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Our showrooms have a huge selection of colours and designs from Axminster, Brintons, Associated Weavers, Abingdon, Crucial Trading, Westex, Ulsters and many more as well as the largest selection of rugs in Essex.

We also have a fantastic selection of engineered woods and laminate flooring from a variety of suppliers including Quickstep, Natural Solutions, Parador and an extensive collection of design flooring from Karndean and Moduleo.

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Welcome A very warm welcome to the October 2016 edition of the Rayleigh Local Business Guide.

The Summer Holidays may be over, but there are still opportunities to get out and about with the kids and show them that learning can be fun. Our article on page 6 gives you some ideas for educational days out for all ages and interests. We also have our regular ‘What’s On in Rayleigh’ on page 16 where we feature a Halloween Family Disco, a Lullaby Concert for children and an organised Ramble in North Fambridge.

We also have our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11). Ellie the Terrier and Cara the Staff who we featured in our last issue have both been successfully re-homed.

Ted the Crossbreed is currently on home trial with a family. This month we feature 4 new dogs that are looking for loving homes.

Within our Community section this month we bring you information on the local services provided by the Alzeimer’s Society (page 20) and we explore the local volunteering opportunities within the area (page 24). We also have a Health and Well Being article supplied by Spinal and Natural Health Care Centre about the importance of looking after your feet (pages 12 and 13) and our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages).

If you want to feature any local charities or community based scheme, local sports clubs or other local activities in our Rayleigh guide then please get in touch at: info@thelocalbusinessguide.co.uk If you are a local business and would like to advertise in the Guide, then please contact our salesperson Ricky on 01375 402546 who will give you a no obligation quote. It really is a cost effective way of promoting your business and generating business from your local community.

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Educational Visits In Essex Now the children have returned to school, why not remind them that learning can be fun by visiting one of these educational places in Essex. The Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker in Brentwood was designed for up to 600 military and civilian personnel, possibly even the Prime Minister! Their collective task was to organise the survival of the population in the awful aftermath of a nuclear war.

A great day out - there’s so much to learn, see and do.

For opening times visit www.secretnuclearbunker.co.uk Southend Planetarium presents a range of talks about astronomy and the night sky. All presentations are given live, giving plenty of opportunity for any questions you may wish to ask the knowledgeable lecturers. There are public performances every Saturday at 11am, 2pm amd 3pm. Booking is essential. For more information and opening times visit www.southendmuseums.co.uk or to book call 01702 434449

Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village of 1066 near Stansted is the only motte and bailey castle in the world that has been faithfully reconstructed on its original site.

Wander around the village, behind the castle walls, and enter into the many houses whilst mingling with the many animals that roam freely within the village. There is also a Toy Museum and life sized dinosaur models.

For more information visit www.mountfitchetcastle.com

Tilbury Fort has protected London’s seaward approach from the 16th century through to the Second World War. Spend a great family day out here as you explore the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder or enter the bastion magazine passages and feel what it was like for the soldiers who lived here. For more details visit www.english-heritage.org.uk 6

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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.

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Buster is looking for a home with older children. He is a large, powerful lad who would benefit from an experienced owner.

He is good with other dogs and has a great temperament.

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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Feet can be plagued with many fungal and bacterial problems as well as symptoms of more serious conditions such as diabetes but I want to draw your attention to importance of properly functioning feet. The most obvious symptoms of foot trouble are pain and dysfunction (limping, favouring one foot or the other, inability to put weight on the heel and/or the toes). Pain and dysfunction caused by illness or injury can force you change your gait (the way you walk) and create significant stresses on the joints of your legs, hips and lower spine. Your feet are the foundation for your entire body. When they suffer, your whole body is placed in jeopardy. Even without pain, foot dysfunction can cause your whole body to overcompensate, which can lead to back pain and even headache, not to mention the emotional stress of discomfort and limitations on movement that can spread from the feet upward.

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Many patients at the Spinal and Natural Healthcare Centre think that foot discomfort and pain is a normal. It isn’t! Your feet are finely-tuned marvels of natural engineering. They deserve to be treated with care and respect so if you don’t already love your feet, start now.

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They work rather like the way braces work on your teeth: by exerting gentle and consistent pressure to bring foot muscles and bones back into proper alignment. If you suffer from heel spurs (plantar fasciitis) then orthotics are an ideal solution in 80 to 90 per cent of cases.

• Shop for shoes later in the day; feet tend to swell during the day and it’s best to be fitted while they are in that state.

• Select a shoe with a leather upper, stiff heel counter, appropriate cushioning, and flexibility at the ball of the foot.

• If you wear prescription orthotics, you should take them along to shoe fittings..

This article was provided by Spinal and Natural Healthcare Centre.

• Have your feet measured while you’re standing.

For more information or visit www.spinalandnatural.co.uk • Always try on both shoes and walk around the shop.

• Always buy for the larger foot; feet are seldom precisely the same size.

• Don’t buy shoes that need a break-in period - shoes should be comfortable immediately.

