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Welcome A very warm welcome to the March 2015 edition of the Southend & Westcliff Local Business Guide. This month should bring some nice Spring weather and we feature some lovely walks for you and your family to get out and enjoy the local environment in our article on Spring Walks on page 4. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature Carters Steam Fair, a Spring craft fair, a 5km or 10km walk for Havens Hospices, a wedding fayre, the Southend Spring Garden Show and a local year round Car Boot Sale. In our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11), we are pleased that Alfie the Yorkie Cross that we featured in our last issue have been successfully re-homed. Boycie the Staff and Barney the Labradoodle are still looking for loving homes so we have featured them again this month along with another young dog.
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We also have local community articles about Southend’s YMCA’s Sleepeasy event to raise awareness of homelessness in the area (page 16), the history of The Kursaal (page 20) and Southend Hospital Radio (page 24). 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 Southend or Westcliff 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.
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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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Southend Community Southend YMCA Sleep Easy 2015
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outhend YMCA is proud to launch it’s third annual youth homelessness fundraiser, Sleep Easy 2015. On Saturday 16th May you are invited to take on the challenge to sleep out overnight; housed within a cardboard box under the stars to raise funds for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people at risk of homelessness.
Waiting lists for young people’s housing in Southend are at an all-time high and increased provision is needed more than ever. Sleep Easy 2015 calls our community to action, to sacrifice one-night to help children and young people at risk of homelessness. Did you know 1 in 4 children in the Southend area live in poverty? Poverty, hardship, chaotic backgrounds and unemployment are just some of the factors which damage fragile young lives. The money raised from Sleep Easy 2015 will help to further our young people’s housing through property development, new support services and a comprehensive housing provision for all stages of homelessness: response, recovery & guidance and move-on.
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Southend YMCA offers services which address the needs and raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people and help transform their lives. The charity mission is to ‘Stand in the Gap’. Their vision is to contribute to the transformation of society and create cohesive communities, which help disadvantaged young people to build their future so they can belong, contribute and thrive. Their services include housing, education, skills for employment, economic inclusion, volunteering and positive activities. To sign up for Sleep Easy 2015 please visit www.southendymca.org.uk/sleepeasy2015. For more information on Sleep Easy 2015, or to hold your own event email Tom Moulton at fundraising@southendymca.org.uk or call 01702 301301. If you are aged 16-25, at risk of homelessness or would like to find out more about Southend YMCA please call 01702 301301.
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Southend History - The Kursaal T
he Kursaal was the largest amusement park in the south throughout much of the twentieth century. The venue was opened in 1894 by father and son Alfred and Bernard Wiltshire Tollhurst, on four acres of land purchased the previous year, as the ‘Marine Park and Gardens’. In 1901, they opened a grand entrance pavilion with a great silver dome over the entrance called the Kursaal. It was designed by Campbell Sherrin and contained a circus, ballroom, arcade, dining hall and billiard room. The word Kursaal is German, meaning a “Cure Hall” or spa, and it seems to have been adapted to mean a place of healthy amusement. The First Ever...
wall. The first riders were husband and wife Billy and Marjorie Ward.
The Kursaal was the world’s first ever theme park, pre-dating Coney Island in America. There were also other firsts at the Kursaal including the world’s first Lady Lion Tamer and the world’s first Lady Wall of death Rider performed here. It was also the first venue in England for the display of Al Capone’s personal car from Chicago, and Eric the sixty ton stuffed whale!
With Southend being the nearest seaside resort to London, The Kursaal remained a major destination, especially for day-trippers and works outings from the East End of London until the 1960s. There were several annual events for which the Kursaal was famous, including the New Year’s Eve Ball, the Charity Dinner for Deprived Children and the Old People’s Dinner.
From the world’s heaviest man Dick Harrow to Sacco the fasting man, the Kursaal’s variety of entertainments was renowned. This was complemented by rides including The Cyclone, Water chute, Caterpillar ride and the Wall of Death.
