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Welcome A very warm welcome to the February 2015 edition of the Southend & Westcliff Local Business Guide. The Essex Book Festival will be running throughout March and our article on page 4 gives you some ideas of where to meet some of our talented local authors. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature the SX Spectacular concert, a nearly new sale, a Folk & Ale Festival, a nautical night of sea shanties, a wedding fayre 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 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 also have local community articles about the history of The Kursaal (page 16), local charity ‘Harp’ that provides valuable services to the homeless in the Southend area (page 24) and Southend Hospital Radio (page 26). 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

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Essex Book Festival This year’s Essex Book Festival in March has some great opportunities to meet local authors. 2nd March at The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend 7pm - 9pm: Professor Pamela Cox will be discussing her book ‘Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind The Counter.’ The book shares true stories of some of the unsung heroines behind the counters of Britain’s stores - from the world of Mr Selfridge to the world of Mr Sainsbury.

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. 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. 4

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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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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 the 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.

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s On In Southend & Westcliff SX Spectacular Concert Sunday 8th March 2015 Starts: 4.00pm Ends: 10.30pm Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre, Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4FA Hosted by Russell Kane, the event features sets from boybands Union J, Bars and Melody and Five, as well as The Voice singer Leanne Jarvis. More acts are still to be announced, with the day also featuring attractions, sideshows and stalls to peruse. Free parking is also available for visitors on the day, with performances taking place indoors and out of the unpredictable March weather. For tickets visit www.ents24.com

NCT Nearly New Sale Saturday 14th March 2015 Starts: 12.30pm Ends: 3.00pm St Thomas More High School, Westcliff, SS0 0BW In excess of 60 stalls selling fantastic, nearly new items at completely bargain prices. There will be refeshments on sale including hot and cold drinks, toasted sandwiches and home made cakes. The first 300 shoppers will also receive a goody bag upon entry and there will be a dedicated Large Items Area selling things such as buggies, high chairs, moses baskets etc.

Folk and Ale Festival Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd March 2015 Starts: 10.30am Ends: 4.30pm Southend Pier Royal Pavilion, Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1EE The Folk and Ale Festival returns with a packed weekend of music, dancing and not forgetting real ale! The event includes a Real Ale Bar, Buskers and Morris Dancing (Buskers & Morris Dancers will perform anywhere on Pier) Free admission. For more information visit www.visitsouthend.co.uk

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Shiver Me Timbers Saturday 28th March 2015 Starts: 7.30pm Ends: 9.30pm The Peter Boat, 27 High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2EN Nautical Night of Sea Shanties…. Come along as a pirate, a mermaid or a drunken sailor! All are welcome for a good old fashioned sing-a-long of traditional sea shanties. Lyric sheets will be given out so that the audience can join in with The Hastings RX Shanty Men who sing their shanties with maritime music all around the UK. There will also be songs from Leigh-on-Sea’s very own Fishwives Choir!

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.

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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ARP is an independent Southend based charity that reduces homelessness by providing essential services, emergency housing and long term solutions. This enables people to rebuild their lives and live independently in the community. HARP exists because they received 12,000 visits across their services in 2013 from people who needed assistance with homeless issues. 22% of this number were young people aged between 16 and 25. 25% were female. HARP helped all of them. Many needed to find a safe place for the night to avoid sleeping rough on the streets. HARP currently has the capacity to house up to 100 people at any one time - this is either in the emergency night shelter, one of their three hostels, a bedsit or flat. The Bradbury Centre is the first point of contact for anyone who finds themselves homeless or at risk of being homeless in Southend. Staff at The Bradbury

Centre offer advice and support, provide a hot meal and help find emergency accommodation HARPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volunteers are crucial to keeping the charity afloat. They have approximately 60 volunteers across their sites including their charity retail shops in London Road and Hamlet Court Road (both in Westcliff), and their kitchens. All food donated to HARP is used in food parcels, night packs and for meals at The Bradbury Centre and their other specialist hostels. If you would like to become a volunteer contact Tony Dunn by email at tony.dunn@harpsouthend.org.uk If you are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless please call 01702 430696. For general enquiries including fundraising please call 01702 615000. For more information on the services provided please visit www.harpsouthend.org

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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.

outhend Hospital Radio is the radio service for Southend University Hospital and has been broadcasting for over 35 years. It aims to relieve the effects of sickness, infirmity and old age by providing a local broadcasting service to patients. The radio station was launched in February 1977, after the then Mayor, Councillor Neville Moss, made fundraising for a radio service at the hospital, the mayoral charity appeal during his term of office in 1976. The idea of a Hospital Radio service came from a former patient and founder hospital radio member, Betti Thompson. Betti’s husband Mike went on to broadcast the first programme on the station. The first record played was ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ by Stevie

Today, the station broadcasts every evening from 6pm with the main show being the two-hour Request Show which starts at 8pm. Patients can listen free from the bedside Premiere system. Shows cover a range of different types and style of music, interviews and chat. They also provide a 24 hour “easy listening” music channel and a Saturday Sports Show includes live commentary of Southend United F.C home matches. Southend Hospital Radio Service is funded totally by donations from the general public, private companies and the dedicated fundraising activities of its members. For more details of how you can help visit www.southendhospitalradio.co.uk

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Useful Phone Numbers Emergency Services

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Police, Fire, Ambulance Essex Police - non-emergency Crimestoppers

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Age UK

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Alcoholics Anonymous

0845 7697555

0800 555111

Childline (24hr)

0800 1111

Rayleigh / Southend Police Station 0300 3334444

Citizens Advice Bureau

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Neighbourhood Policing Team

Cruse Bereavement Care

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FRANK - National Drugs Helpline

Hospitals

GamCare - Gambling Issues

24hr A&E - Basildon

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Missing People (24hrs)

Southend

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National Debtline

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National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000247

Health NHS Direct confidential health advice

0845 4647

NSPCC Helpline (24hr)

0808 8005000

Rape & Sexual Abuse Support

0808 8029999

Runaway Helpline (24hr) - under 18 0808 8007070

Councils

RSPCA (24hr)

0300 1234999

RSPCA - Southend Branch

01702 290889

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 01702 215000

Samaritans (24hr)

08457 909090

Southend Council Out Of Hours

Sexual Health Direct

0845 1228690

MP - Southend West - David Amess 020 7219 3452

Shelter

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MP - Southend East - James Durridge 01268 616135

Victim Supportline

0845 3030900

Essex County Council

0845 7585592 01702 515000

Southend Library

01702 534100

Travel

Home Library Service

0845 603 7628

Traveline

Emergency Utilities Electricity - UK Power

0800 7838838

Gas - National Gas Emergency Service 0800 111999

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National Rail Enquiries

08457 484950

C2C

0870 333 4871

National Express

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Anglian Water Services

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