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It’s hard to believe that we have been

publishing Your Canvey and Your Benfleet

& Hadleigh magazines for 4 years now! To

celebrate this achievement we have made a

few alterations to our design layout in order

to bring you a fresher look and an even better

publication - we hope you like the changes!

Our overall aim is to bring you a magazine

that you can use as a directory of local

businesses and community services. The

handy A5 size makes it ideal to keep and

refer to over and over again. What we say is

“Read The Rest, But Keep The Best!”

You can read past copies of the magazine

along with an archive of all the articles we

have ever included on our website at

www.yourlocalmags.co.uk

Our website is the same high quality as our

magazines and includes much more

information than we can print each month.

You can find out What’s On in the area, read

about local businesses, read about local

history and much more. If you have an event

or community group you would like us to

Welcome to the October Issue

Published by:

Canvey Island Publishing LTD

Editors: Graham & Angela Owen

Business Address:

11b The Driveway, Canvey Island,

Essex, SS8 0AB

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document is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors

can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for loss or

damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from accident, negligence

or any other cause.

Canvey Island Publishing does not officially endorse any advertising

material included in this publication.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication, including the

advertisements included may be reproduced or stored in any retrieval

system of any form without the express permission of the publisher.

promote on our website, you can e mail

[email protected] or call

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We would love to hear from you if you

have any photographs or stories of

Benfleet, Hadleigh or Thundersley in

the past or if you have any exciting

news that you would like to share with

our readers please get in touch.

Enjoy this new look issue!

Best Wishes

Graham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela Owen The Owen Family

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“Keeping Socialising Social” - that’s the message from the Castle Point Pubwatch, a group of 33 Bars, Pubs & Clubs across Castle Point.

What is the Castle Point Pubwatch?

In essence, the Pubwatch is similar to a

Neighbourhood Watch but instead of local

residents forming a network group, our group

members are local businesses (licensed

premises) working together to keep

troublemakers out of our pubs and bars, and

reduce anti-social behavior and crime.

The Pubwatch is currently Chaired by Alun

Johnson of the Windjammer, Canvey Island

and the Vice Chair is Julie Wheatley of

Riley’s Snooker in Benfleet. The Treasurer is

Janet Woolcock from the CK Bar, Canvey

Island.

What we do!

The Pubwatch consists of managers,

supervisors & owners of licensed venues who

aim to promote the positive attributes to

drinking alcohol and socialising in Bars, Pubs

& Club across the Borough.

Working with Essex Police & Castle Point

Council, we share information on

troublemakers and activities that are likely to

lead to or promote crime & anti-social

behavior in licensed venues, making them

safer and more enjoyable for the majority

who just want to socialise and enjoy

themselves.

BOBB (Behave or Be Banned)

A scheme to ban violent offenders from

Bars, Pubs & Clubs in Castle Point. The

Behave or Be Banned scheme was launched

to reduce the number of violent or public

order incidents in the area and stop offenders

from entering licensed premises.

The decision on whether to ban people and

for how long is made by the Pubwatch

committee and any venue can nominate a

person for consideration for a ban.

Individuals being arrested for violent

offences at licensed premises will

automatically be referred to the Pubwatch by

the Police for consideration.

We want you to get in touch!

The Pubwatch has launched a brand new

website which contains lots of information

for local residents. Our news section is

updated regularly, delivering information

directly to you and you can also use the ‘Get

in Touch’ contact form to send us your

comments and feedback.

If you have any comments, concerns or

feedback relating to any member premises

you can contact the Pubwatch directly and in

confidence by a dedicated pubic email

address [email protected]

or visit our brand new website at

www.pubwatch.org

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Community News

Dare You Enter The Museum? You may have seen a scary group of

characters recently at the Canvey Carnival or

Castle Point Show. Well, this Halloween

they will be back on Canvey Island in an

innovative new experience at the Castle

Point Transport Museum.

Castle Point Ghost Tours is the brainchild of

Islanders Mike Hewitt and Lee Goodwin and

is based on a type of entertainment popular

in the United States known as “Scarefest.”

The idea of such attractions is to provide the

experience of journeying through a haunted

location and organisers use many different

techniques to achieve this goal.

Mike and Lee first hit upon the idea of

hosting what they call a “Haunt” after Lee’s

first visit to America where he experienced

one of the many multi-million dollar

experiences available in the theme parks

there. They both have experience in makeup,

props, sound and video production and

wanted to bring a terrifying new haunted

attraction to the UK. They immediately

thought of the Castle Point Transport

Museum as the perfect location as it is one

of the oldest commercial buildings on

Canvey Island.

