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This is a unique one off opportunity to buy superb quality furniture at up to 70% OFF the usual price. Leather & fabric sofas, chairs, recliners, beds, sofa beds, dining furniture, dining sets, sideboards, coffee tables, occasional items, bedroom furniture, rugs, carpet remnants and more – all to clear at huge discounts!! Massive savings on end of ranges, ex-display, ex-loan items, slightly marked items and much more. See the ticketed items in store.
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HELMSFORD Star Co-operative is searching for potential candidates to be its new Charity of the Year for 2015/16. The Society is currently supporting J’s Hospice, based in Chelmsford, who offer care to young adults with life limiting
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conditions and will decide on a new charity to support at its annual general meeting in April. Pauline Dodd, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society President, said: “The board of directors are currently looking for local registered charities to put themselves forward as potential candidates. We compile a shortlist in early March and invite the Society’s 850 employees to vote on their preference.’’ The charity with the most votes will then work together with the Society on fund-raising ideas for the year, including collecting tins at over 150 till points in stores, as well as sponsored events and raffles. As the Society trades from 49 branches across the county, prospective
candidates should be able to demonstrate that their cause would be recognised by customers across all stores. Maz Keenan, community and events fundraiser for J’s Hospice, said: “We were delighted to be chosen as Charity of the Year 2014/2015, and have enjoyed working with the employees in their different fund raising efforts, which have ranged from a trek in the Grand Canyon, head shaving to book selling and raffles.’’ In 2013/2014 the Society raised more than ÂŁ36,000 for Essex Dementia Care and over the past seven years has raised in excess of ÂŁ210,000 for various Essex charities. Interested parties should email Pauline Dodd at coty@chelmsfordstar. coop or write to her at 220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 0LS by Friday, February 27. More information about the Charity of the Year scheme can be found at chelmsfordstar.coop/community/ charity-year.
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England, both with 100% of pupils having achieved five or more GCSE’s at A* to C. Some 82.5% of students achieved at least three academic A-Levels at A* to E grade - again above the national average (78.1%). Four Essex schools also appear in the top 25 in the country for average point score per A-level student including Colchester Royal Grammar, King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, Chelmsford County High School for Girls and Colchester County High School for Girls. Councillor Ray Gooding, Essex County Council’s cabinet member for education and lifelong learning said: “I would again like to congratulate all students and schools on last summer’s results. A lot of hard work has been put in by pupils and schools across the county and they should be proud of their achievements.”
RESIDENTS living in rural parishes in the north of Brentwood can expect superfast broadband this summer when a new service is launched in June. Those living in Doddinghurst, Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green and Kelvedon Hatch parishes, will receive infrastructure upgrade work as part of Essex County Council’s £24.6 million Superfast Essex broadband programme, some of which is already underway. The scheme set to improve broadband connectivity across the county, looks set to increase superfast coverage from 68% of the borough up to 85% by 2016. Under BT’s commercial deployment the technology has been made available to more than 580,000 Essex homes and businesses including more than 22,500 on the Brentwood exchange.
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ORE than 50% of pupils in Essex achieved five or more GCSE’s at A* to C last summer including English and maths, which mirrors the national average of 56.6%. At A-level (key stage 5) the average point score per student was 830.9 - above the national average of 776.6. The key stage four and five performance tables published this week, reveal that despite significant Government changes, the majority of pupils in Essex continue to make good progress in achieving the benchmark of five or more good GCSE’s. In English, 72.8% of pupils made the expected level of progress between key stage 2 and key stage 4 - above the national average of
71.6% and 65.5 % of pupils made the expected level of progress in maths - in line with the national average. Two Essex schools (Colchester
Royal Grammar and Colchester County High School for Girls) are in the top 10 performing secondary schools in
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Mike Hall, Head of Marketing at CMV who’s head office is located in Purfleet said: “We have helped Tilbury re-establish itself by being the first cruise line to start regular year-round departures from the Essex port some five years ago. Now the people of Essex will have two ships to choose from.” A 12-night Solar Eclipse and Northern Lights cruise departing March 15, on board Magellan from £899pp.
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A global love of reading JOURNALIST Ann Morgan set out to read a book from every one of the world’s 196 countries. The result? The creation of her book Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer, a compelling roller-coaster journey which tells the story of the challenge Ann set herself as readers, writers and translators from each country helped and advised her. Ann will be talking about her book during a special event at Chelmsford Library, Market Road, Chelmsford at 7.30pm on Thursday March 26. Admission £5pp. To book 01206 573948/www.essexbookfestival. org.uk. Ann Morgan’s event is the first in an Arts Council funded world writing project A Year Of Reading Dangerously run by Brentwood publishers Oxygen Books. It will be accompanied by an exhibition in Chelmsford Library from March 1-31 which features favourite books and writers from across the world.
A nostalgic look back at Barking & Dagenham Author Sylvia Kent’s fascinating new book peels back the history of the area
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ARKING & DAGENHAM, both large suburban areas of East London have been closely connected for a very long time. Historically, Barking was a fishing and agrarian settlement in the county of Essex and formed an ancient parish. What followed was a major shift in economic activity towards industrial development, and Barking eventually became part of Greater London. Barking was William the Conqueror’s home in the eleventh century, and is also home to Barking Abbey, an important centre of religion. For centuries, Barking’s fishing port was one of Britain’s most famous. Like Barking, Dagenham was also a farming village and remained mostly undeveloped until the London County Council began construction of a large estate, and a major population rise soon took place. When the Ford Motor Company opened in 1931, Dagenham was recognised throughout the world. Sylvia Kent’s nostalgic new book looks back at Barking and Dagenham, illustrated by old photographs and postcards that are sure to evoke memories of the borough’s past. “As someone brought up in Dagenham, I realised
that in four years, the Beacontree Estate will mark its centenery,” Sylvia explains. “It seems like only yesterday that both Barking and Dagenham were amalgamated to become a single London Borough the date was April 1 1965, so this year is their golden anniversary. I was given the opportunity to write a book,” says Sylvia, “and wander down memory lane, returning to the Borough, learning so much more of its history over my two years of research. “I was amazed at the enormous number of famous names in sport, industry, entertainment and the church who were connected to the region George Carey the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Vera Lynn, Dudley Moore and Max Bygraves to name but a few) and especially loved visiting St Margaret’s Church in Barking where I was married (as was Captain Cook in 1762).” Barking and Dagenham from Old Photographs, by Sylvia Kent. Published by Amberley Books (www. amberley-books.com). £14.99
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An eclectic mix of music is the X Factor Tracy Morter is a true advocate for local radio, supports artists who have real musical talent and is our Phoenix FM radio presenter of the week
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T’S surprising to discover but Phoenix FM presenter Tracy Morter had never worked in radio before starting on the Brentwood’s local station in October. The mum of three boys from South Woodham Ferrers, works as a wedding and music photographer and also led a campaign to stop the X Factor having a Christmas number 1 in 2009. Made in Essex finds out more... How did you come to have a show on Phoenix? “I got to know Chairman and founder Paul Golder online about a decade ago because I had just discovered one of my all time favourite bands, Maxïmo Park, and I found a gig review by Paul on his blog. I didn’t meet him in person until we bumped into each other in the photopit at the brilliant Brownstock Festival last year. Then he asked if I’d like to have a show.” Describe your show? “Eclectic! A bit of everything, something old, something new a complete mix of genres. I’ve played everything from The Carpenters, Napalm Death, War on Drugs, Nils Frahm to Fleetwood Mac, plus new up and coming artists and local talent like The Milk. I even played Carl Sagan talking about the Pale Blue Dot once! I especially enjoy playing artists I have photographed.” Tell us something interesting about you? My ex-husband and I started the Facebook campaign to make Rage Against The Machine the Christmas number 1 of 2009 beating X Factor
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winner Joe McElderry. We did this for many reasons but one was the fact that as a music photographer I got to see how hard artists work, those that write and play their own music. It seemed unfair that the chart was now dominated by manufactured music advertised by
a prime time advertising campaign. I enjoy music sung by people who are emotionally attached to their songs. You can really hear a difference. Anyway, we won, Rage put on an amazing gig in Finsbury Park to thanks us and I had to go on stage in front of 70,000 people! We also raised 163K for Shelter and the donations are still coming in five years later.” Sum up local radio and its appeal? With the demise of TOTP, The Chart Show and MTV (which is now just reality tv) it is so much harder for new bands to get exposure on traditional media. The radio is a chance to expose people to songs they’ve never heard before or a reminder of songs they once loved and forgot. Local radio is brilliant for giving the DJ the freedom to make these musical choices and in particular for backing local talent too. You appear passionate about music? Music might seem like a frivolous thing to care about in trying times but it’s always there to change your mood, to provide a soundtrack to your life and to bring people together. As Nietzsche said “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Tune into Tracy’s music show Sonder every Tuesday evening at 10pm on Phoenix FM, 98.0.
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shorts n HEALTH The Brentwood Branch of Diabetes UK are currently trying to raise the awareness of Diabetes in the area. There are 3.8 million people with the condition in the UK. 3.2 million have Type 1 or Type 2 and find it difficult to know how they can adjust their lives to cope with it. The group will be holding meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Doddinghurst Road Community Church at 8pm. The next meeting is on February 19th. n TRAINING COURSES Havering College of Further and Higher Education is launching a programme of new specialist Hair and Beauty training courses, aimed at beauty therapists and hairdressers. The Retreat - the college’s industry-standard beauty salon at its Ardleigh Green Campus in Hornchurch is offering courses including Body Massage, Makeup Eyes and Brows and Cutting Men’s Hair in Level 2 and 3 Award/ Certificate. The part time courses vary in length from five to 20 weeks and prices start at £205. All courses will start in March. For more details on all new courses call 01708 462801 or email information@haveringcollege.ac.uk.
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Musical is on song for Operatic Society
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HENFIELD Operatic Society is now into the final few weeks of rehearsals for Sister Act based on the 1992 film of the same name. The group go into the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch on Sunday February 22 to complete final preparations for their show which begins on Wednesday February 25th and runs until Saturday 28th. “It has been a rollercoaster rehearsal period” says Suzanne Gunn, Sister Act Nun and publicity officer for the society. “The musical numbers are fantastic and have very catchy tunes; I go to sleep singing them in my head and if I wake in the middle of the night I’m still singing them! The dance numbers have been relatively easy to learn but, for me, quite difficult to remember. However, we’ve now set the whole show and the more we run the numbers, the more they are sticking in my head; by show
week I’ll be perfect!” Members of Shenfield Operatic Society say that the group is like an extended family and indeed in the cast of Sister Act there are four sets of mothers and daughters, two sets of sisters/sister-in laws and a husband and wife with several other family members helping out behind the scenes as backstage crew. Sister Act has also inspired some extracurricular activity within the group. One of the cast members, Georgie Godbold, an award winning cake decorator and author, has produced a wonderful ‘Sugar Wobbly’© Nun called “Kerry”. You may also have seen the beer naming completion that the group ran in October
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last year. Brentwood Brewing Company has named ‘Ale Mary’ Beer of the Month for February and The Queen’s Theatre is offering Ale Mary as their Guest Ale for the whole month. Why not try a bottle or two? You can also purchase Ale Mary from Brentwood Brewery direct. So come along and see Sister Act, it’s not too late to book your tickets. Call Suzanne on 07734 817418 or email her on boxoffice@shenfieldoperaticsociety.co.uk.
THE Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, Councillor Barry Aspinell (right) is hosting three ‘Meet the Leader’ events to give residents the opportunity to have a chat with him about any comments, suggestions or issues they may have regarding the work of the Council. The Meet the Leader sessions are all being held on a Saturday morning in the Committee Rooms at the Town Hall in Ingrave Road. Residents are free to drop in on February 7, March 7 and March 28, with no need to make an appointment in advance. Sessions will take place from 9.30am – 12.30pm. Councillor Aspinell said: “Listening to residents is very important to me, please do come along and have a chat about any local issues that are on your mind.” If residents can’t make it to any of the Meet the Leader events, Cllr Aspinell is contactable at barry.aspinell@brentwood.gov.uk.
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Open your heart and declare your love this Valentine’s WITH Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Card Market, the greetings card store wants to hear from Chelmsford’s most ardent wordsmiths. From today, shoppers will be able to post their declarations of love in the windows of The Meadows store with the most creative Casanova winning a romantic dinner for two. Look out for the huge Valentine’s heart which will appear in the window of The Meadows store ready for those perfectly penned words of love. It may be a full blown verse of a poem or just a small paragraph, but words that mean something special to you and your loved one that you want to share with the world. Card Market will look for the most creative and evocative words of love to fill
their windows. Paul Kersey, Store Manager at Chelmsford Card Market says: “People may pop in and pick up a Valentine’s card for someone special next week, but it’s the message inside that counts. We want our customers and shoppers of Chelmsford to bring these words to the world and to the person they love - by posting them in our windows. “Even better, one lucky Romeo or Juliet will win a romantic dinner for them and the object of their affection. We know there is an abundance of creativity and passion is thriving in Chelmsford, that’s what we want to see in our store window.” Entrants can prepare their love notes in store until February 14. One winner in each area will be drawn week commencing February 16 and notified by post. For more details pop into the store.
New Young Essex Assembly first sitting AT the end of last year, 75 young people from across the county were elected to the YEA, the Young Essex Assembly. This weekend will see the youth council meet for the first time at County Hall in Chelmsford. The two-day event will give the group all aged between 11 and 19,
the opportunity to get to know each other, find out more about the YEA and its constitution and decide who should sit on which subgroups. The new members will be in post for two years. Cllr Ray Gooding, Essex County Council’s cabinet member for Education and Lifelong Learning said:
“We look forward to welcoming all the newlyelected members and working closely with them. The YEA has an important part to play in democracy in Essex, ensuring that the views of young people across the county are heard.” To findout more visit: www.essex.gov.uk.
