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

The Summer Holidays may be long gone, but there are still some lovely gardens in Essex which give you and the family a chance to get out in the open air! Our article on page 6 gives you some good ideas on where to go. We also have our regular ‘What’s On in Rayleigh’ on page 16 where we feature a Family Christmas Disco, a local gig by the famous group Dr Feelgood and a Tea Dance.

We also have our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11). We are pleased to tell you that Saffy, Buster and JJ that we featured last month have all found new homes!

Unfortunately Baby is still looking for a new home, but I’m sure she’ll get placed very soon. This month we feature 3 new dogs that are looking for loving homes.

Within our Community section this month we bring you an article about the history of the Rayleigh Windmill (page 24) and also provide you with a full 2017 diary (page 26) which can help you with your planning for the year.

We also have a Christmas recipe (page 20) and our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages).

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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Gardens In Essex There are some lovely gardens in Essex so why not take advantage of the lovely weather and pay them a visit.

Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden is one of England’s grandest stately homes. Audley End House was built to entertain royalty and includes a Victorian Service Wing complete with kitchen, laundries and a dairy.

With beautiful grounds to explore, including an impressive formal garden and the working Organic Kitchen Garden, there’s so much to see and do. For opening times and prices visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or call 01799 522842.

Beeleigh Abbey Gardens near Maldon is a delightful series of gardens in three acres with plenty to explore and a river view, between Maldon and Woodham Mortimer. There are refreshments and a chance to buy plants, but the Abbey itself is now a private residence. Abbey Turning, nr Maldon, CM9 6LL. For opening times visit www.english-heritage.org.uk or call 07779 223321 Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden is a series of seven interlinked gardens laid out by the Gibson family in the nineteenth century. These grade II-star listed gardens are now under the control of Saffron Walden Town Council, and remain open to the public each day free of charge. Careful restoration has replicated gardening techniques and designs typical of the Victorian era and has brought the garden back to its full splendour. Bridge End, Saffron Walden, CB10 1HR.

Hyde Hall is a 360 acre estate near Chelmsford.

This inspirational garden has a great diversity of plants and planting styles where you can watch the changing seasons and get closer to nature.

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or those who like to seek out a bargain or simply looking for a friendly place to shop for their pets, horses or animals, Gladwells Pet & Country Store on Hullbridge Road Rayleigh has all you need. With over 3000 lines stocked, covering everything from dog food, cat food, wild bird feed, pond food, to horse and farm feeds as well as all the bedding and accessories to keep pets and animals snug and cosy for the winter, all at great prices. We also stock a huge range of angling ingredients and pellets alongside a comprehensive range of match and carp bait, enough to keep an angler in bait all year.

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we will load your vehicle with your purchases should you require it. New for 2016 we now offer a delivery service direct from our store to your door for those who struggle to fit what they need in their car or simply wish a delivery to make life a little simpler. As an early Christmas Present for existing customers and new customers we have included a voucher in this month’s Local Business Guide redeemable at our Rayleigh store giving a huge 10% off any retail purchase in December.

Manager Darren Perkins and staff look forward to seeing you this December and throughout 2017! The store is open Monday to Saturday 8.30am – 5.30pm call 01268 642601 for all enquiries.

arking is simple and easy with friendly knowledgeable staff all with a background in pet and animal husbandry, for those needing assistance

*Retail sales only. Please present voucher at the start of purchase. Voucher must be presented to receive discount. Photocopies will not be accepted. Excludes already discounted products. Valid at our Rayleigh store, from 1st December - 31st December 2016 only.

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Working for the Community

Can you help Re-Home a Dog from Acres Way Kennels?

Adopting a Dog

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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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.

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 to tell you that Saffy, Buster and JJ that we featured last month have all found new homes! Unfortunately Baby is still looking for a new home, but I’m sure she’ll get placed very soon. This month we feature 3 new dogs that are looking for loving homes.

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

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How to contact them Acres Way Kennels, Great Burches Road Thundersley, Essex SS7 3NE

By email: contact@acresway.co.uk By phone: 01268 770402

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This month’s featured dogs Ruby - Husky type  Aged 3 Ruby has sadly been with us for some time now. She is a high powered girl in need of training, but that said she is very loving and quick to learn. She would be best suited to someone familiar with the breed and with the time to dedicate to her training.

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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.

Reggie - Staff  Aged 6 months

Reggie came to us as an abandoned nervous and very hungry little puppy. He has come on in leaps and bounds. He has never walked on a lead so he is learning lots every day.

He can be nervous of other dogs at first but he loves to play when he knows he is not going to be harmed, he is also a very affectionate little lad. He needs a home with someone willing to take on an older pup and teach him the basics.temperament.

