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USEFUL CONTACTS
Useful Contacts
Southend Borough Council
Telephone 01702 215000
Hockley Library
Telephone 01702 203558
Rochford District Council
Telephone 01702 546366
Rayleigh Library
Telephone 01268 775830
Castle Point Council
Telephone 01268 882200
Shoebury Library
Telephone 01702 294876
Essex County Council
Telephone 01245 430 430
Family Planning
and Sexual Health Clinic
Telephone 01702 577110
Cory Environmental (Waste)
Telephone 01702 617766
Rochford Council Waste
Telephone 01702 318111
Southend Hospital
Telephone 01702 435555
HM Coastguard Southend
Telephone 01702 294998
Southend Central Museum
Telephone 01702 434449
National Domestic
Violence helpline
Freephone 0808 2000 247
Crimestoppers
Telephone 0800 555 111
Help the Aged
Freephone 0808 8006565
Age Concern, Southend
Telephone 01702 345373
NHS Direct
Telephone 0845 46 47
ChildLine
Freephone 0800 11 11
RSPCA Essex South
and Southend branch
Telephone 01702 548261
Samaritans
Telephone 08457 90 90 90
Cats Protection Southend
and District branch
Telephone 01702 202222
Southend Library
Telephone 01702 215011
Cats Protection Rayleigh
and Hockley
Telephone 01268 750831
Leigh Library
Telephone 01702 475929
Housing Shelterline
Telephone 0808 800 4444
Cliffs Pavilion
Telephone 01702 351135
Palace Theatre
Telephone 01702 351135
Odeon Cinema
Telephone 0871 2244007
National Gas
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Freephone 0800 111 999
Late Night Chemists
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YOUR ESSEX LOCAL GUIDE
Welcome
H
ello and welcome to the November edition of Your Essex
Local Guide. We hope you all enjoyed Halloween. It’s
always a fun time of year to see so many people make a big
effort with their costumes and parties.
Last months competition winners were Julie Ludlow of
Rayleigh (Rock of Ages tickets) and Kurtis Barton-Hanson
(Shades VIP package) Congratulations to both our winners,
we hope you enjoy your prizes.
This month we have two more great prizes to give away. First
of all, its getting closer to panto season and this year's panto at
the Cliffs Pavilion will be Peter Pan staring TV legends, David
Hasselhoff and Christopher Biggins. This will surely be a must
see for all kids and adults with guaranteed laughs for all the
family. We caught up with Christopher Biggins to find out
more. Turn to pages 16 and 17 to read more and and find out
how you could win a family ticket to see this year's panto.
Also this month, we have a pair of tickets to see Made in
Dagenham at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Inspired by a
true story and based on the hit movie. Made in Dagenham is
the uplifting new West End musical comedy about friendship,
love and the importance of fighting for what is right. To read
more about the show and to win tickets, turn to page 23.
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Contents
FeaturesPage
Useful Contacts
& Late Night Chemists2
Welcome3
Accountants
to Beds & Bedrooms 4-6
Mark Foster Launches
‘Get Active Essex’
7
Blinds & Curtains
to Children's Entertainment
8-9
Santa Flights for Local Charity10
Chiropractors to Chiropodists11
Windmill up for Award
Dentists to Florists Better Air Quality
Panto’s Great Dame
Christopher Biggins
12
12 - 15
15
16 - 17
Anti-Social Behaviour Support18
Funeral Directors
to Lawn Care
19 - 22
WIN a Pair of Tickets to See
Made in Dagenham23
Mobility
to Plumbing & Heating
Help for Homeless
24 - 25
25
Patios & Driveways to Roofing26
Childminder Is the Best in Britain27
Security to Sports Clubs28
Sailing to Success
Tree Surgeons to Van Hire
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30 - 31
Council Condemn Vandals 31
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EDITORIAL
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Mark Foster Launches
‘Get Active Essex’
Rochford District Council is supporting ‘Get Active Essex’, a countywide
campaign that aims to encourage a healthier and more active county.
S
tatistics show that almost 50% of people in
Essex are not participating in sport or physical
activity, this campaign, led by Active Essex and
supported by Rochford District Council, aims to
get the people of Essex more active.
