Your Canvey October 2010

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America

Halloween still maintains its highest level of

popularity in North America. Every year, 65%

of Americans decorate their homes and offices

for Halloween...a percentage exceeded only by

Christmas.

Austria

In Austria, some people will leave bread, water

and a lighted lamp on the table before retiring

on Halloween night. The reason for this is that

it was once believed that such items would

welcome the dead souls back to earth on a night

which, for the Austrians, was considered to be

brimming with strong cosmic energies.

Belgium

Belgians believe that it is unlucky for a black

cat to cross one‟s path and also unlucky if it

should enter a home or travel on a ship. The

custom in Belgium on Halloween night is to

light candles in memory of dead relatives.

Canada

Modern Halloween celebrations in Canada

began with the arrival of Scottish and Irish

immigrants in the 1800s. Jack O'Lanterns are

carved and the festivities include parties, trick

or treating and the decorating of homes with

As one of the world's oldest holidays, Halloween is still celebrated today in several countries around the globe.

pumpkins and corn stalks.

Czechoslovakia

In Czechoslovakia, chairs are placed by

the fireside on Halloween night. There

is one chair for each living family

member and one for each family

member's spirit.

France

Unlike most nations of the world,

Halloween is not celebrated by the

French in order to honour the dead and

departed ancestors. It is regarded as an

“American” holiday in France and was

virtually unknown in the country until around

1996.

Germany

In Germany, people put away their knives on

Halloween night because they do not want to

risk harm befalling the returning spirits.

Hong Kong

The Halloween celebration in Hong Kong is

known as “Yue Lan” (Festival of the Hungry

Ghosts) and is a time when it is believed that

spirits roam the world for twenty-four hours.

Some people burn pictures of fruit or money

at this time, believing these images would

reach the spirit world and bring comfort to the

ghosts.

Sweden

In Sweden, Halloween is known as “Alla

Helgons Dag” and is celebrated from October

31 until November 6. As with many other

holidays, “Alla Helgons Dag” has an eve

which is either celebrated or becomes a

shortened working day. The Friday prior to

All Saint‟s Day is a short day for universities

while school-age children are given a day off.


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“Before the Second World War, most fire

services were manned by volunteers who

received no payment at all. Canvey Island had

such a fire brigade.

In the late 1920s, there was a club known as

“The Rendez-Vous Club” on the Island that

met in an old army type hut made of timber.

One Saturday afternoon, when the Southend

Carnival was in progress, a fire started in the

club that completely gutted the building.

Benfeet Fire Brigade were at the carnival and

as the tide was in, (this was before the bridge

was built) no help could get onto the Island.

This event confirmed the need for Canvey to

have it‟s own fire service. The new offices for

the Canvey Island Urban District Council

were planned and were to include a fire

station and an ambulance station. In the

meantime, the council asked for volunteers

who were interviewed at the existing council

office, a bungalow called “The Lawns” on the

end of Gafzelle Road - an unmade road at the

time.

The men chosen were: Captain - Harry

Benwell, First Officer - Bill Barsby, Engineer

- Harry Gaylard and Firemen - George Gilbey,

Canvey resident, Janet Dolling, has kindly shared with us her late father, Bill Beaver’s, story of Canvey’s First Fire Brigade.

George Harvey, David Ricketts, Jack

Maley, Frank Farringdon, Charlie

Brown, Bill Sharp and myself.

Our equipment was a builder‟s

barrow and a ladder - leant to us by

Frank the Builder and we used to

borrow the hose, standpipe and key

from the British Legion. When the

new Council Offices were completed,

there was an ambulance station and

fire station with a recreation room.

We used a van until the new fire

engine arrived.

We were all kitted out with uniforms

and brass helmets with the Captain and First

Officer wearing silver helmets. We had a drill

every Thursday night and our enthusiasm

more than made up for our lack of

experience.