A cast of over 20 people will be appearing in

the event which will run from 27th to the

30th October. The actors will be in elaborate

costumes, masks and prosthetics. As well as

the main haunt, a number of attractions

suitable for all the family will be available

on the Museum forecourt including a Coffin

Experience, Local Ghost Stories told on one

of the Museum Buses and Trick or Treat

Doors.

A less terrifying version of the Haunt will be

performed on the 28th, 29th and 30th

October that is suitable for under 12s and

although children will not be allowed in the

main Haunt after 7pm there will still be

plenty going on in the forecourt to see and

do up until 22:00

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27th October

Main Haunt - 7pm - 10.30pm Tickets £6

28th, 29th, 30th Oct

Haunt for Under 12s - 3pm - 7pm Tickets £4 (including accompanying

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Main Haunt - 7pm - 10.30pm Tickets £6

For tickets visit

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Community News - The Art Ministry

The Art Ministry, a registered charity based in Hadleigh, has recently been involved in artistic activities outside its dedicated art room.

The charity ran a very successful art

competition for Year 6 pupils from local

junior schools to produce a picture for the

local Mayor's Parlour. The schools were

invited to enter works of art, depicting

anything relevant to the Castle Point area, and

were exhibited in the Atrium at Castle Point

Council Offices. The Mayor, Jackie Govier,

and her Deputy chose the two winning

pictures which have been framed and hung in

her parlour. The Mayor presented a certificate

to the winners from Holy Family School and

Hadleigh Junior School.

The Art Ministry runs clubs, classes and

projects in arts and crafts to bring out the

creativity in people. Some of the people who

would most benefit by what The Art Ministry

has to offer are unable to attend the organised

classes in the art room. They are too elderly or

too sick to make the journey, so volunteers of

The Art Ministry begun visiting Parklands

Nursing Home in Benfleet to bring art and

crafts to them. This started with a simple

collage and has progressed to clay, paint,

pattern and model making. Already, with the

help of The Art Ministry, the residents are

brightening the walls of the nursing home

with lively displays. This is an exploratory

project and The Art Ministry hopes that their

Outreach work will continue to extend to

other places in time.

The Art Ministry is currently organising a

project for the 2012 Olympics, based on

three of the Olympic and Paralympics

values: respect, friendship and equality.

The charity aims to bring together the

elderly and the young, who often live

almost worlds apart.

Over the next 12 months, the students of

Cornelius Vermuyden School on Canvey

Island will have the opportunity get to know

their neighbours - the elderly residents of

Sweetbriars Sheltered Housing Complex.

The elderly will be able to share their life

stories with the young and the young will be

able to teach their elderly friends the means

of modern communication, including

mobile phones, e-mail and skype.

At the end of the project in July 2012 there

will be an exhibition of work resulting from

the project, booklets about some of the

residents of Sweetbriars, a collage for their

lounge, and a scrapbook to tell the story of

the residents’ and students’ adventures

together.

The Art Ministry continues to explore

new opportunities within the community,

caring through creativity.

For more information visit

www.theartministry.org.uk


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Are you Arty? You don’t have to brilliant - just retired with some leisure time and looking to indulge yourself and pick up a few tips from a friendly bunch of daubers. Join in with a bit of fun painting in your favourite medium.

The Westwood Art Group is a group of very

keen local amateur artists formed in 1977 by

a small number of retired people interested

in having a social side to their artistic hobby.

Meetings are held every Wednesday in The

Dawes Heath Residents Association Hall - a

comfortable hall situated in Dawes Heath

Road, Thundersley.

The group’s main event is their Annual

Exhibition where members are invited to

display and sell their work to the public.

Once a year a dinner is held where trophies

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are presented and certificates awarded to

those who have taken part in exhibitions and

competitions throughout the year.

The Westwood Art Group meets every

Wednesday morning from 9am to 12pm at

Dawes Heath Hall, 383 Dawes Heath Road,

Hadleigh. Contact 01702 557826 (ask for

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Top Tips To Get Some Peace Into Your Life In A Hectic World

In 21 days you can create a new habit which

you can fall back on at any time you need

peace. Don’t worry, you don’t have to calm

your buzzing mind, you just acknowledge

the mental chatter, slow your breathing and

bit by bit, the relaxation comes.

Come to one of my one day massage and reflexology courses in Hadleigh!

You’ll have some great treatments and learn

to give your nearest and dearest a lovely

relaxing treatment. All the students

comment how calming it is to treat someone

else too!

I hope these tips are useful. Do try one or

two and please get in touch on 01702

558623 if I can help more.

Sometimes it seems that everywhere we turn there’s stress, doom and gloom. I don’t want this to be part of my life: it gets me down, lowers my energy, rubs off on other people and affects my home and work. So, here are my best tips for getting some joy and peace back into your life, quickly and

easily.