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O YOU know someone who you think should be recognised for their volunteering efforts? If yes, why not nominate them for Markel UK and the Small Charities Coalition, Britain’s Best Volunteer award for 2015. The award is designed to reward those who volunteer their time to help small, local charities, community groups and not-forprofit organisations. Nominations will be judged against a range of criteria, including: how long they have volunteered for; if they have overcome personal challenges; how their work has inspired others; the impact their work has had on their charity. Last year’s winner was Emma Hall, founder and volunteer at Stepping Stones Down’s Syndrome Support Group. Emma was one of 700 nominations put through to the final alongside four other remarkable volunteers by award judges before going on to win
the public vote. She co-founded the local support group Stepping Stones DS after her daughter was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome. Seven years on the group now supports over 100 families with children of all ages based in Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey. Nominations for this year’s award will remain open until February 20, 2015, at which time a judging panel will announce the finalists who will then face an online public vote to decide the winner. The winner of the award will receive £1,250 for the charity (or charities) of their choice and a personal prize of a holiday voucher worth £1,000. Runners up will receive £250 for a charity of their choice and a personal prize of a iPad mini. We are encouraging Made in Essex readers to nomimate someone they think most deserving at this link: http://www.markeluk.com/ britains-best-volunteer/nominatevote.aspx#.VM9sXj9rssY.
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AINT Francis Hospice have launched a series of An Audience with... nights to raise money for the charity. First up is Elvis tribute artist Sal Bashir from Barking who will perform a night of Rock and Roll hits on Friday March 13 at four-star country hotel De Rougemont Manor in Brentwood. Snap up some tickets now and you can look forward to jiving to favourites including Hound Dog, Love Me Tender Sal Bashir and Blue Suede Shoes. To book or to learn more about Tickets are £35pp including a fundraising events for SFH please three course meal. A special halfvisit www.sfh.org.uk or call price ticket offer is offered to those 01708 771427. booking groups of 10 or more.
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Spotlight on Fairtrade
DID you know that there are over 1.4 million farmers and workers spread across more than 70 countries in the world participating in Fairtrade? The Fairtrade mark has become the biggest and best known ethical label in the UK supporting farming and worker communities in the developing world with decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade - helping to change lives for the better. Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society are holding a special evening on Wednesday February 25 at quadrant department store, 220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford, to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight which is taking place from February 23 to March 8, offering an opportunity to turn the spotlight on the producers who grow the products we love. The evening which kicks off at 6.45pm until 9pm will include various highlights including a talk
by the Fairtrade Foundation and a mini fashion show by ethical brand Nomads (available in store). Ticket prices are £6pp and include Fairtrade curry and dessert. Available from quadrant Customer Services (on the 1st floor) or email events@chelmsfordstar.coop to reserve your place.
NOMADS are the latest arrival at quadrant. So who are Nomads? Well it’s the story of Duncan and Vicky who met while backpacking around India in the late 1980s. With only £200 left in their pockets, they used the money to fill up a trunk of wonderful clothes and then headed back to the UK. They soon returned to India with the profits they had made, mixing business with pleasure; staying at Buddhist retreats, discovering crafts at local markets and picking up gorgeous handmade fabrics along the way. Their shared love of India and its culture then inspired them to start up their own clothing company. Inspired by Indian craft, they worked with a designer to create styles perfect for the European market, finding a niche for bohemian fashion with an ethnic feel. They created clothing with the individual woman in mind, someone who sees life as a wonderful adventure. Someone who wants soft, colourful, feminine clothes that are comfortable and flattering. Nomads also
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has a respect for people and nature, believing strongly in fair trade values and following ethical fashion guidelines. Nomads continue to travel to India several times a year to develop collections both in the Spring and Autumn. Working with a UK designer, using exclusive prints and unique styles, this ensures that Nomads collections are always fresh and original. This season the collection consists of
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a stunning mix of beautiful colours, unique designs, feminine prints and delicate embroideries. This fully co-ordinated range has flattering outfits to mix, match and layer up throughout the season. Styles are easy to wear in the day at work or home and can easily be accessorised for evenings out. Where they specialise, is in creating embellished details such as scatterings of sequins, embroidered peacocks, and appliqué butterflies to name just a few! Finally, watch out for their much sought after coat collection with its luxurious printed velvet and exquisite embroidery details. Nomads can be found at the quadrant, 220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford.
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E’VE all had daydreams that involve stacks of cash falling on to our laps – whether through a lucky Lotto win, or an eccentric relative leaving you their millions. But after picking your dream holiday, outrageous cars and perfect home – what should you really do when you’re fortunate enough to come in to a large amount of money? The term ‘use it or lose it’ springs to mind when considering the wise move of investing your money in an ISA. Up to £15,000 can be put into an ISA each tax year, though you do ‘lose’ that allowance once the tax year ends on April 5. Savers will be able to tuck away a further £240 as of April 6 this year, thanks to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, which can be invested in either cash or stocks and shares. You might be more familiar with the cash ISA available at your local bank, typically offering a meagre interest rate of around 1.5 per cent. However, for those willing to take marginally more risk, the rewards can be quite fruitful. Stocks and shares ISAs, though not as safe as their cash counterparts, can reap rewards far greater. Investing in dynamic funds such as the CF Woodford Equity Income fund, run by former Invesco Perpetual fund manager Neil Woodford, could have seen your money grow by a staggering 11.5 per cent since June last year. And for those of you wanting a further roll of the dice, there’s always premium bonds from NS&I.
Not a product for those looking for guaranteed returns, or a regular income, though one perk is that your money is very secure. The risk involved is on the interest you earn, as each £1 invested is entered into a prize draw in which you could win anything from £25 to £1million. Premium bonds require a minimum investment of £100, with a maximum £40,000, and all winnings are tax-free. Much like the lottery, this is a gamble and the odds are stacked against you – odds suggesting an investor with £1,000 is likely to accrue just £100 interest over a 10 year period. Whether the money you’ve got to invest is £10,000 or £1,000,000 – the decisions on how to look after it are tough. Cash ISAs require little more effort than a stroll in to your bank, but bonds and stocks and shares ISAs may call for the aid of an independent financial adviser. If you would like to be put in touch with a local financial adviser, contact Positive Solutions, Bakers Lane, Ingatestone. Twitter @ EssexIFA, or email at clifffowler@ thinkpositive.co.uk.
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Snap Happy Billericay based photographer Glyn Ridgers has always been interested in photography. He chats to Made in Essex about his love of working behind the camera.
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S a young boy Glyn watched his dad developing images in his darkroom and was fascinated. “It was like magic watching an image of something you had captured earlier appear on a piece of paper in front of your eyes,” he says. A successful and qualified painter and decorator for many years to well-known personalities, high profile footballers as well as “regular” people, Glyn’s life changed five years ago when he was hurt in a hit and run car accident and his hand was damaged.
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“Working with Uri was amazing,” Glyn immersed himself into photography. Instead of focusing on what he could no longer do, as soon as he got out of hospital and with the support of his wife Karin he booked himself onto as many photography courses as he could whilst still undergoing extensive physiotherapy and further operations. The photography helped him and his skills constantly improved. “I am still as excited about photography as when I was a young lad with my father,” Glyn explains, “although the technology has changed dramatically.” Friend and photographer Shiralee Swan lent Glyn her expensive DSLR camera to help him with his study and sent him on a few assignments teaching him some journalistic photography too. After years of studying photography, attending many seminars and workshops Glyn passed his City & Guilds in Photography with distinction and this then laid the foundations for his photography career. Experimenting with different genres of photography Glyn found his passions lay within lifestyle, travel, food and architectural photography and his relaxed and friendly approach works well at the workshops he now runs too. “It is wonderful when people who have attended my workshops with my friend Johnathan Wignall say they’ve learnt more in a day with us than in many years of self-study.” Glyn’s work has been published in magazines and newspapers, used for advertising campaigns and sold as pieces of art by various galleries. He has a growing list of clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to media and celebrities. He has photographed Dame Judi Dench, Virginia McKenna, Lorraine Chase, Samantha Fox, Michelle Collins, Vicky Michelle, The Happy Mondays, musician Macka B and more. Recently he has completed a photography campaign with celebrity to the celebrities Uri Geller. The mystic and spoon bender and will be holding an exhibition of these limited edition images in a gallery soon. “Working with Uri was amazing. I am very excited by this project and Uri is an incredible man. He opens his home up for terminally ill children, does a lot for charity. He is a pleasure to work with. And yes he did bend a spoon in front of our eyes. We were speechless!”. Just a couple of months ago Glyn was commissioned for a fashion shoot for Brentwood based Lucy Mecklenburgh
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of TOWIE fame and the images on her website now are all Glyn’s work. “A pleasure working with such a photogenic young lady,” he says. One of his favourite commissions though was a recent documentary style shoot of John Williams MBE Head Chef of The Ritz Hotel. “The shoot is for the ultra-exclusive Ritz Magazine. Shooting at The Ritz is a fantastic opportunity and to capture one of the worlds most respected chefs directing his kitchen staff was incredible. He was like a conductor in front of an orchestra.” “There are so many incredible photographers out there,” he adds, “some up and coming with dynamic new ideas and some established who have learnt their craft over many years. I love the work of Henri Cartier Bresson, David Hockney and Derek Ridgers. All incredibly inspirational and I may even be related to Derek – we have been talking and are trying to find out!” Glyn also likes creating magical images with his eight and a half yearold son Callum and hopes to be able to teach him about photography. “Photography is magical, it captures special memories for people, helps celebrities – and potential celebrities stand out, can make the difference in business to people and products and I am thankful to work with all of my clients and welcome working with new people too.” For more details on Glyn’s work visit: www.glynridgersphotography.com Email: glyn.ridgers@tiscali.co.uk 07970 891 939
Glyn’s five top tips for budding photographers. 1. The most important thing about being a photographer is education on what makes a good image such as composition, lighting, subject, focus, depth of field etc and how your equipment works and how you can use it to suit certain needs…a good way of learning this is by practicing as much as you can and by joining camera clubs and attending camera courses. 2. As camera equipment is very expensive it is often a good idea to try before you buy… You can hire camera bodies and lenses from various camera shops so before you invest your hard earned £’s into any equipment you should
always try to have a hands on experience with it first. 3. Website or Social Media….Every photographer should have a website to display their portfolio wether it is to potential clients or just friends…However only display the images you are pleased with if you think an image is ok then don’t show it… Images that make you go WOW! will often make others feel the same too... Remember your next client could be visiting your site soon. 4. Genre…Try and find a genre and style you enjoy and that comes naturally to you…it took me a while to find what kind of photographer I wanted to be. There are many genres such as Wedding Photographer, Travel Photographer, Sports Photographer,
Portrait Photographer, Photo Journalism, Reportage Photography, Wildlife Photographer, Landscape Photographer, Street Photographer and so on. As interesting as these all are it is very rare that you can be good at all of them and many of these require a certain camera and lens specification to achieve good results. So find out what it is you want to be and develop your own style within your chosen field. 5. Role models… Follow the work of someone you admire, up and coming talents or some of the greats. I love the work of many including David Hockney and of course David Bailey. Although these photographers have inspired me greatly I do try to avoid copying them and create my own twist on these styles.
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For our younger readers, we couldn’t pass by the very beautiful ‘Owl Babies’ by
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Martin Waddell. Sarah, Percy and Bill are sibling owls, all awaiting their mother’s return as she hunts for tea. Their love for each other and for ‘mummy’ ensures that they have faith in her safe return. Don’t worry, there is a happy ending. This charming book is available as a board book, paper back and also a stunning pop-up. ‘The Imaginary’ is something rather special. From performance poet and children’s novelist A.F.Harrold, creatively illustrated by award-winning Emily Gravett. It is about love and friendship, but not what you may expect. Rudger is Amanda’s best friend. He doesn’t exist, but nobody’s perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend – until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at
Love is in the air…
and romantic fiction is all around. How wonderful for all book lovers everywhere. There’s such a wide choice out there, let’s have a look at some classics, as well as new books on the shelf.
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. I am not convinced that Ms Austen would approve of the label ‘romance’ when it comes to this insightful satire of life in Regency England. However, we cannot ignore the passionate relationship that develops between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy. Elizabeth is everything that the modern woman would will her to be – feisty, courageous and honourable. And Mr Darcy, well, he’s arrogant, rude and immovable, until it comes to Elizabeth.
The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places that you’ll go.” These are the very wise words of Dr Seuss, from his book ‘I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!’
Amanda’s door. Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he’s sniffed out Rudger. Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. But can a boy who isn’t there survive without a friend to dream him up? If you visit the Bloomsbury Publishing site, you can download a teacher’s pack for use in the classroom.
For the teen reader, ‘We Were Liars’ from American author E.Lockhart, is simply heart stopping. This is by no means an easy read, as the plot twists in unexpected directions, but it’s well worth sticking with. Cadence Sinclair
The Time Traveller’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger. Clare, a beautiful, strong-minded art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: his genetic clock randomly resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. This is an unconventional love story, which will pull at the heart strings. The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion. I was lucky enough to be sent a
Eastman, heiress to a fortune her grandfather amassed “doing business I never bothered to understand,” is the highly unreliable narrator of this searing story, which begins during her 15th summer when she suffers a head injury on the private island Granddad owns
proof copy of this enchanting book (perk of the job) and literally didn’t put it down until I’d read it all. Don Tillman has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not meant for romance. So when an acquaintance tells him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he soon concedes the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and embarks upon The Wife Project. She will be punctual and logical—most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver...
off Cape Cod. The book unfolds two summers later, with Cadence trying to piece together the memories she lost after the accident while up against crippling headaches, a brain that feels “broken in countless
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green. The ultimate in teen romantic fiction, this beautifully crafted book is far more powerful than the film adaptation that graced cinema screens last year – and that was stunning. Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters are destined to meet and to fall in love, but their relationship is not without its difficulties. If you have seen the film, read it, if you haven’t seen the film, read it! I warn you now, you will cry. What would you recommend in the month of love? Why not message us via Twitter @ChickenandFrog, Facebook or our website www.chickenandfrog.co.uk
medically diagnosed ways,” and family members who refuse to speak on the subject. Lockhart has created a mystery with an ending most readers won’t see coming, one so shocking it will prompt some to return immediately to page one to work out how they missed it. This is far from your typical love story.
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Channel 4’s The Jump returned to our screens on Sunday coming from locations in and around Innsbruck in the Austrian Tirol. Sixteen famous faces including Essex’s very own Stacey Solomon and Joey Essex will be braving the icy winter conditions to compete in eight extreme sporting events including; Skeleton, Bobsleigh, Slalom, Snowboarding and Ski Cross.
