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Welcome Welcome to the March 2015 edition of the Castle Point Local Business Guide. The Essex Book Festival will be running throughout March and our article on page 6 gives you some ideas of where to meet some of our talented local authors. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Castle Point’ on page 16
where we feature the Southend Hospital Public Meeting, the Castle Point Mayor’s Concert and a Hot Cross Bun Morning. 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 articles about local community organistion The Art Ministry (page 22) and the history of the Coastguard Cottages on Canvey Island (page 28). 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 £50 it is a really cost effective way of promoting and generating business from your local community. Remember to visit www.businesscard-directory.co.uk to source information and contact details for lots of local businesses.
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Essex Book Festival This year’s Essex Book Festival in March has some great opportunities to meet local authors. 15th March at The Royal Pavilion, Southend Pier 10.30am - 11.30am: Meet author Jane Dolby from Leigh On Sea whose book ‘Song of the Sea’ is the story of her journey through love and loss to find her voice with The Fishwives Choir, uniting fishing communities across the UK. Jane founded the Choir, which is made up of women involved in the fishing community, after the tragic loss of her husband Colin at sea. 23rd March at Canvey Library, 2 High St, Canvey Island - 7.00pm: The bestselling Sanctus series, which has been translated into 27 languages and published in 40 countries, set Simon Toyne firmly on the map as one to watch for high-concept, page-turning thrillers. Simon will be at Canvey Library discussing the first book in his electrifying new series, Solomon Creed. 26th March at Rayleigh Library, 4 High St, Rayleigh 7.00pm - 9.00pm: Derek Wilson is an historian and expert on the Tudor period, who has published acclaimed non-fiction books on Tudor England and Henry VIII. He will be discussing ‘The Traitor’s Mark’ the second book in his compelling new fiction series based on real unsolved Tudor crimes, investigated by the fictional protagonist Thomas Treviot.
There is a rich diversity of literary talent in our area and a Local Authors Day will be held on 28th March at The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Ann Duggans-Robson will introduce local authors to the public and signal the start of the children’s book and museum trail around Southend. The Forum will be the host venue for the day, and authors will be available for a chat and to sign books personally. 6
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f you think you can offer a dog a good home, the first thing you need to do is to go down to the kennels, select a suitable dog you like, take it for a walk and see how you get on. Some people and dogs just don’t get along, so before reserving a dog, the Acres Way staff would need to see if you suit each other. If you have children, or another dog, they recommend that you bring them with you, to make sure that everyone will get on. Once you have visited the dogs, and hopefully found one that matches your lifestyle and expectations, a member of staff will arrange a convenient time for a home check. These are usually carried out within 2 or 3 days of your visit and take about half an hour. Once the
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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Boycie - Staff q Male / Age 6 Loves: Cuddle Up Looking for: Boycie is a fab little lad. He walks well on the lead and loves to cuddle up. He is not overly keen on other dogs except his sister Marlene. He is a great little character and would suit a family with older children.
Acres Way Kennels, Great Burches Road Thundersley, Essex SS7 3NE They are open 10am-3pm 7 days a week. Visitors are welcome at any time during these hours - no appointment is necessary.
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What’s On In Castle Point Southend Hospital Public Meeting Thursday 12th March 2015 Starts: 1.00pm Ends: 3.00pm The Main Sports Hall, Waterside Farm Leisure Centre, Canvey Island Come and help influence local healthcare services. Complimentary refreshments will be served from 1pm when you will have the opportunity to browse the many market stalls and speak to governors, Non-Executive Directors and staff. Everyone is welcome. Just let them know that you are coming by calling the free number 0800 018 5202 or by emailing foundation.members@southend.nhs.uk.
Mayor’s Charity Concert Saturday 14th March 2015 Doors open: 6.30pm for 7.00pm start Salvation Army Hadleigh Temple, 146-148 London Road, Hadleigh, SS7 Castle Point Mayor, Councillor Mrs Jackie Govier is holding her charity concert, Last Night of the Proms featuring the Salvation Army Hadleigh Temple Band. Tickets £8.00 – to book, phone Kellie Jeffery in the Mayor’s Office on 01268 882334 or contact Hadleigh Temple direct on 01702 558913.
Hot Cross Bun Morning Saturday 28th March 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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Money Guidance New Pension Rules T
he incredible new rules have now been confirmed and have turned pensions into the most flexible & tax efficient savings plans, given that your contributions to a pension receive tax relief and then grow virtually tax free over the years. There is now no limit on the amount you can take from your pension (currently from age 55). If you wish to enjoy it over the early years of retirement that will be your choice. If you would rather invest it to make a sustainable income, or any combination of income and lump sum withdrawals then again, the choice is yours. There are two new ways to facilitate this:
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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Castle Point Community The Art Ministry
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he Art Ministry is a charity running weekly arts and crafts groups and clubs for a wide variety of people from Essex. They focus on people who are most likely to benefit from the opportunity that being involved in creative activity provides for making friends, boosting self confidence and improving self esteem. They run arts and crafts groups and clubs for children and for adults with learning difficulties, adults with physical disabilities, partially sighted and blind adults and adults with mental health problems. They complement these core activities with a group who work with fabrics to produce items for public display, a general public art club, sessions at a nursing home, and sessions for young carers. They also run community art
How to contact them The Art Ministry, 1 Church Road Hadleigh, Essex SS7 2DQ
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projects and take as many opportunities as they can to exhibit works. The Art Ministry was founded in 1992. In 2004 The Art Ministry became a registered charity governed by a board of trustees according to a declaration of trust. The only employees are the 5 part time session leaders, and so they rely on about 35 volunteers, including 6 trustees, to run The Art Ministry. The students pay a nominal fee for each session that they attend. These fees go some way to meeting The Art Ministry’s costs, but the majority of their funding comes in the form of grants that they have applied for and money that they have raised ourselves. For more information on how to become involved as a volunteer ir how to donate visit the website at www.theartministry.org.uk
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History of Castle Point
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Canvey Island was a favourite haunt of smugglers which led to a coastguard station being built close to the Lobstersmack Public House. Before the Coastguard Cottages were built, what were known as “Preventive Men” were based in an old wooden vessel at Hole Haven called “Emulous.” Apparently this watch vessel was moored in 1813 and manned by Cornish, Devonian and Ulster men to protect against the smuggling which was rife Canvey at that time. The “Emulous” also had a sister ship, the “Pembcote” which was based at Leigh-on-Sea but apparently neither of them had much success in thwarting the local smuggling industry. In 1822, the Watch became the Coastguard Service and was run by the Admiralty. The admiralty bought 3 acres of land at what was known as “Drunken Marsh” on which to build the new coastguard station. The new station consisted of seven weatherboarded cottages and an officer’s house opposite the
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