The campaign also aims to direct people to
the brand new online finder, the one stop
shop for all sport clubs and activities in Essex
www.activeessex.org
The face of the campaign is local sports
personality Mark Foster who is not only an
inspirational sportsman but a keen advocate
for a healthy and active lifestyle.
“
Mark Foster said: I am very proud to
be the face of 'Get Active Essex'. I am
really passionate about encouraging
an active and healthy lifestyle and it's
fantastic to see a campaign like this. By
working with Active Essex I hope to
show the importance of keeping active
and healthy. I also hope that I can help
inspire the people of Essex to try their
hand at new sports and activities.
”
The people of Essex will also be encouraged
to take part via a social media competition
by uploading photos of them taking part in
sports and physical activity and using the
hashtag #getactiveessex and could win a
brand new bike.
For a comprehensive list of sports clubs
in the local area please visit
www.activeessex.org
If you are interested in being kept
up-to-date with the latest news regarding
local sports activities and initiaives please
email [email protected]
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The Rochford District Health Walks are
part of Walking for Health, England's largest
network of health walk schemes, run by
ramblers and Macmillan Support.
Walking for Health aims to provide everyone
with access to short, free and friendly walks
within easy reach of where they live.
Rochford District HealthWalks
Mondays at 10.45am at Hullbridge
Meet in the car park on the corner of Ferry
Road and Pooles Lane. Bus route No 20
Thursdays at 10.45am at Hockley Woods
Meet in the car park, which is pay and
display, (entrance next to The Bull).
Bus route No 7 or 8 for Hockley.
Walk Tall in Castle Point
Mondays at 10.30am
at Richmond Hall Car Park, Benfleet
Wednesdays at 10.30am at Canvey
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Meet in Castle Lane Car Park at the bottom
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Picture left:
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in a Zumba class.
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EDITORIAL
Santa Flights for
Local Charity
Essex youngsters are getting the chance to take to take to the skies for a
very special festive flight that raises money for a local good cause.
T
he London Southend Airport Charity
Committee is very pleased to announce
that it is operating two Santa Flights on
Saturday 6 December, thanks to the support
of its partner Stobart Air. And it is all to raise
funds for Fair Havens Children’s’ Hospice.
The flights – which will be crewed by a team
of happy elves and other festive favourites will take off from London Southend Airport
at 9.45am and 10.40am and last for around
20-minutes. These will then be followed
by fun and games at a party in the terminal
building, attended by Father Christmas and
the local Guide Dog partnership.
Members of the public can purchase tickets
for the Santa Flight and Party at £40 each by
calling the London Southend Airport Flight
Briefing Office on 01702 608 150.
In addition, pupils at eight Southend schools
have been invited to submit drawings of
aircraft, with the best from each school
winning a pair of tickets to take to the skies.
London Southend Airport’s new Operations
Director Jason Ivey says:
“
A festive Santa Flight is a truly magical
fun day out for the children and their
families, so we are delighted to be able
to provide this whilst also raising much
needed funds for such a great local
charity.
”
Please note children under the age of 12 must
to be accompanied by a guardian over the
age of 12 at the time of flight. This is a hand
luggage only flight and no ID is required for
travel. Normal airport security procedures
will apply.
A
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a truly
magical
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out for the
children
and their
families
”
Fair Havens Hospice is the only place in the
area wholly dedicated to caring for adults
who have an illness which could shorten
their life. Adults over the age of 19 in need
of pain or medication control, or end of life
care, may stay at the In Patient Unit, or make
weekly visits to the Day Care Centre for
some much needed respite. The Fair Havens
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patients in their own home, meaning they
can provide the right care, in the right place,
at the right time. Their specialist care is free
for as long as it is needed.
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EDITORIAL
Windmill up for Award
T
he beautiful Rayleigh Windmill has been
shortlisted as a finalist in the Wedding
Venue of the Year – Heritage category of
the Essex Wedding Awards.
co-ordinator who caters for a couple’s every
need, and the nearby Sensory Garden and
historic Rayleigh Mount, which provide a
beautiful backdrop for photographs.
