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Welcome A very warm welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Southend & Westcliff Local Business Guide.

The Summer Holidays are finally here and we need venture no further than our own county of Essex to find some summer fun.

Our article on page 4 gives you some ideas of days out for all ages and all interests. We also have our regular ‘What’s on in Southend & Westcliff’ on pages 22 and 23 where we feature the 2016 Puppet Festival, Music in the Park, a “Sunday Showcase” featuring local bands, Kidsfest - a Glastonbury style festival for children, Barges at Southend Pier and a vintage bike ride.

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We also have our regular community feature on the Acres Way Kennels, based in Castle Point (pages 10-11). Unfortunately Luna the lurcher cross staff, Jack the lurcher and Rosco the staff that we featured in our last issue are still looking for new homes. This month we highlight 3 new dogs looking for their “Forever Homes.”

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volunteering opportunities in Southend (page 20). We also have our regular column from our financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers (centre pages).

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highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle.

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Summer Fun in Essex This summer, we need venture no further than our own county of Essex to find summer fun for all ages and all interests. Budding young inventors can take a trip through history’s most exciting inventions at Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden. This event runs from Monday 8th to Friday 12th August between 11am and 5pm. Adults can explore the Jacobean mansion house, wander the tranquil gardens and enjoy stunning views across the unspoilt Essex countryside. For more details visit www.english-heritage.org.uk and search for Audley End. Blast off into a summer of fun at Hyde Hall in Rettendon, Chelmsford every weekday until 31st August. There will be a whole host of “Rocket Science” themed events throughout the summer including an intergalactic garden trail, space themed science workshops, storytelling and arts and craft days. Adults can enjoy a stroll around one of the finest gardens in the area.

For full details visit www.rhs.org.uk There is always so much to do at Barleylands Farm in Billericay but this summer there will be six whole weeks of fun! With a different theme every Monday to Friday, the activities are non stop. Themes include Family Hoedown, Deadly Creatures Week and Ultimate Inflatables Week. Adults can enjoy Barleylands Village with arts, crafts, boutiques and gifts as well as the new TipTree Tea Room and Pantry.

For more details visit www.barleylands.co.uk Summer at the Colchester Museums is jam packed with history, nature, craft and hands on activities. There is a free WWI day at Hollytrees Museum where you can step back in time with a day of object handling, craft, and historical re-enactment. There is also Mad Science at the Natural History Museum and historical theatre at Colchester Castle. For more information visit www.cimuseums.org.uk 4

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Southend Community Southend Citizen of the Year 2016

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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

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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 Sadly Luna the lurcher cross staff, Jack the lurcher and Rosco the staff that we featured in our last issue are still looking for new homes. This month we feature 3 new dogs looking for their “Forever Homes”.

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Money Guidance

How much is enough to live on in retirement?

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eciding how much money you need to live on in retirement can be tricky. Actually stating what is ‘enough’ is difficult as circumstances change over time.

Starting with the least amount is where to begin, which usually constitutes all necessary bills to be paid for i.e. housing, food, utilities and clothes. Thereafter there will be expenses for socialising, travel, goods and services.

A recent study showed that for a single person, a weekly income of £270 is needed and for a pensioner couple it is £348. This equates to an annual range of approximately £14,000 to £18,000. To provide £14,000 from a fund with an assumed return of 5% per annum would mean a pension pot of roughly £280,000 is required. Most people don’t have that as the UK average is nearer £50,000 to £60,000. This means that the required income will need to come from other sources such as State Pension (£151.25 a week for retirees from April 2016) and other assets such as savings.

If we again assume that the State Pension will provide £7,000, the rest of the £14,000 will need to come from other assets. Let’s say that the £50,000 pension provides £2,500 per annum (5% return) we still need £4,500. If this were to be taken from the pension pot as further drawdown, it would mean that the pot would need to grow at 14% per year just to stand still!

Other things also need to be considered such as ensuring that the income doesn’t dry up. This may lead to a decision to purchase an annuity. Is the growth / return rate sustainable? What if the fund is invested in the wrong sector or product?

If you have an investment property, what happens if there is an extended void period for the rental? Also what if you

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need to sell the property for other reasons? This would create a shortfall in the rental and therefore income.

