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This month’s Local Issue, Essex Police give an update on Southend’s team officers and the difference their patrols have made to keep Southend safe and welcoming, since the team first expanded six months ago.

What are your feelings about 5G in Southend? Want to know more or even get involved? See page 16 for more information.

Since Southend Oracle’s online community directory launched October last year, it has grown in strength each month. Having the support from many local larger companies, for example BMW, Stobart Southend Airport amongst many others, has helped boost the sites visibility very quickly. My thanks go out to all of its supporters.

Get involved, many businesses and residents have signed up already to either promote their business, or residents a local event. It is very easy to add an event or business just visit www.SouthendOracle.co.uk or call us at the office, 01702 393838. FYI all events are added free of charge. Looking for something to do, then visit the site for some great ideas.

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CONTENTS Outstanding efforts from Southend's Town Centre Team 9/10 Local Issues by Essex Police

No to 5G in Southend?

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Spotlight by L. Bailey

3 major new projects at Garon Park 20/21 Sport by Clive Shiret

Looking after your body this Winter 24 Hair & Beauty by Craig Smith

"Can I afford to retire early?"

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Editorial by Charlotte Wood

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LOCAL ISSUES

Outstanding efforts from Southend's Town Centre Team

Officers from Southend’s Town Centre Team have dedicated more than 6,000 hours to patrols and activity to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour over the last six months.

Expanding the team The team was expanded in July 2019 and have been working hard alongside their other Essex Police colleagues in Southend to keep the town a safe and welcoming place for residents, businesses and visitors.

As well as dealing with prolific shoplifters and individuals who regularly commit anti-social behaviour, they also work closely with partner agencies to support vulnerable people who are sleeping rough on the streets or are at risk of exploitation by drugs gangs.

The Town Centre Team also works alongside specialist officers and staff from across the force to deter and deal with individuals who are involved in violent crime.

Operation Sceptre This day to day work under 'Operation Sceptre' includes gathering information to target offenders, extra patrols and using knife arches to detect weapons they might be hiding.

Here’s a snapshot of the Town Centre Team’s work in December, which was a very busy time for the town centre in the run up to Christmas.

• 1,134 hours of patrols in the town centre.

• Attended 72 incidents.

• Issued two Community Protection Warnings for anti-social behaviour.

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• Seized alcohol 15 times from individuals who were found breaching the public spaces protection order in place in the town centre.

• Two knife arch operations to check for any hidden weapons – fortunately none were found.

• High visibility patrols supported

by Special Constables and partners including the British Transport Police.

• Worked with Southend Borough Council and licensed premises including pubs, clubs and off-licences to ensure they were complying with the terms of their licenses.

An invaluable team Temporary District Commander Chief Inspector Ian Hughes said: “The Town Centre Team is invaluable in combining visible patrols and solving problems in the borough’s highest footfall areas.

The town teams are just one of a number of ways our force has been growing and we’re continuing to grow in 2020.

Are you interested in doing a job that puts you at the heart of your community?

Or do you know someone who might fit the bill?

Find out more about the opportunities we have on offer at www.essex.police.uk/ police-forces/essex-police/areas/essexpolice/ca/careers/ If you see the Southend Town Centre Team when you’re in Southend, please say hello and feel free to tell them about any concerns you have.

You can also find out more about what they’re doing on Facebook. Search for Essex Police – Southend, where you can also find details of Coffee with Cops events and local community meetings.

"They work closely with partners to address a wide range of issues that affect those that visit and work within our town centre and I am very proud of what they achieve on a daily basis".

Town Centre Teams were launched in 23 urban and rural areas across Essex in July and August 2019 as part of the Essex Police’s ongoing commitment to investing in visible, frontline officers.

They have been working closely with businesses, partners and community groups to resolve issues specifically affecting their areas.

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No to 5G in Southend?

For those who don't know or are interested to learn more, there is a global stop 5G campaign which is growing daily and here's why.

Geneva has also halted 5G after citizens started

5G (also named Fifth Generation Technology) is not just an upgrade from 4G. 5G will need more cell towers, masts and small cells on every street and outside peoples homes to operate effectively as unlike 4G, 5G is a short directed signal.

Destruction of our trees

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issue stating. "5G can't penetrate through trees

5G has not been tested in terms of long term exposure and there is much growing evidence which shows this technology has the potential to harm all biological life forms; including bees.

reporting similar symptoms including tinnitus and headaches. This resulted in a mass protest in Switzerland against the deployment of 5G.

It has also been revealed that 5G can not pass through trees effectively. People have noticed a huge increase in trees being cut down across England and Ireland. An MP has even raised this and as a result we're looking at the destruction of thousands of trees. This destruction has already started around Swindon. How can we possibly be serious about our ambitions of zero carbon

In 2011 The World Health Organisation labelled EMF radiation as a 2B (possibly carcinogenic).

However recent evidence indicates that EMF radiation is proven carcinogenic to humans and should be classed as Group 1 along with Tabacco smoke and asbestos.

if we're destroying the trees and also have this

If 5G is fully deployed everybody will be exposed 24/7, 365 days with no option to opt out.

principle. These include Wells, Frome,

How to stop it

Hundreds of scientists and doctors worldwide have signed a petition to stop 5G, www.5Gspaceappeal.org.