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Money Guidance Holistic Planning I

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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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.

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What’s On In Rayleigh Family Christmas Disco Friday 16 December 2016 7.00pm until 10.00pm Royal British Legion Club 2 London Hill Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HP. Family Christmas Disco: Ziggy Zoo’s Zeon Glow Family Christmas Party.

Adult & Children £1.50 each.

Contact telephone: 01268 776503. Call to check latest times or cancellations.

Dr Feelgood Saturday 17 December 2016 Doors open 8pm Hockley Community Centre, Westminster Drive, Hockley, Essex SS5 4XD. We are delighted to welcome back Dr. Feelgood at Christmas 2016 for what is now a Touchline Festive Tradition. Previous Christmas gigs have sold out well in advance, so please don’t leave it too late to obtain your tickets - once the 200 tickets are sold, that’s it - they’re gone!! Due to the popularity of this gig, there will only be space to allow for a very limited number of seats, so please ensure that you book early if you require a seat. Once the allocated number of seats are sold - “that’s all folks” it’s standing room only.

Over 14’s only please & under 18’s must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Tickets £18.00. Touchline Live Music, Contact telephone: 07775761406. Call to check latest times or cancellations.

Tea Dance Sunday 18 December 2016 2.00pm until 4.30pm Royal British Legion Club 2 London Hill Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HP. Tea Dance with Jean Strict tempo - Ballroom/Sequence. £2.50 members £3.50 non members.

Price includes tea/coffee/Biscuits.

Contact telephone: 01268 776503.

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Recipe Corner Christmas Whoopie Pie Ingredients 125g butter or margarine, softened 200g caster sugar 1 large egg, beaten 350g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 1 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 250ml low-fat buttermilk For Buttercream Filling & Icing 150g unsalted butter, softened 225g icing sugar 25g cocoa powder A little icing sugar for dusting White, red and green ready-made royal icing Method Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line 3 large baking trays with baking parchment.

First make the pies. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together until pale and creamy then beat in the egg.

Sift the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into another bowl. Gradually add spoonfuls of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, stirring well after each addition, along with

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sufficient buttermilk to make a smooth, thick cake mixture.

Using an ice cream scoop, drop 6 scoops of the mixture on to each baking tray. Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes until risen, lightly golden and firm to the touch.

For the filling, put the butter in a mixing bowl and beat until soft. Gradually sieve in the icing sugar and cocoa, beating well after each addition, to make a smooth, spreadable icing. Spread thickly over the flat sides of the pie halves using a knife nand sandwich them together.

For the topping roll out the green icing thinly. Using a small holly leaf cutter, stamp out 32 leaves and set aside to firm up.

Break off tiny pieces of red icing and roll to make small holly berries. Set aside. Spread the white icing over the peaked side of half the cold pies, smoothing the icing with the back of a knife to resemble custard, and decorate each with a couple of holly leaves and berries.

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Rayleigh History - The Windmill T

he Rayleigh Windmill was built in the early 19th Century for Thomas Higgs who was a local timber merchant and previously landlord of Rayleigh’s “Lion Inn.” At the time, Rayleigh’s industry was dominated by agriculture and the demand for milling services in the local area was high.

Following the agricultural depression in the late 1880s, Thomas Higgs was unable to clear the debts he had incurred and sold the mill to William Hart of Woodham Ferrers. The sale consisted of the Mill and a four acre field with 5 new cottages. The mill was sold again in 1843 to George Britton who, like his predecessor Thomas Higgs, found it hard to make the mill pay. His sons, John and Samuel, took over the running of the mill following their father’s death but were declared bankrupt in 1886.

Thomas James Brown was the next miller, and the last to work the mill by wind in around 1907.

The cap and sails were removed in 1909 and the mill was worked by a steam engine, then by an oil engine and eventually by electric motor until at least 1937. T.J Brown’s time at the mill was significantly more successful than those before him. He was a shrewd businessman and although the crises in agriculture in 1875 caused many of the other local mills to close down, Brown recognised that he needed to diversify and get work from other sources. He began delivering hay, straw, corn and other agricultural and farming products throughout the district.

When the milling business declined in the 1930s, Brown’s sons followed him into the business as agricultural merchants but the firm was run by Sydney Smith following a fatal accident of one of the

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Brown brothers. Although the second brother was eventually found guilty of his murder, the business continued to trade as T.J. Browns.

The idea of using the mill as a museum first came about in 1959 but it was over a decade before progress was made. Rayleigh Council bought the site for £35,000 in 1964 and in 1967, provisions were made to convert the ground floor into a museum and art gallery although this did not go ahead. In the 1970s, restoration work finally allowed the mill to be open to the public.

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