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Welcome A warm welcome to the April 2018 edition of the Rayleigh Local Business Guide. Over Easter the weather was very poor, rain, rain and more rain! However, better Spring weather is on it’s way and we feature some lovely walks for you and your family to get out and enjoy the local environment in our article on Spring Walks (page 6). In our regular ‘What’s On in Rayleigh’ on page 16 we feature a Titanic exhibition at the Rayleigh Town Museum, a Tea Dance and a Cockney Night! In our regular Acres Way feature (pages 10 and 11), we are really pleased that Hattie the Terrier, Max the Lurcher and Macey the Jack Russell cross that we featured last time have all found loving homes. That is really great news! We feature 3 lovely new dogs that require new homes this month. Within our Community section this month we feature an article on the History of Rayleigh Mount (page 21) which is one of 48 castles mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 and the only one in Essex! We also have 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 Castle Point or Rayleigh guides 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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Spring Walks In Essex Hopefully the Spring will bring some nicer weather so why not head outside in the fresh air and enjoy one of our Spring Walks. Wat Tyler Country Park in Basildon is a great place for a brisk walk with the opportunity to see lots of wildlife. Visit www.wattylercountrypark.org.uk to download three walking trails that weave their way around the park. There is the Sculpture Trail, Explosives Trail and a World War Two Trail that all provide a fascinating way to get more out your visit. Stop off at the Wat Tyler Centre and the Green Centre to explore the exhibitions. West Canvey Marshes Nature Reserve. This RSPB owned wetland reserve includes nearly two miles of new nature trails, three bird viewing points, a picnic area and children’s adventure area. This is a wonderful place to see a whole host of wildlife and you could continue your walk along the sea wall afterwards. Entry is free and opening times are 10am - 5pm. For more details and a map of the nature reserve visit www.rspb.org.uk and search fo West Canvey Marshes The Bradwell Cockle Spit Wildside Walk is one of the remotest in Essex. It is a wonderful place for space and peace but also full of interesting wildlife and flora. It is located about 2 miles east of the village of Bradwellon-Sea. For more details and to download a map of the Wildside walk visit microsites.essexcc.gov.uk/ publications/docs/Bradwell_Wildside_Walk.pdf. The walk is 6 mikes long and suitable for all. There are 3 pubs on the route as well as 2 village shops. East Hanningfield. This part of south east Essex is truly lovely, with beautiful views across country in the rolling hills. There are stunning views and a wonderful wildlife meadow to walk through as well as tranquil lanes and some quiet woodland. For more details and a map of this walk and many others to try in Essex visit www.essexwalks.com
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Can you help Re-Home a Dog from Acres Way Kennels? Adopting a Dog If you think you can offer a dog a good home, the firs 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 identifiction 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 really pleased that Hattie the Terrier, Max the Lurcher and Macey the Jack Russell cross that we featured last time have all found loving homes. That is really great news!
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- Staffie Aged 7 years Loves : Lots of fuss and attention Looking for : Daisy is a lovely little Staffie who is looking for a quiet life and comfy home. She is ok with children but due to not getting on with other dogs we would not have here with small children. She also may suffer with a little separation anxiety.
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Loves : Lots of company and interaction. She is a very playful and bouncy doggie. Looking for : A family environment but with older children. Would need to arrange a meet and greet if she is to live with another dog.
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- Labrador Aged 2-3 years Loves : Jerry loves lots of long walks and is very affectionate towards his owners. Looking for : Very experienced owners that know how to handle a larger dog. Not to go with children as he can be unpredictable and nervous of new people. Would need to do a meet and greet if he is to live with another dog.