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AST year, formerTOWIE star Amy Childs bailed out of the ski jumping - so it will be interesting to see how this year’s contenders will fair. We caught up with Stacey and Joey and it seems they’re both game for a laugh. Singer and television personality, Stacey ‘Supersonic’ Solomon What was it that made you say yes to taking part in The Jump? Just the thought of going to an amazing ski resort, learning properly how to do all these activities, it just looked like loads of fun. Like a really fun holiday. Have you got any previous experience of winter sports? I have skied when I was younger I went with my family. But I’m no professional!
Steve-O (star of American TV series Jackass). I’m a risk taker but wow, he’s the biggest risk taker in the world. I’m not in it to win it, I’m in to enjoy the experience, be taught how to do all these different things and have a really good time.
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Are there any events that you’re particularly looking forward to or dreading? I’m looking forward to all of them in a weird way. I’m looking forward to the adrenaline rush. I’m probably the most scared of the skeleton bobsleigh but at the same time, it’s an excited fear, if that makes sense, Are you competitive? I try really hard. For me, it’s not about beating everybody else. It’s about how I’d love to get better. I’d really love
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to learn how to ski properly and be good at it. I’m more competitive with myself that I am with anybody else. How do you think you’ll feel when you’re faced with doing the jump for the first time? It’s funny, even training at the little slope, there’s these tiny, tiny - let me just reiterate - little lumps in the snow, and even just going over those, you feel yourself losing balance and it’s scary sometimes. I don’t know how I’m going to cope on a proper jump. Oh God!
Have you met any of the celebs taking part this year? I know Ashley (ex-Pussycat Doll, Ashley Roberts). We’re good friends, I’ve met Louise Thompson (Made in Chelsea Star) briefly, she seems like a nice girl. There are so many single women in this series, what’s going on?
Former TOWIE-star and television personality, Joey ‘Far From’ Essex What was it that made you want to take part in The Jump? The reason I said yes to it was because I’ve never been snowboarding or skiing. Some of my mates have done it and say it’s so good. You can’t go down a massive hill unless you go to Austria or somewhere. I’m looking forward to being taught all of these skills by professionals. I’ll be a pro by the end of it. I learn all things quite quickly, I like a bit of adrenaline and I like competition.
What events are you most looking forward to? Are there any that you’re really dreading? The Skeleton, I think will be good fun. I like things like that. Even as a little kid, on slides, I’d always try and go down face first. I was dreading the bobsleigh but then some told me there’s someone in front driving it so I’m not really worried about that at all. I’ll love that. I don’t think I’m dreading any of it, really. Are you competitive? Will you be going out to win it? I’d like to say yes and I am competitive, but I know who else is taking part. The
Is there anyone you particularly want to beat? I think I’m going to be quite competitive with Steve-O, I reckon I’ll really get on with him. He’s obviously a complete joker and he’ll be really up for it. I think it will be a bromance. What are you looking forward to about going to Austria? I want to see what it’s like being in a ski resort. It’s going to be an amazing experience. I’ve heard there’s loads to do, bars and restaurants and I’m surrounded by single girls. It shouldn’t be too bad, should it?
Whether on or off the slopes, you will look the part wearing these great Ski-wear items Odlo new Revolution baselayers will keep you warm with its Merino Wool/ Polyester mix. Revolution TW Warm with Facemask, £85, matching pants £65. (odlo.com). Killy Cute Jacket, £549, This bold jacket exudes originality and femininity, thanks to an elegant print and beautiful genuine fox fur. Ideal for relaxed leisure skiing as well as après-ski in swish resorts.
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DexShell Alpine contrast gloves are 100% waterproof and breathable. Keeping hands completely dry and sweat-free, £28.95 (dexshell.co.uk) Snow Finel cashmere hat will keep you head and ears toasty, £55 (01962 600333/ snowfinel.co.uk) Merrell Decora Waterproof boot, £145 (merrell.com).
An exquisite masterpiece of warmth and sophistication, the Decora Sonata boot doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to cold weather performance and style. M-Select WARM insu-lated, this waterproof leather lace-up also has a sassy faux fur collar. Snow Finel Limited Edition Ladies Union Jack Sweater, £245 made from luxuriously soft Merino wool which is warm, breathable
and light. (snowfinel. co.uk). Jottnar’s Vanir salopettes are designed for extreme mountain conditions. Delivering breathability, and robustness in a lightweight and waterproof package. £350 (jottnar. com)
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LIVING Joining a gym isn’t just about improving our own physical abilities, the benefits of regular exercise extend into more areas of our lives than we think. It can influence our wellbeing, our confidence and even our relationships, and when we actively exercise with others we witness these benefits much sooner because the experience is more enjoyable. Brentwood School Sports Centre is for those who see exercising as more than just a personal journey towards health and fitness. Conversations with our own families and members have shown us that joining a gym is a great opportunity to spend more time with friends and family but also to improve more aspects of life than just our weight, image or performance. To encourage people to experience this for themselves, we run several offers throughout the year. For families, children always go free with joint memberships. For friends, we run regular “Recruit a Friend” offers that give new members a free one month membership to experience our facilities. For work colleagues, we offer a corporate discount so that teams of 5 can join for 25% off the typical membership price.
Joining a gym is a great opportunity to spend more time with family and friends.
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Austrian options Ski jumping requires nerves of steel and a certain mind over matter approach. ‘The Jump’ takes place in a village called Natters, just outside Innsbruck, which is not open to the public. However you can try this elsewhere in Tirol, in the Hohe Salve region of the Kitzbüheler Alps, where you receive expert training and full guidance before you launch yourself off the 15m jump into the air and attempt to fly as far as possible. The ski jumping centre in Wörgl has 5 ski-jumps, which meet the international FIS standard with 3 smaller ski-jumps (15, 30 and 40 metres) and 1 larger ones (60 metres). ‘Ski Jumping for everyone’ is available at a cost of £50 per person for 3 hours, to book email jedermann@flughunde.at or call (dialling from the UK):+43 664 34 20 663. GETTING THERE Base yourself in one of the villages of the Hohe Salve region, such as Hopfgarten and explore Austria’s largest interconnected ski area, the SkiWelt. Crystal Ski Holidays (www.crystalski.co.uk/020 3553 7752) offers seven nights half board at the 3* Gasthof Unterbräu in Hopfgarten from £565pp including return flights and transfers.
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One of the most thrilling disciplines to watch is the skeleton, when the contestants hurl themselves head-first down an ice track on what is effectively a glorified tea tray and reaching speeds of up to 60mph. With coaching from Britain’s Gold medal winning Winter Olympic athlete Amy Williams, let’s see if this year produces any shining stars like Pussycat Dolls, Kimberley Wyatt in the last series. The skeleton and bobsleigh events take place at the Olympic Bobsled, Luge & Skeleton Run in Igls, which was used during the Innsbruck Winter Olympics in 1964, 1976 and at the Youth Olympics in 2012. If you fancy having a go on the bobsleigh, prices start from only £30 per person in the guest bobsleigh, which holds 5 people, behind a professional pilot. The adrenaline rush couldn’t be greater as
you experience this thrilling winter sport on ice, sliding 800m and taking in 10 curves. If you want to ride the full track from start to finish and achieve speeds of up to 115 km/hr, making 14 curves and a difference in altitude of 125m then opt for the taxi bobsleigh. The bobsleigh seats two passengers in addition to two professional pilots and costs £95 per person. For more info and dates visit www.olympiaworld.at or email bobfahrt@olympiaworld.at. GETTING THERE Spend the week in Igls, close to the Tirolean capital Innsbruck. Crystal Ski Holidays (as before) offers seven nights half board at the 3* Hotel Bon Alpina in Igls from £509pp, including return flights and transfers.
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The line up of events this series includes snowboarding for the first time and all the action will take place in the resort of Kühtai, located about 30 minutes from Innsbruck and as one of Austria’s highest resorts at 2020m, boasts a wonderful snowsure record from December through to May. Snowboarder Jenny Jones, who won bronze in Slopestyle at the 2014 Sochi games, will be putting the celebrities through their paces. You too can test your freestyle skills in the KPark Kühtai, set up to offer an easy, medium and proline with a selection of kickers, rails and boxes and Austria’s biggest superpipe at almost 7m high. GETTING THERE Inghams (www.inghams.co.uk/01483 79 11 14) offers a seven nights’ catered accommodation at the Chalet Hotel Elisabeth in Kühtai from £599pp, including return flights from Gatwick (as well as all major UK airports) to Innsbruck and resort transfers.
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As we get ready to watch the famous line-up demonstrate their newly learned skills, TV viewers needn’t just be spectators because here are some of the locations in the Austrian Tirol where you can try slalom, ski jumping or ski cross for yourself this winter.
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The ski racing events on The Jump will take place in Kühtai but if you are looking to build on your ski racing techniques then there couldn’t be a better resort to
participate in a ski racing camp than in Sölden. The resort stages the first FIS Ski World Cup race of the winter at the end of October and is also the official training ground for the US ski team. If this inspires you to improve your racing techniques, then check out the Andre Arnold Ski Racing Camps in Sölden. The former World Cup ski racer Andre Arnold runs camps throughout the winter season on selected dates, including 5 days ski training on slalom and giant slalom, with full video analysis and the final ski race with award ceremony. GETTING THERE The Andre Arnold Ski Racing Camp offers five nights’ at the 3* Haus Martina, with prices from £670 per person B&B or from £770 half board. Flights are available with easyJet from Gatwick to Innsbruck from £115pp return. For more information visit www.racingcamp.at.
Last year the Ski Cross event was one of the most popular events that saw Sir Steve Redgrave and Marcus Brigstocke crash out in style and will once again take place again in the resort of Kühati. One of the most popular Tirolean resorts for this discipline is the Stubai Glacier, which sees more than 200 professional training groups train on the 1000m long ski cross course in autumn. The Ski Cross course at Eisjochferner features ten waves, jumps and eight banked corners. From late December the ski cross course is transformed into the Big Family Funslope for everyone to use for free with a valid ski pass. GETTING THERE Zenith Holidays (020 3137 7678/www. zenithholidays.co.uk) offers seven nights half board at the 4* Hotel Bergjuwel in Neustift, with prices from £477pp half board and resort transfers. Flights available with easyJet from Gatwick to Innsbruck from £115pp return. For more information on the Tirol region www.visittirol.co.uk or keep updated at www. facebook.com/visittirol or follow @VisitTirol on twitter.