A unique competition, the Essex Wedding
Awards focuses on the couples, venues,
services and suppliers involved in organising
weddings around the county. With over 7,000
ceremonies held in Essex each year weddings
are a major business for the county, and local
venues were invited to demonstrate why
they offer the best wedding service in Essex.
The winners will be revealed at
a gala dinner on Thursday 27th
November 2014, with a celebrity
compere presenting them with
a stunning award trophy. The
winners will also benefit from an
extensive campaign of PR and
advertising across Essex.
Rayleigh Windmill is the ideal candidate
for the award. The Grade II listed building
has been sympathetically restored, and
with seating for up to 20 guests it provides
an intimate and unique wedding venue.
Further benefits include a personal wedding
If you would like more information
about holding your wedding at
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EDITORIAL
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A
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centre, in an effort to reduce pollution.
This is due to the fact that the annual average
level of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a pollutant
associated with vehicle exhaust emissions – Is
just over the National Air Quality Objective
at some areas within the town centre.
Air Quality has been monitored in the town
centre over a number of years and whilst
there had been a small reduction in nitrogen
dioxide levels in 2012, since then there had
been no further improvement.
Therefore, we must start a process to reduce
this to below the target level. The first step
is to designate an area, called an AQMA, for
which we can implement an action plan.
There will be a public consultation exercise
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CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Panto’s Great Dame
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Barker
was just
fantastic,
a very
generous
person
to work
with
”
C
hristopher has been a regular on the
pantomime scene for years and this
year comes to the Cliffs Pavilion along with
‘Baywatch’ and ‘Knight Rider’ TV legend
David Hasselhoff, also known as the Hoff.
This years panto ‘Peter Pan’ with a fabulous
cast is sure to be a huge hit with audiences
across Essex. We caught up with Christopher
for a chat to find out more about him and this
years panto.
What do you enjoy most
about panto?
The audience! The fact
that every performance is
different and the audience
give you the lift you need
and they are always so
varied an age from babies
to OAPs – it’s
great to work
with a live
audience.
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Will this be your first time working
with the Hoff?
Yes it will – I do know David and I have done
little jobs with him before. He’s great fun and
I look forward to working with him properly.
One of the biggest TV shows you
appeared in was ‘Porridge’, what was it
like to be part of such an iconic series?
‘Porridge’ was forty years ago
– where has the time gone?
No-one who worked on the
show would have believed
the series would have
lasted as long as it has and is
still a firm favourite today.
What was it like
working with a comedy
legend like Ronnie
Barker?
Ronnie
Barker
was just
fantastic,
a very
generous
person to
work with
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- he didn’t consider himself a comedian but a
comedy actor. If Ronnie felt that the lines that
had been written by Dick Clement and Ian
La Frenais would be better said by someone
else, he would suggest they be said by that
other actor.
it is about being lucky not talent, being in the
right place at the right time, however I qualify
that statement by saying that it is important
to work hard both at the profession but also
ensure that you have another career to fall
back on in order to look after your family.
In 2007 you won ‘I’m a Celebrity...
Get Me Out Of Here!’ How did you find
the whole experience and was it a lot
harder than you imagined?
When you’re not working, what do you
like to do in your spare time?
It was the highlight of my career! To know
that I had the love and affection of the whole
nation – it was mind-blowing. What you saw
is what you got - it’s an experience I will
never forget, to be ‘King of the Jungle’.
I go on holiday, spend time with friends,
go to restaurants, the theatre and I love
the cinema. As you get older the one thing
you can do is say No so that I can do these
wonderful things.
After you have finished panto in
Southend, what’s next for you?
Who was your hero growing up and why?
When I was in Salisbury Rep there was an
actor called Oliver Gordon, who was a
director and performer. He played dame
in the panto and it was when I was watching
him that I got hooked on theatre.
It was only when I played PC Biggins in panto
did I realise my ambition – Oliver Gordon
was my real hero.
If you could work with any actor in the
world, who would it be and why?
I would like to work with George Clooney – I
like him and would like the opportunity to get
to know him more.
Did you always want to be an actor
growing up?