The method of calling out the fire brigade

was by the firing of a maroon. This caused

me some problems as at the time, the

bungalow where we lived had asbestos lined

walls. There were occasions when one of my

three children would turn over in bed and

bump against the wall waking up thinking it

was the maroon. I have rushed to the fire

station only to find it in total darkness!

We had a club and we were given a room in

the back of a bungalow. We had a licence to

sell liquor and cigarettes and would play

billiards and darts against local teams. We

really enjoyed the social side of our fire

brigade and at Christmas had the most

wonderful children‟s parties.

Of course, in 1939 at the outbreak of war, the

Canvey Island voluntary fire brigade was

taken over by the AFS. I left and served as a

professional fire fighter during the war at

Shell Haven Oil Refinery.

Bill Beaver is standing just behind the driver Photo provided by Janet Dolling



Flood Sirens

Essex County Council is proposing to remove

all the flood warning sirens from their coastline

- this will include all of those on Canvey. We

recommend that any residents who wish to

comment on this matter write, with some

urgency, to the Chief Executive, Essex County

Council, County Hall, Chelmsford, Essex CM1

1LX. This decision is to be made very soon - so

please don't delay.

Thank You. Brian Wood

Canvey Town Centre

For the last three months we have been fully

engaged on the regeneration of the Town

Centre. This important document will be

ratified soon: we are drawing up our

recommendations to the Cabinet in November.

As a Party we have fought hard in the Policy

groups to get what residents want. For those

that took the time to visit the regeneration shop

in the Knightswick Centre, thank you for your

input & for those who have not yet visited - it's

not too late to have your say. The general

feeling of residents is that you want the Town

regenerated, it is looking sad but as the

document at this stage is still confidential, we

are limited to what we can tell you. Please be

assured that we are fighting for everything

on your behalf.

In a few months all be revealed as it were but

one thing I can promise you is - we are driving

a hard bargain! We will not accept

anything that is not of a very high

standard. We will keep you informed of course.

Regards, Cllr Neville Watson (Winter

Gardens Ward)

Democracy?

At Full Council on 28th September we

will be calling for CPBC to change from the

current Cabinet system and return to

Committee. Too many major decisions are

being made by Cabinet without any chance of

debate and input from all elected Members.

Strict rules prohibit members from asking

more than one question at Cabinet and

decisions are signed and sealed without any

consultation. We will keep you informed but

we hope that CPBC will bring back

democracy and remove the Cabinet system as

soon as possible.

ATC

The ATC on Canvey recently took part in the

Battle of Britain Parade & Remembrance

service for our brave Airmen. They also led

the march for the Dedication of Standards

Service for the Royal British Legion. On both

occasions they looked brilliant and with their

new equipment (which thanks to generosity

from Canvey residents in recent fund raising,

they had been able to purchase) they were a

fantastic sight and made everyone feel very

proud.

They have also won a competition for the

best turned out unit so “Congratulations” to

them all. Fund raising continues of course

and thanks to all those who have been

involved. If anyone is interested in joining

the ATC they are looking for new intake - so

please contact them at their hall in

Runnymede Road or you can contact Cllr

Neville Watson for information.


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From the Dug-out.

We have enjoyed an indifferent start to life in

the Ryman Premier Division. In the first

month of the season we have learnt a lot about

both ourselves and the unforgiving nature of

the league.

Virtually every individual mistake we have

made has led to us conceding a goal and this

has already cost us in terms of results. Teams

in this division have the quality to capitalise

on the smallest mistake or lapse in

concentration. From the eleven goals that we

have conceded so far, at least six have

materialised from our mistakes. Consequently,

we have only taken eight points from the first

six games. I say „only‟ because I honestly

believe that our performances have warranted

at least twelve points. In all the games, apart

from Lowestoft, we have given a good

account of ourselves and looked more than

capable of being competitive at this level.

However, if you don‟t get it right at the

business end, in both boxes, you won‟t win

football matches.