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H our from street trading), in a Home Counties press town. Within four years, property prices had been increased by 63% (1983-87) and he sold it and to w bought a new main residence and two buy-tothis e lets. He then moved out of the main residence It f you have had one eye on the property The premise of let-to-buy is relatively home in the future. In the current market, however, it and rented a tiny flat for himself, his then forw market over the last year, you will have noticed straightforward, although the process can seem could be a savvy way of starting a property portfolio. mon partner and their daughter. He let the main the continuing popularity of buy-to-let, as daunting. Historically, let-to-buy has often been Let-to-buy is a particularly attractive proposition usefu property out as bedsits. A tough call, but it increasing numbers of investors ploughed their seen as a last resort - the domain of homeowners for homeowners who are equity rich but possess can t suitedmoney the market at that time. into property. You may not, however, struggling to sell their property or those who need to limited savings, and in a rising market can allow you it’s m Youheard will of recall that, between 1989 and 1993, have let-to-buy. relocate for work but intend to return to their original to benefit from two properties increasing in value. year’ property prices fell off a cliff and interest rates for a income from a property that was once Will red tape cause problems? shot up, but by 1996, prices were recovering. T your main home, so you could enjoy a – Your plans might sound relatively Billy then re-mortgaged all three properties and statis significant reduction in your CGT bill simple on paper, but executing them in bought two more. In 1998, he married and his mark when the time comes to sell up. You the current climate could become very too, wife sold her house. With the proceeds, they can also offset any interest payments complicated indeed. With mortgage reliab bought three more properties. His brother then • After 1997 (when I goton involved), he onlyagainst your his rental rents to applicants improve the fabric ofexhaustive his business your mortgage undergoing stress figur joined the party and they bought a further three rented to professionals.income, which will help you (literally). fact, he invested and implemented was willing tests since the changes cut your In evide the Mortgage Reviewofcame incomerates tax bill. • Up until 2008, when interest fell, he to be patientbybefore reaping Market the benefits his impo into effect, some lenders are reluctant made very little income from the portfolio. investments. overs THINGS TO CONSIDER to take on relatively complicated In other words, on a £5.25m portfolio, with My view on his portfolio is that it’s timecases. to fami As mentioned earlier, an independent Isrents becoming a landlord right £3m in mortgages, with of £189,000 move on. IHT (inheritance tax) alone would be Spain mortgage broker could be the key to for(atme? The rental incomecirca on your and interest of £150,000 5%),–gross profit £1m and at age 63, there needs to be an T unlocking the best deal. home be at least 25% to t was £49,000 but, over the 22 should years, capital end more game. In other words, sell. than your mortgage payment,So, sowhat if can we take from Billy’s experience: pens appreciation is say £2m. The portfolio is now your mortgage payment is £1,000, EXPERT ADVICE 6 Ap worth £6m. • Investing in property is a business. Do you will need to rent the property out anno • For the record, one of the properties he your research as to where best yields can be for £1,250. This extra leeway covers been bought in 2007 is still below the purchase obtained and best possible capital growth – uncertainties such as void periods, man price now. look beyond your locality. maintenance and interest rate changes. and • Consider It is, therefore, vital to make your it as a long game. creat home desirable to tenants and• Prepare ensure for much higher interest rates (oh, by to u And for those who like statistics... it will attract an acceptable income. the by, you could consider borrowing against purc From Nationwide’s house Price survey Research the market very carefully, It your main residence, since rates will be lower Period Average UK Percentage considering the requirements of yourdo you have the nerve? Also, make sure for m – but price change change Ray Boulger, senior ideal tenants and remember that year you tell your lender why). 1983(Q2) – 1987(Q2) £27,386 > £42,987 +56% technical manager at finding a reliable long-term tenant is of • Sit down and work out your return, after all 1987 – 1993 +20% HOW IT WORKS THE POSITIVES£42,987 > £51,918 could save you a significant amount poun John Charcol income and costs. Repeat the exercise on a 1993 – 1998 > £58,403 of money. +12% forei Homeowners who own enough equity High demand in £51,918 the lettings Let-to-buy has both a number of regular basis and manage sides of the 1998 – 2001 £58,403by > £87,638 your Being+50% a landlord isn’t for everyone, in their property can remortgage and market – Rents increased 6.6% advantages, including taking away euro must consider whichaccounts. route release funds to use as a deposit on a across 2001 – 2008 £87,638 > £174,514 the UK last year according to so you +99% the myriad of issues (and stress) of A properties a shared • Hone your skills – do a decorating/joinery/ you prefer to take when letting your new home. (all Theyon can then letbasis). out their research by HomeLet, and although 2008 – 2012 £174,514 > £164,955 -5% trying to tie-in a sale and purchase, actin to find existing its rental price increases are expected to slow property. Using a letting agent bookkeeping His wife property managedand the use redecoration course. It will save you money, and enabling a decision on when a rep reference but your income to pay their mortgage. This in 2015, the •rental market is years, likely heand and maintenance of the properties. In the first 25 rarely couldcheck affordyour to tenants unless earnings and time tomarginal sell an existing property to be the frees up the opportunity to take out managing the property yourself is a to remain buoyant, with demand Between 1998 and 2001, property prices rose go on holiday. Remember, unless you sell to are of higher value than the cost There of a taken independently. are away another mortgage on a new home. shrewd financial move, but comes with significantly outstripping supply in also tax advantages compared to by some 50% and he re-mortgaged the whole release capital, the margin between income tradesperson. wort Unless you are letting your property many areas. Financially, it is an excellent considerable pressure. Alternatively, a property specifically portfolio (well, in fact, I did) and bought another and mortgage interest costs is not necessarily • Sell, if youpurchasing see better opportunities elsewhere long on a temporary basis, you are likely time to be a landlord, as evidenced by using an agent to fully manage the a buy-to-let five properties and we repeated the operation in that high. – why don’taslandlords do investment. more of that? W to require a buy-to-let mortgage. the growing numbers of buy-to-let property will help you release the burden, Any mortgage on the current 2006 prices were by 70%, • He is also resilient andbut tough. He did use • Look to build partnerships with friends and simp Rates (by tendthen, to beproperty more expensive than upinvestors will also eat in to your profits. entering the market. property will either need to be approximately). His property was 21 solicitors as and when tenants couldn’t (or family – but do choose carefully. more residential loans and a deposit portfolio of at refinanced by a buy-to-let mortgage Is it financially viable? – If you such least 25% may be required. price growth – He In could a homes. The yield at that time was circaProperty 7.5%, wouldn’t) pay. and would face up • Plan your exit. or the existing lender must give are remortgaging to borrow more ente are rising market, owning two properties butSpecific interestlet-to-buy rates weremortgages 6.5% on average. to difficult tenants. He also maintained his • Rememberpermission that having ten properties can to let. Borrowers with plenty money, the likelihood is that you will you m offered veryinterest few lenders, though allows you two sets to of high capitalstandards. Rightby now, rates are at an all-time lowto enjoy properties I guess he actually beof less risky than a couple – but equity often increase the mortgage be subject to a higher interest rate, and in an some will allow customers to use growth. As we enter election year, on thetoexisting to finance the – profits are flattered and frankly exceptional. married well! reinvest profits bringproperty down mortgage laws one of their buy-to-let deals on a there is much debate about the effect possibly a large application fee too. deposit for theasnew purchase. Capital appreciation is back. • He also bought in the bestYou streets, in the as quickly possible. should also be awareborrowing that let-to-buy basis. Not all let-to-buy that political uncertainty may have Lenders assess affordability for part of town. It may reduce initial yield, • Don’t tenants have moved into yourbe put off by the naysayers. deals are available on the high street, on house pricesbest in 2015, but most once the mortgage on the new main Don’ home it is then considered a buysome points you should know: but it maintains yield (better tenants) and, There is lots of evidence that investors buy as some lenders only offer them experts still believe prices will increase residence in the usual way, ignoring And to-let property. If you don’tat have a and sell at the bottom, for various •through Billy managed all the properties and in the long run, produces higher capital the top intermediaries. With thishimself by somewhere between 3-6%. While the buy-to-let mortgage provided is for suitable mortgage in place, this could in saved, mind, say, enlisting anannum independent 10% per in agent property charges.is generally appreciation. reasons. Property is illiquid, with consideredIaalso safebelieve that, once the the rental income compared covers it, which result in your lender increasing your mortgage broker couldhe be an investment, what‘London goes up can isalso Up until very recently, undertook all effect’ over and investors look shares, but consider price over the it must do to movement satisfy the lender. A existing interest rate or charging you invaluable investment. come down, and multiple property maintenance work himself. further afield, his part of suburbia will do past year. Hunt for likely value! good independent mortgage adviser a significant fee, thereby limiting Alternatively, it may be possible to owners –will bevery among most this, will independent calculate the most efficient • He worked full-time as a healthcare worker well. Ithe mention because I think that Finally – take advice. And split talk to the amount of money you can raise on take out two residential mortgages, susceptible should the market fall. between the size of the residential this is a “switched-on” guy with ambition and is where growth will happen next. your spouse – believe me, it’s a joint effort. the property. provided your current lender gives you and buy-to-let mortgage. guts (and a vision). The key point of you this storyDo is that Billysums Lawrence Keith your carefully – Watts is a chartered financial buy-to-let, ‘consent to let’ your home in advance Tax breaks – Using New rules being forced on the ko@ •of He penny profits back hisGains outgoings using histhe job total to planner with HBB. Contact 07982 235543, considering cost (including are into liable to managed pay Capital Tax by youinvested buying every another. Someoflenders UK in March next year by the EU @ke his properties. paysell foryour day-to-day living stamp costs and 01727 862477 duty)reinvested of purchasing your new investment won’t allow this, but it is an avenue (CGT) when you are likely to restrict let-to-buy home and the cost of letting out your property. However, by taking the letworth exploring as it could help you mortgage options. to-buy route, you will be gaining current property. get a lower interest rate. his first property in 1983 in cash (earned
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LENDERS FAILING TO APPLY TRANSITIONAL RULES New mortgage rules which came into force in April made it tougher for borrowers to get a new mortgage. Lenders were required to implement
tougher affordability checks in order to ensure that consumers were able to afford loans both at the outset and in the future. At this time, the regulator put in place transitional arrangements in order that existing borrowers who didn’t meet the new tests were not disadvantaged. These rules allow lenders to approve changes to existing mortgages as long as the borrower does not want to borrow more or extend the term of the loan. However, evidence has emerged of widespread rejection by lenders in cases where borrowers want to move home and ‘port’ their loan. There have been reports of consumers having their mortgages declined even though they do not want to borrow any additional money or in cases where they want to downsize and move to a cheaper property. In cases where a lender declines a loan application borrowers may then have to pay a significant early
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Now celebrating 25 years, Clive Emson Auctioneers was founded in 1989 by our chairman Clive Emson to supply a high profile auctioneering facility to corporate and independent estate agents, private clients and statutory bodies. We believe our success is due to, and remains attributable to a firm commitment to quality and service distinguished by both our Investors in People and ISO accreditations. The concept of the Company is to provide a specialist land and property auctioneering service and, therefore, does not compete with the traditional estate agency, mortgage broking, insurance or any other aspect of the property world. All properties upon which we are instructed are offered for sale in the auction catalogue. The 20-25,000 full colour catalogues produced for each of our auctions are available either by post or through a network of over 700 estate agency outlets throughout the entire South of England. Our marketing is supported by more estate agency offices than any other auctioneers practice. In addition lot details, catalogue downloads, viewings and legal documentation are available through our website. During each marketing campaign the entire catalogue is also bound within “The Estates Gazette”, which has a further readership of 100-120,000. Clive Emson Auctioneers have just opened the doors to its Essex, North and East London office. Headed by Paul Bridgeman with the aim to cater for a growing demand for land & property auctions within the area. We also have further offices in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the West Country making us the fourth largest property auctioneers in the country and the number one regional property auctioneers, both by volume and sales. One of the many things that we enjoy about auctions is the ever changing property types we see. Over the years we have sold everything from nuclear bunkers, sea forts, toilets, Martello towers to radar stations, house boats and many more, each time achieving the best possible price as decided by the market on the day. It is, however, important not to pigeonhole auctions as solely a method of selling unusual or problematic property, far from it. While these do sell remarkably well, it is important to stress that the large majority of business comes from selling more standard lots.
Paul Bridgeman FNAVA President (right) & Martin Hardy MNAEA, ANAVA (left).
The environment and transparency along with our expertise in appraising a huge variety of different land and property types is a few of the many reasons why people are turning to auctions. Other reasons include the speed in which a sale can take place and the assurance that the fall of the gavel is exchange of contracts.
OUR NEXT AUCTIONS WILL BE HELD ON
Monday, 23rd March
Kent & South East London
Tuesday, 24th March
Essex, North & East London
Wednesday, 25th March
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Thursday, 26th March West Country
Friday, 27th March Sussex & Surrey
Closing date for entries: 23 February
For information regarding buying or selling property at auction or to request a catalogue please contact our Essex office on Tel: 01245 205778. You can also now find us on Twitter and Facebook or website cliveemson.co.uk
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Entries are continuously invited. Our next ďŹ ve day auction series covering Essex & London, Kent to Cornwall and Isle of Wight to M4 23rd March - Kent & SE London 24th March - Essex and North & East London 25th March - Hampshire & Isle of Wight 26th March - West Country 27th March - Sussex & Surrey
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AMANTHA Faiers’s career is going from strength to strength. ‘La Bella’ her fragrance launch went straight to the top of The Fragrance Shop charts and got it’s seal of approval from the prestigious Pure Beauty Awards where it won ‘Female Fragrance of the Year’ beating stiff competition from Juicy Couture’s Viva La Juicy Gold Couture, One Direction’s ‘You and I’ and Cheryl FernandezVersini’s ‘Storm Flower’.
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Following the successful launch of ‘La Bella’, ‘Lashes By Samantha’ is the second product in the ‘By Samantha’ beauty range. “I’ve always wanted to do lashes,” Sam explains. “After the success of my perfume, now I’m in the beauty industry I thought the next thing had to be lashes.” Sam has worn lashes since she was 16 as she suffers from trichotillomania (a condition where a person feels compelled to pull their hair or eyelashes out). “So this was the perfect step forward for me,” she adds. “I have created lashes that I will wear for any occasion and I’ve been involved in every aspect – from the packaging to the different lash looks itself. Lashes are such an important part of my life so I wanted my collection to be perfect.”
The three styles in the initial Lashes By Samantha collection comprise: ‘Oh! So Natural’ - a chic addition to daytime makeup. Samantha wanted to create a natural look to exaggerate and amplify natural lashes that can be worn through the day into the night for a subtlety glamorous makeup look. The second - ‘If Looks Could Kill’ is perfect to create more volume for an elegant seductive look. Samantha designed a thicker lash to draw more attention to the eyes – so suitable for that dramatic makeup look. ‘Glam it Up’ is for the super glamorous woman who wants to make a statement. Thick, layered lashes designed to really bring out the glam and perfect for a party look. “I wanted to create great looking lashes
that look and feel fabulous, flexible, comfortable, and have the added benefit of latex-free glue! These lashes are reusable and designed to be trim-able and will accentuate the eye with a tapered end. The perfect lash at an affordable price.” ‘Lashes By Samantha’ From £5. Available from www.Very.co.uk and www.littlewoods.co.uk.
Health & Wellbeing LIFESTYLE
Winter therapy Bonnie Friend, Editor at spabreaks.com chooses her five favourite treatments offered by Lifehouse Spa Hotel in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex to beat the winter blues.
Flower Therapy Flower Therapy dates back to the 16th century and uses the distilled dew from flowers in the belief that they have healing properties. It is a practice that thrives amongst Australian aborigines although most of us come across it in the form of Bach’s Rescue Remedy. There is a certain amount of ‘believing that it will
work’ required to really get the most out of it, but it’s great for headaches, depression and for its restorative powers. A bit of an all-rounder for this time of year! Reflexology While it can be used for an abundance of things, it is a little known fact that reflexology can work a total treat on a hangover. Reflexology helps to
stimulate the body and reduce the feeling of sickness and headaches. Salt Scrub A salt and oil scrub is a rather nice and decadent way to sweep away toxins, especially when it’s followed with a massage using a detox oil such as lavender, grapefruit,
cypress or juniper berry. It’s stimulating and invigorating. The scrub will also work wonders on that seemingly endless dry skin. Myotherapy Myotherapy is a form of deep pressure point muscle release. What makes it unique is that it utilises a simple yet
thorough kinesiology or muscle testing technique to locate abnormal muscle tension or trigger points in the body. The system was devised by Dr Waverley Chin; a chiropractor based in Hong Kong. The reason I particularly like it is because in addition to the normal working day, the winter sees me spending an inordinate amount of time sitting down which usually results in a very sore back that’s going to need more than your average massage to resolve, so this is definitely the way to go! Shiatsu Shiatsu has its roots in traditional Chinese medicine, which gives it thousands of years of knowledge to build on. The thing is that it’s a very personal treatment so the format is a little
Lifehouse Spa and Hotel different for everyone, depending on what you need. Basically it supports the body and boosts it, reactivating its healing ability so that you feel better and brighter. All treatments available from Lifehouse Hotel and Spa, Essex. To book visit www. spabreaks.com/venues/ lifehouse-spa-hotel.
Made in Essex readers can take advantage of a special discount which can be used to purchase spa vouchers at any of the above, or other spas on the spabreaks.com website .
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Fashion Black cotton hipsters, £20 (2 pack) David Gandy for Autograph at M&S www.marksandspencer.com
Perfect pairs chocolates (as part of a gift set) £50 includes a bottle of prosecco and half a dozen roses (marksandspencer.com)
If you didn’t know that the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey, is being released on February 14th – then you must have been living under a rock, says our style guru Mark O’Connor
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HE movie will certainly be getting temperatures rising amongst the nation’s females, but the question is - will you be taking cues from Mr Grey this Valentines day and will your gift take their attention away from the big screen? F&F at Tesco have
Shadesof Red Patent Lips clutch bag £20 (Very.co.uk)
embraced this theme and have a range of lingerie for men and women named after the steamy movie, while M&S are relying on supermodels David Gandy and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to shift their lingerie lines as well as sport and style icon David Beckham’s DB body range at H&M. The shops are already
Diamond heart pendant, from £225 Links of london (linksoflondon.com)
stacked high with red Valentines merchandise and overall lingerie, chocolate and flowers are the most popular gifts at this time of year. But a bit of imagination and ‘outside of the box’ thinking could make all the difference and turn your gift from a gimmick into a gem.