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Money Guidance What do we actually do at Joseph Lamb’s....? It is very easy for us to forget but what we think ‘Financial Advice’ is not always not what you may think it is! The Financial Advice industry has grown out of what used to be the life assurance and insurance broking industry, but is now a very different animal indeed. Whilst everyone in it moans about the level of regulation and complying with regulation, there is no doubt at all that higher and higher levels of regulation have led to higher and higher levels of professionalism. At Lamb’s we recognised the impact this regulation would have on us right from the earliest days, so we stopped doing ‘general insurance’ as long ago as 1987, and subsequently have simplified our business model to focus on our corespecialist activities. These are now very different from the past, our business has developed into an Investment and much as I hate the phrase ‘Wealth Management’ business. We run our own investment portfolios under our Discretionary Premier Investment Monitoring Service (D-PIMS) which can apply to all aspects of your personal wealth as it can operate for your investment ISAs, pensions, unit trust portfolios and even via Life Assurance Bonds where their special tax treatment may be advantageous for some clients. We are now in the very proud position of being entrusted with looking after approaching £350,000,000 of investments on behalf of clients and are the most longstanding and largest firm in our sector in the area. The D-PIMS service operates at 6 levels of ‘risk’ from ‘low’ through to ‘very high’ so we can find a suitablelevel for just about everybody, and has been operating for nearly 14 years. The performance of the portfolios can be seen on our website where you will see that we have consistently outperformed our peers and competition, often with much lower ‘volatility’, the values don’t jump around as much as our competitors. D-PIMS keeps you up to date with your investments, we can provide on-line valuations, formal 6 monthly reports and market commentaries via e mail from our investment team as and when we make changes to our portfolios. We think that this makes our clients feel much more ‘engaged’ with their money than any other service previously experienced and we find clients become much more interested in and aware of the world’s investment markets. 14
In running the portfolios we look forward over the coming months and try to position our investments in line with what we feel are the most likely outcomes of economic and political events. We reduce risk in our portfolios if we foresee potential risk events, and this is what helps control the volatility of the service. We are always looking for areas that may provide better returns, and have an excellent track record of introducing or increasing investments in sectors just ahead of their performance increasing. As well as running your investments for you we can provide full advice around the financial planning issuesrelating to your retirement, accessing your pensions, funding pensions, (which the ‘New Rules’ have made infinitely more ttractive),saving, protecting your family and your business, cash flw planning, Trustee Investment services, and from our experience in running our own business, we can often help out with business planning and corporate decision making. Our adviser team has hundreds of years experience across all market and economic cycles, why not contact one of them to pick their brains and get some financialplanning ideas? The first consulttion is always free and we are confident tht we can add value and improve your current situation - our existing clients certainly think so as can be seen from the testimonials on our website. So, why not find out wht we do - free of charge and contact us with any financial planning quey you may have. We will do all we can to help, free of charge until we commence chargeable work for you. We will notify you before we begin any chargeable work and provide an estimate of the costs involved.
Martin Lamb, Dip.PFS Certs CII (MP & ER) Some elements of business and corporate advice are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 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.
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Own your own Company? You need to read this! At Joseph Lamb we have more than 45 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 Rayleigh Town Museum - Exhibition
R.M.S. Titanic An Exhibition Of Titanic Related Items
During normal opening hours until 22nd April 2018 Location: Rayleigh Town Museum,1st floor, 91 High Street, Rayleigh SS6 7EJ. Contact number: 01268 773535 An exhibition of Titanic related items.
Tea Dance Sunday 15th April 2018 Starts: 2.00pm until 4.30pm Location: Royal British Legion Club, 2 London Hill, Rayleigh SS6 7HP. David’s afternoon tea dance. Members £2.50 Non-members £3.50 includes tea / coffee & biscuits. Contact number: 01268 776503
Cockney Night Saturday 28th April 2018 Starts: 8.00pm until 11.00pm Location: Royal British Legion Club, 2 London Hill, Rayleigh SS6 7HP . Cockney Sovereign play the music with food Prawns/Cockles,/Jellied eels or Mussels Members £2.50 non members £4.50 Contact telephone number: 01268 776503 16
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and subject to a trial by combat which he lost. The castle and it’s estates were confiscated to become the property of the king, Henry II. The property was then given by King John to Hubert de Burgh in around 1200 who probably used it as a source of building materials for the castle which he started building in 1230 at Hadleigh. On the death of Hubert’s son in the latter half of the 13th century, ownership of the castle reverted to the Crown. In 1394 King Richard II gave permission for the townspeople of Rayleigh to use the foundations of the castle as a source of stone. Since the foundations are explicitly mentioned in the document giving permission, it is unlikely that any other masonry structures remained by then. The site of the castle was used for grazing sheep after it fell into disuse. www.thelocalbusinessguide.co.uk
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