Unfortunately in the first four games, the

individual mistakes and the fact that we had

not been clinical in front of goal cost us.

However, a week is a long time in football

and the response since the Lowestoft game

has been excellent. The character and self

belief we have showed in the last three games,

but particularly the Croydon Athletic game,

has been fantastic and suggests that we have

the ingredients to be successful again this

year.

A lot of people devalued that result,

suggesting that Croydon were in turmoil due

to the match fixing allegations made against

their chairman. However, anyone that watched

that game would have seen that the Croydon

players and management were highly

motivated to win the match, because as we

know now, it would be their last game

together as a group. The fact that we were

able to match their desire and commitment as

well as showing the confidence to get the ball

down and pass it, holds us in good stead for

the challenges to come.

That performance is certainly our „bench

mark‟ now and one that we will need to

replicate game in, game out if we are to be

successful this year. Certainly over the last

three games we have looked more of an

attacking force, playing with a good tempo

and lots of movement in the final third. To

score eight goals in the last three games has

been pleasing, as teams that get promoted to

this level, notoriously find it difficult to score

goals.

We know that at this level the difference

between success and failure is so small and if

we can keep playing with freedom and cut out

the individual errors then I think we will be

just fine. We are certainly going to need big

characters and bundles of mental toughness to

overcome the challenges that this league

presents week in, week out.

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On 21st September, the Canvey Island branch of Breathe Easy was officially launched at a well attended meeting at the Paddocks.

The Canvey Island branch of “Breathe Easy”

was officially launched on 21st September and

aims to offer local residents affected by

breathlessness the opportunity to meet for

support.

One in 7 people are affected by breathlessness

and many of the more severe suffers can be

isolated and misunderstood. The launch

meeting was attended by local MP Rebecca

Harris, Councillor Ray Howard, Castle Point‟s

Mayor and a leading consultant from Southend

Hospital. They were joined by local residents,

representatives of local businesses and members

of other local Breathe Easy groups. During the

meeting, a cheque for £500 was presented by

the Canvey Rotary Club which will help the

charitable group cover costs for the coming year

including rent.

The British Lung Foundation runs the Breathe

Easy charity and local support groups have been

set up throughout the UK. The support group

offers social support and information to anyone

with lung conditions ranging from COPD,

bronchiectasis, emphysema and chronic asthma,

The launch of Canvey Island’s Breathe Easy Group

both patients, carers, friends and

family.

Clair Evans, Development Officer at

the British Lung Foundation, says:

“This group will give people in the

area the opportunity to make friends

and talk to health care professionals

in an informal environment. Having

a lung disease can be a frightening

and often isolating experience and

the Breathe Easy group provides a

great support network.”

The group meets on the third

Tuesday of every month at 2pm at

The Paddocks Community

Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island.

Nurses and special guests always attend.

The British Lung Foundation has more than

200 Breathe Easy groups around the UK and

also offers support and advice via its helpline

on 08458 50 50 20.


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The Alzeimer‟s Society invite you to join them

for lunch on the first Monday of every month.

The lunch club is a social group meeting in the

Oysterfleet, Knightswick Road, Canvey Island.

It gives people with dementia and their carer‟s

an opportunity to meet regularly to enjoy a

meal together in a social environment once a

month.

There are 700,000 people with dementia in the

UK with numbers set to rise to one million by

2025.

The Alzheimer's Society provides information

and support for people with all forms of

dementia and those who care for them. It runs

quality care services, funds research, advises

professionals and campaigns

for improved health and

Lunch Dates

Monday 4th October - 12 noon

Monday 1st November - 12 noon

Monday 6th December - 12 noon

At the Oysterfleet Hotel, Canvey Island

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and awareness of dementia.

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It seems like no time at all since the new school term began and already the October half term holiday is looming!

Like many parents, I always find October Half

Term the hardest break to plan for as there‟s no

guarantee of what the weather will be like.

However, planning is the key to a successful

break and here are a few ideas of how to keep

the kids happy this half term.

