The Bay Botanical

10% DISCOUNT*

New takeaway for Thorpe Bay

We are a new restaurant serving

We still have a large selection of starters,

European Cuisine located in the heart

mains and desserts along with vegan and

of The Broadway. There is a strong

children's options and of course a selection of

community spirit here, and we are

tea, coffee and soft drinks.

proud to be part of that. We had enjoyed welcoming and getting to know our new customers, albeit, for just a short time before everything changed for everyone. So in light of recent events, we are now open for a takeaway service from Sunday, 31st May.

I am pleased to confirm our delicious Sunday

roast will still be available from 12noon

on a Sunday, we do advise however where

possible to pre-book this in advance to avoid

disappointment.

The menu offers some great breakfast options too, full English breakfasts, English muffins with various indulgent fillings and a porridge pot with fresh fruit. But if you missed breakfast, that's not a problem we have some delicious sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes with some great tasting fillings, cakes, and muffins to name a few.

Our special offer

*For June and July, this offer gives customers the opportunity to sample our new menu, promoting our mains and Sunday roast menu's, giving customers 10% off their meal (children's main meals included). Our staff would like to reassure you that all social distancing measures have been put in place. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Our full menu, opening times and further

information is listed on our website, see

details below.

Be safe everyone, and we look forward to the

time we can meet and greet you in our newly

opened restuarant.

Elaine and The Bay Botanical Team 01702 886111

www.thebaybotanicalrestaurant.co.uk

At Highgate all our garden sets & gazebos are on display for you to try in-store.

Highgate Nevada Corner Set

Highgate Pandora Leaf Pergolastock stock due on 15th June

Highgate Sliding Roof Gazebo stock due on 15th June

WE OFFER THE HIGH QUALITY OUR CUSTOMERS EXPECT

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327 Southchurch Road, Unit 8 Southchurch Business Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2PE www.highgatefurniture.co.uk | sales@highgatefurniture.co.uk

LOCAL ISSUES

Southend's future prosperity

No doubt we are all pretty bored with the virus saga; I’ve got analysis paralysis with all those stats! I’m sure we all have our own personal views on the rights and wrongs, but when it’s all said and done the buck will stop with Boris.

All I worry about, and have a vested interest in, is Southends future prosperity. We need a plan going forward, nothing too complicated - one that folks can get behind. We need it now and it needs to be all about creating customers for business, as without business creating the wealth there will be no money for public services including the NHS.

Businesses are on their knees desperately clawing for survival, and directly connected are the livelihoods of thousands of Southends workers, whose jobs are in real danger of being lost forever. Make no mistake this is serious and the stakes are high.

We need every single penny to enable us to get back to employing people and reinvesting in our businesses, helping provide the wealth that keeps the country running. Governments and councils can’t do that, it is not in their remit - they just spend it. They are, however, the key enablers. Back to the plan, what to do?

As always I’m full of great ideas, ones I know will attract visitors to Southend for the benefit of all - not just me! Trouble is I’m not in charge, and though I wish I was - even for a few months - that will never be.

So the way forward is for myself and a few others like me who are business savvy in the art of attracting visitors, to

sit down with the bosses of all political parties, top civil servants and MPs, and thrash out a way forward.

In simple terms I will chair it; the entrepreneurs come up with the ideas; the councillors agree them; the MPs grab any government help they can and the officers get it done - what could possibly go wrong!

Joking aside, there are real skills and talents at the much maligned council, it’s just a matter of getting everybody’s noses pointing in the same direction. It is time to cut the red tape and just get on with it.

Even before the bug Southend seafront and high street were in decline. In a way some good might come out of this nightmare if just for once we can put personal grievances and politics aside, and all work together for the greater good.

Personalities in the way of progress

We have all been as bad as each other with personalities getting in the way of progress, but now is the time to bury the hatchet and put the past behind us. We must make friends, not enemies! The future health of the town is under a bigger threat following the aftermath of the bug, than the bug ever gave us.

I believe it is in Southend's best interest for all the people that are in a position to save the town, to come together with a shared vision to make it happen.

Philip Miller M.B.E Local Business Owner

Oracle welcomes thoughts from all sides as balance is very important. Write your letter in the comment section located under the relevant article on our website.

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Worried about your child missing school? Have you noticed gaps in your child’s learning?

The Southend centre is open and our classes are ‘ZOOMING’. Our students complete daily worksheets and can attend an online class with the instructor.

KUMON KIDS CAN STUDY AT HOME

MATHS & ENGLISH SOUTHEND STUDY CENTRE

T: 07920091079 E: SOUTHENDEAST@KUMONCENTRE.CO.UK

Garden Waste Bin Collection Service

Get your garden waste collected weekly from your kerbside and composted in Essex! For more information or to book a collection, please visit: www.southend.gov.uk/gardenwaste or phone 0203 567 6955

Helping to BRING THE OUTDOORS IN