fill in gaps in our wildlife friendly hedging. It’s also a continuation of relative normality for many, but please keep in mind those members of our community who may be feeling isolated as the nights draw in.

During September, my family and I spent a brilliant sunny Saturday at Anglia Ruskin University for the Family Science Day - part of the five-day British Science Festival, which was a partnership between the British Science Festival and ARU. Vicky Ford MP who championed Chelmsford as the host city, was also a great supporter, and I know how hard she worked to be at as many events as possible. As someone who’s career has been (and still is) in engineering and technology I thought it was fantastic to see such a successful science event hosted here in Chelmsford. Highlights including a real hit of nostalgia for me visiting the stand for e2v Teledyne, with whom I started my engineering career, and seeing my eldest captivated by the engineering and science stands, declaring her favourite activity to be the Egg Drop Challenge (thank you Cllr McQuiggan). All the activities were made accessible for all ages and the event was a huge credit to all who took part.

The following weekend was World Clean-Up Day and it was great to see so many members of the community, many of whom do this

routinely, donning gloves and high vis jackets to go and lend a hand.

Having found mini-litter pickers on Amazon recently, my daughter remains very keen to get out and do her bit. If there are places in the Lodge which you feel need additional attention from the Council, then please do reach out and let me know. Similarly, if you do litter pick in the area, thank you - if you let me know when you’re going, I’m happy to join you if I can.

There has been a good deal of discussion online, and direct contacts to me, around parking and the ask for more yellow lines and/or localised parking restrictions. We all need to be good neighbours and remind ourselves that the highway code prohibits parking opposite or within 10 metres of a junction (except in an authorised parking space), and whilst we shouldn’t need yellow paint for that, if you do want to apply for additional line marking or restrictions this can be done through www.chelmsford.gov.uk/parking-and-travel, following the link to Parking Restrictions. It is important to bear in mind that this process can take some time. Where specific issues are raised, I always look into matters and work with you to deal with these.

Have an enjoyable month and please do let me know if there is anything going on you would like me to know about or support in the community. You can get in touch with me via Chelmsford City Council, through my Facebook Page (Cllr Rob Gisby) or via Chelmsford Conservative Association. Please do reach out - I look forward to hearing from you.

Stay safe, keep well, be kind.

Cllr Rob Gisby Conservative Ward Councillor for Moulsham Lodge

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Tile Kiln Corner - By Cllr Linda Mascot As Inclusion Manager in a local junior school, I was delighted when my good friend, local community volunteer Jenny Brown and her team of knitters, offered to make a selection of Worry Monsters to enhance the pastoral care I offer young people, including young carers.

Jenny has been helping local organisations for more than 15 years and started by knitting for tiny babies at Broomfield Hospital.

This led her to Chelmsford CVS where she was involved in a knitting group for women who needed support for many reasons including bereavement, eating disorders, and mental health issues. Jenny now runs a Knit & Natter group at Moulsham Lodge Community Trust in Gloucester Avenue.

She was previously involved in the local Community Care Group and volunteers at the Farleigh Hospice Shop.

Group Irene Carr, who explained that they are a local based charity funded solely by donations and run by volunteers. They offer help to those in need by providing hospital transport, lifts to appointments, light gardening, shopping and befriending to local residents. The services are free but they request a donation from the user, as this is a door-to-door service and drivers are compensated for their petrol.

Irene said: “We’re looking for volunteers. If you have some spare time, maybe a few hours weekly or monthly, we would really like to hear from you, a DBS check will be required. To find out more about volunteering, contact Joanne Baines on 01245 468 775 or 07960 054 746.”

If you’d like to find out more about the services they provide, contact Irene between 9am and 5pm on 01245 631 154.

Take care and keep well. mascotlinda@gmail.com Twitter: @lindamascot

Jenny is a wonderful lady who is always thinking of others and I’m very grateful for all she does to support the pupils in my school.

At the recent Moulsham Lodge Community Trust Open Day, I met Area Coordinator of the Moulsham Lodge and Tile Kiln Community Care

Emma Raducanu, Resilience & Jesus’ Promised Peace Did you watch it? Did you sign up to Amazon Prime just for this occasion?

Emma Raducanu captured the national imagination didn’t she? It is special because it just doesn’t really happen - an 18 year old qualifier winning one of tennis’ top tournaments. The list of records broken and milestone achievements would more than fill this short article!

One aspect that’s beginning to be highlighted in the early days after her US Open triumph is Raducanu’s mental strength. Her resilience, peace of mind, concentration - ability to live in the moment.

Over the past few years of course, mental health has rightly had high profile in our national conversation - how do we help each other toward good mental health? There remains alarming headlines and statistics about the nation’s declining mental health - especially so in the young. So how did Raducanu do it? How did she remain so calm, so focussed, so able to stop the social media frenzy from affecting her when so many of us, in far less high profile situations, can’t?

