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Welcome Welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Castle Point Local Business Guide. As we head towards Valentine’s Day on 14th February, our article on page 6 gives you some great ideas of something a little different to do with your loved one this year. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Castle Point’ on pages 16 and 17 where we feature a Roundhouse open afternoon at Hadleigh Country Park, Pirates Week at Marsh Farm, a Pancake Morning, microchipping for cats and a concert with the Southend Symphony Orchestra. In our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11), we are pleased that Theo the Boxer, Misty the Blue Staff and Billy the Lurcher that we featured in our last issue have been successfully re-homed. We have 3 new dogs that are all looking for new loving homes. We have a feature on local charity ‘Peaceful Place’ (page 14), an article about the history of Hadleigh Farm (page 29) and a look at the history of Valentine’s Day (page 30). We also have our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages). If you have any interesting stories about Castle Point or if you are a local team, association or charity that would like to be featured in any future editions of the Local Business Guide then please drop us a line at: info@thelocalbusinessguide.co.uk If you would like to advertise in any of our Guides please contact Ricky on 01375 402546 and with prices starting from as little as £45 it is a really cost effective way of promoting and generating business from your local community.

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Alternative Valentine’s Day Ideas If you’re looking for something slightly more adventurous than flowers and chocolates this Valentine’s Day, here’s some exciting alternatives. Prove you’ll do anything for your Valentine and take the plunge together in a thrilling bungee jump. Celebrate your achievement with a glass or two of champagne, and toast a memorable Valentines Day 2015. For a “Lovers Leap” Bungee Jump experience in London visit www.bluesureadventure.co.uk For an unusual and unique way to spend Valentine’s Day, why not attend the Mad Hatter Tea Party Ball at Stoke By Nayland Hotel in Colchester? Tickets cost £42.50 per person and include a welcome drink, 3-course ‘Eat me, Drink me’ dinner, a performance by a live Band – Jukebox Fury and dancing. The dress code is black tie with a “Mad Hatter” twist. For more information and to book tickets call 01206 265837 or visit www.stokebynayland.com. As a romantic alternative to an evening meal, why not treat your loved one to Afternoon Tea. There are several places in Southend that offer a delightful range of afternoon teas to suit all budgets including the Roslin Hotel - www.roslinhotel.com and Sands Restaurant and Bistro - www.sandsbistro.co.uk. You can also enjoy the fantastic views from the Pavilion Restaurant at The Cliffs Pavilion with a romantic Champagne Afternoon Tea - www.southendtheatres.org.uk How about spending some quality relaxing time together on a Spa Day. Greenwoods Hotel and Spa in Stock, Billericay offers a range of offers that include full use of the spa and lunch, afternoon tea or an evening meal. Extra treatments are also available. Visit www.greenwoodshotel.com for details of the hotel and spa or check out www.redletterdays.co.uk for the latest offers.

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home check is complete, you’ll be able to collect your dog. You will need to bring with you some identification showing your current address, and the £130 adoption fee. Their staff will be on hand if you have any questions, and will be able to guide you through the adoption process. All the staff and dogs at Acres Way look forward to seeing you Re-Homing Update We are pleased that Theo the Boxer, Misty the Blue Staff and Billy the Lurcher that we featured in our last issue have been successfully re-homed. They are settling well into their new families.

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eaceful Place is a small but growing charity supported by and serving people in South East Essex. Their aim is to improve the lives of people with young onset dementia and those that care for them. At the heart of their services they operate a Day Centre from their base in Rochford which focuses on providing active, stimulating and person centred activities in a safe and friendly environment as well as community based activities enabling people to continue to live life to the fullest. They also provide advocacy services to people living with young onset dementia, providing much needed support to individuals and their families as well as regular support groups for carers and those with a young onset dementia diagnosis. The day centre is open on weekdays between 8.30 AM and 4.30 PM with a high staff to member ratio. Their aim is to stimulate the mental, physical and social skills of their members. Activities include pool, air hockey & table tennis, art, crafts & pottery, pub games & quizzes,

weekly outings & restaurant visits, live music & guest speakers and much more. Peaceful Place are able to go the extra mile thanks to the support of local people. They have a team of volunteers in the day centre and at their shop. Those who help fundraise are invaluable and it is because of their hard work and commitment that Peaceful Place can make sure they provide support that makes a difference. Younger adults with dementia under 65 years old and living within the Rochford, Castle Point and Southend areas can be referred to the service by contacting the Day Centre Manager on 01702 546476 or by email to DCM@peacefulplace.co.uk. If you would like further details of the individual services provided by Peaceful Place please visit www. peacefulplace.co.uk.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On In Castle Point Roundhouse Open Afternoon Sunday 15th February 2015 Drop in between 1pm and 3pm Hadleigh Country Park, Meet at Chapel Road Car Park, SS7 2PP Come and explore the replica Iron Age roundhouse, warm yourself by the fire and learn how your ancestors lived 2000 years ago. Free admission. For more information visit www.hadleighcountrypark.co.uk

Pirates Week at Marsh Farm Monday 16th - Friday 20th February 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 5.00pm Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP Ahoy there me hearties. Join Blackfoot the Pirate this February Half Term for treasure hunts, pirate ship playtime and many more swashbuckling adventures around Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park. For details visit www.marahfarm.co.uk.