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have written many articles on specific topics concerning Pensions, ISAs, Investments, Inheritance Tax, Life Assurance and other Financial Services products, but how do you bring all the various aspects of these products together to ensure you are maximising returns and minimising tax?

At Joseph Lamb we use a single platform to hold client Investments. As well as greatly simplifying the on-going management of all these various plans and bringing the ‘product’ cost down, ISAs, Unit Trusts (or OEICS), Pension funds or Life Assurance Bonds and the holding of all these plans combining all these assets onto a single platform can give you portfolio valuations in a single consolidated report, enable you to manage the underlying investments very cost effectively, and maximise opportunities for managing any income or withdrawal requirements you may have in a very tax efficient manner.

Let us look at the example of a retired couple, Mr & Mrs Client, who now need to draw on their pensions for income. Drawing their pensions is a “single” issue but by looking at their entire situation, financial advice can really add value. In addition to their pensions they have £500,000 in a mix of savings accounts and cash ISAs. Mr & Mrs Client have received Annuity figures from their pension provider indicating that Mr Client could receive £12,000pa and Mrs Client £5,000. With interest rates at historic and long lasting lows, they are aware that they need to take some degree of investment risk to generate returns for their retirement income. Our clients have no requirements for their Pensions to provide a lump sum.

For our example I have assumed that over the long term the clients achieve investment returns in a ‘moderate’ risk portfolio of 4%pa and that they don’t want to purchase an Annuity with their pension funds due to the new Pension ‘Freedoms’. His State pension is £3,000 below his Income Tax allowance, and his wife’s is £6,000 below it. So combined they are able to take the opportunity to exploit the new Flexible Pension rules 14 18

and take pension withdrawals from the ‘taxable’ part of their Pensions of up to £9,000pa between them (their combined remaining Income Tax allowances) and with no requirement for a lump sum, they would also receive the ‘tax free cash’ part of their pension funds (25% of the fund) as part of their monthly income providing a further £3,000pa without any tax liability (effectively £12,000pa free of Income Tax).

We can then look at their ISA funds. These are all in Cash ISAs and delivering virtually zero returns (acknowledging there is no investment risk to the capital). If transferred to an investment ISA held on the platform, we can use some of the investment returns to pay a monthly, tax free ‘income’. They held over £150,000 in ISAs so we recommended withdrawals at 3%pa to give some protection against investment fluctuations and inflation.

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Their Cash deposits are also generating a near zero return. We used these to maximise their investment ISA allowance of a combined £30,480 for this year to generate a further £914 per annum of tax free withdrawals. After allowing for emergency Cash ‘contingency’ funds of £30,000 in Premium Bonds, invested the balance into a ‘Unit Trust’ portfolio.

The clients each have an unused Capital Gains tax allowance of £11,000pa, and a tax free ‘Dividend Income’ allowance of £5000 per annum. By using these allowances via the Unit Trust portfolio we can pay further tax free withdrawals on a monthly basis as income to the clients. To avoid the possibility of Capital Gains or Dividend tax allowances being exceeded we limited the Unit Trust investment to £200,000 and take withdrawals again at 3% or £6000pa.

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The investment platform we use permits a further investment product to be utilised in the form of a Life Assurance ‘Bond’. These have their own peculiar tax treatment, which whilst too lengthy to describe here, essentially allows another source of tax ‘deferred income’, and if held in a special Offshore Trust can be very effective at mitigating Inheritance Tax. In this case £150,000 generates £4,500pa.

This creates a total ‘income’ stream of £43,500pa without any Income Tax! Of course the investment returns need to at least equal to the withdrawals to maintain capital values, but in our view this is achievable (although not guaranteed) without taking high levels of investment risk. Tax rates will change and the investment climate may change, but because all of these plans are held on one platform, managing income or investment switches is highly automated and simple. Consolidated reports and tax statements are all produced for simplicity.

By using this holistic advice approach to investing you really stay in control of your assets and maximise as many tax free opportunities as possible and with a sensible choice of investments you should be able to

generate the return needed to protect your capital from the erosion, it will certainly suffer if left in Cash deposits.

By only drawing sensible levels of ‘income’, you will have the potential to grow the Capital, protect against inflation and potentially grow your income through the years if required. All the underlying investments we use are ‘liquid’, can be readily traded or sold and are made via UK regulated products. As well as maximising legitimate tax allowances the Pensions and Offshore Bond will also benefit from preferential treatment for Inheritance Tax. We can provide advice on all aspects of such an arrangement and have a long track record of successfully manging retirement portfolios in this way.

Whilst the figures in this example may not apply to you, the concept does, and we would be happy to look at any size portfolio to see how we may be able to help maximise your retirement income.

Martin Lamb, Dip.PFS Certs CII (MP & ER)

This article does not constitute advice and readers should seek an assessment of their needs and requirements before making any decisions based on the content of this article. The value of investments can go down as well as up and past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Where can you turn for financial advice?

At Joseph Lamb we have more than 40 years’ experience providing honest, effective investment and pension advice.

