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Welcome A very warm welcome to the June 2016 edition of the Southend & Westcliff Local Business Guide. The Summer Holidays are fast approaching and our article on page 4 gives you some ideas for family friendly walks in Essex that are suitable for all ages. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature the Village Green Festival 2016, Music in the Park, a “Mum2Mum” Market, an outdoor screening of The Royal Opera’s Il Trovatore, the Davis Cup Trophy Tour and a “Sunday Showcase” featuring local bands. 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. In our Community section this month we feature Southend’s Citizen of the Year awards (page 8), the latest volunteering opportunities in Southend (page 20) and the history of Rossi’s Ice Cream (page 24). We also have our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages). 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 Belfairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodland Centre is open daily from 9am until 5pm and provides a space for schools, groups and families to learn about south Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic ancient woodlands in an interactive way. For more information visit www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/belfairs 4

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Southend Community Southend Citizen of the Year 2016

o you know an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to the community? An unsung hero who has performed an act of kindness? Or, someone who just needs to be recognised for being noble? The Citizen of Southend Award is back for its ninth year giving you the chance to nominate a local hero. The award is designed to celebrate an outstanding contribution within the community by an individual or group of people, aged between 8 and 80 years old. As well as the prestigious title, winner of the ‘Gold’ award will be presented with a personalised trophy and a £500 Cash prize. Winner of the ‘Silver’ award will also receive a trophy and a £300 cash prize. The ‘Bronze’ winner will receive a trophy and £100. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony in the autumn. This award scheme gives you the chance to nominate someone who lives, works and contributes to the community in the Southend Borough who you think

should receive the ‘Citizen of Southend’ title. For example, you may know someone who in the last 12 months: • has demonstrated courage and bravery • has contributed to the community • helps or cares for the disadvantaged • has set up or leads projects that benefit the community • has made an outstanding achievement in health, education, social or community work, sport, environment or the arts • promotes equality and eliminating discrimination These are just some ideas but it’s your award and any valid nominee you wish to nominate will be considered! The awards will be presented in a special ceremony in the autumn. For more information and to download a nomination form please visit www.citizenofsouthend.co.uk.

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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.

at this Southend home from home for the homeless. If you can rustle up a good fry-up and a roast dinner and would value having a chat with the guests, please contact SAVS to find out more. Terrific Triple Ts!

Village Green Have you always thought you would like to get involved in the Village Green festival—then this is your opportunity! We are looking for volunteers to help in all sorts of roles from Photographer, Stage Crew Assistant to Gate Steward to name but a few. Be part of this busy, exciting event, whether you can offer just a few hours on the day or over the weekend, there will be a chance for you to get involved. There’s No Place Like Home Many older people can have their confidence dashed after a fall or illness, leaving them lonely and anxious. It shouldn’t have to be like this. If you’re able to travel and are a good communicator you can make a big difference. You begin by meeting them to find out what they need to make their lives better. You’ll then identify what practical help they also might need and, with support start looking for ways to get that help.

There are lots of young children in Southend that need an outlet for all their energy. Do you have lots of bright ideas that could help to keep them entertained? A central Southend charity currently run two very busy groups for children aged 8 to 12 and are looking for volunteers to enable them to expand to a 3rd group in Westcliff. If you can help to create a fun and safe place for them to come along to please get in touch for more information. 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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Useful Phone Numbers Emergency Services Police, Fire, Ambulance Essex Police - non-emergency Crimestoppers

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Age UK

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Alcoholics Anonymous

0845 7697555

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Childline (24hr)

0800 1111

Rayleigh / Southend Police Station 0300 3334444

Citizens Advice Bureau

0844 477 0808

Neighbourhood Policing Team

Cruse Bereavement Care

0844 4779400

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Hospitals

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24hr A&E - Basildon

01268 524900

Missing People (24hrs)

Southend

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National Debtline

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National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000247

Health NHS Health Advice

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Rape & Sexual Abuse Support

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Runaway Helpline (24hr) - under 18 0808 8007070

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RSPCA (24hr)

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RSPCA - Southend Branch

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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 01702 215000

Samaritans (24hr)

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Southend Council Out Of Hours

Sexual Health Direct

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MP - Southend West - David Amess 020 7219 3452

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South East and Central Essex Mind 01702 601123

Southend Library

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Essex County Council

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Travel Traveline

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National Rail Enquiries

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What’s On In Southend & Westcliff 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

Music in the Park Saturday 9th July 2016 Starts: 3.00pm Ends: 5.00pm Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6NB Hadleigh Salvation Army Band will be playing in Priory Park as part of a Season of Summer Concerts. Bring a chair or a blanket and come and enjoy a summer season of fantastic open air live music concerts at the beautiful Priory Bandstand. Some seats provided. Limited parking available. Please note there is no cover available. The management reserves the right to make any changes to the programme.

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Davis Cup Trophy Tour Sunday 24th July 2016 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 1.00pm Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4FA As part of the celebrations for winning the Davis Cup, the Trophy is being taken on a nationwide tour and will be in Southend on the 24th of July! Visit Southend Tennis & Leisure Centre for your chance to see the Trophy and even have your photo taken with it! There will also be opportunities to take part in various “come and try” sessions which will be available throughout the morning.

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ietro and Luisa Rossi moved from Consett, County Durham to Southend in 1932 to start an Ice Cream Business with a local family, also called Rossi. They started trading at 1 Marine Parade, 37 High Street and Western Esplanade. The partnership was dissolved in 1937 and Pietro Rossi kept Marine Parade and Western Esplanade together with a small kiosk along Westcliff Seafront. Their eldest daughters, Gemma and Maria, helped in the business whilst their youngest daughter, Lolanda, and only son, Tony, attended the Sacred Heart School, Southchurch. Lolanda then attended St. Bernards School until the outbreak of war and Tony was sent to a boarding school in Italy. The War Years The family manufactured ice cream from Marine Parade until 1939 at which time they had to vacate their premises as the seafront area was closed for military purposes. Luisa and her two youngest children spent the war years in Italy, whilst Pietro and Maria remained in England, Gemma having married in 1937 to an ice cream businessman in Portsmouth. Pietro Rossi was interned as an alien on the Isle of Wight and Maria worked as a waitress to support her father. The end of the war saw the family re-united in 1946

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