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Welcome A very warm welcome to the May 2016 edition of the Southend & Westcliff 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 Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature the Leigh Art Trail, a “Whizpopping Adventure” at Leigh Community Centre with activities based on Roald Dahl’s books, a Wild Woods Day, a craft and vintage fair, Open Doors at Little Havens Hospices and the Village Green Festival 2016.

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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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In our Community section this month we feature the latest volunteering opportunities in Southend (page 20) and the history of Southchurch Hall (page 24). 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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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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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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Southend Association of Voluntary Services Latest Volunteering Opportunities f you are looking to do some voluntary work in the local area this year, the Southend Association of Voluntary Services has a whole host of opportunities available. Here are just a few of their current opportunities.

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If you have a friendly personality and enjoy being part of a team, could you help out for ½ day a week at a central Southend charity shop. You’ll meet lots of new people and it’s a great way to gain experience of retail or customer service. Not only that but your time will be helping the charity to get the vital funds they need to carry on their good work. It’s a great way to support a good cause and make new friends at the same time.

If you are interested in fitness, health or nutrition, this is an exciting new project to encourage local people to get fit and live healthily. Centred round a small local gym, the aim is to encourage people to use the gym and the park or attend cookery demonstrations on making healthy affordable meals. It’s a flexible daytime role so if you get on well with people and care about health and wellbeing, go spread the word!

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For more information of these volunteering opportunties and many others in the local area, contact the Southend Assoctiation of Voluntary Services at: SAVS Centre, 29-31 Alexandra Street, Southend-onSea, Essex, SS1 1BW or call 01702 356000. Email: info@savs-southend.co.uk. Further details are also available at www.savs-southend.org

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Citizens Advice Bureau

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Southend Library

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What’s On In Southend & Westcliff Leigh Art Trail Saturday 4th - Saturday 11th June 2016 Check website for times Old Leigh, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2EN

Now in its 19th year, the annual Leigh Art Trail 2016 plays host to over 40 professional artists set over 30 different venues, many of whom are independent businesses. Celebrating the dedicated artistic community of Leigh-on-Sea, Leigh Art Trail 2016 will showcase the diverse range of art styles from local ceramicists, jewellers, sculptors, painters and photographers. For more details and to download a map visit www. leigharttrail.com.

A Whizzpopping Adventure Thursday 2nd June 2016 Starts: 2.00pm Ends: 3.30pm Leigh Community Centre, Elm Rd, Leigh on Sea, SS9 1SP Meet characters from Roald Dahls BFG and Georges Marvellous Medicine. The evil Giants have stolen a potion from the Witches and turned all the dreams in dream country to bad dreams. Can you help to turn them into the good dreams the BFG needs to collect? Workshop includes drama, movement, interaction with the characters and a chance to try some themed food tasters for those that wish to. Suitable for ages 3-10yrs. £3 per child. Please book through Leigh Community Centre on 01702 477248

Wild Woods Day Saturday 4th June 2016 Starts: 11.00am Ends: 4.00pm Hockley Woods, Main Road, Hockley, SS5 4RN Wild Woods Day is one of the most popular events in the District’s calendar, where visitors can expect a packed programme of activities and entertainment in the stunning surroundings of Hockley Woods. Entry is free for this family-friendly event which has a focus on ‘green’ themes including recycling, sustainability and protecting the local environment. Selected activities require a £3 ‘Wild Stamp’ which you can purchase on the day. For more information about Wild Woods Day, contact the Leisure Team on 01702 318120

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Craft and Vintage Fair Saturday 11th June 2016 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 2.00pm St Thomas More High School for Boys, Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW With over 60 stalls offering a diverse range of beautiful wares and a vintage tea room experience provided by “Tea on Sea” (back by popular demand!), it’s going to be a lovely day for some vintage shopping! Free entry. Ample parking and hot refreshments available

Open Doors at Little Havens Sunday 26th June 2016 Starts: 11.00am Ends: 3.00pm Little Havens Hospice, Daws Heath Road, Benfleet, SS7 2LH Little Havens Hospice is opening its doors with entertainment, stalls, refreshments and activities throughout the day. There will be singing, music and performances by local people. There will also be a chance for visitors to tour the hospice if they wish to find out how your local children’s hospice is “making every day count”. No tickets required for the event – simply turn up on the day. Everybody is welcome to this fun and FREE event!

Village Green 2016 Saturday 9th July 2016 Starts: 11.00am Ends: 10.00pm Chalkwell Park, London Road, Chalkwell, SS0 8NB Village Green is Southend’s fastest growing music festival. Offering so much more than music, Village Green Festival celebrates all art forms. Set in the picturesque grounds of the beautiful Victorian Chalkwell Park, Village Green festival goers are spoilt for activities and entertainment with eight different stages, gardens and green space and different marketplaces. If you want to take a break from the live music, you can enjoy some theatre, spoken word, poetry, lindy-hop and fox trot lessons, outdoor arts, circus and cabaret acts, films, workshops, games and much much more. Every activity is arts-led. For more details visit www.villagegreenfestival.com

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