A Day in The Past

A day out with the children doesn‟t have to

include Theme Parks or indoor play areas - a

trip into History can be just as much fun.

Southend’s Central Museum and

planetarium - Making Myths & Legends

There are some wonderful half term activities

planned at Southend‟s Central Museum and

planetarium including storytelling, puppeteers,

face painting craft activities and special

planetarium shows. Activities are being held

throughout half term week and are free. For

more information call 01702 434449 or visit

www.southendmuseums.co.uk.

Audley End House & Gardens

If you are happy to travel a little further for

your day out in history, about an hour and

half‟s drive away is Audley End House and

Gardens, one of England‟s grandest stately

homes. There is plenty to do for the children

including a brand new themed play area. Half

Term week is “Game Week” - marvel as you

watch Mrs Crowcombe – Audley End‟s

resident Cook – make the most of the

hunting season with her amazing recipes.

For more information including prices,

opening times and directions visit

www.english-heritage.org.uk

A Day at the Farm

Barleylands Farm Park & Craft Village

Half term is Spooky Week at Barleylands

with activities every day between 10am and

4pm. There will be cooking activities

between 11am and 2pm - telephone 01268

290213 to book your FREE place. You will

be able to make Pumpkin Soup, Spooky

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Face Pizzas and Autumn Muffins. There will

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Canvey Island Football Club keep us updated with the latest news.

At the time of writing, you could describe our

season as getting off to a steady start with 2

wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The highlight has

been a 3-0 away win at local rivals AFC

Hornchurch with, unusually, a hat trick of

penalties - all scored by our midfielder Rob

King.

We also had a good 4-1 home win in the 1st

Qualifying Round of the FA Cup against

Newport Pagnell Town. This now sees us

playing Whitstable Town at home in the 2nd

Qualifying Round and hopefully we can

report on another good result in next month‟s

issue. The FA Cup is the biggest competition

any of our players will ever play in and

Canvey FC has a great history in the

competition with wins over football league

clubs Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium and

Port Vale away in a replay after drawing at

home. The highlight was surely a home win

against Northampton Town in 2001/2 which

was screened live on BBC‟s Match of the Day

and was watched by 5 million TV viewers and

a full house at Park Lane. We were in the hat

for the 3rd round draw with the big boys and

were drawn away to Burnley where we finally

bowed out in front of a 12,000 crowd. Great

Rob King celebrating his hatrick of penalties away at

AFC Hornchurch

memories which the club would love to

experience again, lets hope and see where

this season takes us.

Our Reserve side have had a successful start

in the Capital League winning their first two

games against Bromley and Great Wakering.

Our Young Persons Community pass is

available and can be picked up from the club,

it will also be pushed out through the schools

shortly. It entitles children 12 or under free

entry when accompanied by an adult and that

adult will only pay a discounted price of

£7.00.

If you fancy a night out, we have Charlie

Sansom a fantastic male vocalist singing at

the Corner Flag Bar at the Club‟s Brockwell

Stadium on Friday 29th October, entry is

only £5.00 for what should be a great

evenings entertainment.

Sat 9th October - Home to Wealdstone or

3rd QR of FA Cup

Sat 16th October - Home to either Mersham

or AFC Sudbury in 2nd QR of FA Trophy

Sat 23rd October - Away Hendon

Mon 25th October - Away Aveley

Hoping to see you supporting the yellows

down at the Brockwell Stadium soon!


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Christopher Robin & his stuffed bear

Edward - Prince of Wales - unofficial Royal Patron of the

Dinner Jacket

1st October 1843

The News of the World was first published in

London by John Browne Bell. It was the

cheapest newspaper of it‟s time, priced at just

three pence, and targeted newly literate working

classes. It quickly established itself as a source

of titillation, shock and criminal news. Despite

being dismissed as a "scandal sheet" it soon

established itself as the most widely read

Sunday paper with initial sales of around

12,000 copies a week.