Turn off the news It will bring your energy

down and do you need to know all the details

of the suffering in the world? I suggest you

are aware but not inundated which avoids

drowning in everyone else’s misery. My

brother in law takes this to an extreme.

Get outdoors in nature We’re blessed

with lovely quiet countryside and beautiful

woods just a few minutes away. Walk slowly;

listen to the noise of the birds, the leaves!

Slow down! I once read that slowing down

your walking to half your normal pace was

good once in a while. It’s really hard to do but

makes you notice things around you. When on

holiday recently, my roommate was

astonished when out on a 6am walk with me,

we saw humming birds! She never saw them

when she was alone as she was always

walking fast and on her phone!

A little exercise helps release endorphins,

balances your stress hormones and gives you a

natural high. Even a stretch in the chair at

work or home helps.

Breathe! Yes, slow that down too. Take

some deep breaths. This will oxygenate your

body, get the good stuff flowing around and

give you time to catch your thoughts.

Learn to meditate There are numerous

courses available online or locally. I love the

Chopra Centre 21 day meditation challenge.

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5 Spice (5)

8 Home decorating (3)

9 Large flightless bird

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10 Rest your feet! (3)

12 Distinctive (7)

13 Carousels (5-2-6)

15 Bright headlight (7)

18 Night bird (3)

19 Hotel (3)

20 Striped insect (3)

21 Giant monsters (5)

22 Shamrock or clover

leaves (7)

Down

1 Bequeath (5)

2 Twenty-four hours (3)

3 Return to Earth's

atmosphere from outer

space (7)

4 Might be used for 8

across(8,5)

5 Long, light, paddle

boat (5)

6 Religious aid worker

(9)

7 Stinging plants (7)

11 Haphazard (9)

13 Gangster (7)

14 Crime (7)

16 Assemble (5)

17 Perfect (5)

20 Heckle (3)

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Are you looking to raise funds for

your non-profit organisation?

Local businesswoman Marion Irving brings a

brand new concept to the Castle Point area

with the “Peel2Save Card” aimed at raising

funds for charities and good causes.

The Peel2Save fund raising card is a no-risk

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valid for 12 months. It contains many great

offers from 27 different local businesses, with

the value of the offers well over the £300

mark! The Labworth, The Oysterfleet, Flutes,

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Tree Café, Fiona’s Beauty Studio, Movie Starr

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Fish Fishmongers, T & C Chinese

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funds for a charity or good cause. It’s a

definite win-win for local businesses, good

causes and local consumers.”

The local Peel2Save initiative is hoping to

raise £30,000 in the Castle Point area for

charities and good causes over the next twelve

months. They are currently available from The

Rooms, 361 Long Road, Canvey Island who

are raising funds for Breast Cancer Awareness.

For anyone who wants to raise money or for

more information contact:

Marion Irving on 07825 789690 or email


October in History

14th October 1066

The Battle of Hastings took place on the

14th October 1066. It was one of the

bloodiest and most important battles to be

fought in Britain. The fighting began at

about 9am and lasted for most of the day.

The battle was fought to keep / win the

English throne with Harold, King of

England, fighting hard to keep the throne

against his opposition William of Normandy,

leader of the Normans.

The two armies met at Senlac Hill which is

about six miles from Hastings and King

Harold was killed. It is believed he was shot

through the eye with an arrow. The defeat of

King Harold led to the beginning of the

Norman Conquest of England.

An abbey was subsequently built on the

battleground and the settlement of “Battle”

formed. A plaque marks the spot where King

Harold is thought to have fallen. The famous

Bayeux Tapestry (above) depicts the events

leading up to and including the Battle of

Hastings and is currently exhibited in a

special museum in Bayeux, France.

31st October

Today is Halloween - one of the oldest

festivals celebrated in the world today.

Halloween has been described as “a perfect

example of superstition struggling with

religious belief.” The festival dates back

thousands of years.

Halloween dates back over 2000 years to the

ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. October

31st was the Celts’ New Years Eve as they

celebrated the end of what they called the

“season of the sun” before the “season of

darkness” started on 1st November. The

Celts believed that evil spirits came with the

darkness and that on October 31st the

barriers between our world and the spirit

world were at their weakest.

On this day, the Celts would build sacred

bonfires where people would gather to burn

crops and animals as sacrifices to the Gods to

protect them from the evil spirits. During

these ceremonies costumes made from

animal skins would be worn.

The first Christian missionaries travelling

across pagan Europe avoided changing the

ancients ways but incorporated the beliefs

into Christian ideology. In the ninth century,

the Catholic church made the 1st November

“All Saints Day” when all the saints would

be remembered. “Hallows” is an old word for

Saint, hence October 31st became All

Hallows Eve, which evolved to “All Hallows

Eve” and then Hallowe’en, or as we use it

today - Halloween.