Valentines
Pink spotted shirt pyjama set £13.75 Floozie by Frost French at (debenhams.com)
Mrs Always Right Mug £10, Mr Right Mug £10 (marksandspencer. com)
Addicted Half cup bra red £28 Addicted Strappy Brief £14 Pour Moi (pourmoilingerie.co.uk)
Inner goddess eye mask, £5 Fifty Shades of Grey at (clothingattesco.com)
Red leather iphone case, £45 Aspinal of London (aspinaloflondon.com) Red love heart watch, £220 Folli Follie (follifollie.co.uk)
Light pink rose bug balcony bra £25 briefs, £10 B by Ted Baker (debenhams.com)
Black Teddie set £22.50 (clothingattesco.com)
Perfume, £69 Burberry Brit House of Fraser (houseoffraser.co.uk)
Red satin and lace chemise, £35 (bouxavenue.com)
Burgundy trunk, £23 Calvin Klein at House of Fraser (houseoffraser.co.uk)
Red roses , £15.99 flowerfete .co.uk
Top £29 and briefs, £29 DB bodywear David Beckham for H&M (hm.com)
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A chat Simon Silvester Simon Silvester is Chef Director at Fulton’s Restaurants and has inspired an ethos of seasonal eating and local produce at his two restaurants, Fulton’s on the Green in Writtle and Fulton’s Chop House at Dunmow.
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a skilled and knowledgeable person and all self-taught. I have been really lucky to have worked for Albert Roux, who has been my mentor and friend for many years and is a true enigma to me.
fired by propane gas which needs to be delivered. I have already had a nightmare where I dreamt we had run out of gas during the middle of service! I pray it never happens!
What is your first food memory? My mother’s delicious steak and kidney pie on a Saturday afternoon
What is your favourite dish/ ingredient? Dawn Hughes, our chef at the Chop House in Dunmow, cooks me her Sesame chicken with a salad when she thinks I need building up. It’s brilliant.
Best cooking tip for a novice? Most of the pictures in cookery books are put together by food stylists using various tricks so don’t get disillusioned if yours doesn’t look the same!
IMON has spent time getting to know his local suppliers and prides himself on the provenance and quality of the food his restaurants serve. He is Roux trained and built his career in the fine dining and banqueting sector in London and Europe.
Who has influenced your cooking the most? My friend and mentor Albert Roux. Why did you become a chef? My eldest brother went to catering college and then landed a job at Buckingham Palace on the management side so when I left school it seemed like a good idea to follow in his footsteps. I fell in love with the buzz of a big commercial kitchen during my first practical and made up my mind there and then to become a chef and not a manager. Where did it all begin? Thanet technical college in Broadstairs and The Savoy, London Who are your favourite chefs? There are a few including one of my old bosses Raymond Blanc. I really enjoy watching him on TV as he is such
What is your favourite herb? Bay leaf. I was cooking at one of our restaurants recently and a customer walked by as I was cutting off leaves from one of our bushes outside. The lady asked what I was doing. I explained I was using the bay leaves for cooking. She was fascinated. She told me she had two bushes outside her house but didn’t realise you could use the leaves in cooking! What’s in your fridge at home? We have two. The first has lots of different bits and pieces in as I like to nibble when I get home late at night, so some charcuterie, cheese etc. The other… beer and wine! Your worst kitchen nightmare? We have just taken over the whole of the hospitality services at Chelmsford City Racecourse including two restaurants. The kitchen is
What is your biggest accomplishment? Being married to my long suffering wife and having two amazing sons, who I am very proud of. What’s your last meal on earth, if you had the chance to choose? I recently read in a book about the history of British food and in medieval times they had banquets that lasted for days. It would have to be one of these so I could spend as much time with my friends and family on planet earth. Why Fulton’s? I just love food and Fulton’s gives me the opportunity to use my Michelin Star skills but to create good honest food that people can eat every day without the Michelin Star price tag. *Fulton’s Restaurants: Writtle 01245 422432, Dunmow 01371 874321/ www.fultonsrestaurants.com
Cook’s corner
Jean Anderson suggests some ‘easy peasy’ recipes you can do with the kids
Rock Cakes Ingredients 225g Self raising flour 50g sugar Pinch of salt Quarter teaspoon ground cinnamon 75g butter 75g mixed sultanas or raisins 1 egg, beaten 4 tablespoons milk 4 tablespoons castor sugar Sift the flour, salt and cinnamon into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, mix in the sugar. Stir in the sultanas or raisins. Beat in the egg and milk. Spoon tablespoons of mixture onto a greased baking tray evenly spaced. Sprinkle the castor sugar over the tops and put into a fairly hot preheated oven (180/190 degrees C). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to cooling rack.
Raisin & Oat Cookies Ingredients 125g Butter 75g Soft brown sugar 100g Self raising flour 75g Porridge oats 50g Raisins Cream together butter and sugar, add flour oats and raisins, mix well. Roll mixture into small balls and put onto baking tray (evenly spaced) and flatten out. Bake at 180 degrees C for approx 15 minutes until golden. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
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Enjoy the snowdrops
CHLOE MERRIMAN guides you through some of the best events that will appeal to all your senses striking images of warravaged countryside, death and destruction which he sketched whilst in the Trenches. Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Until April11. Free Admission, 10am – 5pm. 01702 212511 / www.southendmuseums.co.uk.
Wartime memories captured by Percy Smith
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Step back in time to WWI with a poignant collection of sketches by artist and calligrapher Percy Smith (1882-1948) on show at Southend’s Beecroft Art Gallery. The facinating exhibition entitled the ‘Dance of Death’ series, illustrates his service on the Western Front between 1916 and 1919 with the Royal Marine Artillery and features
Don your walking boots and continue that New Year health kick at one of Colchester’s beauty spots this Friday morning. Join a picturesque ramble around High Woods Country Park (following a one mile circuit) which you can repeat if you fancy more of a challenge, and enjoy well deserved a tea or coffee afterwards. 11am-12pm. Visitor Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JR. 01206 853588/visitcolchester.
com. No need to book.
HEAR
The Thinking Drinkers Guide To The Legends of Liquor previously sold out at the Fringe and this bar stool of discovery and London’s Soho Theatre. let Thinking Drinkers guide you The impressive show starring through the legends of liquor! As Thinking Drinkers Tom Sandham one fan commented “The spirit and Ben McFarland taking of the Fringe flows throughout.” place this Saturday weekend at February 7, Chelmsford 8pm, tickets City Theatre, from £14.50pp takes you book online through the Chelmsford liquid lives City Theatre of history’s www. most chelmsford. extraordinary gov.uk/ people, from thinkingFrank Sinatra drinkersto Winston guideThe Thinking Drinkers Churchill. legendsSlide onto liquor-0.
VISIT
Make your way to Hedingham Castle in Halstead and feast your eyes on a gorgeous display of at least 13 varieties of snowdrops which blanket the estate’s glorious gardens and moat this time of year. Stroll around the trees and lakes in front of the Georgian Mansion House and take in this stunning scene. The café will be open for mulled wine and other refreshments. Snowdrop Sunday, 11am4pm, February 8, Hedingham Castle. Admission £8.50pp hedinghamcastle.co.uk/events.
FOCUS ON
Thurrock Courts Players Sixty years treading the boards
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cast as an amazing lookalike in this RITAIN’S most famous hilarious stage adaptation of one of female vicar makes an our best loved sitcoms, The Vicar of appearance at the Thameside Dibley. Thurrock Courts Players are Theatre this February and you’d be The Vicar of Dibley production forgiven for thinking that it is indeed Dawn French on stage in Grays. In fact theatre staff have had to tell quite a few people already that the face on show posters Thurrock’s premier amateur dramatic is NOT the real Dawn! society, performing 2-3 times a year Regular followers of Thurrock at the Thameside Theatre. The group, Courts Players productions will currently celebrating their 60th recognise the face of talented local year, are best known for performing actress Jill Snelling as she leads the
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comedy and farce, though have presented audiences with everything from Shakespeare to panto. In fact their last show, the homeThe Thurrock Courts Players written mixed-up of talented local actors on their pantomime-forbooks who are all experienced on grown-ups Witch Way to Coz, has stage and behind the scenes, taking been nominated for the National on backstage and production duties Operatic and Dramatic Association’s when not performing. Best Pantomime Award – their third Their current show follows the consecutive NODA nomination in as arrival of Dibley’s replacement many years. vicar Geraldine Granger, to the great Throughout the year the company also enter into various drama festivals surprise of the locals who struggle at first to adapt to a female vicar. Not across the South-East performing balding but buxom, and with a picture full-length and one-act plays by of Mel Gibson hanging next to Jesus, professional writers as well as their Geraldine soon wins their hearts with own original pieces. her kindness and humour. The group have a large number
The script has been professionally compiled from the actual TV scripts for stage production bringing together many of your favourite TV series moments, from Geraldine’s unexpected arrival, to Alice and Hugo’s unforgettable wedding day. The show is already proving a huge hit, with evening performances almost sold out. Due to the high demand for tickets, the company has added a matinee performance on Saturday 14 February at 2.15pm with all seats priced at just £10.
The Vicar of Dibley is at the Thameside Theatre, Grays from 12-14 February at 7.45pm, £12 per adult, and £10 concessions. Tickets are available from 07475 634 474 or book online at thurrock.gov.uk/theatre. For more details on the Thurrock Courts Players visit the website www.thurrockcourtsplayers.co.uk.
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6.20 6.20 FILM: FILM: War War and and Peace Peace (1956) (1956) Lavish Lavish 6.20 FILM: War and Peace (1956) Lavish adaptation of Tolstoy's novel starring Audrey adaptation of Tolstoy's novel starring Audrey adaptation of Tolstoy's novel starring Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda (S) 9.40 Fred Hepburn and Henry Fonda (S) 9.40 Fred Hepburn Age and Henry Fonda (S)11.00 9.40 Six Fred Dibnah’s of Steam Steam (R/S) Dibnah’s Age of (R/S) 11.00 Six Dibnah’s Age of Steam (R/S) 11.00 Six Nations Rewind Rewind (S) (S) 12.00 12.00 James James Martin: Martin: Nations Nations Rewind (S) 12.00 JamesLemmon: Martin: Home Home Comforts Comforts (R/S) (R/S) 1.15 1.15 Jack Jack Lemmon: Lemmon: Home Comforts (R/S) 1.15 Jack Talking Pictures (S) 2.00 FILM: Cowboy Talking Pictures (S) 2.00 FILM: Cowboy Talking Pictures (S) 2.00 FILM: Cowboy (1958) Western Western starring starring Jack Jack Lemmon Lemmon and and (1958) (1958) Western starring Jackto Lemmon and Glenn Ford. Ford. (S) 3.30 3.30 Escape the Country Country Glenn (S) Escape to Glenn 4.30 Ford. Final (S) 3.30 Escape to the theHorrible Country (R/S) Score (S) 5.15 (R/S) 4.30 Final Score (S) 5.15 Horrible (R/S) 4.30 Final Carta Score (S) 5.15 Horrible Histories: Histories: Magna Magna Carta Carta Special Special (S) (S) 5.45 5.45 The The Histories: Magna Special (S) 5.45 The Great British Sewing Bee (R/S) 6.45 Flog It! Great British Sewing Bee (R/S) 6.45 Flog Great British Sewing Bee (R/S) 6.45 Flog It! It! Edinburgh (R/S) (R/S) Edinburgh Edinburgh (R/S) 7.35 Britain’s Britain’s Tudor Tudor Treasure: Treasure: a a Night Night 7.35 7.35 Britain’s Tudor Treasure: a Night at at Hampton Hampton Court Court (R/S) (R/S) at Hampton Court (R/S) 8.35 8.35 Dad’s Dad’s Army Army (R) (R) 8.35 Dad’s Army (R) 9.05 QI (R/S) 9.05 QI XL XL (R/S) 9.05 XL Broken (R/S) (2012) Drama starring 9.50 QI FILM: 9.50 Broken (2012) Drama starring 9.50 FILM: FILM: Broken Drama Cillian Murphy Murphy(2012) and Tim Tim Rothstarring (S) Cillian and Roth (S) Cillian Seven MurphyYears and Tim Roth (S) 11.15 FILM: in Tibet 11.15 FILM: FILM: Seven Seven Years Years in in Tibet Tibet (1997) (1997) 11.15 (1997) Fact-based drama with Brad Pitt Fact-based drama drama with with Brad Brad Pitt Pitt and and Fact-based and David Thewlis. (S) David Thewlis. (S) DavidGlory Thewlis. (S)(2006) Inspirational 1.25 FILM: FILM: Road 1.25 Glory Road (2006) Inspirational 1.25 FILM: Glory (2006) Inspirational drama starring JoshRoad Lucas and Derek Derek Luke. drama starring and drama starringisJosh Josh Lucas Lucas (S) and Derek Luke. Luke. (S) (S) 3.15 3.15 This This is is BBC BBC Two Two (S) (S) (S) 3.15 This BBC Two