10th October 1886

The dinner jacket made its first appearance in

public on this date when it was worn at the

Tuxedo Park Country Club in New York. Henry

Poole & Co. (Savile Row's founders), created a

short smoking jacket for the then Prince of

Wales (later Edward VII) to wear to informal

dinner parties. (see photo above) The story goes

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popular at the Tuxedo Park Club that the

club men copied him and soon made it their

informal dining uniform.

12th October 1948

Today, the first Morris Minor family car

was built at Cowley in Oxford. The Morris

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He was extremely proud of his creation as it

was suitably priced for the working class yet

had the luxuries and conveniences of a good

motor car. It was said to have superb

handling characteristics as well as lots of

space. Today, the Morris Minor remains a

well loved and collectable vehicle.

14th October 1926

On this day, Winnie- The-Pooh by A.A.

Milne was first published. The author based

the character on a bear owned by his son

Christopher Robin Milne. (see photo below)

The illustrations in the original book were

drawn by E.H. Shepherd. Winnie appeared in

the books Winnie-The-Pooh in 1926 and The

House at Pooh Corner in 1928. Walt Disney

bought television and recording rights from

Milne and since 1966, Disney has released

many features starring Winnie-The-Pooh and

his friends.

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ART EXHIBITION

Saturday 30th October - 11am to 2pm

Winter Gardens Baptist Church, Hilton Road, SS8 9QA

Lunch & Sale - Entry Free Includes Children’s Colouring Competition,

Painting Demonsatrations and Paintings For Sale

www.wintergardenschurch.co.uk

CANVEY ISLAND W.I meets at

Women‟s Institute Hall, Lionel Road

Every 2nd Thursday at 1.45pm

CALL 01268 693955

We are now looking for new members of

ANY AGE to come and enjoy our club.

every other Wednesday

1.45pm to 4pm

As of Wednesday 21st July the club will

meet at the Paddocks, Canvey Island re-

turning to the usual meeting place at Runny-

mede Hall, Benfleet in September

Contact Geoff Sharp on 01268 780701

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Gas Central Heating

Installations

System Upgrades & Alterations

Fault Finding

Landlord Safety Reports

Controls (Time Clocks)

Thermostats etc

Pumps / Motorised Valves /

Radiator Valves

Boilers Installed, Serviced

and Repaired

Power Flushing

Radiators


Brentwooddians

and came away

with a fine 41-5

win. The whole

of the club is

looking forward

to the rest of the

playing season.

On the domestic side of the club, our newly

refurbished kitchen should be up and

running by the end of September. Pre-match

dinners are being waited on with relish (I

hope I don't have to explain the play on

words) I hope the playing side news will be

better in next month‟s issue but if you can't

wait until then, why not come over and catch

a game or check out our website at

www.cirufc.co.uk.

League season has started but unfortunately it

has not been the best of starts for the 1st xv.

They lost both of their opening games in

London North East Three - first of all to

Romford and Gidea Park and then to Rochford.

Both of these games could have gone either

way with Canvey‟s finishing touch letting them

down. After stepping up a league this year, let‟s

hope it doesn‟t take long to adjust to life in this

league.

The Stacks meanwhile got off to a good start

drawing 25-25 to a strong Southend 3rds in the

first merit table game but then lost in the

second week 45-22 to East London. This was

partly due to the fact they lost 3 players to the

first team on Friday night - not the best

preparation for a merit table game. The Gnus

played their first merit table game against old


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• Doors - Internal & External