Brussels have banned 5G already. Celine Fremault stated. "The people of Brussels are not guinea pigs."

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huge carbon footprint? It just doesn't add up, it's clearly environmentally ridiculous!"

Some MP's are speaking out against 5G and some Councils in the UK and Ireland have taken the decision to halt 5G using the precautionary Glastonbury, Kingsbridge and more.

A local Facebook group called noto5GsouthendandEssex, ran by local residents hope to add Essex to the list of locations who have put health and the environment before the deployment of 5G.

L. Bailey For updated news, find us on Facebook.

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3 major new projects at Garon Park The new decade is upon us and at Garon Park we are already celebrating the completion of 3 major new community capital projects!

Garon Park Community Interest Company (GP CIC) and Wellbeing at Garon Park, both voluntary organisations, have raised £1.2m.

The first results are the opening of a new artificial turf pitch (ATP) and the opening of the Garon Park Shed, with further community projects following close behind.

the whole thing back to us 13 weeks later on December 13th 2019!

This first class facility offers the most reasonably priced football in Southend to local clubs and community. The benefits to our key club users has already been demonstrated as play went on right through the horrible weather at the beginning of the year. Much of the local grass programme was off for two or three weeks!

The ATP Project The ATP is a project part funded by the Premier League and FA Facility Fund, with substantial contributions from EASST ‘The Charity for Sport’ and the Garon Park Social Bond Holders. Ground was broken on the 18th September 2019 and the contractors moved 4,500 tons of earth, put in all the drainage, then piled in 3,500 tons of aggregate. All this topped with porous tarmac, laid a 140m x 80m carpet, 150 tons of sand fill and tons of rubber crumb, before letting an automatic 20

line marking machine loose. Finally handing

We are in the user build-up stage at present and will be developing different disciplined team sports, such as men’s and women’s walking football. If you have an idea for your organisation or interest please register with us as we may be able to help. We are developing the web site and social media at present, but Nathan will be only too pleased to handle your enquires on 07931 190973.

To support the ATP, GP CIC is now getting on with more infrastructure works that should shortly include a bicycle shed, café, children’s

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playground, IT and some extra parking when

stand in the athletics arena at the Southend

finances allow. We plan the official opening

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in the Spring, so keep your eyes on our social

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media. Meanwhile, we hope to see many of

Borough Council was the brain child of Keith

you using the wonderful facility.

Palmer, the Chairman of Southend AC. Keith

The Garon Park Shed

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24th January 2020, and will be inviting

Athletics Club to host more and better quality

membership from the local community.

events. This can only be good for the local

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community as it will give our athletes better

practise hobbies, learn new skills and enjoy

completion, allow our secondary schools

the company of other Shed Members. Find

to compete locally and our spectators a far

us at www.wellbeingatgaronpark.com, on

better experience.

Facebook, or you can email Ian at

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GP CIC is building sustainable community

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put the project together. He also thanked

acre leased site at Garon Park, for the use

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of everyone in the local community. If you

community, in which their father was born and

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spent his whole life. After which he officially

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opened the stand with the symbolic cutting

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on line at www.garonpark.com. If you would

Libraries and Physical Wellbeing, spoke for the

like to volunteer for one of our projects and

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have relevant experience, administrative,

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marketing or management skills, please

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HAIR & BEAUTY

Looking after your body this Winter January and February are traditionally the harshest of the winter months, and the colder air outdoors can make your skin drier, while central heating at home and airconditioning in the office might also cause eczema. In those circumstances, the easiest thing to do is turn the thermostat down to between 16C-18C and, if you can, invest in a humidifier, which puts moisture back into the air.

You might be surprised but one of the most important and commonly overlooked steps in the dry skin game is swapping to a seriously hydrating moisturizer. A cream rather than a lotion, especially one containing ceramides and hyaluronic acid, is ideal.

Change how you shower

Now, if you’re (still) committed to your New Year’s health kick, be mindful to avoid exposure to things that remove your skin’s natural oils. Hot water dries the skin. So, while the heat of a shower may feel AMAZING on a really nippy day, turn the temperature down a touch and don’t linger for longer than five minutes, as this only adds to surface dehydration. Also, ditch soap bars or harsh body washes in favour of something rich, creamy and gentle. Make sure that stepping out of the shower, you apply a good quality body moisturizer.

Sweating also dries and irritates the skin. So, after a major workout in the gym, smashing your parkrun PB

or tough bike ride, change into something clean and dry as soon ASAP.

Tweak your diet Tweaking what you eat will also help. By this, I don’t mean extending Veganuary – but you can if you want – rather, adding the good fats contained in foods like walnuts, olive oil and avocados into your diet will definitely help. Similarly, coming out of Dry January with a vengeance won’t help matters either. Go steady on the booze and caffeine - found in regular tea, coffee and many ‘energy’ products.

Water, and plenty of it, is key.

Another rule of thumb to bear in mind, is that dry skin will stay dry without some light exfoliation.

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“Can I afford to retire early?”

This is one of the questions I am most commonly asked as a Financial Planner.

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