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Welcome A very warm welcome to the August 2015 edition of the Rayleigh Local Business Guide. The Summer holidays are now upon us and our article on page 4 gives you some great ideas for family friendly walks in Essex that are suitable for all ages. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Rayleigh’ on page 16 where we feature Wild Play Days at West Canvey Marshes, the opportunity to visit the Vulcan aircraft at Southend Airport and a local heritage exhibition on the History of Rayleigh. In our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11), we are pleased that Mouse the Greyhound and Murphy the Cross Breed that we featured in our last issue have both been successfully re-homed. This month we feature 3 new dogs who are looking for loving homes. Within our Community section this week we have articles about the history of the railway in Rayleigh (page 24) and the Rayleigh and Castle Point Cats Protection League (page 26). We also have our column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (see centre pages). If you have any interesting stories about Rayleigh 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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Family Walks in Essex The Summer Holidays are fast approaching and a family walk is a great, cheap way to keep the kids busy. Here is our pick of some of the best walks in Essex that are suitable for all ages. Great Notley Country Park boasts 100 acres with views across open farmland and a link to over 15 miles of walking and cycling paths. The site offers many facilities including a sensory trail, endless play equipment, cycle hire centre, fishing, a visitor centre and bistro. A great day out for the whole family. For more details visit www.visitparks.co.uk/places/great-notley-country-park Thorndon Country Park North in Brentwood is a beautiful woodland area filled with bluebells and other spring flowers at this time of year. Children of all ages will enjoy an adventurous walk through the deep dark woods to hunt for the Gruffalo along with all the other characters from the classic tale from Julia Donaldson. If you call into the visitor centre you can pick up an activity map for 50p For full details visit www.brentwood.gov.uk
In the village of Castle Hedingham not only can you explore the magnificent castle but you can walk round the beautiful daffodil and bluebell-filled grounds. The 900 year old Norman keep of Hedingham Castle stands in 160 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland. There are lots of events that take place here, from jousting tournaments to wedding fairs. For more details visit www. hedinghamcastle.co.uk Belfairs Park and Nature Reserve in Leigh-onSea is a great family day out with ancient trees, birdwatching and butterflies.The Belfair’s Woodland Centre is open daily from 9am until 5pm and provides a space for schools, groups and families to learn about south Essex’s fantastic ancient woodlands in an interactive way. For more information visit www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/belfairs 4
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Cloudy2Clear Windows – Service With A Smile! It’s been a crazy few months for Cloudy2Clear Windows. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has grown rapidly as homeowners take advantage of their services. Managing Director Chris Miller feels that it’s all about service. ‘Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving
people money, although that obviously helps. Many tradespeople have struggled since last year and I honestly feel that during the good times a minority perhaps didn’t focus on customer care as much as they should have done. We make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle. I often get comments back from customers on how they really didn’t expect that sort of service which, in a way, is very sad for the service industry as a whole.’ Cloudy2Clear service the Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersly and Canvey
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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 Mouse the Greyhound and Murphy the Crossbreed that we featured in our last issue have both been successfully re-homed.
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This month’s featured dogs Boycie - Staff Male / Age 6
Boycie is very well mannered and calm however does not like all other dogs. He will need a home with older children and no other pets.
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Money Guidance N
ow that the dust is settling on the much lauded new Pensions Flexibilities, what have our experiences been? The media were whipping up a ‘cash’ frenzy encouraging all to access their pensions and go on a spending spree. We have found that whilst there has been a huge increase in the requests to access smaller pension pots, most can see the wisdom in retaining their pension fund intact , to use it for what it was intended for- living in retirement! It is sad that many cannot see that a significant part of their later lives will be blighted by simply not having enough income, and that in all the ‘noise’ around the new rules the primary purpose of pensions has been forgotten- namely to be able to live comfortably when you stop work. The primary purpose apart, recent experiences highlight just how advantageous pensions are now, and the media are now talking about getting as much money into pension rather than extracting it! Anything to fill a page........ I should remind you why withdrawing all your pension is probably a bad idea- Income Tax. If you haven’t accessed any of your pension yet the first 25% is tax free, the remainder is taxed as income. If your pension provider has not previously paid you any benefits the chances are they will use an emergency tax code and tax 75% of your fund at 40%! Whilst you could reclaim any over payment this will take time and involve tax returns. So beware, if withdrawing you may get less than you expect! Let me assume that you still want the withdrawal and are happy to pay the tax, then you must consider what you are going to do with the money? I have had clients say they want to access it just so they can get at it if they need it? This makes no sense as the new rules permit you to access it any time, so why pay tax now if you can access the fund when needed? In addition whilst the funds are in your pension they may be subject to some investment risk but they should in the current climate have more chance of growth than if removed and left languishing in the bank, and the growth is free of Tax! So unless you are retiring in the truest sense, or need to use the money for a something specific it makes no sense to draw the pension. It should also be remembered that whilst it is retained in a
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pension it is in most circumstances free of Inheritance Tax on your death. Many clients have told me they intend to make a withdrawal and buy other investments. This makes little sense. One person approached me who was going to pay 42% tax on his withdrawal (because of it’s size) so his new investment would have to more than double to get back to where he is already! Much of this is very misguided and is driven by simple misunderstanding of the returns, flexibilities and tax benefits of pensions. It is vital you seek advice before withdrawing your funds. Now consider that if you are still working, in middle age, and you are saving for the rainy day, why would you not put as much as you can into pensions? You can access it if needed after the age of 55, you get tax relief at your marginal rates on contributions up to £40,000 pa if you have enough earnings, and the growth is free from tax, the fund is exempt from IHT and 25 % of the future value can be paid to you tax free! If you have the income to justify it and you are in your 50s why not turn your ISAs into pensions? You would get your ISA value grossed up by your marginal tax rate, even a basic rate tax payer would turn their £10,000 ISA into £12,500 overnight by doing so, and you would still have full access, tax free growth, no IHT and the tax on withdrawal will be less than the relief when withdrawn, so you are making money from the tax man! Again this is an area where a little bit of advice from a qualified experienced professional will reap rewards. At Joseph Lamb we have 45 years experience in helping people manage these issues and we will be only to pleased to help you.