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6.00 Countdown (R/S) 7.10 3rd Rock from the 8.00 Frasier. Frasier. the Sun. Sun. Double Double Bill. Bill. (R/S) (R/S) 8.00 8.00 Frasier. the Sun. Double Bill. (R/S) 9.05 Everybody Loves Double Bill. (R/S) 9.05 Everybody Loves Double Bill. (R/S) 9.05 Everybody Loves Double Bill. (R/S) 10.05 Raymond. Double Bill. (R/S) 10.05 Raymond. Double Bill. (R/S) 10.05 Raymond. Double Bill. (R/S) Undercover Boss USA (R/S) 11.00 Car Undercover Boss USA (R/S) 11.00 Car Undercover Boss USA (R/S) 11.00 Car S.O.S 12.05 Come Come Dine Dine with with Me Me (R/S) (R/S) S.O.S (S) (S) 12.05 12.05 Come Dine with Me (R/S) S.O.S (S) 1.05 Three in a Bed (R/S) 2.10 Countdown 1.05 Three Three in in a a Bed Bed (R/S) (R/S) 2.10 2.10 Countdown Countdown 1.05 3.00 Deal Or No Deal (S) 4.45 Couples (S) 3.00 Deal Or No Deal (S) 4.45 Couples (S) 3.00 Deal Or No(S) Deal (S)The 4.45 Couples (S) 5.30 Simpsons. Come Dine with The Come with Me Me (S) 5.30 The Simpsons. Simpsons. Come Dine Dine (S) 5.30 6.30 Hollyoaks (S) Double Bill. with (R/S)Me 6.30 Hollyoaks (S) Double Bill. (R/S) Double Bill. (R/S) 6.30 Hollyoaks (S) 7.00 7.00 News News (S) (S) 7.00 News (S) 8.00 8.00 The The Jump Jump The The remaining remaining celebrities celebrities 8.00 The Jump The remaining compete for a place in thecelebrities semicompete for a place in compete for a place in the the semisemifinals. (S) finals. (S) finals. (S) 9.00 8 8 Out Out of of 10 10 Cats Cats Does Does Countdown Countdown (S) (S) 9.00 9.00 8 OutLast of 10 Cats Does Countdown (S) 10.00 10.00 The The Last Last Leg Leg (S) (S) 10.00 Leg (S) 11.05 The Catastrophe (R/S) 11.05 Catastrophe (R/S) 11.05 Catastrophe (R/S) (R/S) 11.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 11.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R/S) 11.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R/S) Nine to 12.00 Rude Tube (S) 1.00 FILM: 12.00 Rude Tube (S) 1.00 Nine 12.00 RudeFeminist Tube (S)comedy 1.00 FILM: FILM: Nine to to (1980) with Jane Five (1980) Feminist comedy with Jane Five (1980) Feminist comedy with The Jane Five 2.55 Fonda and Dolly Parton. (R) 2.55 The The Fonda and and Dolly Dolly Parton. Parton. (R) (R) 2.55 Fonda 3.50 Ricky Gervais Gervais Show. Show. Double Double Bill. Bill. (R/S) (R/S) 3.50 Ricky 3.50 Ricky Gervais Show.forDouble Bill.Money (R/S) (R/S) Double Your House Half the Double Your House for Half the Money (R/S) Double Your House for Half the Money (R/S) 4.45 Deal Or No Deal (R/S) 5.40 Face the 4.45 Deal Or No Deal (R/S) 5.40 Face the 4.45 Deal Clock (R/S)Or No Deal (R/S) 5.40 Face the Clock Clock (R/S) (R/S)
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6.00 Milkshake 9.15 The Wright Stuff (R/S) 11.10 Robson’s Robson’s Extreme Extreme Fishing Fishing Challenge Challenge (R/S) (R/S) Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R/S) 1.15 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R/S) 1.15 12.15 Celebrity Big Brother (R/S) 1.15 Home and Away (S) 1.45 Neighbours (S) Home and (S) Neighbours (S) Home and Away Away (S) 1.45 1.45 Neighbours (S) 2.15 NCIS: NCIS: Los Angeles Angeles (R/S) 3.10 FILM: FILM: 2.15 Los (R/S) 3.10 2.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R/S) 3.10 FILM: (2008) Romantic drama A Risk Worth Taking (2008) Romantic Romantic drama drama A Risk Risk Worth Worth Taking Taking (2008) A starring starring Rachel Rachel Reilly Reilly and and Brian Brian Pettifer. Pettifer. (S) (S) starring Rachel Reilly and Brian Pettifer. (S) 5.30 Neighbours (R/S) 6.00 Home and 5.30 Neighbours (R/S) 6.00 Home and 5.30 Neighbours (R/S) 6.00 Home and 6.30 News News (S) (S) Away (R/S) (R/S) 6.30 Away Away 7.00 (R/S) The 6.30 BillionNews Dollar(S) Wreck Hunt Hunt (R/S) (R/S) 7.00 The Billion 7.00 The Road Billion Dollar Dollar Wreck Wreck Hunt (R/S) 8.00 8.00 Ice Ice Road Road Truckers Truckers With With just just days days 8.00 Ice Truckers With just days before the loads are totted up, before the the loads loads are are totted totted up, up, before the teams race over the rapidly the teams race over the teams race(S) over the the rapidly rapidly melting roads. melting roads. (S) melting roads. (S) 9.00 Celebrity Celebrity Big Big Brother: Brother: Live Live Final Final All All 9.00 9.00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live Final All the the drama drama and and action action from from this this year’s year’s the drama and action from this year’s celebrity housemates as the winner is celebrity housemates as the winner is celebrity housemates as the winner is crowned in in the the live live final. final. (S) (S) crowned crowned in the live final. (S) 10.50 Celebrity Celebrity Big Big Brother’s Brother’s Bit Bit on on the the 10.50 10.50 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Rylan Clark presents a round-up Side Rylan presents Side Rylan Clark ClarkBrother-related presents a a round-up round-up Side of of Celebrity Celebrity Big Big Brother-related Brother-related news. news. of Celebrity Big news. 12.15 Supercasino 3.10 Celebrity Big 12.15 3.10 Celebrity Big 12.15 Supercasino Supercasino 3.10 Celebrity 4.35 AccessBig 4.45 Brother: the Final Final (R/S) (R/S) 4.35 Access 4.45 Brother: the 4.35 Access 4.45 Brother:Doctor the Final (R/S) House (R/S) 5.10 House Doctor. House Doctor (R/S) House Doctor (R/S) 5.10 5.10 House House Doctor. Doctor. Double Bill (R/S) Double Bill (R/S) Double Bill (R/S)
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6.05 Trans World Sport (S) 7.55 The Morning Morning Line Line (S) (S) 9.00 9.00 Everybody Everybody Loves Loves Morning Line (S) 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. Three episodes. Raymond. Three Three episodes. episodes. (R/S) (R/S) 10.30 10.30 Raymond. (R/S) 10.30 Frasier. Double Bill. (R/S) 11.30 The Big Frasier. Double Bill. (R/S) 11.30 The Frasier. Double Bill. (R/S) 11.3012.30 The Big Big Bang Theory. Double Bill. (R/S) (R/S) Bang Theory. Double Bill. 12.30 Bang Theory. Double Bill. (R/S) 12.30 Child Genius Genius (R/S) (R/S) 1.30 1.30 Channel Channel 4 4 Racing Racing Child Child Genius (R/S) 1.30 Channel 4 Racing from Newbury Newbury and Warwick Warwick (S) 4.00 4.00 Come from and (S) Come from Newbury and Warwick (S)Big 4.00 Come Dine with Me (R/S) 5.00 The Bang Dine with Me (R/S) 5.00 The Big Dine with Me 5.30 (R/S) The 5.00Simpsons. The Big Bang Bang Theory (R/S) Double Theory (R/S) (R/S) 5.30 5.30 The The Simpsons. Simpsons. Double Double Theory Bill. Bill. (R/S) (R/S) 6.30 6.30 Channel Channel 4 4 News News (S) (S) Bill. (R/S) 6.30 Channel 4 News (S) 7.00 Our Guy in India (R/S) 7.00 Our Guy in India (R/S) 7.00 Our Guy in India (R/S) 8.00 The The World’s World’s Weirdest Weirdest Weather Weather (S) (S) 8.00 8.00 World’s Weirdest Weather (S) 9.00 The FILM: American Reunion (2012) 9.00 American Reunion (2012) 9.00 FILM: FILM: American Reunion (2012) Fourth movie movie in in the the American American Pie Pie Fourth Fourth in thestarring American Pie comedymovie franchise, Jason comedy franchise, starring comedy franchise,Hannigan. starring Jason Jason Biggs Biggs and and Alyson Alyson Hannigan. Hannigan. (S) (S) Biggs and Alyson (S) 11.15 11.15 FILM: FILM: Panic Panic Room Room (2002) (2002) Thriller Thriller 11.15 FILM: Panic Room (2002) Thriller starring Jodie Foster and Kristen starring Jodie Foster and starring Jodie Foster and Kristen Kristen Stewart. (R/S) (R/S) Stewart. Stewart. (R/S) 1.20 FILM: FILM: Earthquake (1974) Charlton Charlton 1.20 Earthquake (1974) 1.20 FILM: Heston, Ava Earthquake Gardner and and (1974) VictoriaCharlton Principal Heston, Ava Gardner Victoria Principal Heston, Ava Gardner and Victoria Principal star in in this this distaster distaster drama. drama. (R/S) (R/S) 3.25 3.25 star star in thisOmnibus distaster (S) drama. (R/S) 3.25in the Hollyoaks 5.25 A Place Hollyoaks Omnibus (S) 5.25 A Place Hollyoaks Omnibus (S) 5.25 A Place in in the the Sun: Sun: Home Home Or Or Away Away (R/S) (R/S) Sun: Home Or Away (R/S)
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Community radio station Phoenix FM broadcasts live programming from 7am to midnight every day to Brentwood, Billericay and surrounding areas on 98.0FM and www.phoenixfm.com Thursday, February 5 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Joe Box in association with Saint Francis Hospice 10.00am Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward in association with Chigwell Bifold Doors and Windows 1.00pm One 2 Three - local news and chat with Flora Blathwayt in association with Affinity Wills 3.00pm Drive with Mike Porter in association with Papa John’s Pizza 6.00pm GR80s - music and guests from the 80s with Xanthe Bearman 8.00pm 50 Shades Of Chay - indie tunes with Chay Appleyard 10.00pm Cultura Brazil - news and music for the local Brazlilian Community (in Portuguese)
Friday, February 6 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Joe Box 10.00am Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward 1.00pm One 2 Three - local news and chat with Mike Jones 3.00pm Drive with Mike Porter 6.00pm That Friday Feeling with Nikki Mills 8.00pm Friday Night Extra with Patrick Sherring 10.00pm The Weekend Ignition with Brad Acton - indie and alternative music Saturday, February 7 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Rob Harvey 10.00am Feelgood Saturday with Alan Johnson 12.00pm Between The Lines - local sports news with Steve Robertson
2.00pm Words and Sounds with Christopher Stagg 3.00pm Phoenix FM Sport with Chris Hood 6.00pm Turn It Up - the latest dance music tunes with Vixter 8.00pm Phoenix Fridays on Saturdays in association with Papa Johns Brentwood featuring live sets from local bands 10.00pm From The Underworld - blues and rock with Brian Ager Sunday, February 8 7.00am Sunday Breakfast with Bob Simpson 10.00am Sunday Best with Andrew Babicz 12.00pm Sunday Lunch with Tony Smith - pop, R’n’B and dance hits and live studio sessions 2.00pm Steph’s Sound Wave with Steph
Cawthorne 4.00pm Sunday Vibes - relaxed tunes with James Phillips 6.00pm Brentwood’s Only Alternative - indie and alternative music with Eddie Curry 8.00pm 33rpm - alternative music and album tracks with Chris Siviter 10.00pm Cut The Cord - music through the decades with Chris Sullivan Monday, February 9 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Joe Box 10.00am Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward 1.00pm One 2 Three - local news and chat with Scott Ross 3.00pm Drive with Mike Porter 6.00pm All That Jazz - jazz music from the 40s
to the present day with Adam Dyer 8.00pm A Journey Through The Years In Music with Gary Casserley 10.00pm The Interesting Alternative Show avant-garde and progressive rock with Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi Tuesday, February 10 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Joe Box 10.00am Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward 1.00pm One 2 Three - local news and chat with Scott Ross 3.00pm Drive with Mike Porter 6.00pm One For The Road - rock music with Alex Hoggett 8.00pm Off The Record - alternative music with Ben Knight
10.00pm Sonder - music across many different genres with Tracy Morter Wednesday, February 11 7.00am The Breakfast Show with Joe Box 10.00am Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward 1.00pm One 2 Three - local news and chat with Keith Rogers 3.00pm Drive with Mike Porter 6.00pm Midweek Matchzone - local and national football news with Chris Hood 7.00pm Body Talk with Mel Watson in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital 8.00pm Curveballs - indie, alternative, rock and local bands live with Nick Field 10.00pm Nightswimming - more indie and alternative sounds with Matt Hines
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Kadjar unveiled BUOYED by the success of Captur, Renault is continuing its offensive in the world of crossovers with the launch of Kadjar, the brand’s C-segment crossover. This sibling to Captur is available with either two or four-wheel-drive transmission, the Kadjar delivers easy manoeuvrability in town thanks to its compact footprint at 4.45 metres long. It offers advanced connectivity with the R-Link 2 multimedia system, along with a relaxed experience behind the wheel, courtesy of the latest driving aids. The Renault Kadjar also benefits from a range of particularly efficient engines which position it at the forefront of the segment in terms of low fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. It will go on sale in the summer in Europe and is scheduled to appear in right-hand-drive form in the UK in the autumn.
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Hybrid NSX makes its debut FRESH from its global debut in Detroit, the much-anticipated Honda NSX will make its European debut at the Geneva motor show, 25 years after the original was first premiered. The hybrid supercar has been specifically created to deliver a ‘new sports experience’, challenging conventional beliefs about the supercar segment. The Geneva show from March 5-15, will also see the global premiere of the British-built Honda Civic Type R production car. The ‘race car for the road‘ will be the most extreme Type R ever built, with blistering performance and that set new standards in the segment. A world-first application of Honda’s new 2.0 litre VTEC turbo engine and new chassis technologies combine to deliver one of the most rewarding driving experiences. Production models of Honda’s all-new HR-V and Jazz will make their debut ahead of their market launches later in 2015. Philip Crossman, managing director of Honda UK, commented: “With the fruits of a massive research and development investment now coming to the fore, 2015 is our year. “With these outstanding new products, along with our F1 partnership, it makes us a desirable proposition once more.”
