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Welcome Welcome to the June 2016 edition of the Castle Point Local Business Guide. This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday 19th June. In our article on page 6, we have some great ideas for places to take your Dad for a special day out. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Castle Point’ on page 16 where we feature a Pie Morning, a Volunteer Day at Hadleigh Country Park and Canvey Island Armed Forces Day. In our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11), we are pleased that Libby the Jack Russell that we featured in our last issue has been successfully re-homed. Jack the Lurcher has yet to find a new home so we have featured him again this month along with 2 new dogs looking for loving homes.

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Within our Community section this month we have articles about an open day at Island Girls’ Soccer School (page 22) and a team of Kayakers who took on a 150 mile challenge along the River Thames for charity (page 24). We also have an article about the history of Hadleigh Castle (page 28) and the latest volunteering opportunities in the area (page 30). We also have our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages).

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Father’s Day In Essex This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday 19th June. We have some great ideas for places to take your Dad for a special day out. Layer Marney Tower in Colchester is a great day out and will be holding a Classic Car Day this Father;s Day. The petrol heads can enjoy the array of pre 1973 cars and motorbikes whilst those not quite so interested in motor vehicles, can climb the Tower, visit the church, check out the gardens etc. There will also be vintage stalls and a kite exhibition. For more information visit www. layermarneytower.co.uk The Museum of Power in Langford, near Maldon will be holding a Father’s Day Gentleman’s Afternoon on Sunday 19th June. The event includes an afternoon tea of ‘British Savouries’ with ‘Tickle Your Fancies’ for afters. Adults £15.95 per person or £17.95 with a guided tour of the museum which must be pre booked. the model village will also be open. For more information visit www.museumofpower.org.uk Epping Ongar Railway will be holding a 1940s weekend on the 18th and 19th June. There will be re-enactors, vintage vehicles and live entertainment across the weekend with vintage steam engines in charge of the passenger services. There will also be a variety of stalls as well as a Jive Dance Group. Why not take Dad along to enjoy the atmosphere of yester-year! For more details visit www.eorailway.co.uk Dads go free at the Father’s Day Motor Fest event at Marsh Farm on Sunday 19th June when you buy tickets online. There will be Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Classic Cars & Bikes, Bobbers, Choppers, Scooters, Trikes, Streetfighters, Vintage Cars and Bikes! You can also enjoy rockabilly music from crazy DJ Nadge and the Foxy Rock Dancers, shopping stands, children’s entertainment, balloon modelling, face-painting, a HUGE INFLATABLE VILLAGE and free admission to Marsh Farm! For more details visit www.marshfarm. 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 Libby the 4 year old Jack Russell that we featured in our last issue has been successfully re-homed. Buster our male 4 year old Mastiff is still looking for a good home, and we have re-featured Jack the Lurcher this month. We also feature 2 new dogs this month.

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This month’s featured dogs Jack - Lurcher

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Loves: To Play. Looking For: Luna is a big bundle of loveliness. She is young and quite a bouncy girl. She needs to learn some manners but she’s great with other dogs. Due to her over exuberance she would be better suited to a home with older children and someone who is willing to put in the time training her.

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Fuel additive system to drive down motoring costs and improve air quality D rivers and fleet vehicle owners that want to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on fuel bills can now do so, thanks to an innovative ‘fuel additive system’ that has been launched to the UK motor market. Available for installation at Castle Point Motors in Benfleet, the E-zero1, uses unique emission reduction technology that results in significant emission reductions for all fossil fuelled engines, as well as enhanced fuel efficiency. The product, designed by Exeter based Cgon Ltd, is 100% recyclable and can reduce harmful pollutants by up to 80% and improve fuel efficiency by up to 25% for every fuel powered car, van, bus, marine and motor vehicle on the market. The product also reduces engine running temperatures and hydrocarbon build up, prolonging the life of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) on diesel cars. Haulage companies and HGV drivers need not miss out on the opportunity, with a specially designed model, the E-zeroH1 for use on larger motor vehicles. Mark Fox, Cgon Managing Director said: “We know there is a need for this product, in the UK and across the world. Carbon emissions and pollution are at an all-time high, causing numerous health issues and causing damage to our environment. Drivers that choose to install the E-zero1 will be making a conscious effort to reduce the environmental impact of their vehicle, but also benefitting from reduced fuel bills. Fleet vehicle owners and taxi companies that install the E-zero1 in their vehicles will make huge savings, whilst also 14

