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his has been an extremely busy month, what with producing two bumper editions and hosting another successful Oracle event on the subject of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Care Actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The main reason for the evenings success was my great speakers and I would like to take this opportunity of thanking them all,Caroline Southgate and her team from Doris Jones Ltd., Sarah Baker from Southend Borough Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Care Act Programme, Jeff Watson from Broom Financial Consultants and Clive Rowe from Oracle Estate Planning.

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The residents who attended found the event both informative and interesting and at the same time enjoyed a delicious curry at the CafĂŠ Masala. We already have a waiting list of people who want to be informed in advance of our next event. If you would like to be added to this advanced waiting list then please give Michaela a call on 01702 393838 and give her your details.

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Closing date 29 May 2015.

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From Betty Young (The Headmaster’s Wife) “Mrs Young, What do you do here?” one young boy once asked me.

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Anniversary Tea Party Sunday 5th July - 3pm to 6pm Alumni, current and prospective families are invited to join in the celebrations at Thorpe Hall’s 90th Anniversary Tea Party.

There will be opportunities to hear more about the school’s history, view old photos and memorabilia, take a tour of the facilities and meet with old friends.

This is an afternoon for all the family with games and activities to entertain the children.

Prospective families are welcome to take a tour of the school and be part of the celebrations.

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t is claimed that participation in creative arts and crafts activities can help keep you young. Leigh on Sea resident Margaret Armstrong is proof of that. She has attended The Art Ministry’s weekly art and craft session for visually impaired adults for over a year and she reckons it has made her feel younger – at £3.50 a session it’s better value than any beauty treatment!

The support of the local community is key to The Art Ministry’s longevity. It is managed on a voluntary basis by its trustees, with the help of 30 local residents. It employs 5 part-time session leaders, most of whom started as volunteers.

Natasha Davis started as a volunteer with The Art Ministry 3 years ago. She was unemployed and unsure what direction to take her career. After helping at the session for children with learning Affordable art sessions difficulties, she set her sights on working in a Hadleigh based charity The Art Ministry has similar environment and is now employed at a served residents of the south-east corner of Essex local college, supporting young people. What’s since 1992. At the heart of its services are a range more, Natasha became a trustee a year ago and of affordable weekly arts and crafts sessions for a raised funds for The Art Ministry by abseiling variety of local people. Trustee Allan Webb says, down Essex House.

“We focus on people who are most likely to benefit from being involved in creative activity by The Art Ministry is looking for new trustees, so if providing opportunities for making friends, you can spare 4 or 5 hours a month to help boosting self-confidence and improving self- manage the charity, please get it touch with esteem.” With that aim in mind, The Art Ministry them. runs sessions for adults with physical disabilities, partially sighted and blind adults, adults with mental health problems and children and adults with learning difficulties.

The Art Ministry complements its core activities by reaching out to other groups in need. They run a monthly session for young carers and, in June, The Art Ministry will be providing the arts and crafts activities at The Lions Mid-Summer Sports Day and Fun Festival for Disabled People.

In addition to its core activities, The Art Ministry runs a weekly art club on Friday mornings and a sewing bee on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday morning of each month. These are open to everyone.

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Club of Leigh on Sea by providing free arts and crafts activities to over 200 children and adults.

They included a Leigh Regatta picture competition, which was won by Frank, aged 4 and three quarters after a vote on social media. They also provided arts and crafts activities at the Leigh Night of Lights and Leigh Family Fun Easter Event.

The Art Ministry are signed up for the Leigh Maritime Festival and Leigh Regatta, so if you want to see them “On Tour” then get along to these events:

On Tour - 2015

Get involved!

Session fees of £3.50 cover about a third of The Art Ministry’s running costs. It relies on fundraising to raise a big chunk of its money. If you want to help, why not take part in the Moonlight Colourthon for them on 4th July. If a 13-mile walk is too much for you then donate your unwanted arts and crafts materials and declutter at the same time. The Art Ministry receives some funding from local groups such as the Lions, Rotary Club and ROSCA Trust. It is also supported by Children in Need and the Co-operative Membership Community Fund. All in it costs about £25,000 a year to keep The Art Ministry going for its 60 service users.

Small Charity Celebration Day 1 Church Road, Hadleigh - 20th June The Art Ministry Annual Exhibition Hadleigh Old Fire Station - 9th July Leigh on Sea Maritime Festival Leigh Old Town - 2nd August The Art Ministry Arts and Crafts Activity Day 1 Church Road, Hadleigh - 8th August Leigh Regatta - Leigh Old Town 20th September Leigh Lights - Leigh Community Centre 27th November

The Art Ministry is all about helping people like Cindy Carter feel part of the community. She has been coming to The Art Ministry for over 3 years and says, “It’s the best club in Essex”. Cindy loves working with sequins but has recently developed as an artist and was very pleased when she sold one of her paintings. Cindy says that she loves being able to create things and let other people see her work, and she also likes helping at To publicise The Art Ministry it has been very fundraising events. active in Leigh over the last 6 months. At last year’s Leigh Regatta, they got stuck in with The Lions

Volunteering oppertunities

You can find The Art Ministry’s session timetable and volunteering opportunities on their website or phone or email them for details. Sessions cost just £3.50 and the first one is free.

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Over the last two years there have been no fines issued for dog fouling. Looking at the economics, it has cost us, the taxpayer, £300,000 to issue no fines.

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No front line services have been cut; instead the positive element is that £3million will be invested into front line services. I am proposing for a 60 bed dedicated specialist residential dementia care home, extra care housing and a day care centre for up to 45 people living with extreme disabilities and learning difficulties. This will be on a specially designed adult care campus where quality care will be given by Southend-on-Sea trained staff.

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3 tomatoes 6 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp coriander seed 2 tbsp red wine vinegar handful tarragon leaves handful mint leaves plus sprigs to decorate 6 large Barnsley lamb chops

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Method Get a bowl of iced water at the ready and bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the asparagus in the water for 2-3 mins until then scoop into the iced water with a slotted spoon.

Cook the peas for 2 mins, then place in the iced water. Cook the broad beans for another 2 mins, pop into the iced water, then remove them from their skins. Cut a cross in the bottom of each tomato, then blanch in boiling water for about 10 secs before placing in iced water. Peel, quarter and deseed the tomatoes and cut the flesh into small chunks.

Heat the oil and coriander seeds gently in a small saucepan, then take off the heat and stir through all the veg and the vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, and stir through the tarragon and mint.

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