Pancake Morning Saturday 21st February 2015 Starts: 10.30am Ends: 12.30pm Canvey Island Methodist Church, Waarden Road, Canvey Island There will also be a selection of stalls available including cakes, bric-a-brac, books and crafts.

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Cat “Snip and Chip” Saturday 21st February 2015 Starts: 1.00pm Ends: 4pm Riverside Vets, 110 Long Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0JN The Cats Protection League are joining forces with RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District Branch to offer cat neutering and microchipping, all for just £10 cash. There is no need to book - just turn up on the day and your cat will be microchipped and an appointment made for neutering on a future date. For more information visit call either 07521 977059 or 01268 750831.

Southend Symphony Orchestra Concert Saturday 28th February 2015 Starts: 7.30pm Salvation Army Hadleigh Temple, 146-148 London Road, SS7 2PF Programme - Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture, Bizet - Carmen Suite, Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique. Tickets £9.00 (concessions £8.00, under 12s £1.00) available at the door or from Benfleet Music, 2 Roseberry Walk, Benfleet, SS7 4EW (01268 755005) or online at www.WeGotTickets.com. For more information visit www.southendsymphony.com

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Flexi Access Drawdown This allows you to take up to 25% tax free lump sum, the balance of your pension fund is then invested in a Flexi Access Drawdown. From the invested fund you are free to take withdrawals of any amount at any time. This could be as regular monthly payments to meet your living expenses or one off withdrawals to fund things like holidays or new cars, but beware anything above the 25% will be taxed as income, so any ideas you have about ‘spending’ your pension fund should be very carefully considered. The media have been talking about withdrawing your fund to buy rental property. This makes little sense to us - why would you move a now highly ‘liquid’ tax exempt fund into a very ‘illiquid’ taxable asset?

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adleigh Farm was originally part of William Booth’s “Darkest England” scheme. This involved people from what he referred to as the, “submerged tenth” being helped and in some cases rescued by Salvationists. His vision was that the poor would be given board and lodgings in a City Colony in exchange for a day’s work. They could then move to a Farm Colony where they would be trained to work the land and run their own smallholdings. Then finally they could progress to Overseas Colonies, running smallholdings abroad. The trial City Colony was set up in Whitechapel in 1889 and two years later Booth put down a deposit on land in Hadleigh for his Farm Colony. Starting with 800 acres (3.2 km2) of land, later expanding to 3,200 acres (13 km2), the farm was home to 200 colonists by the end of its first year. Existing farm buildings were renovated and new dormitories, a bathhouse, laundry, reading room, hospital and religious meeting house were built. As well as farming and market gardening, colonists were taught brickmaking, pottery and construction skills. With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 the British government agreed to look after a number of Basque refugee children. Some of these children ended up under the Salvation Army’s care in East London and at Hadleigh. In 1939 the farm also provided accommodation for nearly 70 Jewish refugees fleeing

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Valentine’s Day We often hear people complaining that Valentine’s Day is all just commercial nonsense. However, it’s history goes right back to Ancient Rome so here we take a look at where our customs on this day of romance originate from. person you saw on Valentine’s Day would be your true love forever. There is some dispute as to who St Valentine actually was. There have been at least two and possibly even three St Valentines that have been supposedly martyred on 14th February in different years. Our St Valentine was most probably a third century Roman priest who practised Christianity and performed secret marriages against the direct orders of Emperor Claudius II who thought that single men would be more likely to join his army.

alentine’s Day seems to have it’s beginnings way back in Ancient Rome. The Romans loved a party and their annual spring festival - Lupercalia - celebrated fertility and purification rites. It took place on 15th February and included, amongst other things, loud music and near naked youths running through the streets striking women with strips of goatskin. Somewhere around the 4th Century, members of the Christian Church decided that these pagan ceremonies were a little too...er… bawdy, so they initiated the festival of St Valentine’s Day on February 14th. However, in spite of the Church’s best efforts, the pagan customs continued to flourish throughout the centuries. In the 13th Century single women could be “won” in a Valentine lottery. These lotteries continued until way into the 19th Century and even when the tradition ceased, there remained the belief that the first 30

Legend has it that Valentine was arrested and thrown into prison. While he was incarcerated, he befriended the jailers daughter and before he went to execution, he sent her a note signed simply “From Your Valentine.” The first ever valentine card is accredited to Charles Duc D’Orleans who used to send his wife amorous poems and declarations of love from the Tower of London where he was imprisoned after the Battle if Agincourt in 1415. He called them Valentiens. The first modern cards appeared in the 16th Century and were very elaborate, hand made affairs. Red roses have become a symbol of St Valentine’s Day. They have symbolised both heavenly perfection and earthly passion since ancient times. They were first given as a token of love as recently as the 18th Century in imitation of Louis XVI’s romantic gifts to his queen - Marie Antoinette.

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