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Arsenal players join in DS celebrations ARSENAL football club players Laurent Koscielny, Mathieu Flamini, David Ospina and Theo Walcott recently took part in an exclusive photo shoot to celebrate 60 years of the
original Citroen DS. The football stars, including French internationals Flamini and Koscielny, embraced their club’s heritage by donning the iconic red and white
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kit that their legendary predecessors would have worn 60 years ago in 1955, the same year the original DS was launched at the Paris Motor Show. The original DS was produced between 1955 and 1975, with a total production run of 1,456,115 cars. DS enthusiasts all over the world will be celebrating the 60th birthday. One of the main international events, set to take place on May 22 and 23 at the historic Montlhéry track in France, is set to bring together 700 vintage DS vehicles together. Left: Arsenal players and 57 EKX, a 1961 Citroen ID19
Special off-road Jeep Cherokee THE Brooklands Hotel and Mercedes-Benz World have joined together to create a family driving experience package for February half-term. Located on the site of the historic Brooklands motor racing track, in Surrey, the Family Driving Package combines an overnight stay in the Brooklands Hotel with the unrivalled experience of speeding round a race track at the neighbouring Mercedes-Benz World. Guaranteed to keep half-term boredom at bay, families will be able to relax in the luxurious surroundings of a spacious track-facing family room,
before heading to MercedesBenz World, where they can get up close to the legendary Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The highlight is a 30 minute driving experience in an AMG for adults, whilst children (under sixteen) will have the chance to go off-road behind the wheel of a 4x4 for 30-minutes. After an action-packed day on the track, families can unwind in the hotel’s spa and look forward to a hearty breakfast the following morning in the restaurant. Prices for the package, which is available throughout February half-term from 14–22
February start from £299 for a family of two adults and one child and from £339 for a family of two adults and two children. This includes one night’s accommodation, access to the hotel spa, entry to MercedesBenz World, one 30-minute adult AMG driving experience, one under 16s, 30-minute 4x4 driving experience and breakfast the following morning. For reservations and more information, call 01932 335710, email reservations@ brooklandshotelsurrey. com or go to www. brooklandshotelsurrey.com
JEEP is enhancing the popular Cherokee range with the introduction to the UK of the first ‘trail rated’ version, the Trailhawk. Powered by a 3.2-litre V6 petrol engine delivering 268bhp and 315Nm of torque and a nine-speed automatic gearbox it is fully off-road capable and is fitted with a low-range transmission including Jeep’s Selec-Terrain system. It is designed to perform in a variety of challenging off-road conditions identified by five key categories: traction, ground clearance, manoeuvrability, articulation and water fording. Its Active Drive Lock 4x4 system features a rear lock device for enhanced traction and is particularly useful when rock crawling. The car also features Selec-Speed control, which allows it to drive up or down demanding hills at controlled, steady speeds in complete confidence and safety. The Jeep Trailhawk has excellent approach and departure angles with unique front and rear
bumpers, and skid plates for fuel tank, front suspension and transmission and red tow hooks. Inside the standard equipment continues with Nappa leather trim, red interior stitching accents, all-season floor mats, a cargo net, Uconnect™ media centre with 8.4-inch touch screen display and USB. Price is £34,245 on the road.
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So,The which arewhy normally only wheel-drive and so this was cueBy is the much-revised front biggest seller will probably be Withthe the Spartan firedtheup, Nigelallows ran through Nigel Moss, from Ashingdon, does not using radio, access I naturally assumed that mounting the engine in particularly end, with the Audi rings TDI.be This PSand with to navigation, multimedia and Twingo would the184 same the rear, new Twingo is all the controls, my firstimpressive. question being: have justthe one tank, but anow collectionthe of ‘basic’ military Thewheel?’’ Quattro TFSI, armed removed from the grillesevenmachine gets to 62 mph inthat just internet radio and is actioned itincame some surprise it steering shorter than itswithin predecessor ‘’Where’s the hardware that now numbers total, as with S-Tronic six-speed up onto the (11ft bonnet. 7.1 seconds via a superb sixbyone,’’ a Audi’s free-to-download app. doesn’t. atincluding 3.595m 8in)Dimensions and ‘’It doesn’t have Nigel replied. ‘’See four tanks withwith tracks, one wheeled gearbox, is a fine cara key by any are very similar. speed manual gearbox. Safety is always The polymer plastic bonnet a longer wheelbase and short those two big grey levers between your legs, standard and, given ahave fatter Beneath front the skin, Thenot 230PS petrol cars are feature and does lift up, but slides overhang and sixteen rear, offers that’s your tiller steering. PullRenault back on left to go wallet, would be hard resist. years the very TT has more thanafter a second faster, but designed the engine intothe forward releasing a couple amplesince interior spacefirst within its left, and the same on theon right one to go right.’’ modes offer from comfort, HE Mercedes-Benz This very latest Quattro made a huge difference, as it the mid-range urgeaccess of the to diesel event of a rear end shunt, to of catches to gain the diminutive size. By The accelerator andand brake pedalput were individual settings. 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Without The steering is outstandingly emergency braking assist space at the front. is either a the toe of your left foot to for come back down as driving in the other. Forwill headroom than the saloon. inoptions, the same vein as its popular to would-be customers is...and good, with handling and tyre pressure Thankfully, interior spacepivots is 1.0-litrethat 70hp enginewhoever or theequally pedal in the middle like amonitoring see-saw. such a large car it can be Luggage space is good predecessors. be Audi’s all-new virtual managed to buy 0.9-litre an Audi impressive, although, on system. good for such a small carwith andsure you a turbocharged Making are in neutral, simply pull hustled around with inspiring a capacity of 1,510 litres and The C-Class saloon and instrument panel. without options? public roads, this could not be The Twingo can be first gear the rear seats can be folded developing 90hp, which is the gear lever back towards you, select confidence. split 40:20:40 to add estates are the firstthe rear Within a neat can be Theavailable testone carsofon driven hadof explored to the real limits. personalised by binnacle buyers tohas thean flat seat to increase load space and only thevery top and press the accelerator and the Spartan I drove two onthe a to its flexibility, with the rear inoptional the Mercedes-Benz range to displayed two versions of extras on them varying Our emergency brake test, nth degree, to examples create their own additionally the front passenger range Dynamique model, both automatic centrifugal clutch, it does the rest. recent testversion. day, both powered seat electrically folding receive itsmated brand new Connect main instruments (speedometer from more than to £3,000 to again, showed a faultless bespoke seatbacks folds forward to allow a engines a five-speed Tiller steering by two grey levers I achieved forward motion, but very soon flat at length the touch of adashboard button. of by the Me facility. Thesame list is2.1-litre endless 170hp with load to the manual gearbox. to change diesel gear asengine the Jaguar four-cylinder with The (7ft rear 6in). tailgate found can bethat I needed This combinations of interior and 2.3m Theinnovative trim rangesystem comprises stop/start function and mated withseating a hands-free allows owners access engine was screaming at maximum revs beside variety, plus aremote Foden 26-tonto cargoequipped lorry exterior style packs allowing Theand high position of Expression, Play and toyou aleft seven-speed automatic device. Simply wave your information about thetest carwas when me and some rapid reachedand fifth trailer. toaction choosesoon instrument and good all-round visibility Dynamique and on gearbox. foot under the rear bumper you are away from the vehicle. gear and a heady speed of 15mph, adjusting the The lorry and trailer are essential, as the vent colours on the inside and are plus points making the the Play SCe 70hp non-turbo Possibly be the best-seller it will open close Using amodel, in-built 2G grille side protection Twingo easy toand drive insteering city tiller to keep onstripe, theto concrete path. engined an on-themaximum speedwith a tank can traveland on the public instrips inand Sport trim it automatically. connection, it20mph, allows and door mirrors in a traffic. The engine has adequate road priceisof £9,995.you Next was to try itthe in range, reverse, after a few highway eventowith rubber inserts is priced at £34,060, with an Inside the cabin has classy, check via a smartphone or variety of designs and colours performance town, but Withinno the front, attempts in both directions, I got slightly faster fitted theengine metal at track, without them it is 5mph.around AMG £1,495 more. feel and look to it. As tablet, amount of fuel, to tyre theversion outside. on the motorway the it allows thefor Twingo havewas a premium andlowermanaged not on to disappear into the hedge. Destined me to drive 1976 Alvis An efficient powerplant with other Mercedes models, pressures, washer fluid level, Model: Audi TT Nigel then pointed to a large field on my right Spartan, which technically is classed as an it offers2.0-litre a 0-60 time of 7.6 you control most of the cars battery status and also allows Engine: diesel, andchunky said: ‘’Why seconds don’t you tryrecords that.’’ Ianeeded Armoured and is used and CO2 functions via a rather you to locatePersonnel where theCarrier vehicle(APC) 184PS, 380Nm of torque no second invitation and eagerly engaged gear, transport and can, when tablet-style conditions screen that’s figure of 115g/km and returns is to parked withtroops Google maps. Transmission: Six-speed allow, reach speeds of up to 50mph. on the official combined figure Additionally, Mercedes-Benz mounted on the dash. This is manual I askedteams Nigelare why he bought Spartan,byand economy of 64.2 mpg. operated a rotary control, after-sales linked into the Performance: Maximum what was expecting: ‘’Well, Safety has always topped by mouse-shaped touch speed thethe setanswer up andwas cannot alert youI to 150mph, 0-60, been 7.1 at the forefront on Mercedes-Benz and a by series any problem theyand detect I love Jaguars, thisusing Spartan ispad powered a of buttons, seconds vehicles, and new C-Class which are all located by the diagnostic info to identify any Jaguar engine.’’ Economy: 67.3the mpg offical benefits from Intelligent Drive, gearstick. issues with the car concerning combined, on test 47.8 mpg The engine in question is a straight-six Jaguar carried over from theg/km S and The remainder of the dash brakes, coolant alternator CO2 emissions: 110 4.2-litre J60, aormilitary version of the famous E-Class, and£29,770-£37,555 includes Attention isinclearly laid out using TFT AlvisPrice etc. Heating built in centre of airof vents range: XK engine,controls which found itsto home many Model: Spartan Armoured Personnel Assist to warn drivers of (thin film transistor) dials, and A third part of Connect British manufacturers sports cars, including the Carrier fatigue, Collision Prevention you can even specify a head-up Me offers as standard an legendary E-Type. Engine: 4.2-litre Findstraight your six Jaguar J60 display that projects your speed which applies the brakes emergency call feature and Nigel stores all his army equipment at the engine, developing 190hp automatically if the driver fails and any sat nav instructions on can summon accident and Alvis Fighting Vehicle Society headquarters at Transmission: automatic to Centrifugal doChelmsford so. to the windscreen to save you breakdown services. 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ILLIAMS Formula One team has announced that Essex racing driver Alex Lynn will be joining the team as development driver for the 2015 Formula One World Championship season. In this role Alex, from Aythorpe Roding, will become fully immersed in the race team and gain a full understanding of its various functions. As development driver his primary role will be using the team’s simulation tools to help with the ongoing development of the Williams Mercedes FW37 and assisting the race engineers in setting up the car for each Grand Prix. Alex will also get behind the wheel of the FW37 for one day’s testing in Barcelona following this season’s Spanish Grand Prix in May. The 21-year-old began his single-seater career in Formula Renault UK, dominating the 2011
championship with a record 12 wins from 20 race starts. He was subsequently named British Club Driver of the Year at the 2011 Autosport Awards. Alex moved up to British F3 the following year and finished fourth before progressing to the prestigious FIA European F3 Championship in 2013 where he claimed third in the standings as the highest placed rookie. Alex ended the season with a dominant victory in the coveted Macau F3 Grand Prix. In 2014, Alex wrapped up the GP3 title with a record points margin, also becoming the first Englishman to claim this title. As well as his development driver duties for Williams Martini Racing team in 2015, Alex will also be competing in GP2 for the Championship winning DAMS racing team. Claire Williams, deputy team principal and commercial director of Williams, said: “Williams
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Racing driver Alex Lynn helping to develop the F1 car throughout this season, I can follow in the footsteps of Valtteri Bottas who joined the Williams team in exactly the same development driver role. “Working with people like Sir Frank Williams and Pat Symonds is an incredible opportunity for me. There is so much experience here and I hope to be able to use the knowledge gained from these people to further develop my skills.”
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HOCKEY
Slick Ipswich too good
Brentwood pack in dominant form
Brentwood out in the cold BRENTWOOD travelled the short journey to Thurrock on Saturday buoyed by a confident performance against Old Priorians last time out. Steve Killington was able to welcome Joel BevansRoyston and Matt Northall up front to take on Thurrock. On a bitterly cold day with wind driven sleet Brentwood opened up in lively fashion with half backs Harris and Simpson linking well to create space for Thomas and Cowen. Early pressure was rewarded with a penalty to Brentwood which James Cowen slotted over to give Brentwood a 0-3 lead. This lead was further extended by Cowen on 15 minutes with another penalty to give Brentwood a six point lead. Thurrock responded by launching an attack from the restart which saw them
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gain a scrum on the Brentwood 22 metre line, the Thurrock number eight picked up and released the lively Thurrock scrum half who fed Jake Bernard to stroll in to score under the posts which gave a simple conversion for Thurrock to take the score line to 7-6. Brentwood were stung into an immediate response and saw the referee award another penalty to them, which Cowen confidently struck over to regain the lead 7-9. Brentwood forwards were winning the battle up front and eventually quick ball at pace saw Ed Greenfield released to score a well worked try and extend the Brentwood lead to 7-14 at half time.
The second half saw Brentwood start well, controlling the ball and attacking the Thurrock half, however as the game progressed, Thurrock took control. A Thurrock penalty saw them reduce the lead to 9-14. Brentwood continued to make life difficult for Thurrock but some excellent kicking saw Thurrock pin Brentwood to their own line. Resolute defence by Brentwood prevented the Thurrock side from scoring, however, a very loose kick and chase presented them with an opportunity to create a try wide out, making it 17-14. This was a lead that Thurrock were able to hang onto until the final whistle despite a last minute penalty which Brentwood decided to run rather than opt for a kick at goal, which could have possibly drawn the match.
BRENTWOOD’S first team lost 5-0 to Ipswich and East Suffolk. They hosted the top of the league team on Saturday and found their opposition on top of their game. The match was almost postponed as a heavy snow storm during the warm up threatened to cover the pitch making it unplayable but both teams were keen to play and found the snow turned to rain once the match was underway. The away team took the lead through a penalty corner drag flick into the bottom corner. They extended their lead to two after 20 minutes. Brentwood’s Henry Woolaston came closest to scoring minutes later but the keeper was quickly off his line to clear the ball away from
Woolaston’s stick. Steve Naven had a shot cleared off the line at the start of second half and Brentwood began to get the feeling it wasn’t going to be their day. Ipswich demonstrated some excellent hockey and closed the game out with another penalty goal and two slick attacking goals on the break as Brentwood pushed forward in the final 10 minutes. n Meanwhile in other results for Brentwood Hockey Club teams, the men’s second eleven narrowly lost 2-1 to Wapping fourth eleven. The thirds were beaten 3-2 by Upminster thirds. The fourths lost 2 - 1 to Wapping sixths and the fifths lost 5-0 to Witham fourths. The ladies first eleven game was postponed due to snow.