The Kursaal declined in the early 1970s, with the outdoor amusements closing in 1973 and the main building finally succumbing to closure in 1986. Although the outdoor amusements were redeveloped for housing, the main Kursaal building reopened in 1998, after a multimillion pound redevelopment, containing a bowling alley and other amusements. It is now a listed building. forming part of the Kursaal conservation area.
Wall of Death The Kursaal featured Britain’s first Wall of Death in June 1929. It featured motorcycles on a 20 foot wooden 20
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What’s On In Southend & Westcliff Carters Steam Fair Friday 3rd April to Monday 6th April 2015 Friday & Saturday Starts: 12.00pm Ends: 10.30pm Sunday & Monday Starts: 12.00pm Ends: 8.00pm Chalkwell Park, Southend, SS7 2LH Carters Steam Fun Fair is set to be at Chalkwell Park all Easter weekend with the Wall of Death making an appearance on Easter Monday, and a fireworks display on the Saturday. As part of the Southend Carnival - there will be a £1 entry fee with profit going to the Mayor’s charity. You can buy tokens for the rides in advance at www.carterssteamfair.digitickets.co.uk
Spring Craft Fair Saturday 4th April - Monday 6th April 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 4.00pm The Royal Pavillion, Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea Due to popular demand, the Southend Pier Spring Craft Fair has been extended to three days during the Easter holidays! – Giving you plenty of time to come along during the long weekend and have a browse through the fantastic arts and crafts on Southend Pier. You will be able to shop for handmade gifts, crafts and produce. Bring the kids along to take part in all sorts of Easter activities and children’s entertainment.
Havens to Havens Walk Sunday 19th April 2015 Starts: 11.00am Little Havens Hospice, Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, Essex SS7 2LH Walk to remember a loved one, walk to keep fit or walk for a fun family day out.This spring, take part in a five or ten mile walk through Thundersley’s lush woodlands, historical Hadleigh and Leigh on Sea’s coastline and enjoy a delicious cream tea at the midway point. For more information contact Jane on 01702 221658 or Claire on 01702 220312 or book your place online at www.havenshospices.org.uk
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Wedding Fayre Sunday 19th April 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 3.00pm Cliffs Pavilion, Station Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 7RA Everything you could possibly need to bring to life your perfect wedding day all under one roof – from the dream car you arrive in, to that perfect dress you walk down the aisle in. Goody-Bags for the first 500 ‘brides to be’, a bigger better “inspirational” fashion show! Plus live Music and Entertainment. For further information visit www.southendtheatres.org.uk 01702 344553.
Southend Garden Show Saturday 2nd May - Monday 4th May 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 5.00pm Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4FA The Southend Spring Garden Show will feature a treasure trove of the finest trees, shrubs, flowers and pot plants for green-fingered enthusiasts to explore. Talks and demonstrations, shopping area, food court. Adults £9.00 (Advanced Tickets £7.50) Children: FREE Senior Citizens: £8.00 (Advanced Tickets £6.50) For further information visit www.aztecgardenshow.co.uk
Car Boot Sale Every Sunday and Bank Holidays Starts: 6.00am Ends: 12.00pm Leigh-on-Sea Station Car Park, Belton Way , Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2ET Year round car boot sale with a wide variety of stalls. Facilities include on-site cafe, toilets and plenty of parking. No need to book. Cars - £12, small vans - £15, large vans - £20, trailers - £5.00. Entry is 50p per person (£1 before 8am) For more information visit www.lazybonesuk.co.uk
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Local Community Southend Hospital Radio Wonder, a request from the then Sister of Balmoral Ward at Rochford Hospital. May 1977 saw the first of many outside broadcasts covering the Milk Race along Southend seafront. Other events covered in the first year included Southend Carnival, Leigh Regatta, It’s A Knockout and Princess Margaret’s visit in June 1977.
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