Yes! I wanted to be three things an actor,
vicar and chef!
I’ve been a vicar – when I played a wicked
sex-crazed vicar called Osbourne Whitworth
in the costume drama Poldark. I’m not a
bad cook as people will know from having
appeared on ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ this year.
All I’ve got to do now is crack the acting!
What would be the one piece of
advice you would give any aspiring
actors/actresses?
I always say ‘Don’t Do It!’ I’ve been very lucky
and had a phenomenal career - I always say
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I will be heading to a hot climate to recover
from doing two shows a day and to recover
from The Hoff – only joking! I’ve got lots in
the pipeline but in this profession it is very
difficult to guarantee what will happen next
– this business changes so much and that’s
what I like about it, it’s never boring.
Peter Pan - Saturday 13th December 2014
to Sunday 11th January 2015
For tickets call the Cliffs Pavilion
box office on 01702 351135 or
visit www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
17
“
I always
say it is
about
being
lucky not
talent,
being in
the right
place at
the right
time
”
N
WICKIETSILFYOORF
T AM R
A F FOU
If you would like to be in with a chance of
winning tickets for a family of four to see Peter Pan at the
Cliffs Pavilion on Sunday 14th December at 7.30pm
then simply answer this question:
Who did Christopher Biggins play in the
TV series Porridge?
1. Fletcher
or
2. Lukewarm
To enter simply go to our website www.thisisyouressex.com
and click on the competitions page and then
submit your details and answer, or post your entry
including your address and telephone number to:
Pantomime Competition, Your Essex Local Guide,
28 Stephenson Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 5LY
Closing date for entries is Friday 21st November. Winner will be
announced in next months edition of Your Essex Local Guide.
Best of luck!
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EDITORIAL
Anti-Social
Behaviour Support
A new initiative designed to ensure that victims of persistent Anti-Social
Behaviour (ASB) receive the best possible support to resolve problems has
been launched in Southend last month.
V
ictims of ASB in the Southend-on-Sea
Borough will now be able to use the ASB
Case Review in the event that they feel that
partner agencies have not taken action in
respect of their complaint. Relevant partners
including the Council, Southend Community
Safety Partnership, Essex Police, health
providers and registered social housing
providers, and these agencies will have a duty
to undertake a review when the case meets
the defined threshold.
The initiative was introduced by the AntiSocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act,
2014. ASB is any aggressive, intimidating or
destructive activity that damages or destroys
another person’s quality of life.
Cllr Ian Gilbert, Executive Councillor for
Community Development, says:
“
Partner agencies in Southend
are absolutely committed to
not only tackling anti-social
behaviour, but ensuring that
cases are properly dealt with.
“
”
Cases of repeat, persistent,
ASB can blight people’s lives and
this new initiative will provide
victims with the opportunity to
have their case reviewed where
the victim considers no action
has been taken, and to see if
there are additional actions that
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could be undertaken to help
support the victim and resolve
the bad behaviour.
”
Rob Tinlin, Chief Executive of Southendon-Sea Borough Council and Chair of the
Southend Community Safety Partnership,
says:
“
We welcome this new step
which will help to raise the
profile of this issue and also give
confidence to local people that
if they feel their case has not
been properly considered there
is a way to appeal the response
centrally.
”
In Southend and across Essex, it has been
agreed that a person can use the ASB Case
Review process if they have suffered three
incidents of ASB within the last six months and
believe no action has been taken. However,
if the ASB is of a Hate Crime nature, then
the threshold will be one incident within the
last six months where the victim considers no
action has been taken.
“
We
welcome
this new
step
which will
help to
raise the
profile
of this
issue
”
If the victim is unhappy with the conclusions
of the review, they will be able to appeal to
the chair of their local Community Safety
Partnership, and the Office of the Police and
Crime Commissioner will be notified.
Details of ASB Case Review can be found
here: www.southend.gov.uk/asbreview
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25
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A
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sleeping rough across South Essex.
The nine local authorities of Rochford, Southendon-Sea, Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point,
Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow, and Thurrock
have commissioned the service to improve
outcomes for single homeless people across the
region.