dramatically reducing their impact on the environment. A product like this has been a long time coming for the commercial market.” The installation process is simple, and the product can be retrofitted to any vehicle in less than two hours. Each vehicle is tested before the unit is fitted and the installer will check vehicle emission levels to establish a baseline. Once the unit is mounted to the vehicle and the sophisticated electronics attached, the installer will carry out a series of tests and optimise the amount of hydrogen being produced for the vehicle. Drivers and businesses that choose to install the E-zero1 will benefit from significantly reduced fuel bills by up to 20%, whilst also reducing their carbon footprint considerably. Test results on a variety of different vehicles can be found online at www.cgon.co.uk Castle Point Motors say: “We are really excited to be certified installers of the E-zero1. It’s a fantastic new product that will help drivers to reduce their emissions and save them money on their fuel bills without even having to think about it. We see so many diesel cars with extremely damaged DPF filters, that just adds to the growing problem of pollution and increases maintenance costs for diesel drivers. It’s an unnecessary situation, and the E-zero1 can help prevent this damage. It’s a versatile product and we have already had interest from our customers. Hopefully we can help make a change to protect our environment.” For more details call Castle Point Motors on 01268 794545 or visit www.castlepointmotors.co.uk

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What’s On In Castle Point Pie Morning Saturday 11th June 2016 Starts: 10.30am Ends: 12.30pm Canvey Methodist Church, Waarden Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9AB Join Canvey Methodist Church for a special “Pie Morning” which will include both sweet and savoury pies. There will also be a selection of stalls available including brica-brac, crafts, cakes and books.

Hadleigh Park Volunteer Day Sunday 12th June 2016 Starts: 10.30am Ends: 3.30pm Meet outside the Hub café, Chapel Lane, Hadleigh Hadleigh Park is holding a series of volunteer days in 2016 for anyone interested in helping to protect the local countryside and improve habitats for wildlife at the Park. You don’t need to be incredibly fit or even have any experience. Volunteers will work alongside trained rangers and at their own pace although the day does involve a lot of walking. There is no need to book a place in advance and volunteers will not be charged to park for the day.

Canvey Island Armed Forces Day Saturday 25th June 2016 Starts: 10.30am Ends: 3.30pm Canvey Island Town Centre Come along to salute our brave men and woman of the Armed Forces past and present. A parade will march through Canvey Island town centre making its way to the Paddocks Community Centre where there will be a service and wartime/military exhibition. Free entry. For more information contact 01268 683971 or visit www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk.

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his years’ Budget genuinely appears to underpin the Governments rhetoric on ‘saving’. The much talked about reduction in tax reliefs on pension contributions did not materialize, in fact it was positively rebuked before the budget by Mr Osborne. Instead he has introduced higher income tax allowances enabling more people to save by increasing net income, raising the ISA limit next year and extending the Help to Buy ISA ideas with another new acronym, a ‘LISA’. The Government have also recognised that Financial Services regulation, the rules under which firms such as ours operate, are too restrictive and have driven up the cost of advice. They are consulting on some regulatory changes and to allow advice fees to be paid out of your pension fund. They recognize that the Money Advice Service and the Pensions Advisory Service have been inadequate in providing advice to those who can’t afford it and need to make Financial Advice more available again. Needless to say, within the industry, we were not surprised to hear this, although it is pleasing that they now recognize our role and that a weeks’ training on pensions is no substitute for our years of experience and qualifications! The Nation has a long term savings problem and this budget can only help that. In particular it reinforces Help to Buy ISAs, whereby the Government will add 25% of your contributions each year as long as the plan is used to buy a genuine first main residence or to secure a retirement income. They are not available to all and do have some restrictions and caveats, but this is a genuine commitment to encourage people to save. This will be helped by the annual ISA allowance, including the “LISA” element) to £20,000 per annum from 2017. The Chancellor does seem to have an eye on making Buy to Let investment less attractive. As well as the Stamp Duty increases and restrictions on claiming relief on interest payments announced last year, he has now made them relatively less attractive by lowering the Capital Gains Tax on stocks and shares investments, but NOT for Buy to Let. This makes the relative return from residential property investment much less attractive than from other sources and is a genuine tightening of policy to make Buy to Let less attractive in attempt to slow house price inflation. This combined with the saving inducements detailed above may mean that more genuine home