View the performance of our portfolios and our client testimonials at josephlamb.co.uk For a FREE consultation or a simple, informal discussion about your investment or pension concerns, call 01268 749880.

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What’s On In Rayleigh Halloween Family Disco Friday 28th October 2016 Starts: 8.00pm Ends: 11.00pm Royal British Legion Club, 2 London Hill Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HP Strictly ticket only on sale in the bar from Monday 3 Oct £1.00 each Adults and children Contact telephone: 01268 76503 Call to check latest times or cancellations.

Family Arts Festival - Lullaby Concerts Friday 28th October 2016 Concerts start at 10.30am and 2.00pm.

The Mill Arts & Events Centre, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7ED Enjoy a unique interactive introduction to orchestral music by joining City of London Sinfonia, East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, and presenter Claire Henry for concerts specially devised for children between 2 and 7 years old. With the theme of A DAY AT THE FAIR there will be lots of audience participation and children can also have a go on some orchestral instruments! Children and adults can sit on the floor - please bring a cushion. There are two performances to choose from, each lasting 60 minutes with no interval. Children should be accompanied and supervised by adults at all times. Tickets are available in advance and on the door. Tickets £2.50 child; £5.00 adult; £12.00 family of 4 people.

South East Essex Ramblers Walk in Fambridge Wednesday 26th October 2016 Start: 9.00am Rawreth Lane Car Park, Rayleigh SS11 8SN

Burnham on Crouch to North Fambridge Train journey from North Fambridge to Burnham then walking back to North Fambridge.

Pub lunch stop in North Fambridge. A 9 mile walk led by Keith.

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atton Jewellery have been trading in Leigh on Sea since 1986. As well as a wide variety of items in stock, they have a workshop upstairs giving customers onsite repairs and the opportunity to design their own jewellery. Throughout their 30 years of trade, their customer base now includes several generations of families plus clients from all over the country and even internationally.

Hatton Jewellery’s team is fully trained and between them hold a huge amount of knowledge in all aspects of the jewellery and watch trade. They also undertake engraving, valuation and probate reports. Their focus is always on their customers’ needs and they truly believe that everyone that comes to them should get the best service possible. They pride themselves on their knowledge, friendly, helpful approach and are willing to help and advise where necessary.

Along with the jewellery side of the business they also hold a great selection of gifts including: Dulwich jewellery boxes, Carrs silver gifts and frames, cufflinks and tankards, christening presents from Jo for Girls and D for Diamond, watches by Orla Kiely, Henry, Rotary, Sekonda and Michel Herbelin and also now stock Charles Mallory compact mirrors, Chavin fairtrade jewellery and coming soon to store Disney figurines! .

Visit Hatton Jewellery Monday to Saturday from 9am till 5pm at 28 Elm Road, Leigh on Sea, SS9 1SN or call 01702 472535. You can also send an email to terryhatt@aol.com where a member of staff will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have.

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Dementia Cafe The Dementia Cafe provides information about living with dementia and other services available locally in an informal and comfortable environment. A Dementia Cafe is also a place to relax, socialise and meet other people with dementia and their carers. This service is available for anyone affected by dementia including people with dementia, relatives, carers, professionals and members of the general public. The Dementia Cafe is available Monday to Friday 9.00am until 5.00pm at the W.I. Hall, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh SS6 7ED. For more details call 01268 415914.

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Carers Peer Support Group The peer support group gives people the opportunity to meet with others who understand some of what they are going through. Run by a facilitator, the sessions offer a chance to ask questions, get information and share experiences in a safe and supportive environment. This service is for carers of people with dementia only and you will need to be referred. For more information call 01268 415914 (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm).

Luncheon club The luncheon club provides an opportunity to meet old friends and to make new ones, whilst having fun over a meal. It is based at the Salvation Army Day Centre, Glendale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2AR. The food is prepared on site by a cook and kitchen assistant of the Salvation Army. For dates, times and more details call 01702 478092.

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A Very Good Back Seat Driver The Multiple Sclerosis Society are looking for volunteers to assist the driver getting members from their homes to attend their clubs in Rochford, either by car or by bus. The main activities are providing the members with events to socialise and interact, raffles, bingo, quizzes, zumbability, sailing and short mat bowls. Other activities are to be added in time.

Volunteers must have a sense of humour and most importantly patience and understanding. Good communication skills and common sense are all required.

For more information of these volunteering opportunities and many others in the local area, contact the Rayleigh, Rochford and District Association of Voluntary Services at: 105a High Street, Rayleigh, SS6 7QA or call 01268 772796.

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Museum Steward Rayleigh Town Museum are looking for stewards to meet & greet visitors, show them around the museum, answer any questions and general supervision of those visiting. The Museum will be open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 10am - 4pm and the the stewards will be required to volunteer for at least 1 shift per week (10am - 1pm or 1pm - 4pm). There may also be special evening events running that may require Stewards. In house training is provided. An interest in local history would be beneficial, but not essential.

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