Last year’s annual rough sleeper estimate reported
19 people were sleeping rough in Southend-on-Sea
alone. From recent referrals via the national referral
line StreetLink, about 38 people were estimated to
be sleeping rough across the South Essex area.
If members of the public are concerned about
anyone sleeping rough, they can contact the
national 24 hour rough sleeping referral line
StreetLink on 0300 500 0914 or online at
www.streetlink.org.uk. This referral will then
link with the South Essex service. People will also
be referred in through Housing services direct to
the St Mungo’s Broadway team.
The authorities are now working with
homelessness organisation St Mungo’s Broadway
to provide outreach and a ‘No Second Night Out’
(NSNO) service to rough sleepers, through funding
from the Department for Communities and Local
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The NSNO element aims to quickly help anyone
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“
Last year’s
annual
rough
sleeper
estimate
reported 19
people were
sleeping
rough in
Southend
”
The South Essex Homelessness Assessment and
Reconnection Team (SEHART) service will have
three outreach workers partnering with volunteers
recruited from among the public, as well as peer
volunteers with an experience of moving on from
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Childminder Is the
Best in Britain
P
opular Southend childminder, Sam
McKenna is national Childminder of the
Year!
Mum of two, Sam, 32, of Southchurch, won
this coveted title after being chosen by an
eminent panel of judges in Nursery World
magazine’s annual award scheme.
She was nominated by the parents of
her minded children who contacted her
Professional Association Childcare Early Years
(PACEY) Network and Development officer,
Samantha Collison to put her forward for
the award. Samantha also added that Sam
deserved to win just for managing to cope
with an Ofsted inspection at the same time
as moving home and finishing her Level 5
childcare degree.
“
Ms Collinson added: Sam provides
a setting that is inspirational and
exceptional in the way that it nurtures and
develops children in her care and supports
working families. Sam doesn’t normally
like a lot of attention, but on this occasion,
she really needs to know how many lives
she has impacted and how special she is.
”
In describing Sam’s award, Nursery World
magazine said: For Sam, childminding
is not just a job; it’s her absolute passion.
She goes out of her way to help families
support children in her care. When one
parent’s car broke down hours before a
planned holiday, Sam drove the family 100
miles so they could enjoy their vacation.
“
”
She also regularly drops parents to
appointments if they don’t drive, and
always makes sure she accommodates
families’ needs, even if it means working
longer hours.
“
”
Parents say that Sam, who has worked
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”
“
Her efforts to support families were
recognised by Ofsted in her latest report,
calling Sam’s partnership with parents
‘superb’ and her approach to safeguarding
and children’s well-being ‘inspirational’.
”
“
Delighted Sam said: I really love this
job. I started out as a Nanny, so it was a
natural progression to go on to qualify
as a childminder. It was a real thrill to
receive the award which was presented at
a ceremony in London.
”
“
It’s a team effort really because I receive
a great deal of help from the Council’s
Early Years Team.
”
“
Sam achieved a grade of outstanding.
“
as a childminder for four years, is like a
second mum to their children.
It’s a team effort really because I receive
a great deal of help from the Council’s
Early Years Team.
”
Executive Councillor for Children and
Learning, Councillor Anne Jones said: Many
congratulations to Sam for winning this
tremendous award. We are very fortunate
to have such top childminders working in
our borough and looking after our very
youngest residents so very well.
“
“
”
Sam’s achievements are an inspiration
to us all.
”
“
It’s
a team
effort
really
because I
receive a
great deal
of help
from the
Council’s
Early
Years
Team
”
Picture above:
Winner - Samantha
McKenna (centre) with
judge Jane Comeau
(Vice Chair of the
Professional Association
Childcare Early Years PACEY) and host for the
awards evening, Dave
Benson Phillips. The
award was sponsored
by childcare.co.uk
Picture left:
Sam with one of the
children she looks after.
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EDITORIAL
29
Sailing to Success
A ROCHFORD woman has sailed her way to success.... achieving a
Gold medal in the IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championships 2014.
L
ucy Hodges and her team travelled to
Sheboygan, in Wisconsin, USA, to take
part in the event, where they achieved a
clean sweep by winning all of their 13 races.