owners are able to buy, rather than just investors, if prices do actually begin to slow. An interesting point of detail concerns investing in Commercial Property. The rates of Stamp Duty did not benefit from the tiered system introduced a couple of years ago, so by applying a tiered system most smaller purchases will benefit from much lower stamp duty. This will be of particular interest to those buying through their pension funds, and may encourage more investment in this sector, again relative to house building. The Budget reconfirmed and extended some of last years’ pension freedoms, especially around some conflicting treatment of death benefits and ill health early retirement benefits. This only reinforces our view that pensions are still the most efficient medium for long term investment for Higher Rate tax payers. Whilst Mr Osborne did not reduce tax relief this year for higher earners, it may simply be because pension providers and payroll departments do not have the technology to limit the reliefs without sometime implementing system and software changes. The Treasury would have wanted any reduction in tax relief to be implemented immediately to prevent surge of large pension contributions, so by letting it go for now they may be able to give providers and pay roll time to make the necessary adjustments for future reductions? Watch this space! If this is the case then it will be prudent to maximise any pensions for higher rate relief in the short term, as there is still the political will behind the scenes to reduce higher rate tax relief. A point of warning, there are two important changes to pensions rules this April. Firstly, The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) for pensions reduces to £1 million from £1.25 million on 6th April and those affected should consider applying for one of the two types of “protection” available. Secondly, those earning over £150,000 will see a reduction in the amount they can contribute to a pension each year. Martin Lamb, Dip.PFS Certs CII (MP & ER) This information does not constitute an offer or advice and the service described may not be suitable for everyone. Alternative services may be offered if more suitable. Investments can go down as well as up and you could get back less than you paid in. Past Performance is not a guide to future returns. The “from launch” performance figures are from 29th October 2004 to 16th December 2015, and assume a £100,000 investment subject to our initial and ongoing charges for this level of investment. The performance figure for the last year is taken from 16th December 2014 to 16th December 2015. Assuming investment in our unit trust/OEIC portfolios, the returns from our ISAs and pension portfolios are higher.

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Island Girls Football Club Open Day I

sland Girls FC are holding an open day on Sunday 3rd July at Smallgains Playing Field, Canvey Island starting at 11am. The club would to welcome girls of all abilities between the ages of 8 and 16. Island Girls currently have one of the largest girls only setups in the area with teams competing in the Essex County Girls Sunday League and they are looking to grow their setup even further by adding new teams and strengthening their existing sides for next season.

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The Danny Green Fund Kayak Team n 27th May 2016, a team of 16 kayaked 150 miles along the River Thames in aid of local charity The Danny Green Fund. They have so far raised over £50,000 for the charity.

Danny’s father, Chris Green, said that the money raised will pay for seven months of physiotherapy for 16 children across the country who are fighting the condition.

The kayak challenge began at the source of the Thames at Thameshead, in Gloucestershire and ended after 4 days at Teddington Lock, in south west London. Many of the team that took part had no previous kayaking experience and kayaked for 12 hours a day, through 6 counties doing an average of 38 miles a day and camping over night on the bank of the River Thames.

He added: “Training was very tough and the team was really dedicated. It was a big ask because we kayaked the equivalent of one and a half marathons a day. It was really punishing on our arms, shoulders and chests.”

The fund was launched in July 2012 in memory of 11 year-old Danny Green, who died after losing his battle with brain and spinal cancer. The charity, set up by his family, aims to support youngsters battling posterior fossa syndrome, a neurological condition which can occur after brain tumour surgery.

To make a donation, visit justgiving.com/chris-green39 For more information about the aims and achievements of charity, visit the website at www.thedannygreenfund.org.uk or email info@thedannygreenfund.org.uk.

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