• Fencing • Decking

• Garden Gates Made 2 Measure / Fitted Call Dave Today for a Quote

Rips, Burns, Cuts, Scuffs & Scratches Repaired

Re-Antiquing & Complete Restoration

Colour Matching Using Advanced Machinery

Leather Cleaning: All Leather Types

Seats Re-Padded & Spring Replacement

Insurance & Consumer Reports


Accountants

Maynard Heady 13

Rowland Hall 19

Acupuncture

Brook natural Health Centre 11

Appliance Repairs

Advanced Technology 13 Hill’s Electricals 6

Aerial Installation

Trevange 14

Barbers

Cousinz 29

Bike Sales / Repairs

Les’s Cycles 23

Blinds

Paul James Blinds 31

Builders

D & F Building 34

J.T Installations Ltd 25

Building Supplies

Charfleets Supplies 11

Cakes

Sophisticakes 23

Car Repairs

Dellrite Brakes 13 Dr Bump 14

Marine Garage 36

Carpentry

Dave Cooper 37

Cleaning Services

PJ Carpet Cleaning 6

Decorators

Bob Leighton 13

Driveways

Windsor Driveways 6

Driving School

Anchor Driving School 9

Deags 7

Dry Cleaners

Ray’s Dry Cleaning 6

Estate Agents

Fisks 3 Wilsonwood Property Ltd 5

Fancy Dress

Fancy Anything 23

Island Fabrics 23

Fireworks

Chapel and Chapel 27

Fishmongers

Lowestoft Fish Co. 1

Funeral Directors

A.R Adams 14

Furniture Restoration

Furniture Clinic 37

Hairdressers

DLS Hair Studio 17

Sophisticuts 9 The Salon 24

House Clearance

Chapel and Chapel 27

Complete Clear 34

Ironing

Ace Ironing 19 Canvey Ironing Service 11

Kitchen Supply

Unique Interiors 18

Reality Kitchens 31

SM Interiors 35

Locksmith

Castle Locks 7

Martial Arts

Muay Thai Gym 36

Massage Therapist


Motorcycle Training

C-View 34

Castle Point Council

01268 882200 www.castlepoint.gov.uk

Canvey Town Council

01268 683965 www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk

Neighbourhood Policing Team

07791 680397

Citizens Advice Bureau - 0844 477 5773

NHS Direct - 0845 46 47

Rebecca Harris MP

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

0207 219 7206

Email: [email protected]

Music Shop

ABC Music 23

Opticians

Tyler Goodchild 13

Osteopath


PC Services

Dr Byte 20

Tuff Computer Co. 7

Plumbers

Alan Keys 33

Plumbing & Heating Supplies

Benfleet Heating Spares 31

Restaurants / Cafes / Bars

CK Bar 40

Flutes 35 M & M Cafe 35

Oysterfleet 39

The Haystack 29

Solicitors

Nairnsey Fisher Lewis 19

Spa Supply

C & K Spa 36

Tile Supplies

Roseberry Tiles 7

Travel

Acclaim Travel 33

Training

Dr Byte 21

TV Supplies

Ace Vision 17

Will Writing

Sapphire Wills 31

Windows and Doors

Allbright Windows & Doors 15

Economy Windows 21

Window Cleaning

Cannon Window Cleaning 25

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CHRISTMAS DAY Adults - £47.50 Children (Under 12) - £28.95

BOXING DAY

Adults - £18.50 Children (Under 12) - £9.95

A 10% service charge will be added

Knightswick Road, Canvey Island Tel: 01268 510111

CHRISTMAS MENU

AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT

DECEMBER

(Excluding Sundays)

LUNCHTIMES - £14.50

EVENINGS £16.50

CHRISTMAS PARTY

NIGHTS 3 Course Meal Included - £26.50

Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th, Friday 10th,

Saturday 11th, Friday 17th, Saturday

18th and Thursday 23rd December

TRIBUTE NIGHTS Includes 3 Course Meal - £31.50

The Bee Gees Thurs 2nd Dec

Freddie Mercury Thurs 9th Dec

Robbie Williams Thurs 13th Dec

Neil Diamond & Tom Jones

Sun 19th Dec

NEW YEAR’S

EVE 2009

3 Course meal with

Live Band “The

Tonic” and our

resident DJ


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Your Canvey October 2010