Pitch perfect for Moulsham girls THE girls’ football teams at Moulsham High School in Brian Close, Chelmsford, have benefitted from the improved training facilities on the school’s new 3G artificial grass pitch, and are enjoying a rewarding season. Funded by the Football Foundation, the school’s new facility is proving a resounding success as students, the local community and hirers
enjoy the benefits of the 3G floodlit pitches and an opportunity to train all year round. The Year 7, 8 and 9 teams are unbeaten in the MESSSA league and the U13 team was crowned district champions for the second year running and the U15 team finished runners-up in their group. In the Essex Cup the U14s are through to the final and the U13s reached the quarter-
finals, while the U14 team is through to the final of the English Schools Cup competition. In the kinder+sport National Cup tournament the U13s won the first round and qualified to represent Colchester United in the area finals, where they won all their group games, beating Cambridge United in the semifinals and MK Dons in the final.
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BASKETBALL
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EOPARDS went top of National Basketball League Division One as they defeated Kent Crusaders 66-55 in front of a big crowd at Harlow Leisure last Saturday. The Big Cats overcame a slow start to improve their record to 10-2 at the midway stage of the league campaign. Will Ashby sunk four of his six three point attempts on the way to a game-high 16 points, adding five rebounds and two assists. Courtney Van Beest added 14 points and six boards, with Byron Richards (12) and Albert Margai (11) also finishing in double figures while Dave Ajumobi added nine points, five rebounds and three assists as Robert Youngblood’s side inflicted Kent’s second league defeat of the season. Adetola Akomolafe led the visitors with an impressive 14 point, 16 rebound double-double while former Leopard Josh Steel finished with 11 points, four boards and three assists. Leopards started poorly with Crusaders rushing into a 9-0 lead, and it took nearly four minutes before Ashby’s first triple of the night got them on the scoresheet. A 14-0 run wrapped around the first break put the home side in charge and they never trailed again in the first half as Van Beest’s basket sent them into the locker room with a 29-25 lead. Steel briefly put the visitors ahead midway through the third period but Ashby and Ajumobi hit treys in a 14-0 run as
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Leopards’ answered in devastating style, and they led 48-40 at the final break. A three-point Steel play saw Leopards’ lead cut to five points at the start of the fourth period but that was as close as the visitors came, and five straight Ashby points took the advantage out to 13 with five minutes left as the Big Cats never looked back. n Leopards’ schedule doesn’t get any easier as they travel to fourth placed Reading Rockets on Saturday. The game sees last season’s top two in the Division One table meeting for the third time this season, with both previous games having resulted in thrilling wins for the Big Cats. Ashby sunk a long jump shot with 2.4 seconds on the clock to give Leopards a 73-72 road win in the National Trophy while in the league game at the Brentwood Centre, veteran guard Ronnie Baker was ice cool at the foul line to convert four free-throws down the stretch to seal a 69-65 victory. Rockets have an 9-3 record and are currently on an eight game winning streak in the league but suffered a surprise 7658 hammering by Manchester Magic in the National Cup final a fortnight ago.
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Defeat at the hands of play-off rivals Sudbury BRENTWOOD crashed to a heavy Brentwood Town 1 defeat at the hands of play-off rivals AFC Sudbury 4 Sudbury on Saturday in what was a Ryman Division One North remarkably good game of football given the conditions. Brentwood’s line-up included striker Emmanuel Osei, who had a spell with the club three seasons ago, and has returned on a month’s loan from East Thurrock United. Blues started the first half brightly and nearly went ahead in the third minute when Robbie Rees beat two opponents on a run into the penalty area only to be denied by a save from Sudbury keeper Marcus Garnham. But it was the visitors who went ahead in the eighth minute when Kris Newby hit a superbly-executed shot with the outside of the foot that looped over Ollie Bowles in the Blues goal. It could have been 2-0 five minutes later but Sudbury debutant Craig Parker shot over the bar from six yards. Brentwood had a chance to equalise from the penalty spot in the 20th minute but Garnham made a fine save from Louis Baucutt. Sudbury’s Jordan Blackwell rounded Bowles to score in the 36th minute and Blackwell linked up with Terry Rymer who produced another excellent finish to make it 3-0 two minutes before half time. Blues were awarded another penalty in the 55th minute when Sam Bantick’s shot from a free kick was handled in the defensive wall by a Sudbury player. Sherwin Stanley, who had replaced Baucutt at half time, scored from the spot to reduce the arrears. Any hopes of a comeback were dashed when Rymer headed his second goal from Scott Kemp’s cross in the 64th minute. Bantick hit the post from a Rees cross 10 minutes from time but there was no way back for the Blues who conceded fourth spot in Ryman North to Sudbury. KEN HOBBS
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ROMFORD enjoyed the majority of possession in the first half but their final ball let them down on more than one occasion. The visitors took the lead when Jack Barry was very harshly adjudged to have handled the ball whilst prostrate on the ground in the box, leaving Joey Abbs to score low to the keeper’s right. Aaron Omand kept the hosts in the game with two excellent saves on the half hour, before with Romford’s first effort on target when Eddie Hart shot low to equalise on 34 minutes after good work by Daniel Jones on the right wing. Romford were now well on top and Abs Seymour came close to giving Romford the lead but his shot was well saved by ex-Boro keeper Lamar Johnson. Nathan Cooper replaced the injured Samuel Kemp at the start of the second half as Romford continued to dominate proceedings, and on 51 minutes Tyler Hayes crossed the ball deep to the far post, but Loui Hazelwood headed just over the bar after doing well to reach it. Two minutes later and a great reverse ball by Eddie Hart sent Daniel Jones through but Johnson was quick off his line and blocked the shot. In the last minute of the game the visitors broke free and a cross was smashed home by Matt Simpson to leave Romford wondering when they will finally get some luck this season. GARY REDWIN
Will Ashby top-scored for the Leopards with 16 points
Cheek’s winning goal MICHAEL Cheek’s 22nd goal of the season was enough to end a run of two straight defeats against a Whitehawk side who began the day in fourth place. Cheek’s chipped effort from 40-yards put the Clarets back in front just before half-time after Jake Robinson cancelled out an early Joe Ward free-kick. The Clarets handed debuts to goalkeeper Tom Lovelock, signed from Sutton United, and Southend loanee Jack Bridge. Jaanai Gordon, who recently extended his loan move from West Ham United for one more month, should really have put the Clarets ahead in the fourth minute when he found himself free inside the area, only to head Joe Ward’s free-kick wide. The home faithful were given an extra boost on twelve minutes when Joe Ward fired the Clarets in front. Nick Arnold fouled Jack Bridge on the left-flank and, from around 35-yards out, Seb Brown was caught too far off his line as Joe Ward’s free-kick flew over him and into the net. It was short lived however, and the Clarets should have identified the aerial threat that Tom Cadmore possessed before the leveller when
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he rose above all to head over. It was the same player who had a crucial hand in the equaliser when he nodded down Sam Deering’s corner, giving Jake Robinson the simplest of finishes from six yards. The match was certainly endto-end although there was little in the way of chances with neither goalkeeper finding themselves having to do that much. Mark Hughes then wasted a fine chance to further cement City’s lead when he nodded over Joe Ward’s free-kick from close-range early in the second half. The woodwork then prevented the Clarets from doubling their lead when Jack Bridge’s excellent footwork gave him some space to try his luck from outside the box, but his shot cannoned off the outside of the post. He had another chance to seal it late on after Whitehawk’s Jake Robinson curled a decent effort narrowly over, but the Clarets returned to winning ways as Whitehawk returned home pointless. ADAM MAY
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DANSK WINTER SALE NOW ON
DANSK ADRIANO in sherlock mink fabric & jupiter charcoal scatter cushions Grand 4 Seater Sofa 234cm Large 3 Seater Sofa 208cm Small 2 Seater Sofa 183cm Snuggler 132cm Armchair 97cm Accent Chair 79cm (as shown)
Normally £1095 Normally £1035 Normally £969 Normally £799 Normally £689 Normally £675
Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale Sale
£875 £825 £775 £645 £549 £539
DANSK CHICAGO Corner group in soft cream chenille fabric cat 80 Corner Group Normally £1989
£1599
excludes a pack of seven scatter cushions £199 extra
DANSK LONDON Pillow back sofa in vintage tan leather Maxi Sofa 262cm Normally £2499 Midi Sofa 224cm Normally £2249 Snuggler 152cm Normally £1599 Wing Chair 100cm Normally £1149
Sale £1999 Sale £1799 Sale £1299 Sale £899
DANSK SERINA in California pearl leather
£1699 set
SAV E £79 9
Serina small static sofa plus a large manual reclining sofa in California pearl leather Normally £2498
Lakeside 01708 866606
Rayleigh 01268 775688
[New Store Location Next To Furniture Village]
Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm & Sunday 10am to 4pm
Stadium Way Stadium Trading Estate Rayleigh, Essex SS7 3NZ
Lakeside Retail Park Weston Avenue West Thurrock, Essex RM20 3LP
Late Night Monday to Thursday 10am to 8pm. Saturday 10am to 6pm & Sunday 11am to 5pm
www.dansk.co.uk
SUPERB QUALITY BEDS ALL
LESS THAN £1000 A great night’s sleep is crucial to help you function well, feel rested and perform at your best. Isn’t it time you treated yourself to a great night’s sleep every night?!
Atlas
The soft damask microquilted two sided mattress provides a lovely soft feel and features a 12.5g spring system for great comfort. 90cm (3') Bed.
MRP £329 SALE £199
2 FREE DRAWERS
SAVE
BED PRICE PROMISE We believe our prices reflect genuine value-for-money. Coupled with a superior level of service, free local delivery and after sales care we are confident our brand prices cannot be beaten. If you find, from a reputable store (including online), the identical product and service package at a lower price, we would welcome the opportunity to price match.
£130 2 FREE DRAWERS
2 FREE DRAWERS
4 FREE DRAWERS
2 FREE DRAWERS
SAVE
£800
with easy care non-turn mattress. Now with 2 free drawers
MRP £499 SALE £299
Orthorest
The Orthorest has a single layer of pocketed springs providing firm support with a comfortable feel.
MRP £1349 SALE £799
2 FREE DRAWERS
SAVE
From this highly respected manufacturer comes this superior quality divan now with 2 free drawers. 5’ Divan.
MRP £1799 SALE £899
Aurora Memory DeluxE
Memory Pocket Elite
1500 pocket springs, a double layer of memory foam, perimeter edge support and a no turn
This award winning divan provides incredible comfort at a very competitive price and comes with 2
mattress – what more do you need?
free drawers.150cm (5’) Divan.
MRP £1599 SALE £799
MRP £1699 SALE £899
4 FREE DRAWERS
ADJUSTABLE
SAVE
SAVE
£900 MAESTRO 7000
£800
£550
£200 Clifford Deluxe 135cm platform top divan set
SAVE
SAVE
SAVE
Mercury Pillowtop Handcrafted pillowtop mattress with
independent pocketed springs combined with cashmere, silk and a cotton fibre blend. Available in a white finish. 5’ Padded Top 4 Drawer Set.
MRP £1899 SALE £999
Juno
Perfect for those unexpected guests. Available in a white finish. 90cm bed.
MRP £899 SALE £499
22-24 Station Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2UB.
Telephone: 01708 255300 Furniture & Interiors • Est 1888
SAVE
£400
£900
£400 Ashley
This adjustable Motion Intelligent bed with a memory foam mattress provides fantastic comfort at a great price. 3' Adjustable Bed.
MRP £1099 SALE £699
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm. Saturday 9:30am - 6:00pm. Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm. Bank Holidays 10:00am - 5:00pm
FREE PARKING AT REAR OF STORE
£263,000 FURNITURE CLEARANCE
FREE BEDSIDE CHEST 2 EXTRA CHAIRS 1/2 PRICE When you buy a table and 4 chairs
With our featured bedroom sets when you purchase a wardrobe, bedstead and a single bedstead chest, we will give you an extra bedside chest FREE*.
COMO AMERICAN WALNUT & BLACK GLASS BEDROOM FURNITURE SET Comprising of a 200cm hinged robe with 2 centre black glass doors, a pair of 3 drawer bedsides and a 4 drawer chest.
Was £2130 / SALE £1706
NOW ONLY £999
*Selected ranges see in store. All these items are normally delivered within 7 days.
HAMPSHIRE GRAND SOFA FOR THE PRICE OF A 3 SEATER
HARVARD GRAND SOFA FOR THE PRICE OF A 3 SEATER
CANNES GRAND SOFA FOR THE PRICE OF A 3 SEATER
A beautiful sofa finished in a high quality fabric and built to the very highest standards.
A wonderfully comfortable sofa supplied in a rich fabric and featuring deep cushioning for ultimate support.
A modern classic in a high quality D grade fabric that will grace any home.
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Here’s a small selection, but hurry! don’t miss out, ends soon.
All clearance items are one-off offers and sold on a first come first served basis. Many more deals and products in-store! Sofas
Armchairs
Coffee Tables
Lamp Tables
Sideboards
Extending Tables
from
from
from
from
£99
£49
£299
£399
£399
£199
Kitchen Tables
Divan Sets
Mattresses
Dining Chairs
Rugs
from
from
Various Sized Carpet Remnants
£99
£299
from
£99
from
£59
from
from
£69
from
from
£199
End of ranges, ex-display and ex-loan items. £29 Delivery charge on clearance items. E&OE,
Famous Brands
EXTRA 5% OFF
during our Brand Event
EXTRA 10% OFF
ALL CLEARANCE ITEMS
only on production of this voucher 10% taken off when you purchase the product. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. £29 delivery charge on clearance items.
22-24 Station Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2UB. Telephone: 01708 255300
www.roomes.co.uk
Open 7 days a week
Brentwood J28
A12
A12
Harold Wood Romford
Southend
M25 A127
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm. Saturday 9:30am - 6:00pm. Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm. Bank Holidays 10:00am - 5:00pm
FREE PARKING AT REAR OF STORE
A12
Chelmsford
M25
J29
A127
Lakeside Upminster
A124
M25