I just wonder whether it’s something to do with her identity. As a qualifier at the beginning or her tennis career, she had no reputation or status to lose. Her identity came not from her success, but elsewhere. It is obviously difficult to know, but from a few comments in the media it seems that her family have rooted her in love and her identity comes from their love, which doesn’t depend on her www.issuu.com/itsyourmedia

achievements.

This is what Jesus Christ offers - on a deeper, grander, more exhilarating scale! Can you imagine a peace that fills you no matter what kind of stressful or anxious situation you face? Not many of us can. But most of us want it.

It’s a peace based on relationship and presence, not circumstance.

Believing and trusting Jesus Christ brings you into God’s family - and establishes your identity based on his love of you, not on anything you may or may not have done. Peace comes because you are in the family. Peace comes because Jesus is with you, always. It doesn’t mean that you’ll never face circumstances that threaten to be stressful or fill you with worry (Raducanu’s resilience didn’t mean she refused to try to win the final!) but that at those times, you’ll know Jesus is with you, and he’ll give you a peace that’s beyond your ability to describe.

Think I’m making it up? Chat to any Christian you know, they’ll tell you. Get in touch with me and I’ll share some of my own story with you, of experiencing Jesus’ presence and peace amidst sorrow and suffering.

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Quiz Time - By John Theedom 1. Who composed the ballet Swan Lake?

2. What is the name of the meat from a deer?

3. What is Paddy Ashdown’s real first name?

4. What is an RSJ? 5. Which actress said, ‘Come up and see me some time’?

6. What is the full name of the Scottish football team Hearts?

7. Who uses a swozzle at work?

8. In music, what speed is scherzo?

9. When and by whom was the Severn Bridge opened?

10. What do you call a sheep that has been dipped in chocolate?

11. How old is Ed Sheeran?

12. How many Ridings is Yorkshire comprised of?

13. In cockney slang, how much is a monkey?

14. In the Bible who was it that slayed Goliath?

15. Which instrument did the jazz musician Stephane Grappelli play?

16. What line on a map connects points of equal elevation?

17. What was the title of the first book John Lennon published in 1964?

18. A dobro is what kind of musical instrument?

19. Where does the US Government store its gold?

20. Which bone in your body is known as the clavicle?

21. Who became Britain’s first £1m footballer?

22. What is the name of the actor who plays the role of David, the shop owner in Emmerdale?

23. In which English county is the visitor attraction Wooky Hole?

24. Who was the founder of the Salvation Army?

25. What colour was Mr Blobby?

26. What do the initials ABTA stand for?

27. Which animal lives in a lodge?

28. Who is the British actress that stars in the US TV show Murder She Wrote?

29. What is ‘otto’ used in?

30. Who is the author of Blithe Spirit?

31. What is unusual about the recent case of a man who exposed himself over a 13 year period?

32. Who was the actor who played the role of King George VI in the film The King’s Speech?

33. How old was the actress Diana Rigg when she died in 2020?

34. Who was the man who won £1m on Who Wants to be a Millionaire but didn’t get it because he cheated?

35. On your body, where is the area called glabella?

36. Which was the Year of Three Kings?

37. What colour suits did Maggie Thatcher wear on most occasions in public?

38 What is the food called yarg?

39. Ikea is set to buy a shop in Oxford Street London for £385m - which one is it?

40. What has Emma Raducanu just done with flying colours?

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Could YOU Be a Bloodrunner?

The Essex Voluntary Blood Service, or Essex Bloodrunners for short, is a charity providing medical courier services to the NHS and our local Air Ambulances. We are one of 30 such organisations in the UK.

From the NHS Blood Bank at Basildon, our unpaid volunteers deliver blood and blood products to A&E hospitals in Essex and east London, deliver samples for analysis to a NHS lab in north London, and via Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow supply blood to the air ambulances at Earls Colne and North Weald every night. Amongst many other tasks we also courier breast milk from donors to the Hearts Milk Bank and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

We operate every weekday night, and day and night shifts at weekends and bank holidays. Our enhanced support to hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic has also introduced a weekday daytime shift. We now need more members. You choose in advance the days and shifts you work. We are looking for reliable and responsible men and women from all backgrounds, employed or retired, with a motorcycle, car or van, a mobile phone and internet access. You will receive training, documentation, full support and a hi vis uniform jacket.

You will work alone on a delivery run with a typical round trip distance from home of between 60 and possibly over 120 miles, and be the face of Essex Bloodrunners to the public and NHS staff. The work is not glamorous, it can be tiring and you may work unsocial hours in all weathers and you will add thousands of miles to your vehicle. You are

unpaid and cover all your own expenses… so not much going for it really!

However, rather like being a first aider or blood donor, this is one of the very few ways that an ordinary member of the public can help save a life.

Most of you reading this piece will think, ‘sounds good, but not for me’ which we quite understand, but just one of you reading this may wish to enquire further. If so, please visit our website at essexvoluntarybloodservice.com.

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