Martin Lamb, Dip.PFS Certs CII (MP & ER) We will notify you before we begin any chargeable work and provide an estimate fo costs. Some aspects of business and corporate advice are not regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority.This article does not constitute investment advice, readers should seek an assessment of their needs and requirements before making any decisions based on the content of this article
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What’s On In Rayleigh Wild Play Days Thursdays - 13th, 20th and 27th August, 3rd September Starts: 11.00am Ends: 3.00pm West Canvey Marsh, Canvey Island, SS8 0QR Pop along to RSPB West Canvey Marsh this holiday and join in with some wild play. Discover a menu of activities and choose for yourself how wild you want to go. Examples of activities might include butterfly netting, mud cooking and water play. The event will be held whatever the weather! No booking necessary, drop by any time. All children must be accompanied with an adult. Children 3+ £3.50 and under 3 £2.00 donation recommended. For more information visit www.rspb.org.uk or call 01268 498620
Visit The Vulcan Sunday 23rd August and Sunday 27th September Starts: 10.00am Ends: 4.00pm Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6YF
A great opportunity to visit one of the most amazing aircraft - the Vulcan XL42! Members of the Vulcan Restoration Trust Team will be on hand to give guided tours Under 16s are FREE Over 16s - £3.50 Cockpit visits are £3.00 for ALL ENTRANTS For more information visit www.avrovulcan.com
Rayleigh Heritage Exhibition Saturday 12th September 2015 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 4.00pm WI Hall, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, SS6 7ED As part of National Heritage Weekend, local history society “Rayleigh Through The Looking Glass” will be hosting an exhibition including photographs, maps, models & postcards relating to Rayleigh history. For more information visit www.rayleighhistory.co.uk
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Rayleigh History - The Railway For hundreds of years Rayleigh was a small, mainly agricultural community with a population of about 1200 during most of the 19th century. This all changed on 1st October 1889 with the arrival of the Great Eastern Railway. The site of the railway station was originally part of Castle Hill Farm which extended up to the High Street and included Rayleigh Mount and the site of the Rayleigh Castle and Tower Windmill. The route from Wickford to Southend was initially a single track but the station and most of the bridges had been built to allow for dual tracking. Landowners benefited from the railway – they could sell their land for market gardens or for new housing as shown in the poster below.
By 1893 increased traffic, due to the start of land and property sales in the local area, resulted in part of the track being straightened and the platform extended. The track was finally duelled shortly after Oct 1900. By 1907 annual season ticket sales had reached 100. By 1957 they had increased to 20,000 and by 1963 – 50,538! On 29th October 1917 a German aircraft dropped it’s bombs in the vicinity but only one window and some roof tiles were damaged at the station. The photo above is circa 1930 and shows the station entrance with the staff cottages on the left (now the taxi rank) and the station café (which was demolished by a bus in 1996) on the right. On the site of what is now the car park there were cattle pens, coal yard and a goods yard. The station changed from gas lamps to electric light in 1932, whilst in 1936 increased road traffic resulted in the London Road being widened and the railway bridge above it being extended.
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The next Cat Homing Show will be at Parklands Nursing Home, 21-27 Thundersley Park Road, Benfleet, SS7 1EG on Sunday 23 August. It will be a smaller Show than normal and run from 2pm to 4pm. However, you don’t have to wait until the Homing Show to offer a cat a home - the Cat’s Protection League would be delighted to hear from you today. Please contact Yvonne on 01268 750831 for more information and to arrange the home-check that will be needed before the cat or kitten is homed with you. All the cats and kittens available for homing are in good health, microchipped, vaccinated and, dependent on their age, neutered. They also come covered by four weeks’ Pet Plan insurance. For more details visit www.catsrayleigh.org.uk or call 01268 750831.
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