The tax treatment of other personal assets may affect the net income you will receive. Budgeting is therefore an important aspect to retirement. When someone first retires they are more likely to do more as opposed to when they reach their 80’s. This will have an impact on how much income you need throughout retirement.

A lot of people will need more than the £14,000 per year in retirement and if you rely on the State to make up the shortfall, then you are in for a rude awakening.

The recent pension reforms that came into effect in April 2015 were a clear message from the Government that people need to start taking ownership of their pension and retirement provision.

What income is needed during retirement will be forever fluid due to changing circumstances and health of the retiree. Perhaps it would be prudent to start thinking about how to budget for the desired retirement income way, way, way before you hang up your boots!!

As always, a little bit of advice from a qualified, experienced professional can improve your finances and help you avoid the pitfalls. At Joseph Lamb we have over 45 years experience and a team of highly qualified advisers who would be happy to help you.

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

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Health and Wellbeing Brain Exercises

So whilst these brain games and puzzles are fun and can improve specific skills, there are not a quick fix for mental decline associated with the aging process. A different sort of training, physical exercise, however, has been show to maintain and improve your part of the brain that controls your ‘higher level’ thinking.

Numerous animal and human studies have shown that regular exercise improves what is called our ‘executive functioning’. This is controlled by an area of the brain just behind your forehead and it is what allows us to choose appropriate behaviour, inhibit inappropriate behaviour and concentrate in the face of distractions. Executive function also influences basic cognitive functions such as processing speed, response speed and working memory.

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re you worried about holding on to your mental dexterity and memory as you age? Do you think Sudoko, cleverlymarketed computer games and ‘brain exercises’ are the answer? Think again, regular exercise, such as a brisk walk three times a week, is the key to keeping, even growing, your cognitive powers as you age!

Despite what the advertisers would like you to believe, there is scant evidence that directly links computer or paper brain exercises with an overall improvement in mental faculties.

Instead, these games tend to produce an improvement in the specific task the game trains you in. That is, you get better at the game, puzzle or at remembering lists accurately but unless the exercise spans a broad spectrum of abilities, there seems to be no benefit to general mental fitness.

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Executive function starts to decline when people reach their 70s. But elderly people who have been athletic all their lives have much better executive function than sedentary people of the same age. Studies have indicated that when inactive people get more exercise, even starting in their 70s, their executive function improves.

So do you need to start training for the Olympics in order to remember your shopping list? No! Even just a regular programme of fast walking for 30 to 60 minutes three or more times a week will make a difference to your brain functioning. Plus you get the added benefits of improvements to your muscle tone, circulation and general health!

A big worry for us all as we age is the risk of dementia but again, we should consider an active life as part of our

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protection against mental decline. People who exercise regularly in middle age are one-third as likely to get Alzheimer’s disease in their 70s as those who did not exercise. Even people who begin exercising in their 60s have their risk reduced by half.

We’re not really sure exactly how exercise helps brain function: theories being investigated are the increased production of the feel-good hormone serotonin, improved blood circulation to the brain and the increased production of a growth protein that may stimulate the generation of brain cells and the connections between them. What is known is that regular exercise slows the age related shrinkage of the part of the brain responsible for executive function.

So put down that pencil, don’t bother investing in expensive computer games (which encourage you do spend more time on the sofa) and pull on some trainers. If it’s a while since you exercised regularly or you have some problems with backache, foot or knee pain then I’d recommend seeing your local chiropractically trained practitioner before you begin a new

exercise programme. It’s better to start with a properly aligned and functioning body than to worsen niggling problems by ignoring them.

Remember, it’s never too late or too early to begin an active life.

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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:

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some heavy lifting and carrying of lots of cans of food.

If you like the sound of the challenge, this is a hugely rewarding role as you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of people in need.

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Are you fabulous (but responsible!) at using Facebook and Twitter? Are you caring and professional? A local service providing care to people who need it to enable them to stay in their own homes would love your help.

They are brilliant at looking after people but find using social media a bit of a challenge. They need someone who can use Facebook and Twitter sensitively to help them tell their story and find people to help them give their much-needed care.

Do you love walking? If you’re friendly and organised and would love to share and promote the benefits of walking for health, this is a brilliant role. Become a walk leader, helping welcome, guide and manage organised short walks (one hour or less) in the local area. It’s an opportunity to meet new people or to develop your leadership and people management skills while having a great time enjoying the fresh air!