Blind Match Racing differs from fleet racing
as there are no sighted observers, and sailors
have to rely on various sounds in order to
navigate.
Lucy's team was made up of Liam Cattermole
and Vicki Sheen, who are both visually
impaired, with the support of coach Ian
Shirra.
“
”
It was an incredible experience,
she said: We had temperatures varying
from 40 degrees to 80 degrees Farenheit
so it was difficult to focus, with some
long, cold days on the water. For me
personally, match racing for blind sailors
has improved by sailing skills and
confidence.
“
”
It has been an incredible year for Lucy as she
received an MBE for her services to Blind
Sailing in the Queen's New Year's Honours
List. This is on top of winning a Gold medal
in 2013 at the IFDS BlindWorld Sailing
Championships in Japan and GOld at the
Blind Match Racing Championships in Italy
earlier this year, giving her two world titles
and an international title.
Lucy, 38, began sailing at Southend
Marine Activities Centre, and took over
as commodore for the charity Great
Britain Blind Sailing five years ago, said:
Receiving the MBE was really exciting
really, especially getting awarded it by
Prince Charles. It was amazing how he
asked questions and I was allowed the
time to tell him about Great Britain
Blind Sailing and the fact that some of
the volunteers have given up 20 years.
“
“
”
It was quite nerve-wracking, but once
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you're there and in front of him all your
nerves go away because he puts you at
ease. It's a massive boost for the charity.
”
Lucy also works as a commercial manager
for Southend HM Revenue & Customs and
believes her sporting achievements have
helped with her career.
“
She said: I've had so much out of blind
sailing. It gave me personal skills and
enabled me to get a job. So now I try and
encourage other people and seek to give
them the opportunities I had.
”
Lucy has not only run the charity but also
taken an active part in her local community
over the years. In 2010 she was awarded
Rochford District Sports Personality of the
year, organised by Rochford District Council
and Castle Point Borough Council.
“
I think it's good kudos for the local
authority to run something like the
Sports Awards as they help to develop
people in the local community, she said.
To see me getting an award encourages
youngsters and others with a disability as
they can have someone to look to locally,
and have a bit of drive and ambition.
It's also good for parents of a child born
with a disability to see someone where it
hasn't stopped them in life, they've got a
job and a sporting career.
much out
of blind
sailing. It
gave me
personal
skills and
enabled
me to get
a job
”
”
“
Lucy would like
to thank the
EEAST (Essex
and Southend
Sports Trust)
for their
funding, which
enabled herself
and her coach
to attend
the World
Championships.
“hadI'veso
”
Picture below (left to right):
Ian Shirra,
Lucy Hodges,
Vicki Sheen,
Liam Cattermole.
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Council Condemn Vandals
C
ivic leaders have condemned the actions
of mindless vandals who defaced a major
memorial to brave Southend residents lost in
the two World Wars.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Leader,
Councillor Ron Woodley said: Southend
Cenotaph is an extremely significant
monument which is far more than a
piece of history. It stands in continual
tribute to the men and women in our
borough who made the supreme sacrifice
and shows they will never ever be
forgotten.
“
“
”
The people who have so recklessly
damaged it have shown massive
disrespect – not just to the families of
those honoured by this memorial – but
to everyone with relatives who laid down
their lives in the service of their country.
“
We are horrified that this ugly graffiti
has scarred our Cenotaph just weeks
away from Remembrance Sunday.
”
even more tragic that the vandals
“haveIt isstruck
just as the Cenotaph was
undergoing conservation works to
coincide with the centenary of the start
of the First World War.
”
“
This was specially planned to ensure it
would be preserved in the best possible
condition for many generations to come.
”
“
We have contacted Police about this act
of destruction and will do our utmost to
make sure those responsible for such a
despicable act will be brought to justice.
The tag is clearly visible so I would urge
anyone that recognises it or knows who
did this to report it to the Police on 101.
”
In the
meantime,
this graffiti
will be swiftly
removed and
the Cenotaph
renovation
programme
will continue
ready for
Remembrance
Sunday - 9th
November
”
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