This month, Michael Clark (Registered Osteopath, Nutrition & Holistic Lifestyle Coach) discusses top tips for healthy digestion.

Digestion is the process whereby we extract

nutrients from the food and liquid we

consume and eliminate waste. Poor digestion

and digestive disorders are now very common.

However there is much that can be done to

improve digestion and in turn our health,

energy and overall well-being.

Choose healthy food options

Choosing what we put in our mouth is one of

the first stages of digestion. With busy

lifestyles it can be difficult to make the best

food choices. My advice is ‘buy the best you

can afford’ and ‘be prepared.’ Buying fresh

seasonal fruit and vegetables, free range

meats, wild caught fish and organic whenever

possible will ensure you are getting high

nutrient values along with little/no unwanted

chemicals. We are spoilt for choice in Essex

we can buy our food from Organic delivery

companies that deliver to our door, local

butchers, local fishmongers, and local farms

and farmers markets as well as online

companies. By taking steps such as preparing

meals and snacks the night before, making

food in batches and freezing it and

looking up where to buy fresh produce

when travelling will help ensure you are

not forced into a situation where you

have no choice but to eat poor quality

food.

Avoid processed food

In our modern diet, inexpensive

processed foods are convenient and

freely available, however they are often

full of sweeteners, artificial colourings,

flavourings and preservatives, cheaply

processed fats and synthetic vitamins.

Extensive research has shown that processed

foods/chemicals 1. Can be broken down in the

body to toxic molecules. 2. Can cause

undesirable biological effects 3. Your body

may treat it as a foreign invader and release

powerful antibodies which can cause tissue

harm. 4. The nutrient values are often so low

that your body is unable to run is normal

healthy biological systems such as digestion,

immune function etc.

Avoid Common food allergies

Food allergies and/or sensitivities are a

common reason for poor digestion. Anyone

can have an allergy to almost anything. Some

of the most common include: Pasteurised

Milk and Dairy, Soy and Wheat (Gluten).

Avoiding these completely for 30 days will

help determine if you have a food allergy.

Don’t overcook your meats

Meat becomes progressively more difficult to

digest the more they are cooked. Free range

and organic free range meats have much lower

risks than mass produced meat. The largest

risk group of meat is undercooked burgers and

chicken. However there is a vast difference

between having meat ‘well done’ versus

cooked to the point of destroying any nutrients

and making them very difficult to digest.

Health & Nutrition with Michael Clark


The importance of water for healthy

digestion

To digest food once it enters into our stomach

you need to have adequate stomach acid to

further breakdown food and conversely you

need to have a healthy protective mucus

stomach lining. Large scale studies have

tested the acid levels (pH) of those

experiencing symptoms of heartburn,

indigestion, and GERD and contrary to

popular belief the stomach acidity is often

INSUFFICENT and they have an

INADEQUATE protective stomach lining.

Dehydration has been shown to be a major

factor in causing this imbalance. Our entire

digestive tract requires plenty of water to

enable optimal function. The protective mucus

stomach lining is predominately water and

therefore if you are dehydrated it is very

difficult to naturally produce this protective

barrier. Your body will therefore reduce the

stomach acidity (make more alkaline) to

prevent ulceration but this significantly

impairs the stomachs ability to break down its

contents.

Studies have shown that by drinking 1.5-2

litres of PLAIN water throughout the day to

be extremely beneficial for heartburn,

indigestion, GERD, and also bloating and

constipation! It’s also advisable to drink a

glass of water 20 minutes before any meal and

minimise fluid intake whilst eating.

Eat in a relaxed environment

Eating in a relaxed environment is crucial for

allowing healthy digestion and should not be

overlooked. When we are highly stimulated

by TV’s or eating on the go, or in loud busy

environments it stimulates our sympathetic

nervous systems which stops normal digestion

and diverts circulation away from our

digestive organs and glands to our muscles.

Chew your food slowly

Chewing your food thoroughly and taking

your time has a large number of benefits.

The majority of digestive enzymes are

actually in your mouth so chewing for

longer periods will aid the breakdown of

food. It allows for your body’s receptors to

give feedback when you are full and thereby

reducing the risk of over consuming

calories.

This is by no means a complete list and

there are many other things you can do to

improve your digestion. The better your

digestive health, the better you will look and

feel.

For more information on achieving an ideal

body weight contact Clarks Osteopathic &

Complementary Healthcare on 01268

795705 or visit www.osteopathy1.com

Health & Nutrition with Michael Clark


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