Carnival Pullers and Takers!

The Southend Beer Festival takes place in Leigh between 5th and 7th August and needs volunteers to welcome visitors and help in the bar. You need to be over 18, positive, friendly and confident in handling cash. If you can spare 4 hours on one of the days, you’ll enjoy a superb atmosphere, be part of a great team and help raise money for local charities. Please get in touch to find out more..

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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What’s On In Southend & Westcliff Puppet Festival Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th August 2016 Starts: 11.00am Ends: 5.00pm Royal Pavilion, Southend Pier, Western Esplanade, SS1 1EE The Southend Pier Puppet Festival returns this August for a weekend of fun and entertainment. Five puppeteers will descend on Southend Pier for the 28th Puppet Festival. There will be a number of versions of Punch performed from 11am - 5pm on both days. Jo Peek will present a marionette showcase of 6 of his unusual puppets each afternoon. There will also be a colouring workshop and face painter.

All activities and shows will take place at the shore end of the Pier as trains are currently suspended. Normal pier admission prices apply

Music in the Park Saturday 6th August 2016 Starts: 3.00pm Ends: 5.00pm Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6NB Rayleigh Brass 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.

Sunday Showcase Sunday 14th August 2016 Starts: 12.30pm Southend Pier, Western Esplanade, SS1 1EE Local bands will be playing in the Royal Pavilion on Southend Pier. The bands playing are: Jukebox Junkies, Those Two Guys, Bobs Barber Shop Boys, M.O.I Rostock and The Beatniks. The bar and cafe will be open. This is a free event but Pier admission prices apply.

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Kidsfest 2016 Sunday 14th August 2016 Starts: 2.00pm Ends: 4.00pm Marsh Farm, Marsh Farm Road, CM3 5WP Enjoy a full line-up from the most popular children’s acts and show characters, to have-a-go workshops and attractions! KidsFest is like Glastonbury for Kids so don’t miss this opportunity to create lifelong memories whilst enjoying quality family time! The best bit is – once you’re inside there are NO HIDDEN COSTS! Everything (except your food and shopping) is included in the entrance price!

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Southend-on-Sea Barge Match Saturday 27th - Monday 29th August 2016 Starts: 10.00am Ends: 4.00pm Southend Pier, Western Esplanade, SS1 1EE

Come down and watch the Barges from the best view, at the Pier Head.

A Sailing Barge Exhibition will be held in the Royal Pavilion at the Pier Head from Saturday August 27th to Monday August 29th, the Pavilion bar will be open Saturday and Sunday from 12.00p.m. Please note that the pier trains are currently suspended, and may not be running during the Barge Match, so most people may have to walk along the pier - so allow time to do this.

Tweed Ride Sunday 4th September 2016 Starts: 2.00pm Ends: 4.00pm Belfairs Woodland Centre, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3SH Join fellow vintage clad riders on a bike ride from Belfairs Woodland Centre to Southchurch Park. Prizes for the best dressed rider AND the best vintage inspired bike!

Meet: At Belfairs Woodland 2pm or Priory Park, approx 2.30pm. This event is FREE but please pre-book if you require a £3.50 cream tea or £7.00 high tea by phoning 01702 215595 or emailing cyclesouthend@southend.gov.uk

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Rape & Sexual Abuse Support

0808 8029999

Runaway Helpline (24hr) - under 18 0808 8007070

Councils

RSPCA (24hr)

0300 1234999

RSPCA - Southend Branch

01702 290889

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 01702 215000

Samaritans (24hr)

08457 909090

Southend Council Out Of Hours

Sexual Health Direct

0845 1228690

MP - Southend West - David Amess 020 7219 3452

Shelter

0808 8004444

MP - Southend East - James Durridge 01268 616135

South East and Central Essex Mind 01702 601123

Southend Library

01702 534100

Victim Supportline

Home Library Service

0845 603 7628

Essex County Council

0845 7585592 01702 515000

Emergency Utilities

Southend Ass. of Voluntary Services 01702 356000 0845 3030900

Travel Traveline

0871 2002233

National Rail Enquiries

08457 484950

Gas - National Gas Emergency Service 0800 111999

C2C

0870 333 4871

Anglian Water Services

0845 7145145

National Express

08717 818181

Essex & Suffolk Water

0845 7820999

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